tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post191363760546850401..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: My Uncle the BootleggerLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-37736711875493641012011-10-31T15:20:34.969-04:002011-10-31T15:20:34.969-04:00Some of my family were probably customers of a few...Some of my family were probably customers of a few bootleggers around that time. Later we wound up in the legit liquor industry. :) :) :)Jeff Bakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-46409340904742629982011-10-30T23:50:10.873-04:002011-10-30T23:50:10.873-04:00I didn't bother admitting anything. In the So...I didn't bother admitting anything. In the South that's just assumed.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-70546730547771272762011-10-30T23:43:04.159-04:002011-10-30T23:43:04.159-04:00So, by my count, at least three SleuthSayers admit...So, by my count, at least three SleuthSayers admit to bootleggin' relatives.Velmahttp://criminalbrief.com/?page_id=9232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-73815094761733845532011-10-30T17:42:15.514-04:002011-10-30T17:42:15.514-04:00Louis, my uncle was down near Augusta, Georgia, bu...Louis, my uncle was down near Augusta, Georgia, but I did have a sip of Tennessee moonshine from Chattanooga once in my youth.Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-58112533737506638422011-10-30T17:05:52.196-04:002011-10-30T17:05:52.196-04:00Fran,
If your uncle made his moonshine around East...Fran,<br />If your uncle made his moonshine around East Tennessee, it’s possible he might have known some of the bootleggers in Knox, Sevier, or Cocke Counties.<br /><br />Rob,<br />This was in Knoxville, TN, which is in Knox County, though the moonshiners came from Sevier, Cocke and other counties in East Tennessee, and I believe some came from Kentucky.<br /><br />R. T.<br />I wish I could remember more of the stories I heard, but unfortunately, my long term memory is not very good. I thought the older you get the better your long term memory. My memory sometimes seems to be going in the opposite direction.Louis A. Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563842429688123421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-13540609722990382022011-10-30T14:24:15.927-04:002011-10-30T14:24:15.927-04:00Louis, loved it. Hope you tell more stories like i...Louis, loved it. Hope you tell more stories like it in the future.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-83096596399226834532011-10-30T10:55:48.934-04:002011-10-30T10:55:48.934-04:00Louis-
Maybe I missed it, but where was this?
My...Louis-<br /><br />Maybe I missed it, but where was this?<br /><br />My great-grandfather was a bootlegger during prohibition ( http://criminalbrief.com/?p=8985 ) but that's all I know about it. My wife and I just started watching Ken BUrn's documentary on Prohibition yesterday. Quite amazing stuff.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-9611408942468697302011-10-30T08:09:16.424-04:002011-10-30T08:09:16.424-04:00Good column!Good column!Janice Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041319513734123806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-63436463605429804412011-10-30T07:40:53.305-04:002011-10-30T07:40:53.305-04:00Louis, when I saw the title of your article this w...Louis, when I saw the title of your article this week, I remembered my own bootlegger uncle and wondered if you were my cousin. My uncle made and sold moonshine, but his name was George, so I don't guess we're kin. I'd like to have seen GV's reaction when he got out of the outhouse.Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-44443483624002178412011-10-30T06:10:18.375-04:002011-10-30T06:10:18.375-04:00Belly the Bootlegger quite a character! I have to ...Belly the Bootlegger quite a character! I have to confess I peeked at the story two weeks ago and I enjoyed re-reading it as much as the first take.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.com