popcorn sutton tribute

There’s just no stopping the legend of Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton!

First thing’s first: the Third Annual Popcorn Sutton Tribute is set for August 3-4, once again in beautiful Maggie Valley, North Carolina! That’s right this year it’s gonna be a two day event! I’m currently planning to be there for all of it.

Wouldn’t surprise me at all if next year’s is a three-day extravaganza, given how Popcorn’s life and times continues to gain legions of admirers. And there are gonna be even more after this article in The New York Times about Popcorn’s life and likker. There’s a terrific photo of Mrs. Pam Sutton holding a jar of Popcorn’s original moonshine.

Meanwhile, attorney Will Cheek notes that three years after his passing, Popcorn has achieved a victory of sorts. Namely, that distilling liquor is now legal in Cocke County, Tennessee (where Popcorn lived)....

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