The Last One (PBS Special with Popcorn Sutton / 2022 remaster)
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- Опубликовано: 24 май 2022
- The Last One is the Emmy award-winning PBS television special on moonshine in Appalachia, featuring Popcorn Sutton and JB Rader, who were relatively unknown outside of Maggie Valley at the time of filming. The film relies on source footage that was also used for the cult classic This is the Last Dam Run of Likker I'll Ever Make. Both films were produced by Neal Hutcheson (also camera and editing), while the original concept for the project was created by Popcorn Sutton. The similar titles have caused a lot of confusion ever since.
The primary filming was done in June 2002. Hutcheson gave "The Last Run" to Sutton to sell on VHS copies in the fall of that year and produced his own documentary version for film festivals, where it failed to attract any interest whatsoever. He then produced a new version for television, adding interviews and illustrations for greater context. It first appeared on SCETV in South Carolina in November 2008, then on UNCTV in North Carolina in early 2009, after which it was distributed to PBS markets around the United States and remained an audience favorite for many years.
* The Last One was originally letterboxed to a 16x9 image. It is here remastered to the full frame of the source material.
Prior to the release of the Last One, Sutton had fallen on hard times with a high-profile arrest in 2007 following a fire at his still house in East Tennessee, and another high-profile arrest in 2008 as the result of a sting operation. By the time The Last One was gaining traction and introducing large television audiences to the affable moonshiner, Sutton had taken his own life-following years of declining health-in order to remain free from prison. Sutton and Hutcheson had remained close after the filming of The Last One and Hutcheson sporadically documented Sutton's activities over the years up to 2009, which resulted in a second film "Popcorn Sutton-A Hell of a Life" (2014). "A Hell of a Life" arguably regards Sutton more as an individual whereas "The Last One" presents him as an icon, emblematic of Appalachian culture. However, as Hutcheson acknowledges, Sutton's personality transcended any of the filmmaker's designs. For the full story, see Hutcheson's book, The Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton (2021).
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This isn't criminal...this is a way of life...and it shouldn't be lost.
The federal reserve wants the tax dollars
You're. Making . Poison.
@@dirtymikentheboys5817 You ant country son that’s how you can make a living the law says it’s poison but it ant because they ant getting there cut
@@dirtymikentheboys5817 lmfao you sound like a whiney little bitch lmao you're. Making. Poison lmao,,,,,,,, yeah cause what the government makes available is so much healthier for ya lol 😂 the Gmen aren't getting a cut from taxes that's why it's poison and the only reason. You ever have moonshine cupcake?? Light a fire under your young buck ass,,,,,
@@dirtymikentheboys5817 most pure spirits on Earth. No one else makes Alcohol better than Shiners. Period.
They tax the taxes that are taxed. Sounds fair to me. The government has been out of control for way too long.
My grandaddy was a tough ole SOB he slept with a .45 under his pillow just like me .He raised 14 younguns, worked in the coal mines and went thru the depression. He kept his money in the mattress didn't trust the damned Bankers, wonder why lol. I remember dancin barefooted to a banjo being picked on a Saturday night, with family drinkin moonshine in the pale 🌙 light. I Left those mountains many a yr ago for a Greenback dollar 💵 and a girl I really liked. Oh how I miss those days and the good clean honest things we enjoyed the work was hard but the fun was what made it all worthwhile. That and family and the shine we made.
His voice, mannerism, and the sound of nature in the background are all so calming.
His laugh to lol
Haha you orta try livin there
I have and had everything I owned stole every time I went to jail I just got out 3 days ago and got robed again and had my copper wire cut out of my grage. Yeah Duck you Bubba Roy haywood and Travis fn Ricker
Very native
When I was a liiiitle boy my mama she always tode me.
Have ya ever tryed not going to jail? @bencrain7083
I am so honored to have know Marvin personally. Our houses were only a 1/4 mile away. RIP Popcorn... Such a wonderful man!!!
How far are yall from cherokee? We was up this weekend
I stopped at bearmeat den. And at another shop there and there was a picture of popcorn offloading a case and it was signed
@@Tater4200 30 minutes. I use to work at the casino.
Awesome!
My best childhood memories are up that way. I had no idea Popcorn Sutton was from there! Please tell me they ain't letting Ghost Town in the Sky go to waste. As a child, there was nothing better than riding up that mountain on those lifts with my parents. God's country.
When he says that he didn't steal anything so he doesn't feel as if he's breaking the law 🖤 I absolutely agree.
ME TOO!!! I say the old shine makers should have been left alone...but taxes had to be levied...dang shame too...old timers like Popcorn...PART OF AMERICAN HISTORY...BY GOLLY...HAPPINESS DONT COME EVERYDAY EITHER...ALCOHOL IS AN ESCAPE IF USED RIGHT...HELPS WITH LIFES "HEEBIE JEEBIES!!!"
What?😂😂gtfoh 🤡 selling drugs is illegal. Alcohol is a drug. Get a license to make liquor or go to jail.
@@thebakery3996 why should you have to pay for a licence screw that it's only illegal because they want to extort us for our hard earned cash. They are the real crooks if you don't hurt anyone it shouldn't be illegal mind your own damn busses and let people be...
Yeah well the Govt wants that tax money, and I’m sure local cops are paid well by Jim Beam company!
Privilege is embarrassing, and I'm sure the land he's on was stolen! The whole bloodline were inbred scumbag theives, period! This is illegal, that's why they hiding, foh
Popcorn Sutton was amazing man. Have been friends with the Suttons since my 20s. I am 80 years old.
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I could listen to you tell stories for days.
I would bet you know some good recipes too
You are so lucky to have known him. He seemed so genuine and all truth.
This video of him was greatly done and so glad I've seen this , maybe 5 times now ! What a great guy he was!
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So thankful for this generation. My family has roots in Appalachia going back 200+ years. This really hits home for me. Thank you popcorn Sutton RIP
God bless you and your family!!❤
We just drove through the Appalachian mountains going to Myrtle Beach yesterday! Stopped by Point Pleasant W Virginia to see Mothman museum! Beautiful area/people!!!❤ God bless
My friends came out on Appalachian outlaws the Simpson family where they find ginseng and sell it and it’s amazing how much money that root brings plus they send me some ginseng moonshine I still have ❤
200+ years of inbreeding is incredible
J. BEAM AINT even close to M.SUTTON!💩🔥
Popcorn we need more people like you. Down to earth and common sense included.
Popcorn’s laugh still sounds so youthful and full of the joy of life. What an American legend, a piece of American culture that for generations has been tried to be swept under the rug. Moonshining bottles Americas sense of independence and rebellion.
For sure!
Didn't he kill himself? I'm sure I heard that 😔
@@thomashassall96 sadly, yes. His daughter later recalled Popcorn saying he would rather die by suicide than die in prison. He took his life only a few days before he was due to begin a sentence. His daughter also said that Popcorn had the strength to die the way he lived: according to his own wishes and no one else's. His foot stone reads “Popcorn said fuck you”. R.I.P. Popcorn Sutton
And didn't ask one damn thing from the government
I think the same can be said about those growing weed in the hills on the opposite side of the country
The bottom line is the government doesn’t like competition…. Just can’t leave people alone. Rest In Peace Popcorn🤠👍
Tax evasion is stealing
Making things the "Ole Fashioned Way" has always captured my interest!👍❤️
That line "Whos boy are you" I know that all to well. Everyone knew my dad I had a good reputation it helped me out alot.
My husband is from Mississippi he has an accent ,from there and his daddy built a river boat and and when he was just a little fella the family lived on the river in that old house boat and his mama grew her gardens on the bank of the Mississippi river ,,they had to be careful of water moccasin,s and there were wild pig,s as well,,I just love the old stories ,,he,s gone now but I can share these precious things and memories with my grand babies when they come visit me
I know this story well...and it breaks my heart. PLEASE BEWARE OF ALL GOVERNMENT "OFFICIALS"
Absolutely, there's a nark on every corner and they don't necessarily wear a nark uniform.
@@herbert9241 Yup! Those Government "Do Gooders" ooz from every crack and crevice like a festering puss filled wound.
Did popcorn really comitted suicide??!!
@@analyticalhabitrails9857 yeah check out his headstone!
He is a happy old man. He is the kind of person who is a good neighbor, and I am proud of him.
...and he's only like 55 in this video.
Love these old story tellers. They tell the truth as it was on there day. Glorious history!! RIP Popcorn!
Why doesn't it evaporate as its being mixed ?
What you say you wanted son? A Pepsi Cola? Son they ain't no Pepsi Colas round here…they all been drank up! Love watching this over and over again just to hear my Dad playing the banjo in the background and to hear his voice. Rest In Peace Dad. Love you! Great job Neal!!!
Raymond Fairchild was a great man and always so good to me. I miss him a lot.
Awesome
@@SuckerPunchPictures my dad met Raymond thru playing music and they became friends I never got to meet him but my sister did. We from Alabama and didn't get up that way much.
@@micah_boatwright I didn't get to see him that often but he was good to me. He put together a great show at the Maggie Valley Opry too. And of course was a banjo picker like no other.
RIP TO SOME GREAT GUYS..Fell in love with those Mountain Men watching Moonshiners especially Popcorn Sutton, Jim Tom & Tigger, Mark, Tim..❤
As of someone who is a non American,I heard about his death when he was long gone,I could not help but to look up every footage there is about him,laughed with him.cried with him,thought bout his stories
And then my heart broke for his wife and I wonder does she feel better knowing,she can open the internet and see her husband again ?
I love him,I wish the other side is beautiful for him
Rip sir
Yea won't ever be another guy like him. What I'd have given to go to America and meet him :/
Really greatful for these videos
As someone from his area, feel free to visit. Everyone around there is super nice, especially if your interested in the local culture and the magnificent forests around there.
It’s a dam shame how he was persecuted! He never hurt or stole from a soul! He never polluted the environment! He was a old school harmless soul who was doing what he knew and touched many lives. RIP Popcorn!
Our Government at work. 😡🧙♂️
Tax evasion is stealing you benefit from living in an organized society so you need to help pay for it
Definitely an art & should never have been banned.
This man was a national treasure
Shows how the system can ruin a man regardless of color
Still is a “NATIONAL TREASURE”😉
Id trade him for somone with actual worth...if all it takes to become your treasure is to make booze....then Russia is also a National Treasure of the USA....This guy should have been arrested a long time ago, but no one wants to deal with these drunks
This hill billy murdered himself because he was scared of going to jail. They were waiting for him with card games, hooch, and all the food he would've needed... not one hair on his head would be been harmed. He died from fear like coward.
He was a crook who helped ruin thousands of lives selling bootleg to drunks who were most likely abusive to family's. I guess they would get it somewhere
That girl on the guitar is wicked talented. That picking pattern isn’t easy. And she barely looks like she’s trying! What a cool sound…
It's called chicken pickin and yes it's very hard to master .
Folks in the mountains..almost ALWAYS had a fiddle, banjo or guitar hangin' around. Few strings...maybe some SHINE,...Everyone hit the Moonshine...Good Medicine. Some hardworkin' mountain
Folk depended on Jesus..& the Shine. Read about it. Mountain Doctors
cured ppls. ailments w it.
A natural thing....
Live across the mountain from where popcorn lived. You just have to be here to experience the mountain life. Isn’t anything better.
I used to cook whiskey at the end of the last century. I had a smaller pot and ran smaller batches, infusing different flavors. It was unique in my area at the time. I'm amazed when I visit the moonshine section of the liquor store and see the different flavors available. The only ingredients I used were peach, apple, and peppermint. I never imagined apple pie and dill pickle flavor would be a thing. I'm 61 and the last member of my family to cook whiskey. I still make elderberry wine and the infrequent batch of beer. Hard work, but very rewarding...
Popcorn was a National Treasure.🇺🇲 They just couldn't leave the poor man alone. RIP.
Our Govt. at work. 😡🧙♂️
My parents were friends with Popcorn, they were antique dealers and would stop in at his shop in Asheville, and one time he took me and my pops to the back and he had his home made metal gun in his back waist and we go in the room and it's like a sex lair😂😂😂I was like 11🤦🏼♂️They didn't tell me the stories until 20 years later how he would give them Mason jars on shine in all flavors each time we would visit from Florida usually twice a year. He was a good fella! Rest in Peace and fuck the US Government.
😂 more details please 😅 what was going on behind ol Popcorn shop 😝
Popcorn died on my birhday march 16th. Ive watched this video 50 times. Popcorn will be missed but never forgotten.
People like Popcorn are becoming an inspiration to at least some people this day and age, and I hope more people will wake up to what's going on.
You don't even know what's going on lmao
So what’s going on? Popcorn was a criminal.
@@thebakery3996 says the guy with a pot plant as a profile pic.
@@thebakery3996 what you really mean is your a criminal if you don't obey the real crooks. Funny how we fought a war for freedom from taxation without representation and now we're called criminal if we don't want to pay taxes without representation...
Sorry to tell you popcorn wasnt special, the back woods are filled with people like this
Bootleg liquor is a craft which should be immortalized along with the mountain history. I would so love to experience this once.
Watching these old timers sharing the stilling secrets, makes me proud of my Canadian criminal record for distilling alcohol....
I would have liked to met him. He was my 3rd cousin on my mom's side. He was a legend.
Popcorn name will go down and stay in history, He will be loved by millions of people in his country and around the world, Can't say the same for the cops judges or the prosecution, They will be forgotten ,POPCORN WONT BE FACT SO POPCORN WON
Politicians today are trying to say they feel this man..liars they're just feeling his pockets just to steal his pennies and call themselves red hats. Live one way and talk another. Moonshiners we're the heart of the mountains and American folk lore. Laid back and loving God's green earth
I was privileged to have grown up in a time in West Virginia when the highlight was to sit around and listen to the old timers tell stories. This one hits home cause all my kin folk have the same kind of familiar speech and vernacular as these fine individuals in this video. This documentary is a masterpiece, plain and simple!! Classic Appalachia! Brings me right back to my childhood! A lot of memories! RIP Popcorn! Hope to see you someday walking the streets of glory!
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bout the time they hand that uppity nigga from the walnut tree on old mr smith's front lawn
my Pa was a long-winded storyteller
@@willbarker1693my grandpapi had 3 legs
I know exactly how you feel friend, we are probably the last generation who grew up this way.
Working that clutch so gently.... what a kind man. He's actually one of my heroes. Thank you for this amazing gift!
I noticed the double-clutching, definitely a lost art.
The cinematography of this doc award winning. The way of life, pride in production and the struggle keep tradition is conveyed so clearly.
I could listen to Popcorn Sutton's stories 10 times over
I have
Cat lipstick 🐈💄😂🤣😂
@@brinkee7674 popcorn was my grandpapi
Ol' Popcorn was right!
If it ever splashed on your boots, you would love it or jate it from then on...
It's been well over 30 years since the wash splashed on them there boots and in the off season each year the craving to the makins bout drives me nuts!
RIP Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton!
You was right that people world talk about you for generations!
I can too
I just buried a good buddy of mine in Virginia up in the mountains. It's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been and my buddy could not be resting in a better place
That’s beautiful…
Two legends of the trade. One went to early. The other still kicking. Love Popcorn Sutton and J B Raider.
And wasn't I nigh 40 minutes into this before I remembered I had a wee bottle of the rare ol' stuff sitting on a shelf. A perfect accompaniment while watching these masters at work.
As a Micmac, I love watching stories like this. We were always taught once you lose an Elder; there is forgotten knowledge. That's why Elders are so sacred to us as a people...
Pardon my ignorance, but what is a 'Micmac'?
@@highlandwinterwolf8589 first nations canadian tribe .
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*The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.*
Ecclesiastes ch.12 v.11
{a *goad* is the stick that a farmer uses to make animals move}
luv u 🌿🌹🌿
You got a warm jacket & some rings!
I miss Popcorns bits of wisdom. He just lived a few miles from me. Been to his house many times..
I would have loved to sit at his still site, talked with him an enjoyed some of his cooking that he made there.
Liar!!
I remember watching this the summer of 2008 on the documentary channel and thought it was one of the best films. If I remember correctly either his wife or daughter was able to create a legal distillery with Popcorn’s name on it
I seen this Documentary on him years ago on the History channel.
Amazing stuff , what a great man !
Living in SC the man is a true Legend .
His laugh is great. Doesn't sound like a old man. You can hear a teenager in there. Young at heart.
Yes I noticed that to
My best friend was from way back in the hills of West Verginia he worked at ford in Lorain Ohio.We use to go back a few times a year n the people were some of the best I ever met.He moved back n I moved to southern Ohio n got a job on the river working on the barges n he got cancer n got real sick I got a call on the ship but couldn’t get off in time to see him before he passed.I have never forgiven myself for not just getting off n rushing to see him.He was the best friend a man could have.I’ll just say you are very Deeply missed Billy Jack Whited I pray I will see you again.A true friend most men could only dream about.
You are luckier than most for having a good friend like that.
Yes, those are times that you wish you could revisit, physically. I have many such memories of wonderful people, too. Thank you for sharing.
Wish I could have seen this in person. Pure alchemy. Friendship, history and Bluegrass. This is as good as I'll get!
Hey, this is my grandpas background for many years. course it was before I was born, but the story's were great. I'm in my late 70s, but I still remember. Grandpa spent time in prison. Once for chopping of a a knee cap of a nosey man. Set up again after he got out, lasted a long time. Once they came to him said we know your still making. My grandpa was getting older and tired. He pointed at a pine grove on the high mountain, and said that's where it is. the man just laughed said yea ok. well that's where it was. After the men left, Grandpa went up on the mountain broke it down did away with all of it. Never mooned again. this is one story of many. Great memories. Watching this brings it all back.
Popcorn was an American treasure.
popcorn's laugh is the cutest thing I've ever heard in my entire life
so innocent like a kid playing
I was telling three friends about popcorn the legend as we traveled from SC back to the mid west and a few minutes later we stop for gas near a little holler and I walk into the store and there was a news paper article about popcorn taped to the side of the soda fountain. Wow ! Couldn't believe it. Since then my daughter moved to SC with my grandkids so I get to travel through Maggie Valley ( which I drove through last spring) and the area in hopes of seeing and learning more about the people and culture in that part of the country. It always interested me, a simpler life without so much drama.
Franklin Co Virginia here, and the boys are keeping it alive down here Ol' Son.
Moonshine is still made in Saudi Arabia where of course any Liquor is illegal. However, the Authorities turn a blind eye to Westerners making their own "Sidiqui" (friend in the bottle) as long as you don't sell it. Potato mash is made into pure spirit and then cut by 5 (5 parts water to one part Sid) to make it just over whisky strength. There are no side effects like hangover as it is totally pure alcohol. The Ladies of the house make their own wine using bottles of grape juice from the local shop and tip it into a big plastic dustbin then add yeast and some water. The natural sugar in the grape juice is enough to cause fermentation to produce a dry wine. Adding some sugar in the per-fermentation part makes a slightly sweeter and stronger wine but it takes a little longer to finish the process. Cheers!
This man is an American Hero in my book. He embodies what being an American is all about.
What if he was making meth?
@@deadbeat9708 What is your deal with meth?
@@tracyschroeder9296 I love meth
@@deadbeat9708 What if he was making NUCLEAR BOMBS?
@@Antrolf don’t tread on me
I can see why Popcorn Sutton was loved. I love his soul. God bless Sutton family. 🙌
Never hurt anyone , never did no wrong. That old still upon hill, will never be forgotten. I loved what Popcorn Sutton stood for. Freedom and a way of life just for you. It's sad a judge did this. You can't take freedom and lock it up in a box. We love you Popcorn. and don't you forget it !
All these law makers and federal agents that try to get away and do away with such wonderful and beautiful people they will be lost and ever forgotten to the pages of history and no one will ever care to remember or even search for their names but these people search as this one and only popcorn Sutton will forever be remembered how old and cherished lifted up high and exalted until the good Lord comes.
I wish I had been able to meet him. What a legend! Him speaking reminds me of my mom and granny 😭 my daughter tells me I talk "Country" but I'm proud of it. There wasn't a thing wrong with country folk trying to make a living. RIP Popcorn ...
Esatto!! ..condivido!!
DIANE, MY BROTHER IN LAW USED TO SEE HIM ALL THE TIME AND BUY MOONSHINE FROM HIM! THEY GAVE HIM 18 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON AND NEVER EVER SENTENCED THOSE BURNING DOWN OUR TOWNS DURING THE BLM RIOTS! UNREAL!
Thanks for sharing, Diane! You stay just the way you are!
Long live the good-hearted country people
Yes there is a problem when someone doesn't pay taxes. Nothing is free you have to pay to live in this great country
Mr. Sutton should be a national treasure because he was. Rest in peace sir…
Rest in Peace Popcorn!! Your legend will never die!
Amen. 🙏🧙♂️
There is a hardness in these ppl that doesn’t exist in 21 century ppl,
They’re a real testament to the instinct of survival, hard work and kindness that comes from it
Respect to all the REAL outlaws reading this as they watch the legacy of this outlaw, rest his soul...💯
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I liked that he took the time to appreciate the beauty of the rocks that he was building with. It’s the little things… 🙂
Great Job on the remaster my old CD won't play anymore Nice to see it again Much Thanks ,,
I Absolutely love this man his dad and my grandfather were first cousins
WHOAAAAA.
Amazing!!! I want to hear stories from you!!
I watched this prior to being remastered. Just as good then as it is now!
It’s an art. It’s science. It’s social history and it’s a way of life. Or, at least it was prior to the revenue man coming down the road.
Good ‘ole Mountain Dew!
I wander if n they lynched black people round them that parts too? I'm guessing will just ignore and brush all that great history under the table table yar?
A true American treasure. I’m so glad that this film made it out, the world lost a real one.
Thanks PBS for sharing this outstanding story of the one and only!
🏁 "Popcorn Sutton"
Popcorn made the BEST shine I have ever had! I will miss it.
RIP Popcorn 🙏🏻
I don't drink and never will, but I love to hear popcorn Sutton tell and explain the ways of bootlegging whiskey. That's a part of our heritage we need to preserve it for the generations to come.
Moonshine is not for everyone wether you buy it illegally or legally
Popcorn Sutton even though he's an old man. He has the laugh of an 16 year old and the youthfulness of a teenager. Something truly Alchemical about this man.
Thoroughly enjoyed this presentation. When I saw that Martin D 28 guitar, it brought back memories of my folk singing days. Arthritis prohibits my playing now days, have passed the 1971 Martin onto my daughter, with the promise that it always stay in the family.
Gave my Martin to my daughter as well,
Man how awesome just two dudes having a good time and no phone's or devices just pure fun and thoughts
Man wish i could have gotten ahold of one of those jars my goodness
i'm Scottish and proud it was old Scottish moonshiners,that new how to make the really good stuff way way back in the day,great to see it continue on
Yes sir American whisky and bourbons are all thanks to you Scots and Irish folk who knew how to make the good stuff!!
A great man. A true legend. treated like a criminal for living the way of life that has been passed down to him, and being a true master at it, And in the end paying the ultimate price, a damn RIP Popcorn.
But legends never die
That's the real sad part with this man's way of life. It wasn't just the money but his way of life, an art, keeping our Appalachian Mountain Heritage alive, Mastering something he loved. 5 years in prison for just being happy, living life, is HARSH treatment considering Popcorn just basically wasn't paying taxes . He went but he went out Popcorns way!
Follow the ten commandments the rest is just bull made by man.
What if cooking meth was passed down to him?
@@deadbeat9708 and what if your car was an elephant? See how one isn't like the other at all? That's called a false equivalency.
This man was a true American legend!
Watching and listening to Popcorn makes me miss my Paw Paw so much. I have longed to hear his voice and accent again and I hear it in Popcorn. It brought back a flood of memories. My Paw Paw looked and sounded just like Popcorn and wore nothing but Liberty overalls and long sleeve shirts. He told me stories about him making corn liquor back during the Great Depression. It was the only way he supported my Maw Maw and their children.
I could listen to Popcorn talk all day and never get tired of it as it is my Paw Paw talking to me in my mind.
THANK YOU for making this documentary!
R.I.P Popcorn and Paw Paw
Popcorn reminds me of my Grandpa. I love listening to his adventures in his life's journey. I always loved listening to my Grandpa when I was just a kid. My grandpa made moonshine and would hunt ginseng in the hills of West Virginia. He rolled his own cigarettes with Prince Albert tobacco from a can. I'm now 62 yo myself and am so Blessed to have the memories of my grandparents and my parents. They survived life by working hard and playing hard. I'm also Blessed that they instilled their morals and values in me and I passed them on to my children. I have pics of all my grandparents and of 1 of my great grandma. I have 1 son who was truly interested in his family history, his father had no real documentation of his family (they immigrated here from Ireland) but he does have the pics of his grandparents, great grand parents and his great great grandmother on my side. They were Native American (Cherokee). This is an awesome documentary of real life history versus the BS hollywood puts out. BTW .... Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and Carter and Ralph Stanley used to play music with my Uncle Buddy at my Grandma and Grandpas when I was just a small kid. My Uncle was Buddy Moore he used to sing and play with Ralph after Carter died. Memories are really all we have in life that can never be taken away by anyone ♥
God bless you and your family sir. I beg of you please upload as many pics and videos as you can anywhere online. This type of history must not be forgotten. This is true American culture and history you got!!!
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There are so many good stories left out of this version. Popcorn telling the story where he took his mother's lipstick to a cat's asshole is gold. Making himself a pot of beans right on the still.... using the overflow from the worm to wash some dishes. Man was and still is a legend.
@happy. Where is the uncut: eraion..
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Popcorn Sutton. Rest in eternal peace. He would have been a great man to listen to with all of his stories, I believe he was a character 😊!
This man's eyes have seen a lot a man's eyes never lie ...this guy was one of the best shiners this world has to offer
I wish I could spend 1 week with him and listen to all the stories he has to share
Could have* he killed hisself after that last likker run to avoid turning hisself over to federal prison. He won't going to jail he knew that would be that last place he'd remember before dying .... good ol popcorn won't going out like that.
So much a person could learn from old popcorn. Man is a legend RIP
I think you would need more than a week .❤😊
I'll watch and listen to old school legendary outlaws anytime. So much knowledge to soak up
What a wonderful fellow and a great story. My grandfather made Chili Wine up until he died 20 odd years ago in coastal NSW Australia. It looked like almost clear like metho and had a 'belt' to it like nothing else. My best mate made Wheat Wine in the Central Tablelands of NSW Australia. It was pretty much clear as water, it also had a big 'belt to it. We were both "Shearers" back in those days and drank the Wheat Wine at the Cut Out parties at the completion of the Sheep Shearing on his various family members farms. Watchin this wonderf story makes me miss my old grandfather, who was a real Australian aboriginal "Bushman" and "Brumby Runner". I guess that the various "clear wines" all may well have been similar to the American Moonshine. Love the music and singing - I wish we had that type here in Australia.
When I was in kindergarten I had a project for school and we didn't have glue and used rice to stick the pieces together. It is so good to remember that because of watching when they made the paste
INCREDIBLE
This video will have a million views eventually
Guess I'll have to watch this one 50 times too...popcorn is the grandad I never had.
It took me years to remember this but Popcorn came to my dads business once to deliver. What mad me remember the truck and the story he told . My dad made something out of himself that not many can with his situation .Its crazy to think I have met so many good and popular people in my life time or influenced them in some way and I have not amounted to shit . But its cool that I have met all these different people . One more thing I remember him saying people said he was a million air he said he put that all into making moonshine and paying for his house and so forth that he never had that much money that it went back into living and he barrel had enough for himself.
Love love love these true pure Americans ld break bread with y'all anytime be blessed
Best part of this video is hearing popcorn laugh…rest easy my dear friend 🫙
It’s sad powers that be villainized Popcorn. He was truly a legend. There are worst crimes police need to focus on.
Maybe so but he was a chain smoker and he said he would die of cancer soon.
@@wildestcowboy2668 He wanted to die on his mountain, not in a jail cell
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He was terminally ill with cancer, and actually in his last few months, and the judge was going to put him away instead of letting him pass at home with his family around him, so he took his own life at home, where he wanted to die.
I hope that judge is being punished daily for that kind of cruelty.
@@janicem9225 The idea of making this illegal in the first place is a strike against freedom, one of many.
@@janicem9225 I completely agree, Janice. There’s a special place in hell for fuckers like that judge. Hopefully in his dying days it’ll be just as bad for him. RIP Popcorn, you were one of a kind. I can personally tell you, you made THE BEST corn whiskey I’ve ever gotten the privilege of tasting 😋😋😋
Thank you to TikTok for helping me find this person💛 what a character! RIPPOPCORN
Mis you Popcorn, grew up in Spruce Pine North Carolina. Came from a long line of Liquor makers that's how we survived. ❤
I could listen to Mr. Sutton all day. When he laughs, he sounds like a young man again.
I thought the same,made me smile.
God bless.
I like to laugh and smile.
Lo escuche sonreir y eso pense rie como un joven! What a nice guy.
PBS is the only filming crew that didn't use Popcorn Sutton to make their greedy money off of. RIP Sutton 🙏 🇺🇸
Johnny Knoxville is a man of greed . He gave Popcorn the false sense he could help him to get the only personal interview Popcorn ever gave then Johnny just used him for greed money just as he did the Whites from W.Va.
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It was Neil at Sucker Punch Pictures. He made it, won some indie awards and then got it aired on PBS (as memory serves). He met Popcorn while filming a piece on Appalachian dialects. PBS ain't worth congratulating over anything.
PBS doesn't have one crew.
I definitely knew the name, I grew up in Eastern Kentucky....hard working legend!!!
Thanks Popcorn for all you did for the mountain people and the trade. See ya on other side.
I guess back in 2008, while the country was falling apart, the government didn’t have anything to do but harass this adorable man. RIP, Popcorn. People just bought moonshine from someone else. The government can swap arms for drugs…. Good grief. I tried my first moonshine at about 14 years old, back in the 70s. It was so strong it scared me off liquor til I was 18! Lol! I never was a big drinker… cured me!
Spectacular...thank you for documenting the rich history of moonshining for the next generations.
I have never understood why the law messes with these good people, they aren't hurting anyone, seems to be they are just living life on their own terms, and providing for their families, just like anyone else. Popcorn Sutton, to me is a good, honest and decent man.
That young lady's voice is magic. Magic.