Me and My Likker

by Popcorn Sutton

The true story of the notorious and legendary moonshiner Popcorn Sutton. Written by Popcorn in his own words along with a little help from a great woman, EEU. Without EEU in his life the book probably would have never existed. This book is one of the first editions of Me and My Likker. This book is also one of the RARE ORIGINALS with Popcorns AUTHENTIC and REAL SIGNATURE (NO COPIES, NO REVISIONS, NO FORGERIES) Popcorn was born and raised in Maggie Valley NC. He started learning how to make moonshine at the age of 5 and started smoking cigarettes at the age of 6. Popcorn was a self made man who loved women, Likker and raising Hell. Popcorn was a modern day Jessie James but the only thing he stole was the hearts of many women. He never bothered anybody and nobody ever bothered him because they knew better. In the past many tried to halt Popcorn and his moonshine mastery and, they finally succeeded. Now there are many who are trying to halt the Sutton family tradition, Popcorns moonshine legacy and our way of living. But myself, Sky and Regina will always keep the Sutton Family tradition alive and make sure that Popcorn Sutton goes down in history. His legacy will live on forever. Thank you for your support. The Sutton Family of Maggie Valley NC. * * * * This original first edition book (sold by me) and the second edition book (sold by Regina Sutton) was put together by EEU. Please note small identifiers of authenticity of the book are not defects they bare copies that EEU wrote. Please do not buy the darker brown books from amazon or from any other place other than myself or Regina. Others are violating copy right law. The Sutton Family thanks you for your suppport of the Family by purchasing this book sold by the Sutton Family. These other listings are low lifes trying to profit from the death of my father. Any book for sale on Amazon or anywhere else other than mine and Reginas is NOT a legal or a true copy of the book about my father. They are forgeries.

128 pages, Spiral-bound

First published September 9, 1999

About the author

Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton (October 5, 1946 – March 16, 2009) was an American Appalachian moonshiner originally from Maggie Valley, North Carolina. He wrote a self-published autobiographical guide to moonshine production, and self-produced a home video depicting his moonshining activities, and he was later the subject of a documentary that won a Regional Emmy Award. He committed suicide in 2009 rather than report to Federal prison after being convicted of offenses related to moonshine production.

Reviews

[Sarah]

Oh yeah.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/21/us/...

[Aaron · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's okay. The good part is that it is about as blunt and heartfelt as you'd expect; the bad part is that Popcorn was simultaneously not a great storyteller, didn't really have much useful to say, and continually cycles back to the same talking points over and over again (seemingly thinking they're new every time).

The book itself is horribly formatted and difficult to read -- it's literally in comic sans with huge page margins and barely any kerning. It doesn't make for easy reading.

I think this would have been better as an interview or effectively just a series of voice recordings. It reads like it too, just a moonshiner's ramblings to a friend. If not for that, I'd have given it 2 stars; I think just for the bit that's in there and the fact that you rarely hear someone quite so... _not_ eloquent, I'll give it 3 stars.

[Fred Parker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, it's not going to win any prizes for literature, but it was an interesting look at a life lived in a different time and place. There were amusing anecdotes and fascinating insights into what is a surprisingly complex method of making "likker".
It's a shame they had to sentence him to prison and hasten his death - especially now since the manufacture and sale of moonshine is accepted and widely appreciated far beyond it's humble origins in mountains of Appalachia.

[Александр]

Хочу прочитать, а сайт глючит.

[FrancescoInari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Obscure autobiography of a legend

[Luke Erichsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Written in popcorns vernacular is quite fun to read. The man wrote what he felt how he felt. He pulls no punches. I purchased the book from his widow.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an autobiography of a mountain man who made his living by making moonshine. He became more popular by the television show "Moonshiners". It is written as it came to his mind, there is no chapters; and written as if he was sitting right in front of you. He did have 'quite the mouth on him' so there is curse words almost every other word. So if you don't like reading that type of language then skip this book. It really wasn't 'that' good but for folks that like Moonshiners and want to know a little more about Popcorn that most of the Shiners talk about then pick this book up.