Queen of the Mountain Bootleggers

Maggie Bailey, RIP.

[Via Lew Rockwell.]

Comments

[mk]

hah. That's a great story.

Begs the question - Who will replace these people as they die off?

[NoStar]

What an inspiration. Maggie is gone, but let us pray that jury nullification lives on.

[Mike Laursen]

Quaint, old Appalachian pot growers?

[Warren]

Jesse,
Thank you. You remind me of exactly what I love about this country, and that it has not yet parished from the earth. Most hopeful thing I've read in a long time (about her life that is, not her death).

[Ruthless]

Many years ago, I got to go for a spin in a true "Thunder Road" souped up and modified (with tanks and fortified suspension) car. A Chevvy, I think. The driver wasn't Robert Mitchum, but it was an experience to remember for me nonetheless. Happened near Elkin, NC.

[GFC]

A sad day for Harlan's youth. My friends and I were always at Mag's place to kick off the weekend. I was shocked to run across the article, as it has been over 15 years since I left Harlan. Mag was a saint.

[Douglas Fletcher]

Thanks for this item, Jesse. She sounds like a perfect subject for a bluegrass tune. I've already written one about the mildly famous West Virginia tough guy "Devil" John Wright, a song about this woman would be a nice bookend to that, if I can figure something out.

Self-promotion alert BTW you can hear that devil john tune at http://music.download.com/roomtomove. Thank you so much if you like the tune, otherwise, I'll live to fight another day, I guess...