Although Prohibition was repealed nationwide in 1933, it wasn't repealed in Tennessee until 1961. And the county in which they make Jack Daniels is still a dry...
We used to shoot M-80s down the slide on our swingset into a plastic wading pool when I was a kid. Of course, we blew up lots of other things like cans,...
We toured the Maker's Mark distillery in Loretto, KY. We could smell it long before we could see it. I got to dip my own bottle in the trademark red wax! :) ~k...
Yep, Moore County adjoins my county (Coffee), and I'm amazed at how they can make - and sell - Jack Daniels there in Lynchburg, but you'd better not get caught...
Since we're on the subject of distilleries, there's a story about the famous band leader of the '40s and '50s - Phil Harris. Harris was a real character -...
... county. They were able to sell "Tennesse Bicentenial" comemroable bottles there. So of course I purchased one. I still have it in the box and full of...
Yeah, but it must be admitted that Walmart is great for cheap plastic Japanese shit. I bought a Taurus when they first came out and had nothing but trouble...
My supply of M-80s depleted to zero long ago and my favorite bootlegger is long gone. They are very fun and useful for blowing stuff up. Even funner, if you...
That's why I live in Colorado.... ... From: gangsterologists@yahoogroups.com [mailto:gangsterologists@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Kate & David Clabough Sent:...
Sandy et al, I have a brother-in-law with a friend in Tennessee, (this is starting to sound like a CW song) who has a hobby making whiskey, it's really good...
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I had a good friend who claimed to have won the World Moonshine Championship three years in a row. Although I never tasted his wares, he was quite famous in...
Al Capone's Canadian Ace: I've brought this up before, years ago I actually brewed a commercial batch of beer, a recipe from Al Capone's north side brewery,...
LOL...yep. Walmart - World's largest in-door flea market! hahahaha!!! I want a Toyota extend-cab 4x4 pickup so bad I can't stand it! I'm sick of US made...
I'll disagree on the Toyota issue. My '86 Ford pickup and '95 Mustang are still running strong here in Deepinhearta, Iowa and I'm not ready to trade either in...
I'll have to side with Rick - partially, at least. I agree that the quality on a lot of US made passenger cars (like the Taurus) are not up to the Japanese...
In a message dated 12/2/2008 6:08:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, dc10dvr@... writes: I'm not ready to trade either in for a rice-burner at this point. ...
Three of my cars have a combined age of over 214 years old, all made in the United States. Our daily drivers are from the United States, Germany, Japan &...
CHICAGO – Duffel bags stuffed with cocaine were delivered by plane to an out-of-the-way suburban airport while two sheriff's officers provided security. A...
I have no problem with Ford or Chevy trucks. Just their cars. The F-150 is probably one of the BEST trucks on the road. I'd love to have one of those if it...
And they used GOOD corn back then too! Hickory Cane dent corn and another older variety, which I'm getting ready to order, called "Gourdseed" corn, which was...
Greetings, Since there has been this continuing discussion about cars this week I thought I'd add this little tidbit to the mix. Hope all can open the...
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Don't know much about that older stuff, probably a 4 door model T open touring car. Promoting the foot feed is saying it doesn't have the accelerator on the...
Yeah you're probably right about the horse. A newspaper article of the time describes the car as having features found only on a few of the Fords...something...
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I at one time asked my Dad about driving the old 30s cars, without heat or defroster or anything- His answer was you either drove in the cold car with a good...
Hi Sndy,  Believe me, Gangsters of 20,s and 30's America do not have the only experience of travelling in cold cars.Permanently etched in my mind is trip...
SORRY, I MEAN SANDY, NOT SNDY, KEYBOARD PLAYING UP! ... From: stefanie charlesworth <stef_charlesworth@...> Subject: RE: [gangsterologists] stolen car ...
Hello Stefanie Yea, I've done the same in an old 1958 VW going over Loveland Pass in a blizzard, young & dumb ( not pregnant tho) . Had to make it to Aspen for...
This old email appeared on it's own ????? ... From: gangsterologists@yahoogroups.com [mailto:gangsterologists@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Sandy Jones Sent:...
