Comments on: Recalling East Tennessee http://boyinthebands.com/archives/recalling-east-tennessee/ Scott Wells on the practice of Christian faith Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:57:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Larry Smith http://boyinthebands.com/archives/recalling-east-tennessee/#comment-4820 Larry Smith Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:27:32 +0000 http://www.universalistchurch.net/boyinthebands/archives/recalling-east-tennessee/#comment-4820 When I read the following-- [They] “get their corn from a jar.” So goes the song. I can brag that my great-grandfather was arrested for moonshining (in Knox County) I laughed out loud. We sometimes have too much in common. Besides be a Christian UU minister and a history graduate of UGA, I also share the dubious distinction that my great grandfather also was caught moonshining during prohibition. More remarkable was that his earnings from such a questionable economic venture eventually paid for my seminary education! When I read the following–

[They] “get their corn from a jar.” So goes the song. I can brag that my great-grandfather was arrested for moonshining (in Knox County)

I laughed out loud. We sometimes have too much in common. Besides be a Christian UU minister and a history graduate of UGA, I also share the dubious distinction that my great grandfather also was caught moonshining during prohibition.

More remarkable was that his earnings from such a questionable economic venture eventually paid for my seminary education!

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