Lysander Spooner
Famous moonshiner, Popcorn Sutton, rather then spend the rest of his life in Federal Prison, committed suicide earlier this week.
The bad guys won the Whiskey Rebellion.
The population of the US is -1 more; I’ve seceeded.
“A man is no less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years.” – Lysander Spooner
TMartin on 20 Mar 2009 at 9:28 am #
Lovely portrait–rather wild story.
Kat on 20 Mar 2009 at 9:48 am #
Very wonderful rendering. I’ve actually never heard of the guy. If he committed suicide to avoid prison wouldn’t he be infamous, rather than famous. Just a thought. I’m not the grammar police or anything.
Indigene on 21 Mar 2009 at 2:04 am #
A lot of food for thought on this one. Bravo!
ArtSnark on 22 Mar 2009 at 1:18 pm #
Interesting take. Good luck with the secession
la femme d'inky d on 23 Mar 2009 at 4:56 pm #
Make that -2.
Popcorn would be considered infamous if you thought making moonshine is a bad thing. Around these parts, he’s famous. (Unless you’re going by the legal definition, then infamous would be acceptable, but then you would agree with the law that moonshining is bad.)
jrt on 25 Mar 2009 at 12:24 am #
love it! great drawing and story… now where’s the moonshine?
christine on 26 Mar 2009 at 7:47 am #
I’d secede with you guys but I’m totally reliant on The Man. You know how it goes. Nice drawing, though!
Ben on 15 Jul 2009 at 3:42 pm #
Is your land sovereign soil now? My dad told me how to build a still and what to use, we could get some sugar cane and start. We just need that little creek in the back yard to flow a bit more. For cooling.