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Bootleggers,Catfish,and Campfires. In the 60s and early 70s we would pick up supplies from the local bootlegger go down to the river build a campfire, then fish for cat and tell stories all night. Those were truly care free days. Something I wish todays kids could have know times like that. Any memories?
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I had an Uncle who made his living from fishing Pickwick Lake. Spent many summers out on the water with him. We would get up before daylight, get going as the sun was coming up. There are many little islands, he knew them like the back of his hand. He knew where springs were. We would walk to them and get the sweetest, cold drink of water, you ever had. It was a great life, for any "Tom Boy". He never treated me like some sissy girl. Big Grin
I have bought quite a bit of merchandise from bootleggers as everything used to be dry around here.
Once, I was with a friend around Tupelo. We went out on a gravel road and stopped over a culvert. A man appeared suddenly and ask what we wanted. He got a 6 pack of beer, me a bottle of whiskey, but all the old guy had was Yellowstone (it was awful).
As to what they carried, some of the bigger ones had as good a selection as you see in the local stores. Many were open 24-7 ( a big advantage) and didn't worry about how old you were (another big advantage).
Looking back, I kinda miss those days.
Back in the day there were no 24 hr stores except Corner Fruit.so you had to find a coke machine { AKA pop machine for northeners }for a chaser. The Sweetwater Mill had one that had Grapeco.It was stong enough to kill the taste of Moonshine, but if you drank to much and got sick, well to this day I can not drink grape drinks.And yes having a littel drink with friends on the river not the road, but wait kids now have meth and crack what was I thinking we were so heading down the wrong road.GIVE ME A BREAK!
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Originally posted by lynnblount:
Don't really want my kids to have memories of going to a bootlegger. Confused

The fishing part sounds good, tho.


Most kids who grew up around here have memories of their first trip to the boot legger...they didn't care if you were legal age, all they cared about was your money. I was 14 or 15 and it was a drive thru...and it was an adventure.

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