In a message dated 10/5/99 2:46:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, KAT3946429@aol.com writes: << Can someone share any stories about the trade in "bootleg liquor" in the old days? Was this big in east Tennessee and nearby? Did people get some income this way? Were there "revenuers"? >> Was there?! There still is here in Union County. Very few people don't keep a mason jar in the cabinet to cure the scratchy throat. The Movie Thunder Road was based partly on what is now Maynardville Highway. I still have the revenuer story to tell also. Chip