All you Starkville types and country fans head over to PardonJohnnyCash.com. A great idea and they’re planning what sounds to be a stellar party. The t-shirt is pretty dang nice, too.
Update: I would be remiss if I did not point out the extremely generous words of PrettyFavorite Dave Ashes, in his “Sandusky Review Revue.” Dave has done many things behind the scenes for the Prof. and I over the years, not the least of which is making our humble site actually work. Thanks for the kinds words, Dave.
I totally just framed a pastel of Johnny to donate. Seeing as it was JC’s grandma that got him arrested in the first place, I think I’ll just intro myself by my first name.
I’m sorry, dearest sister, you can’t just drop that knowledge like it’s common. WHAT IS THE STORY?? I’ve heard so many versions—not to mention the one John tells himself on the San Quentin record.
I’ve heard JC’s account of it. I LOVE telling that story to folks; its my brush with fame!
[teaser: Johnnie wasn’t picking flowers]
Hud is right! Mr. Cash was in fact relieving himself in the flowers. He did stop by to pick some, but seeing as he was drunk, he decided it was a nice spot to, well, use the bathroom.
JC’s grandmother used to be a florist and used flowers from her own garden in a lot of her work. So to see someone pissing in the flowers, well it ticked her off. Apparently he was making quite a lot of noise and woke her up, so she called the police. The police informed her of who he was and she declared that she didn’t care, she wanted him locked up!
So, he got thrown in jail. Still to this day, the “drunk tank” is often referred to as the “Johnny Cash Room”. That’s the long and short of it. JC does tell it quite well, though. Maybe I can talk him into giving his own account especially since he heard it directly from the woman herself.
Am I thinking that a certain family perhaps could possibly join in the ceremonies by making a possible apology??
Wow. I checked the site this evening and Marshall Grant’s agreed to appear.