Subj : Today in Hstory - 1968
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Fri Jan 13 2023 06:12:00

13 January 1968 - JOHNNY CASH PERFORMS AT FOLSOM PRISON: In the midst of
depression and a steep decline in his musical career, legendary country
singer Johnny Cash arrives to play for inmates at California's Folsom
Prison on January 13, 1968. The concert and the subsequent live album
launched him back into the charts and re-defined his career.

Despite his outlaw image, Cash never went to prison, save for a few
nights drying out in various jails. It was not his own experience but
rather the crime film Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison that inspired
him to pen "Folsom Prison Blues," which was a modest hit for Cash in
1956. The song, characteristically mournful, is written from the point
of view of an inmate "stuck in Folsom Prison" after shooting a man in
Reno "just to watch him die" - Cash explained that he wanted to come up
with the most senseless reason imaginable for the speaker to have
committed murder. A decade later, Cash's alcoholism and addiction to
pills had taken a marked toll on his health. Cash was popular in prisons
across America and was known to correspond with imprisoned fans, and
first played at Folsom in 1966 on the suggestion of a local preacher.
Two years later, needing something to jump-start his career, he
convinced his record company to let him record a live album there.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Johnny Cakes
 Categories: Breads, Dairy
      Yield: 4 servings

    1/2 c  Self-rising white cornmeal
    1/2 c  Self-rising flour
      2 ts Sugar
    1/3 c  Buttermilk
      1 lg Egg
    1/3 c  Water; more as needed
      2 tb Melted fat or bacon grease
           Butter or mixed butter and
           - vegetable oil to fry

  In a bowl, mix together the dry ingredients with a
  wooden spoon. Add the buttermilk slowly. Mix in the egg,
  cutting into the yolk with the spoon's edge to help it
  mix in better. Add the water and fat or oil and stir
  well. The texture should be like thick soup, so you may
  need to add more water.

  Fry the cornbread cakes in a cast-iron skillet or on a
  flat iron griddle. Heat the skillet or griddle over
  medium heat and grease it well with the fat of your
  choice (butter is delicious, but it tends to burn unless
  you mix it with a little oil). Once the skillet is hot
  and the fat is sizzling, drop the batter from a 1/8 cup
  (2-tb) measure into the skillet, in batches if
  necessary. 

  Fry the cakes until the edges are bubbling and the
  centers are set, then flip with a spatula to fry them on
  the other side until they're done. Like with pancakes,
  you can't say how long it will take, but the second side
  always cooks faster than the first. If the cakes seem
  greasy, drain them on paper towels before serving hot.

  RECIPE FROM: https://grandbaby-cakes.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

.... URA Redneck if your pocket knife's been referred to as "Exhibit A".
--- MultiMail/Win v0.52
 * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12)

.