tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post481394651896118084..comments2024-02-14T15:27:59.577-05:00Comments on Bukowski's Basement: 'MOONSHINERS': REAL OR FAKE?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-44990667614274895192013-03-31T08:17:15.778-04:002013-03-31T08:17:15.778-04:00The producers of this show actually tell you it...The producers of this show actually tell you it's fake. They call it a "dramatization" for the simple reason that if they were actually filming something illegal happening, did not tell the authorities, and then showed it on TV they'd go to jail. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14776574220323325355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-36081963428328984282013-01-06T20:28:16.503-05:002013-01-06T20:28:16.503-05:00Let's get something straight: the show is not ...Let's get something straight: the show is not broadcast live, so certain scenes may be scripted for entertainment value. Also, there is no doubt the characters are real, as they are definitely not actors. Lastly, as far as illegal activity goes, have you ever been to Chinatown in NYC? Do you have any idea how many unlicensed, illegal and counterfeit goods are trafficked all day everyday for decades? If you filmed that place live, you would quit watching in five minutes!SteveShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356791763606781156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-32865518535248885942012-06-06T00:07:58.892-04:002012-06-06T00:07:58.892-04:00it has to be fake as you can not buy bib and brace...it has to be fake as you can not buy bib and brace denim overalls since the 60s at least in Australia anyway , but if you could there is a united nations international covenant about wearing them in publicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-42098108760638367872012-04-02T16:29:06.168-04:002012-04-02T16:29:06.168-04:00It's sooooo fake it makes me cringe everytime ...It's sooooo fake it makes me cringe everytime i see the advert for it. People should stop watching Discovery channel or any other that commisions or shows programmes that stoop to such a low level as to put out this total and utter crap!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-56496066655268103202012-01-17T23:44:48.037-05:002012-01-17T23:44:48.037-05:00Although I live in California, I'm from rural ...Although I live in California, I'm from rural Kentucky. My father was a State Trooper. The state's economy hasn't done well in a long time. He told me that it's a weird relationship between the bootleggers and local police. Same thing with the pot growers. He said they know who is doing what and pretty much where they are doing it. They tended to "not see" what was going one, because in some cases it was the only money coming into the local economy. The only time they went after folks, was when there was some violence involved. I think things have changed a lot since then though. I've heard that the Mexican cartels are involved in the pot growing there now. I don't know if that's true or not.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-48445080410856136902012-01-07T10:11:50.730-05:002012-01-07T10:11:50.730-05:00I just saw that show the other day & thought t...I just saw that show the other day & thought the characters were so cliche, I had a hard time believing it could be real! But there are a lot of shows like that out now, and still I watch, in horrified fascination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-28360542553919328432012-01-04T06:09:30.007-05:002012-01-04T06:09:30.007-05:00cool -- i had no idea and i study substance use fo...cool -- i had no idea and i study substance use for a living. i often wonder about other shows, like intervention, where you sometimes get glimpses of meth labs, and def see individuals firing up. and loved your bootlegger poem. peace...Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-31311738442200352762012-01-03T10:43:14.272-05:002012-01-03T10:43:14.272-05:00Yep, this was fun, but don't forget the histor...Yep, this was fun, but don't forget the history of beer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com