http://www.pardonjohnnycash.com/

Quote :

"Johnny Cash was arrested in Starkville, Miss., on May 11, 1965, for public drunkeness. He wrote the song, “Starkville City Jail,” and performed it at San Quentin State Prison on Feb. 24, 1969. Cash played at Mississippi State University again in 1970 and gave many officers involved with his arrest front row tickets to the performance. It’s about time the community formally appreciated the depth and humanity of the Man in Black."

Starkville City Jail was always one of my favorite songs by him and this is one of the coolest ideas for a festival I've seen in a long time.



Thanks to roguewolf for pointing this out to me.

10/29/2007 10:50:31 PM

paging johnny ca....


wait...

10/29/2007 10:51:44 PM

Sweet!

10/29/2007 10:52:15 PM

Awww.

I thought that there was a petition to sign.

10/29/2007 10:53:09 PM

talk about things that are relevant.

10/29/2007 10:55:13 PM

Quote :

"11:00am Lecture: John Hayes of the University of Georgia’s Department of History will speak on religion and the South through the prism of Johnny Cash. Hayes will explore Cash’s complicated sense of redemption as it was expressed in his music."

This isn't your run of the mill festival. I wish I'd known about this one earlier.

10/29/2007 10:56:57 PM

Quote :

" Total Est. Time: 11 hours, 5 minutes Total Est. Distance: 696.44 miles "

per Mapquest, so it'd probably be a 9.5.10.0 hour drive since they always assume you're a 80 year old grandma in a Caprice with their estimates.

[Edited on October 29, 2007 at 11:30 PM. Reason : l]

10/29/2007 11:29:36 PM

damn, I wanna go

10/30/2007 10:54:52 AM

well shit, i wish i had known about this earlier.

10/30/2007 11:24:00 AM

Its 11 hours to Starkville from Raleigh. I would know since I live there.

I'll be going to the festival! I am trying to volunteer, but I will be there on Saturday for sure. I'll be sure to try to take some pictures for you guys.

Who would have thought living in Starkville would actually amount to something?

10/30/2007 11:39:05 AM

whoops, I'll be down there in 2 weeks



but Biloxi, not anywhere near there

[Edited on November 1, 2007 at 5:35 PM. Reason : .]

11/1/2007 5:35:07 PM

yeah what a dumb fucking cause too get behind.

i mean yeah he's awesome... but jesus he wasn't a saint

11/1/2007 5:38:12 PM

he also helped do a lot of good things


and really, who in this world is a saint, they are few and far between

[Edited on November 1, 2007 at 5:40 PM. Reason : ...]

11/1/2007 5:40:28 PM

why pardon him....

11/1/2007 5:40:48 PM

dude if i go on to cure cancer and rid the world of poverty and genocide i still don't expect to have my alcohol related charges pardoned

11/1/2007 5:41:53 PM

people that have done far worse than johnny get pardoned all the time


and those people haven't done anything to help anyone but themselves

11/1/2007 5:42:47 PM

we call those people cocksuckers where i'm from

11/1/2007 5:45:27 PM

filthy cocksuckers even

11/1/2007 5:49:41 PM

I think my point is that i feel like johnny cash is the kinda fella that would rather own up to his mistakes and take them head on then be pardoned for some little bullshit charge in the past.


i know i fucked up... i wish it didn't happen.... but i own it and take responsibility

11/1/2007 5:53:42 PM

What a horrible line up.

11/1/2007 6:17:17 PM

^^ I think you're missing the point.

I don't think Johnny Cash or anyone else really cares (or cared) if he gets pardoned for picking flowers on a summer night in 1965, it is just a really clever excuse to have a festival.

^ you wear a grill. your opinion doesn't count.

11/2/2007 4:41:54 AM

well then i'm all for it

11/2/2007 6:30:56 AM

Signed.

11/2/2007 7:04:16 AM

bump

9/15/2008 12:17:13 PM

HE CAN ROT FOR ALL I CARE

9/15/2008 12:33:00 PM

I didn't even hear him poot.

9/15/2008 12:33:26 PM

Doing it again this year, I'll be there

9/15/2008 6:50:08 PM

DO NOT MOCK JOHNNY CASH!

9/15/2008 6:53:04 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ2sWO9SLVI

9/15/2008 6:56:45 PM

9/15/2008 9:00:10 PM

I don't care about this at all.

9/15/2008 9:40:48 PM

^You should. He was a great storyteller.

9/16/2008 8:30:06 AM

Seemed like the best place to put this:

12/4/2008 6:36:34 PM

why would you want to pardon him for something that defines who he is?

12/4/2008 7:08:50 PM

^ I was wondering the same thing.

12/4/2008 7:47:44 PM