The Moth

Booker and Me

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Jim Beam’s great-grandson describes growing up under the watchful eye of his famous Kentucky bourbon family. 

Tags Family Childhood Workplace Adversity Extended family Work Control Parents Military Education Historical Serious Thought-provoking Bittersweet Nostalgic Regretful

Storyteller

Fred Noe

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Firemen, Bourbon, and Bathhouses

Recorded Date

April 24, 2013

“Your old man is the only guy that I know, that can have his wake and be at it too.”

Photo by David Kasnic
Fred Noe

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