Episode 108: Death and Kittens // Ode to Billie Joe

Patrice, Marleah, and Courtney drink Dread River Martinis and talk Bobbie Gentry, the song that beat the Beatles, Appalachian burial traditions, and KITTEHS.

Death and Kittens //

Appalachian folklore says cats are good luck. And bad luck. And magic. And evil. Marleah shares a short compilation of kitty stories.

Lick-Paw, Lick-Paw, Come In, Tom from Holy Stones and Iron Bones
Cat Folklore from The Blind Pig and the Acorn
Sitting Up with the Dead: Lost Appalachian Burial Customs from Unmasked History
Death and Dying in Central Appalachia by James K Crissman
That Black Cat from 13 Mississippi Ghosts and Jeffrey by Kathryn Tucker Windham

Sake and Uni

Panther

Beanie Weenie Miss Eugenie

Franklin Divine Pussyriot

Tux

Rose

Camille Cayene “CC” Peppers

Ode to Billie Joe //

The day that Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahassee bridge what happened? Where is this Tallahassee bridge? What did they throw from the bridge and why? We have questions Bobbie Gentry!