Appalachian Woman interview-Mamie

Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Mamie White (sister of Jesco White, the Dancing Outlaw), an Appalachian woman from Madison, West Virginia.

[@kimwagoner1147]

I also was born and raised in Boone County West Virginia. I know Mamie. A lot of people was scared of ole Mamie. I was too from the stories I heard. Until I met her. She was good to my mom. She lived at Gordon I lived in Uneeda. About 15 mins away but very very small places. She looks just like her mommy. I moved 6 years ago and now I'm in Colorado Springs. I'm glad to see this interview.

[@thatcheflife3746]

O0llpllp0ppppppppll

[@jasminejacobs6862]

Hey do you know a little boy from boone he was about 11 in 2011? Dylan from boone county he was in foster care? I realize how small the world is lol there was a little boy when i was in foster care in WV all the staff would laugh at him bc he was from Boone... i know it's a stretch but if you know lmk...

[@zachtimmons6202]

That's a big change houses here in the springs are like 400 grand.

[@zakksrage]

Hello from FairPlay. Also from lachains

[@mariebernier3076]

@@zachtimmons6202 There are lots of types of housing besides private ownership.

[@niceguy8283]

THE BIGGEST THE BADDEST AND THE MEANEST MAMIE WHITE!! That woman is a legend.

[@DereliqueMahBAWLS]

I thought I recognized her from that documentary lol

[@erinlynnxo]

DENNIS IS THIS

[@lisafrederick8870]

Can you tell me where I can see the full Dancing outlaw documentary??? There are a few clips on utube but not the whole thing

[@erinlynnxo]

@@lisafrederick8870 I believe it was a PBS special let me check it out

[@kathrynhaught630]

@@lisafrederick8870 Tubi- The Wild Wonderful Whites of West Virginia.

[@FrancinePorter-vv8gg]

I admire this woman for her strength, perseverance, loyalty to family and the way she can smile and or joke around while enduring her hard life..Bless you!

[@roorooglizzydoo2026]

The fact she ashes on her pants and rubs it in her paints because of no ashtray is southern respect at its best

[@cmsmith1220]

@Secret santas Manic Mandy Shes a nice elf you know come to think about it she sure did didn't she? I've seen my uncle do this on my granny's porch, she would have made him pick a switch if he threw it in her yard lmao

[@Bebedollie]

People do that in New Zealand too

[@roorooglizzydoo2026]

@@Bebedolliewell this is a classic case of nobody gives a fuck 😀

[@roorooglizzydoo2026]

@Secret santas Manic Mandy Shes a nice elf why dose your profile picture look like a faces of meth posterchild

[@MsLH208]

Nasty at best!

[@weege89]

The Wild Whites of West Virginia is literally my favorite doc, I show it to EVERYONE, I’m so excited to watch this 🥹

[@dontrll947]

I saw this first and thought she was crazy or lying then i saw the whites doc and shes true as true

[@debbiemohekey1509]

@@dontrll947 I couldn't figure out if the White docs were real or satire, when I saw this I had to watch it. Don't know how I missed it when it came out. I knew the Whites were a real family, maybe hamming it up for the cameras. Glad to see this.

[@aaronpangle2185]

You need to watch "The Dancing Outlaw". It came out in 1991 and was the original. Johnny Knoxville really didn[t do these folks right with his Wild Whites of WV. The first documentary was the best. You will really like it.

[@aquarius8670]

I do too 😂😂😂😂😂

[@caseylayton4898]

It's the Wonderful Whites of West Virginia lol but yeah it's a peek into the area. Especially when the pain pills were everywhere in WV. Read about the amount of prescribed opiates in Kermit, West Virginia. Something like 12 million hyrdrocodone pills between 3,200 residents in a 5ish year span. And that's one type of pain pill, that's just Vicodin and Norco. Imagine the number of Oxycpdone, Oxycontin, Roxicodone, Dilaudid, whatever you can think of... of course, plus the aforementioned 12 million of the other ones.

[@Highland_Fields]

This lady has a lot of self respect “ found out he was cheating, so I got the hell out of there”. Perfect, you go girl!

[@mackenziecoulter8722]

She’s just like her momma. ❤️ raising her kids and everyone else’s. This woman is strong and worked with what she had.

[@billymccoy10]

WOW Mark you hit a homerun here!! I love Mamie! I have followed the White family for 20 years. So happy to see this

[@LB-eh5fz]

ABSOLUTELY,,, IM LOVING THIS,,,, THE WHITES ARE AWESOME PEOPLE,,, MAMIE IS BOSS

[@lillyanp4]

Same here!!! Hell of a family!! They don’t give two shits.🤣😂🤷🏻‍♂️

[@lillyanp4]

@@NicoleRW86 Their movie was called The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia. It was on Netflix I think. Johnny Knoxville produced it. It really is a CLASSIC!!👍🏻✌🏻

[@whackijacki7263]

Talking Feet is the film about D Ray and The Dancing Outlaw is about Jesco. The wild and wonderful Whites by Jackass Productions is the reality doc about the White family. A film company from England also did a film about Jesco and White Lightenin is just based on Jesco.

[@lillyanp4]

@@whackijacki7263 All if those are REALLY good!! They’re just crazy and fun to watch!!😂💯🤣✌🏻

[@angrypandaification]

The way she ashes her cigarettes on her pants, and rubs it in, shows that she was raised to not just ash on the floor... She's a strong ass woman, dealt a shit hand, and did the best she good. Godspeed Mamie.

[@mariaa.5829]

Not sure what you mean about how she ashes her cigarettes

[@dijonjohn1011]

Have you seen the Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia? She isn't exactly a virtuous spirit haha.

[@sondrastanley9637]

@@mariaa.5829 She doesn't drop her ashes on the floor to make a mess for someone to have to clean up. It's a respect thing. She rubs them into her jeans. I do as well if I don't have an ashtray. Blends right in, washes right out.

[@robg7970]

Yeah , I always try to keep my cigarette butts instead of just throwing them in the dirt .. no matter where I am .. it's just something that seems like the right thing to do .. I noticed that too .. she said .. don't need no ashtray.. and I won't wash your floor either .. it's the little things sometimes that show alot about someone. No matter how wild her life has been ..

[@c.c.schaeffer8678]

@@mariaa.5829 13:20

[@tedcruzisthezodiackiller]

I was born & raised in rural Appalachia West Virginia. I was also treated badly because I was poor. Since I’ve grown up, got out of WV, made something of myself, own/live in a nice home & have material junk. as an adult, those same ppl that treated me like crap try and act like we’re old buddies now on Facebook. No thanks! I love this, I’m proud of my humble background and have so much respect for Mamie!

[@bovinebeautymoo2884]

Country People RULE!! Biscuits and Grits… food of the South 😁

[@tedcruzisthezodiackiller]

@@bovinebeautymoo2884 Yes! Let’s not forget beans & cornbread! Yum!

[@bovinebeautymoo2884]

@@tedcruzisthezodiackiller 😉…. I tell people Im so Country Ive EATEN my pet! …. Actually true… when I was little we had a couple Rabbits… I STILL vividly remember my Daddy knocking it in the head and my Mama fried it up like Chicken. I miss my Mamas Biscuits and Cornbread 😩…

[@tedcruzisthezodiackiller]

@@bovinebeautymoo2884 Reminds me if my Dad skinning deer hung from our garage lol I LOVED all the the veggies & fruit we grew in our garden. I would snap green beens right off in the hot sun and eat them. They were so good 😊

[@famous21me]

Thanks for being real Ted Cruz!

[@charlesskogen7988]

My girlfriend and I drove up to West Virginia this AM, went straight to Boone cty, begun asking people where the Whites are, and was pointed toward Mamie’s house. After a couple knocks, she opened the door and welcomed us in. We spoke for an hour, left and returned with weed money for her and a 12-pack of Mountain Dew at her request. Truly one of the most down to Earth souls I’ve ever met, surrounded by a bada** aura. Insanely hilarious. She gave me her number and we’ll be returning tomorrow night to meet more Whites and play some games! PS: Absolutely EVERYONE we asked knew her and where to find her.

[@joanneloretta3412]

I absolutely love Mamie. I watched The Dancing Outlaw with her brother Jesco and saw him on Roseanne Barr. I always wondered what happened to the man who looked like Elvis and damn 20yrs later here comes the Wild and Wonderful Whites. Loved it. And yes I would love to meet Miss Mamie. She is so honest and real. I live in Clarksburg WV and want to meet them. Rock on Mamie. Lots of love from Clarksburg.❤

[@ronaldwhalen8143]

Love here she’s one of a kind but genuine.

[@kimklo13]

Genuine Great heart ❤️

[@NikkiNoo86]

She finagled you dummy! what a plonker 😂

[@jasone4460]

Boone city? I call bullshit. She lives in Boone county. What city did you go to??

[@Any-Okra]

I love seeing the respect given to Mammie in the comments. She's tough as a pine knot but gentle and genuine as a cotton field. She has had a hard life, she's not mean but she doesn't take shit from anyone and she protects her family fiercely. If I ever had to be part of a group to survive I'd want her in on my team 💯

[@Any-Okra]

@Dondus didit ok..I was wondering where the kids were , looks like we have one... Run along ..

[@Any-Okra]

@Dondus didit I didn't say I knew her , are you inbred or you just ' aint got no learnun"?

[@Any-Okra]

@Dondus didit ok , we'll just pretend I believe you , for arguments sake , now you get on back to the trailer park and watch your 7 screaming welfare brats while you wait on that big fat government check ..You're welcome btw ☺

[@Any-Okra]

@Dondus didit and if Dondus isn't country AF then I don't know what is. I guarantee you're setting in a filthy house right now that doesn't belong to you..

[@hensleywhite9004]

Don’t worry you are absolutely correct! Thank you for being so kind☺️

[@mysterymom9944]

I can watch her for hours. Why does she not have her own reality show??? I'd watch every week if not every day.

[@hensleywhite9004]

Yes! She really is an amazing woman! Would give anything to help anyone! ♥️

[@sharoncrawford7192]

Let me tell you about people from West Virginia, they love to talk and are good story tellers.

[@awg7068]

Honest, I’d watch that every day.

[@Blondesunset]

@anonymous love that documentary, the only one i’m willing to pay youtube to rent lol

[@jamiejones9335]

Omg she is a riot LMFAO

[@MrOddfello]

Can't believe I came here This morning and found a Mamie White interview. This is awesome. Hustle, Rustle, n' Bustle! That's how you survive!

[@SimplyKatieWalks]

I have a tattoo that says hustle rustle bustle. That movie saved my life

[@peace4598]

I am so happy to have come across this interview with Maime. She is still a strong, no nonsense person. There is something about Maime that draws people to her. Stay well Maime.

[@nastynoles7946]

Its called be a BMF

[@LiquidLuke]

The entire interview is gold but the phone call was incredible.

[@thatgardeninggirl2864]

Yes ♥️ it "I just told you damn it I'm down here filming making a movie"

[@brandoncorley3142]

Cracked me up!

[@CoupleOfhomlessTruckers]

Pure gold 😭

[@ktay4042]

Gold...I agree. She had no clue who she talked to i dont think...and when she hung up..crazy mfer. Lol

[@shelleywilliams8201]

If I was in a tragic situation and had to choose between Mamie or a millionaire. I'd choose Mamie everytime. She is a survivor!!!

[@haritchie3460]

Looking over your comment Say you Mamie every time Well her the cops may show up Millionaire count on the government showing up

[@Ninnjette-]

Really? You wouldn’t choose millionaire? So you would rather be surrounded by hardship, depression and death then become a millionaire and make sure your kids or grandkids are set up for the rest of their lives.. To each their own I guess.

[@shelleywilliams8201]

@@Ninnjette- lol. I am talking about if I was in a situation that I needed someone to have my back I'd choose Mamie over a millionaire everytime. Mamie would give someone the shirt off her back if they needed it. Most people with $ are not giving. They are greedy. $ doesn't mean everything in life. As long as my family have what they need that's all that matters to me. God has always provided for us and anything we have extra we have extra we share with people in need.

[@heckinbasedandinkpilledoct7459]

Why would you want to be this geriatric crackhead???

[@RyannMaebabay]

@@haritchie3460 I’ll take my chances with the cops…the government is yhe most evil entity

[@beatrixb3586]

I love the way she speaks it’s so much more than an accent, more like a dialect, an Appalachian patois. And she makes everything sound fun, even if it isn’t.

[@jamallabarge2665]

Nobody wants to hear bitching and bawling around here. Everyone has their share of trouble. Worse in the older days. These people lived like they were in Bangladesh.

[@Inshaine]

I live in Huntington, WV. Three out of four people at the Route 60 Walmart talk like this.

[@lisaaxe9062]

@@Inshaine couldn’t understand 98% of what she was saying🤣!

[@seanpurdom6380]

@@lisaaxe9062 I was born and raised in Knoxville, TN. Even though I live CLOSE to the city, i have lived deep out in the country and farm land. So I literally understood every word she says. It isn't hard for me at all. But see, hearing people talk like this to me, is just normal. I don't think anything of it. I don't speak like this but have family that does. And people around me... It's not an uncommon way of talk. :) Is that bad? Lol

[@lisaaxe9062]

@@seanpurdom6380 not at all! It’s so interesting learning about people and their cultures😊

[@MrAdal206]

She was so beautiful when she was young. That whole family has the most beautiful eyes.

[@lula4448]

Jesco was so handsome in his younger days.

[@caseylayton4898]

​@@lula4448 Jesco isn't blood related too, just goes to show the genes of the area. He was abandoned at birth.

[@calicoasting]

You ain't lying!!! Very talented and good lookin family

[@calicoasting]

​@@caseylayton4898he was probably a close cousin or something..

[@animalmother1582]

Flaming Mamie! I saw a picture of her a few years back from when she was around 18. And I don't know if I've ever seen a more drop dead gorgeous woman in my life. She's always been such a polite woman to me. She's the last of a dying breed. This place was better when people had that spirit. Looking out for each other. Getting together on the weekends, having a few beers, burning one or two, and just enjoying being alive. Now, in the wake of pharmaceuticals ripping the heart out of this community, addicts turned to meth and are mostly just empty shells walking around, trying to find something to steal, and carrying on a conversation with the sky. She represents a different era of this place and of this country. You don't have a clue what poor looks like until you've been to Southern West by god Virginia. People aren't going crazy on meth here. Hopelessness already did that. The drugs are a symptom of this place. When you see a tweeker talking to a lamp post, you need to remember that they chose to feel like that in order to get away from the reality of this place. That's the best way I can think to describe what it's become here. I worked for the Census last year in Boone County. And so many places are empty now, it felt like I was writing an obituary for our community. I actually had Miss Mamie White on my list one day. I was afraid she might be aggravated because I showed up asking all those questions. And she was just as nice as could be. Most older people around here are, if you show them some common respect and dignity. This place won't be worth looking at when that generation is gone. I hope that spirit lives on in some of us. God bless you, Mamie.

[@Emorydawn830]

Love this comment ❤

[@Nate-wk4bs]

Well said!

[@mjones121]

Yes we are loosing a great generation!

[@jennysissom7924]

I'm not so sure about that but Jesco was a HUNK!!!!!

[@MizzAugust7]

a few YEARS BACK ? Youre trippin.

[@angelinapaxton9069]

A true matriarch. Come from absolutely nothing and even when her daddy couldn't she found a way. That grit and that determination just radiates from her. Much respect to you Mamie.

[@ebogar42]

She still has nothing.

[@sherrodlock321]

​@@ebogar42IT SOUNDS AS IF SHE DOES HAVE MORE PEACE OF MIND THAN YOU MAY HAVE SIR.

[@sherrodlock321]

...

[@sherrodlock321]

​@@ebogar42You Can Be Knowledgeable With Other Men's Knowledge But You Can't Be Wise With Other Men's Wisdom.

[@TheNoonie50]

I have been totally fascinated with this family since I watched "The Wild Wonderful White's From West Virginia". Survivors, all of them, and you can tell even in the documentary that Mamie has a heart for children. Can I add that her father and brother are such talented dancers!?

[@SSgtChitEPanz]

Jesco is the man!

[@EvvynMe]

@@SSgtChitEPanz qa

[@SSgtChitEPanz]

@@EvvynMe Ma'am?

[@danabrubaker1717]

Where can I watch this from?

[@TheNoonie50]

@@danabrubaker1717 You can watch it on Netflix.

[@ajadreynolds]

Looking just like her mother now. I still tear up every time that part in Wild and Wonderful Whites comes on. I’m actually glad to see she’s still around.

[@datboymydaddy9242]

Wow you got to interview Mamie White.. You'll have to get Jesco next plz..

[@LB-eh5fz]

IM SURPRISED ,,I LOVE THE WHITES,,, MAMIE ROCKS ,

[@lillyanp4]

💯💯😂

[@trapperjohn6089]

He must have interviewed Jesco. There’s no way he’d risk posting an interview with mamie without having a jesco interview in his pocket.

[@kpeezyforsheezy]

I see a lot of folks in the comments know who she is… how do you guys know of her?

[@jdkreamer]

@@kpeezyforsheezy most ppl know the whites from a documentary called “The Wild And Wonderful Whites Of West Virginia”

[@aimeeortiz9242]

It was everything about that phone call for me!!!! From the ringtone to where to the call came from and the whole convo❤️😂😂😂😂 Mamie is a G

[@donovanmarcus289]

Especially when she started looking around 🤣

[@pnk878251]

She really wanted to shut that down, you could tell. but,considering its Mamie...that was gold. A surprise call from lockdown! Imagine that!

[@donovanmarcus289]

@@pnk878251 Forreal! Mark got an exclusive on top of an exclusive! Haha!

[@amber22431]

Mamie said she was making a new movie. Aww.❤ Bless her.

[@pnk878251]

@@donovanmarcus289 i loved that part. She was so bugged that damn phone was interfering with her filming!

[@aliciabaker6059]

I have a good story. When I lived in Van Mamie came up to my place at almost midnight with two of her young grandchildren in a rickety old car driving on the pot hole filled roads, I lived just a few miles apart at the time. I definitely wasn’t expecting anyone at this hour but I heard a knocking and it was little Dakota and Lulu asking me if I wanted to trade them for a cow skull because they had heard I was looking for skulls to paint. So we make the trade an I sit the skull in the house to go outside and chat with Mamie for a few. At the time I had pet snakes and probably had one with me or mentioned it and she started going on about how much she hated snakes, she’s not afraid of anything but snakes but she said she was hanging out with some band and they had a snake and she said, and I quote “I was drinking my drink, I was snorting my smoke, and I was smoking my pill and I told them the devil won’t bite the devil so give me that sonofabitch” and she told me she held it until she sobered up and made them take it she was “afraid” again. But the devil won’t bite the devil, remember that. Mamie is the biggest, the baddest, and the meanest. So anyways they leave and I go inside to check out the skull and you can tell it’s been outside but it had a nice color. While I’m looking at it a wasp flies, I kill it, crisis averted... expect I pick it up again another wasp flies out, I kill it, I start to hear a loud buzzing coming from the skull. I run and fill the tub with water and toss the skull in it and there was a small nest inside this skull, this cow skull I can almost guarantee one of those kids carried on their lap the whole way to my house, this skull full of wasp that wouldn’t come out on the devil herself, Mamie white, and those “sonsofbitches” didn’t come out until after Mamie left almost 20/30 minutes after me taking the skull inside and having a conversation with her, they didn’t come out until she left my driveway. Because obviously “the devil won’t bite the devil”

[@cmsmith1220]

That is extremely interesting wow! Thank you for that story.

[@jamallabarge2665]

Wasps fall asleep in the dark. You come along, bring it into the light. They wake up and get to work. She's not the devil. She's hurting.

[@KatieSmith-oj1hh]

thank you for sharing! i love reading stories about the white family!

[@luv2luv720]

That is a awesome & scary story also lol

[@brendahickman9523]

NR P J BY.

[@theresaohman7187]

I love this woman, she can survive when most would die. I feel so bad she grew up poor but she is full of knowledge and could tell us all a thing about our meger wants. Thank you for interviewing her.

[@RamsayboltonSnow]

Her dad set them all up on Wellfare and they took advantage of it because they’re family were slaves to the coal company and D-ray realized that

[@camcom76]

Who else is ready for an interview with Jesco?

[@avalondreaming1433]

I'd love to see the Jesco of old again, but he's so hen pecked now he doesn't make a move without his controlling wife.

[@anniereyes4527]

@@avalondreaming1433 whose his wife now? Never knew he got remarried after Norma passed

[@avalondreaming1433]

@@anniereyes4527 Her name is Alida, she's younger than him. Norma was quite a bit older. I loved her! I have a video saved of her singing a song about Hank.

[@camcom76]

@@avalondreaming1433 I never thought I would hear Jesco and hen pecked in the same sentence. End times are near.

[@divinefemininity7807]

The saying that "People are a product of their environment" is a true saying. This lady seems to have a good heart & soul. God bless her...❤

[@stevensparks8335]

She's mean as hell, the whole bunch is better left alone.

[@divinefemininity7807]

@@stevensparks8335 Just curious~ you actually know them, or is this a conclusion you came to on your own? 🤔

[@anonymousjohnson976]

Yes, as well as our environment.

[@stevensparks8335]

@@divinefemininity7807 Know them and are friends with quite a few Whites in Madison, something you would have seen if you went down 1 more line.

[@AaronHatcher]

It's both genetics matter also. They just arent everything.

[@elizabethtolbertlastaseh356]

Thank you Mark, for this…I’ve been wondering how Mamie’s been doing for years! Glad she’s still onery and feisty as ever. I’m a proud Appalachian woman…from Mercer county, in southern West by God Virginia. My husband and I are educated, middle class, and are likely the most underpaid engineer and marketing executive in the entire country! We may not have much here, but we have more state pride than any other state in the nation! We’re rich in integrity…and your videos highlight that so well, even in our poorest residents. So thank you so much for that. ❤️ Next time you’re here, come visit us! We have some stories to tell. You are always a welcome visitor to our beautiful mountain motherland.

[@pnwfavmilf05-12]

Raise your hand if you love these Appalachian videos the best.

[@yocacia]

there is something about this woman that makes me want to cry and laugh at the same time. i strongly respect and admire her. we are polar opposites - she is mamie and i am a queer black twenty-year-old woman living in north carolina. i grew up in a completely different time, yet mamie reminds me so strongly of home. the things she's gone through and the wisdom she has to show for it is invaluable. she is a dying breed. i admire this woman for her strength and resilience. what i would give to sit on the phone with her and let her talk unrestrained. thank you for this interview. mamie feels like coming home.

[@PresleysMom504]

@@deuphoria2587 what does that have to do with her comment?

[@22ergie]

Say it, sister!

[@pnk878251]

I've watched ww wv over 100 times. I'm a huge fan and i love mamie. We've chatted a few times and honestly the best conversation i ever had. She's kind...salt of the earth if you don't mess with her or her family....i truly love her. And her whole family are a special kind...god bless em all. Thank you Mark...what a treat.

[@DiscipleOfHeavyMeta1]

The Appalachian people deserves recognition for their unique culture and society.

[@boomerisadog3899]

I grew up in East Tennessee and West NC. To say the culture is unique is a huge understatement. Unfortunately it, like many others, is dying out. The homogenization of culture is the worst thing about the internet, social media, and how connected our modern world is.

[@IGOTTAFEVA247]

I'm from the North GA. mountains, and we appreciate the acknowledgement. Our culture is dying so very quickly. It's sad.

[@melissamissingchriscornell2513]

If you call poverty, drug addiction, & living off the government "unique". Ok🤔. There's a whole "documentary" type movie called The Wild Wests of West Virginia. Gives a good look at their lifestyle, which is basically poverty, drug addiction, & living off the government

[@boomerisadog3899]

@@melissamissingchriscornell2513 The documentary is called The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia. Funny that you'd try to correct and insult someone when you're barely literate yourself.

[@boomerisadog3899]

@@melissamissingchriscornell2513 Also, forming your opinion of an entire culture based off one family is incredibly ignorant. Not that I expect much of someone with your obviously limited mental capacity.

[@erinlynnxo]

“If you can’t cut the mustard, lick the jar.” Mamie you and your family are legends. We, your fans, love you. I watched the Wild and Wonderful Whites when it came out and I’ve been keeping tabs on your family here or there over the years. I’m so sorry to hear about Sue Bob. I live in NY and the drugs are just as bad here. People doing drugs that make them lose their damn minds…. Thank you Soft White Underbelly for interviewing Mamie. She is one hell of a woman. Love you Mamie 🥰

[@msvoyeur]

Absolutely agree! Watched it several times and Luv it more each time 😍

[@aaronlee2371]

Sorry, what happened to Sue Bob?

[@erinlynnxo]

@@aaronlee2371 did you watch the video?

[@aaronlee2371]

@@erinlynnxo I did yes. However i do have a little trouble understanding her thick country accent at times. I remember being fascinated by the documentary. Incredible family. What happened to Sue Bob?

[@derkiegames]

Thanks. And that words was from my maw maw Bertie Mae the miracle women. God rest her soullll. This is Derkie

[@NJgirlMel]

So glad to see Mamie & an update on things with the White family! Honestly one of the BEST documentaries I've ever seen about her & her family. So incredibly real & just to see their day to day struggles and how she still fights through & is really the matriarch for her family... really amazing woman. I wish they had a reality show for this family. That would be so much more interesting than 99% of all the other trash they have on TV these days.

[@brianm2881]

I wouldn't say she's that amazing. You're forgetting about the bit where she brags about slinging Oxycontin on the side, as well as pretending to be mentally ill in order to get welfare. Also, the bit where they're having a birthday party for their dear old mother, Bertie Mae, and they all just launch into smoking pot and snorting Xanax in front of her while she cries at one point. Don't get me wrong, I found the documentary entertaining, but in a kind of Jerry Springer way.

[@KidRoctopus93]

@@brianm2881outside of the pot smoking a Xanax lines the rest was them making money the way they knew how. Even good people gotta do sketchy stuff sometimes to get by. I’ve met MANY people just as poor and “bad” as the whites. I’ve had family and friends just as rough But those same people normally wouldn’t think twice to help another in need. I’ve met full blown needle junkies I’d trust alone with my kid before most police officers or teachers I’ve met. Drugs and addiction don’t make you make you bad. Like sobriety doesn’t make you trustworthy and good.

[@SassyMa_]

She's a good woman who was dealt a shitty hand in life, and carved out a existence from muddy water's. Just to survive. And take care of the one's she loves, and I find that admirable. Just like on the phone with the inmate, it sounded like she was helping someone else out, trying to pull some strings to get the job done, to help someone else.. Who else caught that? And she spoke to the young man with respect, even though his situation wasn't good, she even made him laugh a little. God bless this woman and her family!

[@davidsmock8235]

How was she dealt a shitty hand? She chooses to do drugs. She chose to start doing drugs. That's 99% of the problem.

[@marylougeorge9890]

@@davidsmock8235 Watching these interviews most of us have come to the realisation that mental health is the root of substance abuse.

[@davidsmock8235]

@@marylougeorge9890 This is a chicken and egg argument. One can argue the drugs caused the mental illness.

[@amber22431]

she definitely has put others before herself her entire life. Definitely a good person. God bless her.❤

[@davidsmock8235]

@@amber22431 Actually that is a good point. I'll give you that one.

[@donovanmarcus289]

That was funny when she told the guy on the phone she was filming a movie. I found that really sweet. She's a STAR. 🤩🌠

[@Sweetyhide]

She is a star. She is on the documentary "The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia". Its free on Tubi right now. I think she meant video instead of movie.

[@whatsgrowingon]

Hell ya . I bet shes really cool to chill with. Id just kick back with her n listen to her stories.

[@edratliff]

She’s been in 3 documentaries at this point. Her brother Jesco White brought the attention but the family kept it going. Infamous family.

[@survivallife7401]

According to all the Whites, they never made a dime off Johnny Knoxville for filming that Documentary. I think Johnny might me a freaking leech.

[@annalarocque3686]

I met her and brother in Georgia and she give me new mother advice bc I was 7 months pregnant. She was precious and just as sweet as could be. That was 10 years ago, I love you Mamie ❤️🕊️

[@jaylee9497]

What advice did she give you?

[@Trashrock80]

That’s sweet ✨💖✨

[@Bdhuerb64]

She gave you advice on how to take care of your baby??

[@tennesseegirl5539]

I would love to hug this woman! She's just real!

[@dusty1345]

Mark, please please please interview her brother Jesco.

[@jacquihurt4843]

I just love her. I want to hear more of Mamies’ stories. Please do a part 2.

[@sheystolz1960]

Go watch the full documentary of the Whites

[@sheystolz1960]

Her mother was still alive in the docu

[@GoldenWebb]

@@sheystolz1960 she died at the end of it

[@KaceyIlliot]

Watch "The wild and wonderful whites"..it's really good.

[@llcool8778]

Me too !!

[@gadiva001]

I just love the Appalachian people interviews! They are honest and very interesting.

[@noname-jr1vo]

When a southern person tells you they do something "every now and then" that means all the fkin time.

[@millennialfalcon8958]

We're modest haha.

[@noname-jr1vo]

@@millennialfalcon8958 I like to say that southern people are just a little more gracious then the rest of the world. So I call it " southern grace". Nobody can put it in you, and nobody can take it away. It's something you're born with. 👍

[@barbikayler40532]

Yep ❤

[@kennybaker9854]

Yep you're right there!! When we say the other day that could be yesterday or 10 years ago too. lol. I travel a lot for work. I spend more time talking about southern ways then anything. I officiate sports for a living so I deal with mostly high school to college age kids. It amazes me how many of them are truly interested in our ways. I talked to about 15 kids for over a hour about it just today. They hear my accent and want to know more.

[@noname-jr1vo]

That's why I live on a Haunted lake in Georgia. Sit out on the dock, soak up the sun and I too smoke a little bit of green every now and then.

[@zanevolk6810]

Mad respect this lady. She’s had it rough and been selfless the whole way. Wish her the best!

[@bellaann4942]

I could sit on the porch listening to this wonderful woman for hours.

[@sicklytwiztd1152]

ANYTIME!

[@jennifercartersims9149]

Me too

[@guimond777]

The lady is like a wind-up toy....you asked a single question and she launched into a non-stop story about wringing chickens, eating beans, and wallpapering a house. She got stories for days.

[@mamawfrancy]

She's full of gritty stories after stories ... one day in Mamie's life could be made into a feature film.

[@ColdCreekB]

I want to hear all of them.

[@tinalucas6009]

She has STORIES for sure!!!

[@CrystalCat24]

Right?! 🤣 I came to leave the same comment! 💕

[@lauralei6963]

It’s so refreshing hearing stories of Appalachia- a nice break from skid row🌈

[@wesleyalan9179]

Yes 👍

[@karenchandler4717]

Yes, I like these stories a bit more, it's interesting to hear the way of living in the good ole country 😊

[@tammyvincent9417]

Mamie White, OMG. I can't wait to watch, this is going to be gold! You need to interview the whole family.

[@markhamblin8195]

These people raised hell and caused destruction in their community.....

[@anitahmg]

This is so awesome. She’s filming a movie. Oh my gosh. I love her.

[@melissamissingchriscornell2513]

Check out the "documentary" The Wild Wests of West Virginia

[@cheryl4peace]

@@melissamissingchriscornell2513 It’s called ‘The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia’

[@danokerr9929]

It was produced by Johnny knoxville

[@annaxefta587]

I know so cute. Lol

[@annaxefta587]

I think her and her family was a part of documentary at the film festival about 20 yrs ago I think that’s what she’s talking about. (Filming movies. ) Lol

[@lucygrace1193]

Oh hell yeah! It’s Mamie White!!! She’s a bad ass!! “The biggest, the meanest & the baddest!” 🧡🧡

[@MayorOfMoetown]

Bad ass what. Her family is an absolute disaster. Constantly dying , in jail or junkies. Cycle of destruction that will never end.

[@yelizaveta1278]

What do want at your funeral Mamie?: "Snort pills off my head ,get fvked up,Rock n Roll Baby!"

[@JMoKnow]

I'm glad she's doing her best. I remember her family's documentary and seeing how losing her mother took a toll on her.

[@dellzywillis3001]

What is that? I would like to see.

[@larryepling]

@@dellzywillis3001 wild and wonderful whites of west virginia

[@dellzywillis3001]

@@larryepling thank you

[@larryepling]

@@dellzywillis3001 You're welcome

[@kendrawood9796]

This lady is amazing!!! I love her. She deserves the world. Her whole life has been taking care of others just like her mother.

[@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484]

And doing every drug she can get her hands on

[@kendrawood9796]

@@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484 lmao ikr

[@JRastafari007]

@@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484 keep judging.

[@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484]

@@JRastafari007 I will …what the hell are you going to do about it ?

[@JRastafari007]

@@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484 just judging you, i guess. enjoy the morning, grumpy

[@sheshemarie3410]

This lady is telling a story of saving a life and gets interrupted with "have you ever considered leaving West Virginia?" Ffs,that's not a story you interrupt..

[@TheEnigmaticmuse]

He probably can't understand her 😂

[@sheridanlake7065]

Seriously wtf Mark

[@michaelawoodson5387]

Lmaoooo man I said the same thing! Like damnit Mark, I was sooooo intrigued just for him to interrupt with that question of ALL questions he could’ve asked 😭😂

[@VolkXue]

@@michaelawoodson5387 if they had left West Virginia 40 years ago life would be a lot better for them today..

[@awg7068]

OMG, I had to look for this comment. Dammit, this is the one interview I wished he’d stay quiet for!

[@skwr1985]

This is exactly how my mom's family grew up, they all worked hard and did what they had to just to survive. I'm grateful for them all💪🥰

[@T.Maximus]

Your not my mom right? You know who this is

[@RamsayboltonSnow]

The whites are proud trailer trash that love being rebels and everything that’s happened to that they’ve caused since Dray passed

[@ebogar42]

Isn't that what we all do today? Do what we have to so we survive? If anything life in the hollers is much easier to me. It's easy to hunt and grow a garden. We had meat all year around and was never starving.

[@JennRighter]

I met Mamie at a Hank 3 show in Morgantown in 2014. I asked her if I could take a picture with her. She hesitated, then said yes as long as I promised I wouldn’t post it on social media. I later found out I was the only person she let take a picture with her and I have NO idea why that is. Of course I respected her wishes. She was a very nice person if I’m judging from that one encounter.

[@calvincandie5344]

You got real lucky usually she declines photos or video of her unless $ is involved..

[@jessicaervin337]

wow! I have watched your videos for years and i just now saw this video! I was born in Boone Co. WV and lived there until i was 4. Luckily my mom was smart enough to get us out of there and moved us to NC, bc poverty and addiction are so prevalent there, NO jobs unless you wanna work in the coal mines. Literally the last time i visited Boone Co. (where myself and Mamie were born the entire little town was almost completely abandoned. All the stores were shut down, vandalized, windows busted out. It was horrific. Mamies family is infamous in Boone Co. everyone knows the White family. My dad continued to live in Boone Co after we left and he personally knew Mamie and used to party with her back in the day! I cant believe I have never ran across this video considering how long i have been subscribed and actively watched your channel! Love your content Mark, I hope you realize the impact you are making and continue to make content. These people need their voices heard bc they would otherwise be unheard without your platform. Your interviews give us an insight to see how terrible the circumstances are for our fellow brothers and sisters out there and help us understand just how lucky we are to have the lives we have.

[@kristiN1214]

She’s a tough lady…loved the story of her saving that baby and raising her. Has a good heart.

[@ScenekidzrockXD]

Where can I watch more?

[@bartcanada2935]

@@ScenekidzrockXD kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4qTqYBoa8t2hqM

[@mandalynn33]

I’m so glad he did this interview! I want a longer one

[@lisabergan4036]

These are the best interviews you’ve ever done come the people from Appalachia are so fascinating and sad. Please keep doing these wonderful interviews

[@terrinator133]

Don’t be sad for us. We love it here and we’re very proud to be from here.

[@kristinaellison-riser5295]

Yeah its not sad it's just the way of life, and when things go south those people will be just fine.

[@bobbyjbobbyj]

Don’t look down on a region because you believe one person’s story is a representation of the region. This is not the average story.

[@madisonkistler9959]

mamie reminds me so much of my family’s older generations. miss em all. she’s such a genuine soul. love her so much.

[@StefanieNicholls]

“The wild and wonderful whites of West Virginia” is one of my faves and I love Mamie☺️❤️

[@kayladanielle8840]

We need more of Mamie!! She won't be around too much longer 😔 please follow her around, go visit..see where she lives and grew up. We need a whole ass documentary! This 20min video just pissed me off lol I need more! Love you Mamie 🤘🖤

[@stephenxyz592]

One of the best documentaries ever. The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia. My wife introduced me to it years ago.

[@suzystone244]

Hi Mamie. If you read this, I could talk with you for hours. Seriously. I have traveled through West Virginia and Virginia. The hills are seeping real history. The people and places are another way into American life. Really glad that Mark was able to film your experiences.

[@sondrastanley9637]

Mamie White's early life was much like my own, including living in a shack were my mom made flour paste to put over the cracks to try to keep out the cold. My grand kids think it's made up stuff when I tell them of my early life. Kids today have no idea what 'rough' mean, smh.

[@anonymousjohnson976]

Most are spoiled rotten.

[@lavender1742]

Facts!! I’m pretty sure my kids think their father and I lie about how we lived as kids and even young adults

[@davidhager5206]

Get in cold used bath water. Only flush if you do number 2 .

[@lolokitty357]

My grandmother told me her house was like that. Wallpapered with newspaper. She also made dresses out of potato sacks & never had a pair of shoes until she was almost an adult. I never understood why she had so many shoes when I was young. She told me she would never be without shoes again.

[@lilnicky6456]

Outhouse, corn cobs, insulating holes in your shoes with news paper, 2 outfits 1 to work and play in, the other to go to school in. Eating raccoon,road kill deer, squirrels.Hauling water in milk cans, and waiting on that good ole commodity cheese and peanut butter.

[@wesleyalan9179]

I could listen to hours of Mamie White talkin'

[@CarrieLaffs]

I know I wish he had just let her talk.

[@Sagemumma]

Me to

[@mddell58]

VERY surprised that this video is only 21 minutes long!! I could easily watch/listen to two or more hours. 👍 ♥️

[@grimey5.565]

I urge any one who hasn't seen it to watch The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia. That's awesome he got her on here.

[@LB-eh5fz]

NO DONT END THIS. KEEP GOING ,,PLEASE LET HER TALK MORE🙏🏼

[@ShinyBubbbbles]

She looks like how her momma did in the documentary. Dang. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that documentary. Thank you for interviewing Mamie!

[@kianadyson]

What documentary?

[@ghost_horse__6471]

I love you Mamie. I'm so glad you're still living and breathing. Angel don't always have blonde hair and white gowns.

[@jensacred123]

I'm glad to see Mamie is doing well. She is such a nice person and has a heart of gold. After spending time talking to her I just fell in love with her personality. True and honest kindness. ❤

[@MyVaultboy101]

Mamie has always reminded me of my own Mother, strong, independent, loves everyone but if you lie or steal from her or her family she'll mess you up! Always respect her!

[@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484]

An addict

[@graciesmom62]

I love Miss Mamie ! She might be slowing down, but she’s still the biggest and baddest woman in Boone County ! Thanks for the great interview.

[@savhannah9889]

The biggest, the baddest, and the meanest.

[@jojobk12able]

Omg she’s from The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia.

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

Crazy to get a movie made about you

[@sayrahmarie501]

Oh yeah that is her!!!

[@MrWells-tj2qo]

Hell yeah......i seen that documentary like 4 times!! Its a gang of them

[@reallife2849]

The old days still exists In the country . Money don’t matter ! It’s what’s inside

[@katebell6748]

I did a double take at the thumbnail and was stoked

[@FoxIslandRailroadCo]

The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia blew my mind, I’m so happy to see Mamie is hanging in there! 🙌🏻

[@evansmith4626]

Way down in West Virginia there’s some people who are one of a kind. Hoping you got the chance to meet and talk with all the whites. Beautiful tormented souls. Thank you for putting out such great content

[@avalondreaming1433]

Absolute legends.

[@thndrlngs]

They don't need no help from nobody cause they're already doing fine.

[@rebeccahaug2697]

I've been craving this for years! I'm so sad to hear about all the deaths but I'm a huge fan of the White family! Would love to see a permanent reality show. Keeping up with the whites sounds wayyy better lol

[@hensleywhite9004]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼♥️

[@rebeccahaug2697]

@@hensleywhite9004 Love you all! ♥️😍♥️

[@NJgirlMel]

Right?? THAT would be a REAL reality show. I'd love to follow a show/story of their lives

[@mathatter9158]

This woman is legendary. Would love to see a updated documentary on the family to see what has gone on since the original released.

[@Sostenna]

I’m pretty sure it’s super sad. Johnny Knoxville ripped them off and never paid them for the documentary

[@mathatter9158]

@@Sostenna woah is that true? If so it’s pathetic because what could have changed their life would have been pocket change to Knoxville. Unless he thought it would be immediately used on drugs? Maybe he spun it like that? Either way I’d definitely be interested to hear about it.

[@Sostenna]

I’m pretty sure the issue w Knoxville has been written about. They were completely taken advantage of by someone who didn’t need the money. I believe there was a period of time where you had a really hard time finding the documentary, and I think the problem with Knoxville/mtv was why.

[@Staboogie777]

I wish a lawyer would sue Johnny Knoxville n pay them for that movie 🥺😞

[@tomkeppler3519]

Legendary to who

[@peloneretana5924]

Mark we need more videos of these Appalachian family great videos 😎

[@tennesseegirl5539]

Hell yes

[@Tania-lq7ld]

Wish you could just interview her but let her just talk for an hour telling stories. I could listen to her stories all day lol thanks for this interview Mark

[@russellhall3135]

It's an unsung art: storytelling. I grew up in Appalachia(East Tennessee). There is actually a story-telling festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee. Hillbillies, cowboys, indians, poets and a wide variety of spoken word artists fill several circus tents. There's excellent food offerings, music, and a lovely, walkable downtown in the middle of the fall leaves of October.

[@russellhall3135]

As for Mamie and the Whites, you couldn't write a book more colorful. Check out D Ray White youtube video, The Dancing Outlaw documentary, or The Wonderful Whites of West Virginia movie. Mamie's father D Ray was lost in a shotgun skirmish, her sister was murdered and attempted murder also runs in the family.

[@Tania-lq7ld]

Yes, I grew up in southwest VA so I know all about it as well lol The accent just feels like home to me. . Thank you for sharing I will check out the KZbin page 😀

[@zoeyworkman5768]

i was born and raised in boone county. seen this woman perform every year at the county fair. it’s crazy seeing them get so well known. being raised with this family it’s just crazy

[@roibaptiste3648]

@Zoey Workman she performed at the county fair or the county jail? lmao.

[@ebogar42]

If she was that good she would have performed at the State fair in Lewisburg.

[@tux_duh]

These replies are wild wtf

[@flman1284]

​@@roibaptiste3648 both... Why?

[@heyo3846]

Performed what? Sorry, I'm new lol She's an interesting lady ❤

[@sayrahmarie501]

These are the people that will survive when the zombie apocalypse happens. She knows how to grow, build, fix,…. survive

[@user-oz5xb9ed3w]

grow up. and when the actual apocalypse happens, no ones surviving.

[@mchristII]

@@user-oz5xb9ed3w we definitely know your stupid ass is the first to go when it happens. Keep believing the earth is flat and there is no god. It’s working really well for ya.

[@ironsnowflake1076]

They'll bite the zombies....show'em who's boss ;)

[@trishaburns512]

I have known her for most of my life. I lived beside her for a while. She was always good to me and i love to talk to her. I have some good story’s i could tell. I just think the world of her.

[@erin1496]

I'd love to hear the stories. I'm from Alabama, and definitely have stories from women that are similar, but instead of poor WV, it was poor Bama

[@Hopscotch_24]

I really like Mamie and would love to see more of her. I laughed so hard when she described what a person on meth does…”open every cabinet door in the kitchen. I don’t know what they’re looking for”Classic Mamie 💚

[@reneesantiago6496]

She is showing a few meth signs here as well.

[@michelle163]

@@reneesantiago6496 Nope, just her mannerisms, she's always been this way.

[@Pisomajado]

If she's not on meth I'd let Casey Anthony babysit and get medical advice from Dr Fauci.

[@amandaruqus1037]

Watch the Wild Wonderful Whites of West Virginia. It’s about her whole family. It’s pretty interesting to say the least. I’ve seen it many times. It was cool to see this since it’s more recent.

[@Eric_01]

@@amandaruqus1037 It's very interesting. I've watched it twice and now I want to watch it again.

[@hollyvincent7726]

I love Mamie! She’s a good woman, lived a hard life and when she tells ya she’s the biggest, meanest, and the baddest you better believe it! ❤️❤️❤️

[@vantastic9367]

So sorry to hear about Suebob, she's a riot, bless her heart. I was really hoping she'd get better, and also Ona's daughter, sad. Good choice for an interview, everyone loves Mamie.

[@22GodisLove1]

Mark, I understand sometimes you need to redirect the guests with your questions… but please not with Mamie White! She was so entertaining with her stories and I was willing to hear her go on and on. You are such an amazing interviewer just this once I was a little disappointed by all your questions. Please don’t take offense, I do so appreciate your work!

[@hensleywhite9004]

Yes it’s annoying how he kept cutting her off. But I still love him and what he does♥️

[@crlewis]

“Who the hell cook mash potaters, green beans, corn 🌽, Mac n cheese and set it on a stove and then go outside and turn the meat over aint even done!”🤣👏

[@pnk878251]

She had more to say on that and i was all ready to hear it!

[@crlewis]

@@pnk878251 & they don’t like sloppy slimy eggs!

[@avalondreaming1433]

None of them care for Jesco's new wife.

[@anyways661]

Who the hell?

[@cmsmith1220]

@@avalondreaming1433 oh God no they hate her, everyone of them can't stand her. She acts like Jesco never had any family and acts like if you want to meet him or get an autograph that you must set up an event for it. She's batshit crazy

[@jennicase]

When she answered that jail call I lost it. 😂 She's right about the weed thing tho. I love all my appalachian peeps.

[@WillBlindYouWithLight]

Ay we got dispensary in Montgomery now

[@jessicahill6418]

So funny

[@Anereslane25]

“Fuck u bitch” 😂❤️👌🏽

[@Tika10210]

We love youns too!

[@RyannMaebabay]

I NO LIE read this comment RIGHT as the jail call came in

[@Johnnyjingles87]

Go to a neighborhood called " SouthEast" in a city called Roanoke in VA. You'll see about 2000 copies of this woman and her family inhabiting the entire area. Why someone hasn't done a documentary about that place is a shame.

[@KingChandler219]

Legend. “WHO’S PACKIN’ MAMIE IN?” 😂. If anybody hasn’t seen the doc about the White family it’s literally one of the best documentaries ever made. Big love and shoutouts to the “coal miners daughter”. Holy crap I didn’t even know she was still with us. Thank you Mark.

[@pansyparsons8158]

Do you know the name of the documentary

[@kt100547]

@@pansyparsons8158 wild and wonderful whites of west Virginia

[@HeatherB..]

@@pansyparsons8158 The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia by Dickhouse Productions. You can probably find it on here somewhere. The original documentary that was done about the family was The Dancing Outlaw featuring Mamie's brother, Jesco White. They're both great documentaries. Happy watching.

[@jonah5503]

This sent me down the most interesting rabbit hole ive ever witnessed

[@tabithamoriconi4478]

They’re all in tik too as well #wonderfulwhites and you’ll spiral for hours

[@cmsmith1220]

Now before you enter that hole and you haven't even begun, you might want to rethink that cuz you'll be reading and investigating for hours and days lmao

[@johnfernandez2060]

STOP! Go watch “wild & wonderful white of West Virginia” if you haven’t already. Greatest documentary ever made

[@bunnseyes]

She gets a collect call from an inmate from jail during the interview, epic!!! I do believe I’ve finally found my favorite episode

[@KaramelKushhh]

Mamie from the West Virginia family! I miss them. Their movie was epic.

[@lisafrederick8870]

Where can I watch they're movie????

[@KaramelKushhh]

@@lisafrederick8870 the wild and wonderful whites of West Virginia on Amazon prime

[@ronarmitagejr8758]

Its on KZbin

[@ErlendSolbue]

Talkin’ feet, a movie about her brother Jesco

[@beckerickson8034]

@@ErlendSolbue see also; The Dancing Outlaw.

[@LuckyLu602]

My husband (41) grew up similar to this in Eastern Kentucky and until the age of 7, he lived with his mama, step father, and sister in a shack in the woods with no running water and an outhouse.

[@LB-eh5fz]

I LOVE THE WHITES THE REAL DEAL RIGHT HERE ❤️

[@hmmm8552]

So did my stepmom and her whole family. Used an outhouse until the 1990s!!!

[@hmmm8552]

In northeast Tennessee real close to the Kentucky line

[@hmmm8552]

Tennessee here. My stepmom lived in East Tennessee in Morley. Closest to Kentucky, but not far from North Carolina and Virginia. An outhouse was their only means of a toilet until the 1990s!!!! Some of her family still uses outhouses and they are all still standing today. It’s a little coal mining town. Doesn’t even have a store. I miss visiting there. She passed in 2010 shortly after turning 37. It’s where she is buried.

[@lilub.1350]

I’ve watched the documentary with her and her family a while back and I was wondering how she’s doing… I’m glad she’s still alive and kickin’!!

[@surviveunplugged]

I had a Marine brother from those parts. I thought that a "black" man from the projects was the hardest living, until I met him. One of the " coolest" cats that I've known. Good people, if you can get along. If not, I just might "rock" with THEM. Just poor people like me.

[@stelladru2358]

My father was a Marine from West By God Virginia. Him and mom. We'd drive 12 hours to go see family from his post in Parris Island to Parkersburg West Virginia. You are right about the strength of us Hillbillies SurviveUnplugged. We are a tough lot. And sir/madam because one must never assume gender, thank you for your service and sacrifice for this country. Semper Fi.