Sunday, November 14, 2010

Jesco White and the White Family : The Human Train Wreck

Eight years ago a friend of mine asked me had I ever seen "The Dancing Outlaw." I had not seen it and assumed it was some shitty country music video. He informed me of possibly one of the greatest trainwrecks on film, "The Dancing Outlaw : Jesco White."  
Jesco is a hillbilly from Boone County West Virginia who has been given the gift of dance, Not just any dance, tap dance. Jesco's dancing ability is the least important thing about Jesco White.  He is one of the most interesting people I believe I have ever seen in a documentary.  Jesco is now an old man but, he still parties like it's 1991.  He has three personalities one of which is Elvis. Yes, Elvis Aaron Presley, The King. 

Recently the guys from "Jackass" released a new film called "The Wild and Wonderful White of West Virginia." It is a documentary which follows up on Jesco and his family. There is pot smokin, pill snortin, baby havin, hillbillies partying all day and all night. And then there is Jesco. The whole documentary is one big train wreck. It is sad to see these people and the way they live. Their kids running around in the living room, filthy, while their parents snort coke in front of them. It is horrible but, you can't stop watching it. It is like train wreck. You want to turn away because of the gruesomeness of it but, you can't stop looking because it is such an overwhelming sight.  The White family is the human trainwreck.  I encourage any readers to check out Jesco White or The Dancing Outlaw on Youtube.  And if you are ever in Boone County, stop by and see Jesco. 

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