JS Moore was born in Kingsport, Tennessee but grew up all over the northeastern Tennessee region. While serving in the United States Army as a military police officer in Puerto Rico Moore was first introduced to Hunter S. Thompson and says it was almost like looking into a mirror. After military service Moore returned to Tennessee where he attended Northeast State Community College and then studied English and history at East Tennessee State University. His first book, Understanding Apples, was an assortment of true anecdotes about the Long Island Community of Kingsport, Tennessee and first re...