12. Johnny Cash’s Checklist, Part 1
It’s hard to think of Johnny Cash without his rebellious persona, all-black attire, drug abuse, and political activist all coming to mind. It’s much harder to think of a legend like Johnny Cash writing a to-do list that includes the item “pee.” However, thanks to someone preserving it, we now know that he did, in fact, write just such a list with “pee” at number 5, immediately behind “cough” at number 4.
In a much more beautiful entry, Cash wrote “Kiss June” for number 2, June being his wife June Carter Cash. The pair were well known to be immensely fond of each other, being married for over 35 years. Cash often wrote June love letters and notes during their marriage, and even in a to-do list, he couldn’t resist mentioning her. Cash reportedly said that music was his only reason to keep on living after June died, and he passed away himself only four months after death.
His sense of humor re-appeared on the very next line of the list with “Not kiss anyone else” at number 3. The tongue-in-cheek humor of the two lines clearly shows the warm and trusting relationship the two had.