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Meet Jonny Corndawg, the underground country-music legend. A born-and-bred Virginian, Jonny has played on five continents in as many years, and every state in the lower 48. Now Jonny has given himself over, heart and heel, to the world of Running.

Like most country musicians, Jonny spends more time on the road than on terra firma, more on stage than off, but with all that, Jonny is gaining a name for waking up daily, before and after every show, and burning ten miles while bandmates sleep off their evenings. Imagine Hank Williams Jr. from the belt up, Steve Prefontaine from the waistband down, throw in a gallon of water and a knack for showmanship, and what do you get? One of the great American vitalists, Jonny Corndawg.

Jonny let us follow him on a tour down the California coast as he braved injury and isolation on his quest to complete the Surf City USA Marathon in Huntington Beach, CA.

I hope you enjoy it.

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facebook.com/TheCorndawg

**Hey kids, now you can follow my adventures on facebook!! tinyurl.com/2f9zqmg

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  • rastAsia plus 9 months ago
    Loved it. Johnny's a rare bird.. true to his art and his heart. So many good personal moments in here. I can see him getting featured in Nike+. From the beach to the stage, he's a running machine.

    Now you make me want to run the marathon. But I'd need Johnny's tracks in my iPod. And hope I don't break.
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  • kant 9 months ago
    sounds promising... seems to be cool as ice.
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  • arnaud cailloux 9 months ago
    greate like always! but too short, we want more!
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  • eric peña 9 months ago
    I can't watch it because of my internet, but your written description is good!
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  • David Counsell plus 9 months ago
    You've got to prove things to yourself before you can prove them to others. Jonny's done that and I'm sure his writing will be even better because of it. Thanks, Sean, for sharing a nice little slice of an interesting life.
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  • Scott Gelber 9 months ago
    good form
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  • Jon Watts plus 9 months ago
    Great work, Sean.
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  • Amenon plus 9 months ago
    Thank you - a great portrait
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  • 34Beats 9 months ago
    great job !
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  • Evan Rogers 9 months ago
    A king among men.
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  • fretboardjournal pro 9 months ago
    Awesome job.
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  • Short of the Week plus 9 months ago
    I think you do the short documentary better anybody right now. Thanks for sending this our way.
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    vimeo.com/channels/shortoftheweek
    shortoftheweek.com/2011/04/28/stray-dawg-by-sean-dunne/
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  • zuanjo 9 months ago
    thanks for share your great job Sean!
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  • Sam Morrill staff 9 months ago
    Beautifully done, Sean. Love the parallel narratives of the tour and the marathon. Works perfectly.
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  • Danielle Thompson 9 months ago
    That was amazing. So beautiful
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  • Lieschen 9 months ago
    Wunderschoen!
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  • David V Barron plus 9 months ago
    Ahh, I enjoyed this so much.
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  • Michael Campbell 9 months ago
    this is bangin!
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  • Mike Cornett 9 months ago
    This is a great short! Perfect length for the story, but walk away feeling like you just saw a great full length.
  • Sam Morrill staff 9 months ago
    Well said.
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  • Tessa Carr 9 months ago
    Love this story loved the scene where you faded from acoustic to him playing his gig and back out acoustic...come to Harrisonburg,VA to play!! :)
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  • Chris Woods plus 9 months ago
    Thank you for making this! You've really touched me. Highly inspirational...
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  • mattmcb 9 months ago
    awesome
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  • Ben Holbrook plus 9 months ago
    Superb. You really did him justice.
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  • Laurens Neels 9 months ago
    awesome indeed
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  • Samuel Patterson 9 months ago
    Great video, Jonny was an inspiration to me. Keep up the good work man and hope to see you on tv soon.
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  • John Hope plus 9 months ago
    Great stoyy, great cinematography!
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  • Zachary Smith 9 months ago
    This is awesome!
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  • Jonny Fritz 9 months ago
    Best documentary ever made (about me).
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  • Jacob James Media plus 9 months ago
    It's hard to find musicians with a heart and mind like his. Good story, good music, good man.
  • Jonny Fritz 9 months ago
    Amen!
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  • Lisa Kassner pro 9 months ago
    Very nice... a lot of hard work... well done... lessons to be learned!
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  • Mark McNulty plus 9 months ago
    Loved it. Great story and some beautiful photography. Keep up the good work!
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  • Yngve Fremmerlid 9 months ago
    This makes me happy!
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  • Rocky Wilson plus 8 months ago
    Enjoyed watching him play with Middle Brother this year!!
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  • Noel Berry plus 8 months ago
    This was absolutely incredible! The cinematography, audio mixing and heart that was put into these 15 minutes is amazing! Well done!
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  • John Jenkins-Stark plus 5 months ago
    Just purchased two records from the BandCamp site. Thanks for the exposure.
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  • BackflipBedlem 4 months ago
    love it, great work!! Gutted i just shaved my beard off!! lol
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  • Garett Joseph 4 months ago
    what a beautiful soul. and doc.
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  • Hunter Mann 1 month ago
    What a sweet little film about running, music and a life being lived.

    Brilliant short film Sean! You seem to have a talent as a portrait artist of sorts, capturing humanity thru the lens. You are fortunate to have such a great team working with you. Kudos to Hillary, Kathy and Jeff, great eyes you see with!

    Hunter Mann, founder Highway Cinema
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  • Ben Pacocha 1 month ago
    Great cinematography!
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  • OzygarO 2 weeks ago
    simple.amazing.true.
    great job. thank you.
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  • Dan LaDue 3 days ago
    Amazing. Both this and the Juggalo doc. Just saw them at the Big Sky Documentary Film Fest and haven't laughed that hard in a theater in a long time.
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