Waiting to talk to his daughter Susan, I surveyed George Tennyson in his casket and noticed a mason jar stashed by his side. The jar contained what looked like cashews or boiled peanuts. Susan then explained that they were gin soaked raisins and that her father ate 9 of them daily to curb his arthritis. She noted that their Aunt Alice Jarboe, who is 102, also swears by them.
So I did some googling to find that this home remedy has been around awhile:
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| http://www.berkeleywellness.com/self-care/home-remedies/article/gin-soaked-raisins-kooky-cure-arthritis |
After Paul Harvey mentioned this in one of his radio shows, it sparked a lot of interest in the remedy. Harvey then received all sorts of feedback including the following note:
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| https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/raisins-gin-arthritis/ |
And just because he coined the phrase “gin soaked bar room queen” maybe Mick, with his current health issues, should be munching on some gin soaked raisins: 
Whenever I hear this song, I always find myself waiting for the end to hear the “Woo!”