which was just fine with elvis , who was not about to explain that he actually had been named after his great-great uncle , elvis zebediah mahoney , who in turn had been named after his own grandfather , elvis hieronymus mahoney , a legendary figure who for a half century distilled the best moonshine in the hills of home , while at the same time avoiding the federal spoilsports trying to spoil his admittedly illegal ( thanks to the freakin feds ) moonshining sport .