Oscar-winner Billy Bob Thornton was honored by his hometown of Malvern, Ark., where he's remembered as a milkshake-loving, drum-playing rock 'n' roller.
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"I had a Tastee-Freez stand before I got into politics," said Mayor Bill Scrimshire, who declared "Billy Bob Thornton Day" Tuesday. "When he was a kid in high school he used to buy hamburgers and milk-shakes from me. He was one of my Tastee-Freez kids."Thornton, 41, won an Academy Award Monday night for best adapted screenplay. "Sling Blade," which Thornton wrote, directed and starred in, originated from his years of living in Arkansas, and specifically in Malvern - a small town 40 miles southwest of Little Rock.