Neil Young and LincVolt Stop In Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Neil Young & Jeff Broin
Poet Biorefining - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Neil Young and LincVolt continue to make their way across the country on their road trip to promote sustainable fuels.

The latest stop was Poet Biorefining in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a producer of celulosic ethanol.

“It's a fuel made by Americans in America that is cleaner than fossil fuels, that's the message.

Which is incredible for the planet is what we are talking about, climate change and the problems with that that are happening.You don't see much about what's going on in the climate and media, it's not a fast moving subject, kind of a slow moving story, but it's not going to be going away unless we do something.

“The planet needs a publicist then it would be a big star and everyone would pay attention to it.

KELOLAND.com | Neil Young Stops In South Dakota

Where's LV heading next? Indications are Detroit bound.

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Coffee & Breakfast with Neil Young + Five Good Covers: Cortez the Killer

Neil Young, ~1974
Coffee & Breakfast with Neil Young on a Saturday morning sounds pretty good. Zuma days on the beach.

Also, Five Good Covers: Cortez the Killer (Neil Young) » Cover Me:

• MP3: Carrie Rodriguez and Tim Easton — Cortez the Killer (Neil Young cover)
  
  
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• MP3: Matthew Sweet & The Indigo Girls — Cortez the Killer (Neil Young cover)
  
  
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• MP3: Built to Spill — Cortez the Killer (Neil Young cover)

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Rockin' in the U.S.S.R.: Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young?!

Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan
OK, file this under the heading of diplomatic nirvana.

Apparently, back in the 1970's, someone thought it would be a good idea to have Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young fight communism. Per recent Wikileaks disclosures of diplomatic cables, the US embassy in Moscow thought the singer-songwriters might connect with Russian youth.

US ambassador Walter Stoessel Junior wrote:

“Soul genre not of top interest here, and suggest priority consideration be given to soft rock, blues/rock or country rock. Previous country music efforts have succeeded in establishing acceptability of this genre and we believe time is right to expand musical horizons.

Top performers who are both eminent in the field and genuinely creative artists should be approached first before considering ones of lesser stature and perhaps less creative talent."

No indication of whether the US embassy in Moscow was aware that Neil & Joni are Canadian.

Needless to say , these concerts never happened and there's no indication the artists were ever even aware of the possibility. It is highly doubtful any of the artists suggested would have ever accepted such an arrangement.

Now would that have been rockin' in the free world or what?

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Neil Young's LincVolt: Out of the Sunset

Neil Young's LincVolt: Out of the Sunset
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A lovely image of Neil Young's LincVolt heading out of the Sunset heading east.

From the road on LincVolt Continental | Facebook:

Hi.
LV is running beautifully. We have an app onboard that tells us in real time exactly what our continuous CO2 savings are compared to a regular gasoline powered car or truck of equal size and weight. Currently we have saved a half-ton of CO2 from entering the atmosphere, traveling a little over 1100 miles.. Our goal is to save the weight of Lincvolt in tons of CO2 over the next few weeks. That weight of Lincvolt is just over 3 tons.

the driver.

Thanks LV for helping save the planet for another day!

A very cool TRANS cover mashup by Uwe G.....



Stay tuned for more road adventures @ LincVolt Continental | Facebook!

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"I Am Not Neil Young" – The Musical

I Am Not Neil Young – The Musical
The event of the season is this weekend's "I Am Not Neil Young" – The Musical.

As part of the 2013 season kickoff, The Youngtown Rock and Roll Museum , which is in tribute to one of Canada’s most outstanding Singers , Songwriters, and Musicians … Neil Young, comes the following details:

Youngtown and Omemee Ace Hardware are pleased to present “I Am Not Neil Young - The Musical” featuring the story of Frank Wilks and his amazing journey touring with “Buffalo Springfield Revisited”.

“A facinating look at the up’s and down’s of life on the road…a multi media event with great music provided by Frank Wilks himself…a must to see and hear” (T.R.H. / Youngtown)

Overview – Frank Wilks met Music Hall of Fame, bass player, “BRUCE PALMER” of BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD in 1984. Becoming fast friends Frank and Bruce along with Stan Endersby, brainstormed the BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD REVISITED. Music Hall of Fame, drummer “Dewey Martin” was then brought up from California to prepare for an American tour as Buffalo Springfield Revisited.
Buffalo Springfield Revisited toured extensively across the USA and Canada for six years appearing with “The Band”, “John Sebastian”, “Skunk Baxter”, “Spencer Davis”. They performed in concerts in front of forty to fifty thousand people at a time, all over the the USA and Canada with such bands as “Spirit”, “Chamber’s Brothers”, “Iron Butterfly”, “The Guess Who” and many more! Buffalo Springfield Revisited has been on the “Jerry Lewis Telethon” at “Caesars Palace” live on international TV. Music Hall of Fame guitarist and singer “Steven Stills” of “Buffalo Springfield and C,S,N and Y” made appearances numerous times with the “Revisited” band.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! @ Omemee Ace Hardware (705)799-2233 or get them at the door!

Event: Saturday April 13th., 8:00PM 1 King Street W. Coronation Hall, Omemee

Visit… http://frankwilks.weebly.com/buffalo-springfield-revisited.html

Thanks Trevor! Good luck!

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Photo of the Moment: Walk Like A Giant

"Walk Like A Giant"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse @ Sydney Entertainment Centre (10/03/13)
Photo by Leticia Nischang | Doubtful Sounds
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The Photo of the Moment is from the Neil Young & Crazy Horse @ Sydney Entertainment Centre (10/03/13) by Leticia Nischang.

At the time, this would be about 14 minutes into "Walk Like A Giant" when Neil is having a heavy duty "feedback is back" moment.

More photos and concert review LIVE REVIEW: Neil Young & Crazy Horse @ Sydney Entertainment Centre (10/03/13) | Doubtful Sounds by Chris Familton:

We may never see Neil Young perform in Australia again with Crazy Horse.

Let’s hope that isn’t the case but if it is, this was the band at the top of their game, displaying the full range of their sound from epic to intimate, doo-wop vocals to thunderous rock. It was an astonishingly good show, a testament to Young’s pig-headedness and boundless creativity.

Long live Crazy Horse.

Indeed. Who could possibly argue?

Long live Crazy Horse.
(Thanks Leticia & Chris!)

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Neil Young's LincVolt Hits The Road!

LincVolt @ Joshua Tree, CA
via LincVolt Continental | Facebook
It looks like Neil Young's long, long awaited roadtrip with LincVolt has finally begun.

Posting on LincVolt Continental | Facebook:

I started my day by visiting Keys View at Joshua Tree.

Nice to get away from the LA smog that had blown into the Palm Springs area. We're compiling data and stats on my fuel economy and the pounds of carbon emissions that I'm saving. look for that soon.

It seems that LincVolt Continental | Facebook will be where regular updates will be posted of the journey.

Where will LincVolt stop next as she makes her journey east? Only The Passenger knows for sure. A White Feather from the North is a good sign.


via Under The Hood
Good luck LV. Have a great trip on your journey thru the future!

ps - Don't forget. There's a hole in the sky.

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Thrasher's Wheat Radio Goes To Europe...Maybe?

Thrasher's Wheat Radio
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That's right. Thrasher's Wheat Radio is going to Europe for Neil Young & Crazy Horse's tour this summer! But -- actually -- that's a big maybe.

As covered in this issue of Broken Arrow Magazine and on last night's Thrasher's Wheat Radio Hour broadcast, our hope is to make over to Europe.

Here's the deal.

Thrasher's Wheat and WBKM.org would like to provide live radio coverage of this summer's Neil Young & Crazy Horse World Tour leg in Europe. The aim is to broadcast live from venues around Europe with fan interviews before the concert and instant reactions and reviews afterwards. NYAS members, Rusties and Zumans, come be a part of the show!

This is something that hasn’t been done before and it would be historic if it can be pulled off. As you might expect TWRH is a not-for-profit organisation and funding such a trip is a big challenge. Thrasher's Wheat, WBKM.org and others are now trying to raise the necessary funds for travel, logistics, tickets, lodging and other expenses. In order for the trip to be viable, attending 4 - 6 shows would be ideal. But maybe fewer, maybe more. Right now, we are looking to the Neil Young community for any assistance. So if you can make a contribution, provide lodging, transit, tickets or any other support, Thrasher's Wheat and WBKM.org would love to hear from you. Reach out to us at thrasher@thrasherswheat.org. We would love to hear from you with your suggestions and support.

Let's all see if we can make this historic tour coverage happen so that we can bring the music and magic of the Neil Young & Crazy Horse Alchemy World Tour to all of those who are unable to make it to Europe this summer.

This is really all up to you -- our loyal and faithful readers here on Thrasher's Wheat, our radio listeners and the entire Neil Young fan community.

Let's all not be denied.

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