Postcards from The Edge of The Neil Young Archives
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Postcard from Neil Young to "Mummy" (Mother Rassy Young)
Parry Sound, Onatario
July 11, 1965
via Neil Young Archives
While exploring around today on the Neil Young Archives' "Song of the Day" -- "(I'm A Man And) I Can't Cry" -- there's quite a bit of fascinating memorabilia associated with the 1965 song. A virtual Neil time capsule with photos, letters, documents, audio and more for early demo of a The Squires song.
Above is an image of the front of a postcard from Neil Young to his mother Rassy Young explaining that "Mort" is dead. "Mort", the 1948 Buick Roadmaster hearse, was Neil's first car and transported The Squires band equipment.
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"Mort" - 1948 Buick Roadmaster hearse
Ken Koblun, Neil Young, Bob Clark.
Fort William, Ontario, April 1965
Photo courtesy of Ken Koblun
via Author Sharry Wilson's Young Neil: The Sugar Mountain Years
More on Neil Young's early years explored by Canadian author Sharry Wilson and Neil Young`s Canadian Years by John Einarson.
For more on NYA Times-Contrarian posts see:
- Neil Young's Note for Song of the Day: "Over And Over" + VIDEO
- Next Neil Young Album? "Songs for Judy" (aka Joel Bernstein Tapes)
- Dear NYA: Why Isn't Ragged Glory Available on Vinyl?
- 34+ minute version of "Like A Hurricane" on NYA Movie Night @ Hearse Theater
- "Campaigner": Neil Young Archives Song of the Day
- Neil Young Calls Out Big Tech ... Yet Again
- Neil Young's Song Of The Day: "Heart of Gold" + 1971 Interview
- Neil Young Remembers "The Innocence": WORDS
- Dear Neil: New Feature "Letters To The Editor" on Neil Young Archives (NYA)
- Neil Young Archives: "Huge drop of unreleased tracks!"
- "Enjoy NYA - Still Free" Says Neil Young
- Membership to Neil Young Archives Opens June 1
- "Muddy Track": Movie Night on Neil Young Archives
- Song of the Day: New Feature on Neil Young Archives
- Neil Young Archives (NYA) Times-Contrarian Launches Debut Issue
- "FREE THE MUSIC": Update on Neil Young Archives (NYA) Times-Contrarian
- "Vinyl is KING" Says Neil Young
- Neil Young Returns To #1 On The Charts!
- Neil Young: Tech Giants Rip Off Artists
Labels: archives, hearse, mort, neil young, squires