Neil Young: All Walks of Life

Neil Young: All Walks of Life
image via Rusted Moon (Click photo to enlarge) 

Neil Young has a new section in his online newspaper "NYA Times-Contrarian" called "Health" where he presumably will share various health tips.

In the inaugural "Health section" post, Neil discusses the benefits of walking with tips for beginners as well as, a story from his California ranch days.

10-29-22

I try to walk every day and I tell all my friends to walk as much as they can. Walking is a natural exercise for the whole body, and good for the mind. I am in my seventies and feel like 3 miles is a good distance. It’s not that far. Maybe an hour and fifteen minutes give or take. But start with a small amount of distance, one block or less, and work your way up slowly. You don’t have to be in a hurry. Walking is good at any speed.

I like to walk in the country or on the land, but for safety from falls its good to stay on a relatively smooth and predictable surface.

I can remember walking when I was in my early twenties. I would take a cup of coffee and leave it on top of a fence post when it was empty, then pick it up on the way home. Most of the time…. For a while there were coffee cups balanced on fenceposts in more than a few areas.
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Walking is the best gift you could ever have.
neil

Read full "Take A Walk" | Health | Times-Contrarian | Neil Young Archives post. 

As Rusted Moon notes, over the decades, walking has been a recurring musical theme with songs such as, "Walk On", "Walk Like A Giant", "Walk With Me", "Long Walk Home",  "Daddy Went Walkin' ", "Let Your Fingers Do The Walking", amongst many others. A search on Neil Young's Lyrics Database | Sugar Mountain reveals dozens of songs with a walking theme.  Like the song " People On The Street", for example:

"walkin' with the beat if it's not too slow

On the sidewalk scenes and the concrete canyon walls.

walkin' through the night up and down the avenue

In the steaming heat people walk in the street

Keep walkin' with the beat, walkin' with the beat"

In other Neil Young news, he has a new song and video titled "Love Earth".

Neil Young Drops 1st Preview Track "Love Earth"

image via Official Music Video directed by dhlovelife

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Neil Young Illness “Nothing Major,” Representative Says

Neil Young Inducting The Pretenders
2005 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony
Yesterday, we reported some distressing news ...Neil Young is Sick: David Letterman Replacing to Induct Pearl Jam Into Rock Hall .

The news brought quite a few number of comments expressing concern and well wishes from Neil fans around the world.

So, today some good news.

From Pitchfork.com (Thanks Nick!):

Today, a representative tells Pitchfork that Young has not been feeling well, but his illness is nothing major. In its statement yesterday, the Rock Hall concluded, “We’re wishing Neil a speedy recovery.” David Letterman will induct Pearl Jam in Young’s place tomorrow.

Likewise, we here at Thrasher's Wheat wish Neil a speedy recovery.

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