(from an interview with Neil in Winnipeger John Einarson’s book “Neil Young the Canadian Years”). Neil later bought another hearse, which he used to drive to L.A. Once again Neil didn't get very far before it became obvious there was still something wrong, so out of money and luck, Neil had to leave the hearse in Blind River for good. Neil made two or three bus trips back to Blind River to try and pick up the hearse, but the transmission wasn't replaced until the last trip. From Toronto Neil kept in touch with the owner of the Bind River garage who kept promising a replacement transmission. It’s a well documented fact that Neil didn’t even purchase the hearse until 1964.Īfter leaving the hearse in Blind River, Neil and his buddies continued on their way separately, three of them hitchhiking, while Neil and the other buddy, Terry Erickson, kept going on Terry's Honda 90 motorcycle, which had been stored in the back of the hearse. ![]() Neil was 19 in the summer of 1965, which coincides with the year he wrote “Sugar Mountain” during that year’s travels. The hearse was actually left in Blind River in 1965, not ’62 or ’63, although the people of Blind River are adamant about it being ’63, which is not plausible, nor consistent with all other accounts and events.
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