(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. Richard from CanadaTHE BOTTOM LINE on all the hearse confusion and claims.Joan from SudburyI remember Neil young in the 1960 he use to go with my cousin last name is manitowabi she was there with him.Terry Erickson from Medicine Hat AlbertaI was on that trip and the year was 1965 and those people from Blind River that are saying it was another year are just plain wrong and I was also on the return trips back to Blind River each time with Neil to check on the hearse and was there when Neil decided to give up on it and leave it there.how can he repeatedly sing "long may you run" when he already said that the car stopped being alive (running/operating) when it missed that shift on the long decline.
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