Thrasher's Wheat

1. Jacqueline Jones: 197X - 2019

   Jacqueline Jones: 197X - 2019 Sad news of another beloved rustie soul Jacqueline Jones who passed away in May. From her husband Barney: Friends, it is with a heavy heart and with tears streaming down our cheeks that we are letting you know that after a cruelly short illness, our wonderful, unique Jacqueline Jones left us this morning, just as dawn was breaking over the Ile de France. The

2. Neil Young's New Album 'Tuscaloosa': "Duality of the Southern Thing" or Does A Southern Alabama Man Need Neil Young Around, Anyhow?

   "Make friends down in Alabama. I'm from a new land I come to you and see all this ruin What are you doing Alabama?" The timing of Neil Young's release of the album Tuscaloosa recorded on Feb. 5, 1973 with the band Stray Gators at Memorial Coliseum, University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa appears to be somewhat auspicious. The state of Alabama has been in the news of late -- but not necessarily

3. Happy Father's Day! Neil Young, "Old Man" & The Story Behind The Song

   Happy Father's Day! Neil Young's "Old Man" seems an appropriate song for the day. From BBC 1971.... back when Neil was a young man... look at how time flies past.... i'm a lot like you were... From his 1972 album Harvest, "Old Man" is definitely one of Mr Young's most enduring songs of all time with brilliant banjo and steel guitar. James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt provide backing vocals

4. We're Back! Thrasher's Wheat Returns From Out On the Beach, Back On The Grid

   #RITFW - Rockin' on the Long Walk to FREEDOM Robben Island World Heritage Site 33 Degrees, 49' 03" S, 18 Degrees, 22' 44" E As you may have noticed, Thrasher's Wheat is back from our extended "On the Beach" excursion -- out beyond where the pavement turns to sand. We hope to have more to say in the future about our adventures, but in the meantime, we will only just say that it was yet another

5. Thrasher's Wheat Goes Off The Grid and On the Beach

   "An Evening With Neil Young" - February 29, 2016 Down by the Corner (Somewhere between The Land of OZ & Greendale)We here at Thrasher's Wheat have gone off the grid and will be on the beach. Just so our regular readers know, we will be offline for the next couple of weeks. Nothing to be alarmed about. It's been awhile since we took an extended break here at Thrasher's Wheat. As humbled as we