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after the gold rush...(HWW)

I was lying in a burned out basement

With the full moon in my eyes

I was hoping for replacement

When the sun burst through the sky

There was a band playing in my head

And I felt like getting high

I was thinking about what a friend had said

I was hoping it was a lie...

 

Neil Young "After the gold rush"(1970)

 

One of the iconic houses still left in the ghost town of Bodie,CA. now a state historic site.Bodie had a population of 10,000 in the late 1890's at the height of the gold rush.It was notorious for its lawlessness,with the "bad man from Bodie" being a popular catchphrase from that time.As the minds played out,people quickly left this isolated place-a fire in the 1930's wiped out 90% of what was left of the town....

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Uploaded on January 24, 2018