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Rust Never Sleeps
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Hey Hey, My My
Rock and roll can never die.
There's more to the picture,
Than meets the eye..
Hey Hey, My My.
The king is gone.
but he's not forgotten
Is this the story
of Johnny Rotten?
It's better to burn out
'cause rust never sleeps
The king is gone
but he's not forgotten.
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Thanks to the great Neil Young for these lyrics... mean a lot to me.
Over the course of just this year, I have certainly aquired a new taste... and that is my love of old records. I am now the owner of a record player and a box full of records I have been carefully collecting over the spring and early summer. I love the vintage quality, and the history behind them.
I found the gem, Neil Young's "Rust Never Sleeps" album from 1979 in a little record store in Stillwater and quickly bought it up as it has so much history. What a record it is... Some of my favorite tunes are on this one... Hey, Hey... My My... Rock & Roll can never die. To give a bit of significance to this records history... you have to first understand the type of music I listen too. Two of my top three favorite bands of all time: Nirvana and Lynyrd Skynyrd. And this album has strong ties to both bands.
In Kurt Cobain's suicide letter in 1994... he wrote in the very last line. "I don't have the passion anymore, and so remember, it's better to burn out then to fade away. Peace, Love, Empathy. Kurt Cobain." There is where the connection starts, in the first song, within the first verse... Neil Young pens those lines... its better to burn out, then to fade away... and those words were written about Elvis... Kurt could never become a fat cliche... he had to "burn out"...
Secondly... the track "Powderfinger" on the album was writen by Neil Young for his good friend Ronnie Van Zant, singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd. As well well know... Ronnie ended up singing Sweet Home Alabama to the Lord after the tragic 1977 plane crash.
Such a sad thing... and I think this shot sort of symbolises that to me... Rust Never Sleeps... this farm machinery has been lying dormant, fading away... into rust. Don't let the rust in your life drag you down, lets put it out to pasture and get on with our lives.
Thank you guys for supporting me and putting up with my ramblings... its so encouraging. Love ya all...
-KT
Glasshouse roof. Farmleigh House and Estate, Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland.
Farmleigh is the official Irish State guest house. It was formerly one of the Dublin residences of the Guinness family.
This old Adlake lock from the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific railroad has seen better days, but still looks nice in my collection of railroad stuff. I thought this might go well with the latest theme from 7DWF as its both decayed and from a railroad that saw many abandonments before it vanished for good when what was left was absorbed by the SOO Line.
The earthen cliffs above this beach are steadily collapsing, and exposed with erosion is the random buried trash of generations past. No plastic, just metal, dating to a time when rust was king. This tiny radiator weighed way more than I expected, took most my strength to wrench it up and set it standing. All the rocks jammed in by tidal action didn't make things any easier. It's simple to say that last century's garbage is somehow more charming, but it was ditched just the same with no regard for recycling. I'd call this buried treasure, but mostly worthless after the effort to drag it home and scrap it. So I'll let the water do its worst, maybe some aquatic creature can call it home. I'll just call this beauty an ugly curiosity.
January 22, 2023
Bay View, Nova Scotia
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Akaroa day one on our two day trip away to escape from the earthquake repair/paint on our house. May 22, 2012.
Akaroa is a village on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated within a harbour of the same name. The name Akaroa is Kāi Tahu Māori for 'Long Harbour'.
Akaroa is 84km by road from Christchurch and is the terminus of State Highway 75. Set on a beautiful, sheltered harbour and overlooked by craggy volcanic hills, Akaroa is a popular resort village and in summer the temporary population can reach 7,000 which places stress on the summer water supply, which is entirely dependent upon rainfall on the hills.
Many Hector's Dolphins may be found within Akaroa harbour, and 'swim with the dolphins' boat tours are a major tourist attraction.
Taken from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akaroa
Rust Monster
Though it is known by many names among many tongues, it is most commonly referred to as the rust monster. It does not kill its victims out of savage ferocity, but rather as a means to an end. The large bug-like creatures are rather dull; however, many have learned that it is far easier to a feed upon the savory metal weapons and armor of a deceased victim rather than to waste energy fighting them. Perhaps if this aspiring Knight-errant had kept his wits about him, he would have realized his great fortune that he was fallen upon by only a young specimen.