One hundred and six years ago today Colorado's governor, James Peabody, sent the state's National Guardsmen into the town of Cripple Creek to break up a miners' strike. The town had boomed at the end of the 19th century after a prospector's discovery of some rich gold ore in the area. A refurbished narrow gauge heritage railroad has operated between Cripple Creek and its sister town Victor, Colorado since 1967 (long after the boom had gone bust). Could this be what the heck Neil Young is singing about in this song from his After the Goldrush album? He is, after all, a train freak.
The Cripple Creek muse also whispered to frequent Your Daily Dose cameo Skip Spence ...
... and, of course, Robbie Robertson was apparently inspired by the alliterative name of the locale when he wrote this gem for the Band.
The Cripple Creek muse also whispered to frequent Your Daily Dose cameo Skip Spence ...
... and, of course, Robbie Robertson was apparently inspired by the alliterative name of the locale when he wrote this gem for the Band.
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