Such great thoughts about Neil\'s "Down by the River". Thanks. But I think he was revisiting Steinbeck\'s "Of Mice and Men". In his feverish state his past reading of the Steinbeck novel brought the picture of the cool shady pool where George and Lennie would meet before and after. Neil conflated the serenity of the river with the pain and violence. Maybe Neil made a stop along the Salinas River while going down to LA in his pickup.
Such great thoughts about Neil\'s "Down by the River". Thanks. But I think he was revisiting Steinbeck\'s "Of Mice and Men". In his feverish state his past reading of the Steinbeck novel brought the picture of the cool shady pool where George and Lennie would meet before and after. Neil conflated the serenity of the river with the pain and violence. Maybe Neil made a stop along the Salinas River while going down to LA in his pickup.