![]() Kirkwood's leads are expressions and extensions of many of their songs. Many Meat Puppeteers are guitar heads and Mr. ![]() Often overshadowed by J Mascis and even the across the pond version - The Bevis Frond, his playing is right up there, if not more diverse and better. Curt Kirwood is a guitar player in a league of his own. But isn't there something to be said for the integrity of a band that creates new art and then tours to support it? Is it not sad to see Steppenwolf at the casino? Is it not fucking great to digest a new Neil Young album and go see him play classics alongside new ones (aside from paying a 100 bucks to see it)? I'll step off the soap box with my opinions and get on with this review.įast forward dozens of studio albums and trials (literally, just Google Cris Kirkwood) and tribulations, The Meat Puppets have returned with Sewn Together, one of the best albums of 2009 and no doubt of their career. So what if some of the known and not so known names need a little scratch? Who doesn't these days? After all, that's what these guys did for a "living" - make music and tour. Dinosaur JR and The Meat Puppets come to mind. While the Pixies go on their cash milking tours playing the same old tunes from their heyday, there are other bands from the same era that have resurfaced on the tour circuit with one very important distinction - they are putting out new albums. We are so fortunate to be involved in such an amazing industry, with such resilient people in it.To yours truly, there are respectable reunions of 90's bands and there are not so good reunions, depending how you look at it. I remember when my father Norm retired in 2000 after devoting 45 plus years to the industry, I asked what he would miss the most, his reply was simple…. Our business and our industry has gone through change and continues to change, the deregulation of the dairy industry, droughts, floods, the GFC and today its Covid, but through all this I’m confident in saying we have stayed at the forefront. Four delivery trucks cover the Hunter Valley and, as far as Mt White, the Central Coast, Newcastle, Gresford, Dungog, Branxton, Cessnock, as well as locally.įocus in products has changed-especially with large number of district hobby farms and the demise of dairying due to regulation. In 2021, 100 years onwards Kirkwood Produce is the only one of the original four Maitland produce merchants to remain. Craig Kirkwood became Manager of the Maitland Store. In March 2000, Norm Kirkwood retired from Kirkwoods after 45 years of service. The Broadmeadow Store, continued to operate until 1994. A large expansion to the new site included a drive through service. Hall & Son’s former produce stores at Rutherford and Broadmeadow were purchased and the Rutherford store became the home of Kirkwood Produce (formerly J. ![]() purchased the property and business of produce merchants Butler and Pryke at 20-22 Church Street Maitland, and the business relocated across the road to the new site.įollowing a fire in 1977, the Maitland Store was replaced by a double brick building included a seed room, hay shed, storage and a hessian bag cleaning facility. ![]() In 1965, a new purpose built building was erected at 1John Street Singleton. Kirkwood Produce Singleton was established in an old four mill in John Street Singleton in 1954. These had the largest horse stables to feed, needing chaff, bran and oats in bulk sacks. In the early days, the main customers were council members, bakers and the local coal mines. Proximity to Maitland Station allowed for prompt consignment of produce as well as receival of goods. Cain, all within half-a-mile of each other between the station and Church Street. The Kirkwood family had been involved in agriculture on district farmland for many years.Īt that time, there were four produce merchants in Maitland: O.K. The brothers were formerly livestock agents with OK Young Product Merchants of High Street Maitland. Pty Ltd Produce Merchants was established in 1921 by brothers James (Jim) and John (Jack) Kirkwood who opened premises at 23 Church Street Maitland. ![]()
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