Guthrie and Ms. Brock stayed in touch. In 1965, the 18-year-old Guthrie and Robbins, 19, were traveling around the Berkshires and ended up as Thanksgiving guests with the Brocks. Ms. Brock cooked ...
In the lyrics, Brock cooked a big meal for Guthrie and his friend Rick Robbins the day before they appeared in court for littering; Guthrie sings about how he and Robbins left trash in a ravine.