Also its "Lennon" as in John Lennon the musician not "Lenin" as in Vladimir Lenin the Bolshevik leader of Russia. Although to be fair Lenin definitely did read a book of Karl Marx at some point I'm sure.
Well done! One thing I noticed, though, is that them good old boys were not drinking "whisky and rye", they were drinking "whisky in Rye".
Rye is whisky. So saying they were drinking whisky and rye would make no sense. That would be like saying they were drinking soda and Pepsi.
Rye, NY is only a few miles from where McLean grew up and was the location of a favorite watering hole of McLean and his friends. It's the name of the town where them good old boys drank their whisky.
Interesting story, but unfortunately not true! Look half way down this article and you will see McLean's original manuscript, complete with the words "whisky and rye". For the difference between whisky and rye, see here.
Rye is whisky. So saying they were drinking whisky and rye would make no sense. That would be like saying they were drinking soda and Pepsi.
Rye, NY is only a few miles from where McLean grew up and was the location of a favorite watering hole of McLean and his friends. It's the name of the town where them good old boys drank their whisky.