Legend has it this very incident happened to American journalist Marilyn Hagerty, friend of Tom Brosseau and also Grand Forks, North Dakota resident, who eventually was able to flag down a passer-by for help.

Brosseau told the story of the song while appearing on the NPR Music program, Tiny Desk Concerts, with Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton.

[7] The Los Angeles Times wrote that the songs "speak openly about loneliness, reminisce about moments of love and heartbreak and approach memories with poetic but unsentimental flourishes.

"[6] The Boston Globe wrote that the album "essentially consists of scaffolding for material to come later ...

"[8] PopMatters called Grass Punks "a welcome return from one of the most dynamic voices in modern folk.