The "Rockin' With "Flamin' Dick & The Hot Rods" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Carol and I had just returned home from watching Flamin' Dick and the Hot Rods perform at the Springettsbury Township Park Amphitheater which is located at 1501 Mt. Zion Road in York County, Pennsylvania.  Our friends Hal and Jeannie stopped to pick us up so I didn't have to drive through the heavy traffic along the Route 30 corridor.   Great band that features about a half-dozen musicians, most all of whom play a variety of guitars with one keyboard player, one drummer, and one sax player.  And...the songs they play are from my era of music.  Just love to listen to their music, and you can't miss hearing it due to the volume that emanates from their huge speakers.   And...I'm not the only one who enjoys their music.  We were part of a crowd of well over 300 people who filled the seats in the amphitheater.  Part-way through the show, I grabbed my camera and headed to the front of the stage to take a few photos of the individual performers.  Directly in front of the stage is an area for those how might want to dance to the music, and the area was packed with people of all ages.  Even saw a few residents of Woodcrest Villas, where my wife and I live, dancing to the music.  The show went on for about an hour and a half, without any breaks, and the band finally called it quits.  I loved singing along with the music as well as keeping the beat with my foot and at times beating on my leg with my hand.  When I was a young boy I tried to play the guitar, but was never successful at it.  I ended up playing the accordion for a few years, but that's not very well suited for rock and roll music, so I gave it up.  I still enjoy singing along with the band, but I have to be careful I don't sing too loud, or I disturb those around me, as I'm told.  The summer concert series will last all summer with bands playing throughout the summer.  We plan to make a few more visits so I can get my fill of good old rock 'n roll music.  And, I must remember not to sing too loud!  The most unusual part of the evening was not the music, but when the lady sitting next to me looked at me and said, "You know...you have two different colored eyes!"  She was very observant...so she was...as she was correct. Told her I was born that way and they never changed. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.  Check out the photos that follow from the concert.

Springettsbury Township Park Amphitheater