The rain was heavy and steady all night. Predictions were for 2 - 3 inches in some areas and 1-2 inches in most. We received a little over 2.5 inches. It stop around 8 a.m. and was dry an hour later except for a few road puddles in depressions. There was a tornado that touched down 3 times quite a bit south of us near Pompano Beach, FL.
Again, we are just relaxing until today's "Legends Show" which is once again in The Villages. Today it was at the Savannah Center. This show featured some of the best female singers of the Rock 'n Roll era.
We left for the Rocky and the Rollers 5 p.m. show at the Savannah Center in The Villages. It was sold out as usual. We relaxed in the lobby until the doors opened at 4:30.
This time I had enough advanced notice to get good seats in the 7th row.
Rocky and the Rollers Lady Legends show opened with "The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (of Company B)". Like this number, the whole show was high energy. Rocky's 3 female vocalists were excellent with really strong, pure voices. The large group had a full "Big Band" sound that really filled the hall.
First up after their session was "Little Peggy March". At age 13 she was only 4' 9" and thus the nickname. She is still the youngest female (age 15) to have a Billboard 100 #1 hit with her million selling "I Will Follow Him". March also became the first white female solo artist to hit #1 on the Billboard R and B chart. She received a number of standing ovations for her strong, powerful voice.
"Little Peggy March" was followed by The Crystals. When discovered by Phil Spector not one was out of high school. This group had an original member, Dee Dee Kenniebrew, as the lead. They opened with "Da Do Ron Ron" (a personal favourite of ours). They also received a standing ovations for a number of their hits which included: "And Then He Kissed Me" and "He's a Rebel".
Next up were Shirley Alston Reeves (born Shirley Owens June 10, 1941) and her Shirelles' were also in fine voice. The Shirelles were the premier breakthrough girl group of the era and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. They sang a number of their hits including: "Mama Said (There'd Be Days Like This)"; "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"; "Baby, It's You"; "Foolish Little Girl"; "Everybody Loves a Lover" and the show-stopping "Soldier Boy" which she dedicated to all the veteran's in the audience.
We thoroughly enjoyed this great show as did everyone else. It closed with another standing "O"!
This was another entertaining evening!
After the show we stopped at JoAnn Fabrics on the way back for materials some upcoming craft projects Charlotte is doing.
The it was a stop at Burger King for a light supper. The 5 for $4 meal is just right for us. A small cheese burger, small fries, 4 chicken nuggets, a medium drink and a cookie is just the right size.
As we were leaving we noticed folks trying to get their car started. Some of the new autos are so packed under the hood the battery is stored under the back seat. I suspect that the rain (moisture) was drawing some of the power not giving enough to the starter to kick the motor over. I put my "Jump Starter Pak" on their battery yet the solenoid still clicked. It needed more "Juice". We then hooked up Jumper Cables to one of their friends cars.
The first try didn't do it so I tried an "old trick". I had them rev the motor a little on the jumping auto while turning on the parking lights of the "dead car" for a short period. The flow of juice through the full system seems to perk up the battery quickly and lets the power flow better through the system. It might just be "an old wives' tale"; but the next try worked!
We were back at the motorhome in a little over 5 minutes preparing for another rainy evening. The rain will be less than yesterday's with only a half inch.
The Wi-Fi, which was useless all day, suddenly started working about 11:30 p.m. Completing the blog finished the day.
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