Hardwick, Hopkins reunite Friday at VFW Post 1550

Sunday, September 18, 2016
Banner Graphic/ERIC BERNSEE Old pals and musical partners Robin Hopkins (left) and Dick Hardwick ham it up during a 2014 reunion concert in Greencastle.

It will be just like old times Friday, Sept. 23 at Greencastle VFW Post 1550.

Not only will the event feature the musical reunion of Greencastle natives Dick Hardwick and Robin Hopkins but also on the menu is dinner music by the longtime Greencastle music group, the John Wood Trio.

Dick Hardwick and Robin Hopkins. Back home again. One night only.

The Hardwick and Hopkins Dixie Duo -- founded more than 40 years ago when the two musicians were Greencastle teenagers -- reunited in 2014 for a Jazz at The Duck event and enjoyed themselves so much they now want to try to make their return home an annual event.

The Hardwick and Hopkins saga is a story of friendship, musical aspirations and a love of entertaining spanning five decades or more.

Both still happily make their living entertaining. Hardwick is a comedian who performs all over the world, while Hopkins still plays the plectrum banjo and guitar at gigs all around the country and across Indiana with singing partner Kathleen Miller.

“Robin and I have been close friends since grade school,” Hardwick reminisced, noting that Hopkins was a year ahead of him, graduating from Greencastle High School in 1970, followed a year later by Hardwick.

“My dad Tom Hardwick and his dad, Wayne Hopkins, were also great friends and loved to play music together,” he noted. “My dad on the bass and Wayne on the xylophone along with many of our dads’ friends and bandmates in the famous Greencastle John Wood Combo (with whom Hopkins also returned to perform in October 2012).”

Cost for dinner and the show is $20, while it’s $15 for the show alone. For reservations, persons may call the VFW post at 653-3018.

Doors will open Friday at 5:30 p.m. at the 819 S. Jackson St. VFW post. Showtime for Hardwick and Hopkins is 7 p.m.

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  • TWO WILD AND CRAZY GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    -- Posted by Queen53 on Mon, Sep 19, 2016, at 9:47 PM
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