I saw Neil Young in concert in 1983 in Champaign IL during his Trans Tour.
”Old man, look at me now, I’m a lot like you.
I need to play all day with my choo choo.”
I saw him on there, too! I was young and poor then. On the road trip home, I had to give a gas station my Pentax camera in exchange for enough gas to get home. Fortunately, I was able to return with money to get my camera back. I saw him a few more times all the way through his "Keep on rocking in a free world" stuff at the state fair in Syracuse, NY.
He seemed to hate all politicians back then, which I liked and still like in my rock stars. Today he is firmly entrenched on one side like Springsteen, which I don't like in my rock stars, regardless of which side they choose. I'd say the same thing about guys like Ted Nugent, on the other side. Neil's done a lot for rock n roll and Lionel and I would love to meet him at a train show.
I always wanted one of those Lionel advertising pages with him in it, and his personal autograph and some words addressed to me to frame and hang in my train room. That would be so cool. I almost bought the Greendale Lionel train set, but I wasn't a fan of that particular album, so I passed like I passed on his Transformer album. Every one of his other records were great, with some like, "After the Gold Rush" real masterpieces that have stood the test of time. He seems like the kind of guy who would respect my opinion on this, as a genuine fan.
Bottom line: I'm jealous of you guys that have met him at York because he was probably in his real element as a train guy just like you and me.
Mike