Thunder Roads Colorado Magazine Volume 11, Issue 11 | Page 12

PDA Road Gear “Shindig” O n Saturday, July 23rd, PDA Road Gear in Littleton held their “Shindig” to benefit The Spinal Cord Society. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term shindig, it is large, lively party. In this case, the PDA Road Gear shindig was celebrating some great sets of wheels. The event featured appearances by some of the Hooters girls, live music, free food, a bike and car show, and a “Sound Off”. What is a sound off you say? Well just how crisp, clear and loud can the stereo system on be on your set of wheels? PDA Road Gear is proud to say that they have been “Disturbing the Peace since 1980” by selling, installing and servicing aftermarket and original equipment manufacturer accessories for all vehicles, Hot rods, Classic Cars, Motor Homes, Boats, Limo’s, and of course, motorcycles. So many of the cars and motorcycles in the show were not only a joy to look at, but listen to as well. PDA even provided an air castle to keep the little ones entertained. Others represented at the Shindig were Alpine USA, Focal, Rocky Mountain Harley Davidson, Denver 81, JL Audio, Benders Brat Haus, Rib City, Garlic Knot, Hooters and ARC Audio. One of the most interesting set of wheels running around the PDA Road Gear Parking lot was the wheel chair that belongs to Kermit Breyer, President of the Centennial Colorado Chapter of the Spinal Cord Society. Kermit is always upbeat, fun, friendly, and seems to love to make people laugh. Kermit injured his spinal cord decades ago in an auto accident. He tends to deflect sympathy directed towards himself in favor of the many who he says have it worse than he does. Through his many years of volunteering for The Spinal Cord Society, he has met numerous paraplegics and quadriplegics who live in hideous pain day in and day out due to accidents that resulted in either a broken neck or broken back. The Spinal Cord Society has made great strides in curing spinal cord injuries, especially in cases where treatments can be administered as soon as possible after the injury occurs. The SCS feels that too many in the medical fields have opted to provide expensive care for the lifetime of the victims rather than actually provide a cure. 10 Thunder Roads Magazine® Colorado Anyone is eligible to join the SCS. Membership is only $35 per year and includes a monthly newsletter. You can get information by going to http://www.scsus.org/ . The SCS is a 501-c-3 non-profit so membership and of course any donations are tax deductible. September 2016 www.thunderroadscolorado.com