APRIL 18, 2010
BROWN'S GRAND THEATER
CONCORDIA, KS

The Crossroads Tours bus picked up the first of the concert goers and left the Grinter House at 7:30 AM en route to get the everyone else at the Burger King in Lenexa, KS. Everyone was on board and all of the band equipment was loaded and we departed there for Concordia at 8:30 AM.

Time passed quickly on the way as Rosie, Larry and the gang kept us occupied with trivia, contests and whatever else they could think of to keep people from becoming bored. It was a good trip that all those on board seemed to enjoy immensely.

We arrived in Condordia at 11:45 AM. At the Brown's Grand Theater all of the band equipment was unloaded and the band members remained at the theater to set up and get everything ready for the concert scheduled for 3:00PM. The fans on the bus then moved to "Heavy's BBQ" for lunch.

The concert began promptly at 3:00PM with a rousing fiddle tune by Marvin Bredemeier. The music was outstanding as the Stranger Creek Band performed a good selection of their music. They were ably supported by an amazing array of special guests. Those guests included a wonderful vocalist from southwest Nebraska, Elton Flodman; Steel Guitar player Kurt Shoemaker who has played several Nashville recording sessions and backed up Martina McBride on stage. Our local friend, vocalist and song writer Larry Smith also loaned us his talents; he is always well received in Concordia. Rounding out the list of guests was Nashville recording artist, Cindy Bealer who hails from Nebraska. She is a very good singer whose newest recording can be found on I-Tunes. If you have never heard Cindy, look her up on I-Tunes and give her a listen.

When the concert ended and all passengers and equipment was back on board the bus; we made a quick visit to McDonald's for everyone to catch a quick snack and we were on our way home about 7:00PM. It had been a long day but there was still much banter and joke telling when we started the 4 hour ride. Gradually the bus grew quieter and quieter until everyone fell silent. About 11:30PM we arrived back at Grinter House and those people got off the bus and we continued to Burger King where the rest of the people and equipment was unloaded and we all headed home about midnight.

It had been a long, fun day that I think everyone enjoyed. We look forward to doing in again.

SEE YOU ALL TUESDAY AT BK LOUNGE!

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