BK LOUNGE
APRIL 20, 2010

The Lounge was almost bursting at the seams again tonight as our great fans continue to fill every chair in the place nearly every Tuesday night.

It was great to see two of our good friends up and going tonight. Roger Hawkins came in minus the walker and going pretty good on a cane. Jim Rumsey got out to visit us again. He was getting around amazingly well only two weeks after a total knee replacement. A thank you to all who have inquired about my wife, Pat Nielsen. She is progressing after a pretty extensive back surgery; it will just take time.

Larry Smith filled in tonight for the absent Larry Dean who was out of town for a couple of days. It is always a pleasure to see and hear him.

Larry and the gang got things started off tonight as he sang a Harlan Howard tune, "I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today" followed by Moe Bandy's "Too Old To Die Young" and "Together Again." Gordon Riley and the band including drummer John Malone did a super job with "South" a tune made famous right here in Kansas City by the Bennie Moten orchestra. Gordon showed his vocal talents as well, singing Hank Thompson's "Six Pack To Go" and "Holding Things Together." "Mighty" Marvin Bredemeier, who plays such sweet fiddle music every Saturday night at Annie's Country Jubilee got the dancers up and moving with "Down Yonder" and "The Waltz You Saved For Me." He returned later to sing an old Hank Thompson tune "The Older The Violin, The Sweeter The Music." Larry got a big hand as he returned to sing "Kansas City" (always a favorite around here), then it was "Heartaches By The Number," "Green Green Grass Of Home," Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues," Merle's "Today I Started Loving You Again," "Pass Me By If You're Only Passing Through" and Chuck Berry's "Memphis." Mary Bichelmeyer put her soft, mellow voice to good work tonight as she sang "I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You," Kitty Wells' "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" and Loretta's "There He Goes." We missed husband Garry's singing tonight, but he was here adding support. Hope to hear from him next week. It was super seeing David Purcell in the house tonight and he got a great ovation as he sang the Buck Owens/Dwight Yoakam classic "Streets Of Bakersfield," "Ain't It Funny How Time Slips Away," Hag's "No It's Not Love But It's Not Bad" and in his best Willie voice, "On The Road Again."

We love to hear Art Covey play his mandolin and sing and tonight he chose Darrell McCall's "There's Still A Lot Of Love In San Antone," "Love Letters In The Sand" (remember Pat Boone?) and "Falling Leaves." Great stuff! Annie Little was also in the house tonight and she sang Patsy Cline's "I Love You Honey" and joined Larry singing Jack Greene's "There Goes My Only Possession." Larry closed the evening with George Jones' "A Picture Of Me Without You" and "I Saw The Light."

(Below) Larry Smith



The photo and much of the text above was reprinted with the permission of Roger & Jean Hawkins of MO-KAN OPRY.COM. Thanks again, guys.

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