JULY 20, 2010
BK LOUNGE

Just about an hour before show time a big wind and rain storm blew up over the area. Some of the band members got pretty wet trying to get their equipment in without it getting too wet. However, we did get everything in with no damage. Some of our fans must have decided to stay home out of the weather tonight because the crowd was smaller than usual. But we opened to a nice group and everyone soon got into the mood for some good music.

Once again, I am reprinting Roger and Jean's blog from MO-KAN Opry.com They do such an outstanding job of writing, I could not come up all of the song titles and the original performers like they do. Also, I would not have time to write it all down and operate the sound equipment, too. I appreciate their generosity so much in sharing their work with us. Be sure to go to their web site, MO-KAN OPRY.Com for information on all the shows in this and the surrounding areas. Thanks again Roger & Jean!!

The crowd was a tad smaller than usual due to the big storm that eventually dropped more than 2" of rain on the metro area, but none the less enthusiastic as Larry Dean stepped to the mike and started tonight's festivities with Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" followed by a Travis Tritt number "Living On Borrowed Time" and Eddie Arnold's "Make The World Go Away." Larry returned later in the evening with with a couple of George Jones tunes "You Just Don't Know How Good You Got It" and "Sinners & Saints" as well as a rock & roll classic, Elvis' "Don't Be Cruel." Gordon Riley, the group's great lead guitarist was up next to sing Dave Dudley's "Truck Driving Man" and he and the rest of the band including drummer John Malone did a super job on the instrumental "Honky Tonk." Multi-talented Garry Bichelmeyer got a big hand as he sang the old bluegrass standard "The Old Home Place," "A Rainy Day Off" (a song written by Garry some years back), "Catch A Falling Star," "Long Black Train" and "Stand By Me."

Our friend "Marvelous" Marvin Bredemeier, who plays fiddle at Annie's Country Jubilee in Tonganoxie, KS every Saturday night was a tad late tonight due to the high waters near his house, but great troupers that they are, he and wife Sug made the tough trip across town to entertain the folks tonight. Marvin began his set fiddling "Silver Bells," then it was the Merle Travis classic "Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette." A bit later Marvin returned with "Rubber Dolly," "Faded Love" and by request "Ragtime Annie." Mary Bichelmeyer, the group's bass player showed her vocal talents, singing "Don't Tell Me What To Do," Patsy Cline's "Walking After Midnight" and "Your Cheating Heart." David Purcell did his usual fine job tonight singing audience favorites "The Cowboy Rides Away", a George Strait number, Willie Nelson's "On The Road Again," a Garry Bichelmeyer number, "Northern Star," "Help Me Make It Through The Night" and "You're A Once In A Lifetime Thing." It's always a pleasure to see Ron Fine stop by and sing a few with the gang and tonight he did just a super job with the Waylon/Jesse classic "Storms Never Last" and Hank Sr.'s "House Of Gold." Ron also closed out the evening with "Mountain Railway."

(Below) Mary (l.) and Garry (r.) Bichelmeyer visit with David Purcell (seated)



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