AUGUST 3, 2010
BK LOUNGE
The temperature in several of the cars registered 103 degrees as we arrived at the BK Lounge this evening. In spite of that heat, the crowd at the lounge quickly drew to near capacity. Fortunately, we were able to get the sound equipment from Garry's car in time to set up and were only about ten minutes late getting the show underway.

We hope that all of you come out to see us at the Johnson County Fair on Friday evening from 8:30 to 10:30.

The rest of this blog below is reprinted from MO-KAN OPRY.com with permission of Roger & Jean Hawkins. Thanks Guys.

Everyone here at the BK tonight missed seeing Garry Bichelmeyer's smiling face, his great baritone vocals, the many great songs he writes and tries out on us first and his seemingly endless supply of corny jokes. Garry, unfortunately had car trouble on the way in tonight and was forced to miss tonight's session. Hope everything works out well and we see him here next week. Larry Dean took the reins this evening and began with a Ricky Skaggs number, "Hiway 40 Blues" followed by "Blue Eyes In Texas" and Tracy Byrd's "You Never Know Just How Good You Got It." He returned a bit later with Johnny Cash's "The Night Hank Williams Came To Town," Travis Tritt's "Sometimes She Forgets" and Merle Haggard's "Silver Wings."

Lead guitarist Gordon Riley and the rest of the band including drummer John Malone played some great instrumentals here tonight, "Buckaroo" (Buck Owens' band's theme song), "Honky Tonk," "Wheels" and Gordon sounded super as he picked and sang Kris Kristofferson's "Me And Bobby McGee." Always an audience favorite, David Purcell certainly showed why tonight as he sang George Jones' "Walk Through This World With Me," Willie's "Ain't It Funny How Time Slips Away," "Northern Star" (a Garry Bichelmeyer tune), George Strait's "The Cowboy Rides Away" and another Willie sound-alike, "On The Road Again." "Mighty" Marvin Bredemeier who plays fiddle at Annie's Country Jubilee every Saturday night began his set with an old fiddle tune, "Bile That Cabbage Down" followed by "Jersey Bounce," "Westphalia Waltz," "Down Yonder" and Bob Wills' "Milk Cow Blues." Despite the car troubles Mary Bichelmeyer, who plays bass for the group and is a dandy singer in her own right, was able to make it in and used her soothing, mellow voice tonight to sing "Your Cheating Heart," "Don't Tell Me What To Do," "You Belong To Me" and "Paper Roses."

It was great to see Annie Little and we all enjoyed hearing her sing Patsy Cline's "I Love You Honey" and "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You." Scott Gilmore got a hand as well as he sang "Johnny B. Goode" and Jim Ed Brown's "Pop A Top Again." Larry Dean closed the evening with the spiritual "Sittin' On The Front Porch With My Jesus." FOOTNOTE: The band (which call themselves the Stranger Creek Band) will be appearing at the Johnson County Fair in Gardner this Friday evening (8/6/10) from 8:30 - 10:30 PM

(Below) l. to. r. John Malone, Larry Dean & Gordon Riley prepare to entertain the crowd tonight at the BK Lounge



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