And the answer is: Just show up any Tuesday night at the BK Lounge (The Burger King Restaurant, 95th & Quivera Rd., Lenexa, KS) and enjoy the group that gathers there to play and entertain from 6:00 - 9:00 PM. This Tuesday evening, the big, enthusastic crowd couldn't keep their feet or hands still, clappin', stompin', dancin' and generally having a great time. David Purcell brought his grandfather, 90 years young, to watch him perform and you could see how proud he was as David sang "Today I Started Loving You Again," "I Wonder How Many There Would Be," George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today." "Tennessee Birdwalk" and "You're A Once In A Lifetime Thing." We always look forward to Art Covey playing his mandolin and singing. Tonight he did a super job with "I'll Sing A New Song Over In Gloryland," "Redwing" and "Falling Leaves." We're amazed at all the songs that Larry Dean knows and tonight he sang "Just A Few More Butter Beans," a song sung by Little David Wilkins many years ago, Josh Turner's "Just To Be Your Man," the Chuck Berry classic "Maybelline," George Strait's "Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind," "Elvira" and Brooks & Dunn's "Boot Scootin' Boogie." Mary Bichelmeier, the group's electric bass player, used her soft, smooth voice to sing "Bill Bailey," "Blue Kentucky Girl" and Patsy Cline's "Walking After Midnight" while Bill Clark, as well as playing rhythm guitar and harmonica did a bang-up job singing Leroy Van Dyke's "The Auctioneer" and "Nine Pound Hammer." Gordon Riley, the group's great lead guitarist, drummer Lou Moore and the rest of the band played some great instrumentals ("Back Home In Indiana," "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," "Honky Tonk" and others) and at one point, several of the members walked through the restaurant, snaking thru the tables, struming their instruments all the while, much to the delight of the big crowd!
Garry Bichelmeier considers himself more a song writer than an entertainer, but the crowd let him know how they felt as he sang "Would You Catch A Falling Star," "Kansas City" and a beautiful song he wrote, "Marie." How nice it was to see the singing engineer, Mr. Larry Keeler who sang "Wayward Wind" and "Blue Spanish Eyes" for us. Sharon Welch helped the band close with "Goodnight Irene." (Below) Everyone had a great time tonight at the "BK Lounge"
