Erick News

Google this: "Harley and Annabelle" OR "Mediocre Music Makers" OR "Sandhills Curiosity Shop" and you will discover ample information (4,200+ results at the time of this writing) about the Mediocre Music Makers, Harley and Annabelle, and their Sandhills Curiosity Shop in Erick, Oklahoma. Who are they? Why are they all over the internet? What are they about?

No doubt, the most memorable part of our road trip is our time spent with the Mediocre Music Makers, Harley and Annabelle Russell, in Erick, Oklahoma.

Tulsa World staff writer and author of the new book Oklahoma Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff, P.J. Lassek, places Harley and Annabelle, The Mediocre Music Makers at the Sandhills Curiosity Shop in Erick, OK at the top of the State's 10 most intriguing and interesting people and places list.

Small mom and pop attraction independently gains international acclaim but is scorned and ostracized by community tourism promotion leadership.

Harley & Annabelle documentary planned April 3, 2008 A filmmaker is planning a documentary about the story of Harley & Annabelle Russell, aka the Mediocre Music Makers , of Erick, Okla. via Route 66 News

December 11, 2007 ARRESTS Erick Garcia 12-12-88 was arrested at the DUSD main office for Possession of Marijuana. via The Daily Dispatch

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports 8-year-old Dylan and 9-year-old Darian Hernandez died at the scene of the crash in Erick, Oklahoma. via WLS-TV Chicago

“On August 2, we started the day early with a bus load from the First Baptist Church of Oklahoma City and ended it after entertaining a group from Norway that arrived at 8 p.m.”

Magazine publishers get the Harley & Annabelle Experience October 30, 2007 According to an article last week in the Elk City and Sayre newspapers in Oklahoma, Harley and Annabelle Russell of the Sandhills ... via Route 66 News

Roger Miller is best known for his humorous novelty songs, which overshadow his considerable songwriting talents as well as his hardcore honky tonk roots. via US 103/5 FM Tampa Bay