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Congrats Aaron ... that's exciting!!! Who are you playing with? Peace, Mark

Bought a ticket and have my fingers crossed that it's all good with this festival at this location! Here's some cool info/history about the venue posted on the venue's website: Legend Valley is being reborn from footprints of the past, and with kind support from friends, family and all of you, the Valley will continue to jam and be the number one concert venue in central Ohio! In the early 1970’s, Clifford and Helen Jinks, then owners of the farm, started doing small get togethers. Evening gatherings on the farm became a place for friends and family to come together to jam; and through Cliffs love of music, a true grassroots music venue was born. In April of 1978, Helen and Cliff signed a lease with George Biddle and Gary Kutch, who planned to step up the talent and bring in big name acts. Biddle and Kutch named the venue Legend Valley. They started doing shows in 1978 with Charlie Daniels, Earl Scruggs and Pure Prairie League. Some of the early shows, which were called Dixie Jams, included Allman Brothers, Ricky Scaggs and many more. On July 25, 1982, Legend Valley brought Alabama, Hank Williams Jr., Juice Newton and A Touch of Grass. Later that year in August, Legend Valley hosted Willie Nelson, Marshall Tucker Band, Leon Russell, Ricky Scaggs and the Wright Brothers. One thing that made Legend Valley stand out from other venues was that they allowed and encouraged coolers and picnic baskets to be brought in the valley. During the following 7 or 8 years of Legend Valley hosting shows, there was a true who’s who of music royalty, such as Journey, Foghat, Bryan Adams, Scorpions, Quiet Riot, Fast Way, Kick Axe, Adrenelen and many, many others. In the mid 80’s the venue changed hands and was named Buckeye Lake Music Center (BLMC). The days of bringing in your coolers and picnic baskets came to an abrupt halt! Saturday June 28th of 1986, with promotional assistance from Sunshine Promotions and QFM 96, BLMC invited their first show, ZZ Top, to the valley. Later in the year on Saturday September 6th, BLMC and local radio station 92X brought AC/DC’s WhoMadeWho tour, which included Quiet Riot and Loudness. On August 30th of the same year, BLMC, country radio station K95 and Sunshine Promotions welcomed Hank Williams Jr., Sawyer Brown and Earl Thomas Conley. The late 1980’s cultivated such acts as Bon Jovi, Cinderella, and Def Leppard just to name a few. In 1988, the venue would host what was by far one of the best and largest stops on the Grateful Dead tour. Special thanks would have to go out to Helen Meredith, as well as Will and Rachel Powell, for allowing their farmland to be inundated by a sea of parked cars. From 1988 to 1996, most of the big acts were declaring BLMC one of their favorite scenes. The Dead, Buffett, Lollapalloza, WOMAD and many others, were hosted here in the valley. After the last Buffet show in 1996, BLMC said they were done! That is where I came into the picture….. My friends and I were spending each Memorial and Labor Day weekend with a band called Ekoostik Hookah. After a few short years of Hookahville at other local venues, we were sitting around a campfire at the Songbird amphitheater when someone said, “Hey Steve, you should try to get Hookahville to come to the farmâ€. After a few meetings with Hookah’s manager, it seemed things were a go ahead. I went to the township to renew the Camping license for the farm in 1996. Unfortunately, I was told that the books from 1975, with my camping variance, were lost--and nowhere to be found. Without a camping license, and BLMC still in control of the parking lots, my hands were tied! After a few quiet years without shows, BLMC was again ready and determined to try to bring Hookahville to the lake. Somehow, BLMC was able to get a camping license granted for the farm. In 1999, the first Hookahville was brought to BLMC. Hookah’s management and staff took over and did the best production--start to finish--that the venue had ever seen. In 2003, I was able to get the camping license put in my name, Steve Trickle. All I had left to do was somehow get the lease to the parking lot that was being leased by BLMC. I was snowboarding in Big Sky Montana and had just ridden the tram to the top of Loan Peake. I wanted to get a picture of myself and asked some guy to take the photo for me. He asked where I was from and when I told him he said that his Dad owned the parking lot...tell me thats not meant to be... I gave him my phone number and told him to let his Dad know if BLMC did not renew their lease at the end of February to give me a call. One day in February my phone rang, it was the guy's Dad that owned the lot! Now I had the camping license and the parking lot. All that was left to do was name the venue. I renamed the place "Legend Valley" and with a lot of help from family and friends, I have been able to put this magical venue back on the map! Legend Valley President Steve Trickle http://www.legendvalley.net/

moe. rocks! Weeknight shows in Toronto are tough to swing but I hope I can squeeze this one in! Peace, Mark

Cool video clip!

I like the look of that lineup! Not sure if I can swing it yet but it's definitely on the radar! I really enjoyed All Good 2 years ago when I went ... this one is at a new location. Peace, Mark

I like it!!!

Gearing up and getting stoked for this show!!! Really hoping for a good turnout and a good night all-around so that we can do it again in the future. It's a cool venue and it should be quite the party, especially if we fill the place up. Tickets are starting to move but it looks like there will be tickets available at the door. Having said that, if you are coming from out of town and plan on arriving late, let me know so that I can make sure that tickets are held for you at the door. For anybody coming from out of town looking for a place to eat, the venue itself serves good food. You can check out the menu from their web site: Edelweiss Tavern & Banquet Hall Here's the timing for the event: doors at 8 pm King Roller at 9 pm Mark Tonin's Music Vortex at 10:30 pm Diesel Dog at midnight As well, here are links to a couple of videos about my new record: Mark Tonin's Music Vortex video one Mark Tonin's Music Vortex video two For the show, I feel fortunate to have the following musicians joining me on stage: Dan Walsh - guitars Ryan Morrison - keys Colin Read - drums Ricky Neu - percussion Kim Regimbal - sax Brady Kennedy - vocals And I feel fortunate to be sharing the stage with two cool bands, King Roller and Diesel Dog Not only am I stoked to be playing, but I'm stoked at the thought of movin' and groovin' on the dance floor with a bunch of friends! Peace, Mark

Big birthday hugs and high fives to you my friend! "Ready for a blast of fun" Peace, Mark

This looks like a great night and cause ... I hope it is a big success for all involved! Peace, Mark

I enjoyed that read and am very much looking forward to some moving and grooving on Saturday night! Peace, Mark

Booche is a wise old man known for giving good advice: The new record is now available online! CD Baby - Mark Tonin - Vortex of Happiness ITunes Preview - Mark Tonin - Vortex of Happiness I should have discs by the weekend and certainly for the Feb. 4 show, which is going to be A FREAKIN' AWESOME CAN'T MISS EVENT! Peace, Mark

Add Lettuce to that funky list! Peace, Mark

Makes me wish I lived in Ottawa! Peace, Mark

I thought about releasing it on cassette but couldn't find a good deal on pencils. Still not sure if I've made the right decision pressing discs, but at least they can double as coasters or mini-frisbies! Save the placenta ... it took me a minute when I first read that! Thanks for the feedback on the domain name. I hope to eventually use the site as a music site to put up lots of music-related stuff (not just my music), so I thought the name works well for that. KK, good luck finding something so that you can quit your night job at some point. Blair, thanks for lending your voice to one of the "bootleg" tracks. And for your input in many other ways. Back to school ... Peace, Mark

A message to my friends: All the best to you as we head into the new year! As many of you know, 2011 found me in the studio doing some recording and the project is now done. The new release is called Vortex of Happiness and it is a collection of 9 songs about relationships, human nature and embracing life. The record includes contributions by a number of talented musicians, including guitar and slide virtuoso Dan Walsh, who also engineered and mixed the record. Other musicians on the record are Colin Read (drums), Brady Kennedy (vocals), Ricky Neu (Diesel Dog, congas), Ryan Morrison (Diesel Dog, keys), Todd Gillies (Fat Cats, guitar), Chris Dietrich (King Roller, keys) and Ryan Cassidy (sax). The songs will be available online in the near future and on CD. As well, over the next few months I will also be sharing 3 additional songs with friends that I recorded but decided not to include on the official release. I’ve got a CD release show on Saturday Feb. 4 here in Kitchener at the Edelweiss Banquet Hall with two excellent bands … Diesel Dog and King Roller. Yes I’m excited to be playing my songs at this show, but I’m also excited at the thought of moving and grooving with a bunch of friends while these two other bands play. It’s going to be a fun night! Tickets are now available for the CD release show. I’ve got tickets and will have them with me over the next month. If it’s convenient for us to connect in person in the next month, let me know and I will set aside tickets for you. Tickets are also available at the Edelweiss Tavern (they have them at the bar), and online by following the link on this page: http://www.mtmv.net/cd-release-tickets.html'>http://www.mtmv.net/cd-release-tickets.html I’ve also been working on a new website http://www.mtmv.net that I will be using to share news, photos, songs, videos, links, etc. It is a work-in-progress but feel free to check it out as it currently sits. Thanks to you all for the support you’ve given me over the years. It is very much appreciated! Peace, Mark

Nice work with the writeup Mr. David Hill. It's no secret around here that I'm a big Fat Cats fan. It's been 15 years since I first saw this band and I've been to many shows over the years ... I even had them play at my highschool once in the late 1990's. Looking forward to a fun night and to hearing the new disc! Long live the Fatties! Peace, Mark

Sweet pics, a cool video, an entertaining nerolog, fun posts ... thanks for sharing! Peace, Mark

I've been chipping away at this music project for the past nine months and am excited that the record is almost done ... looking forward to the celebration! Mark Tonin's Music Vortex (cd release) King Roller Diesel Dog Sat. Feb. 4, 2012 Edelweiss Banquet Hall, Kitchener $15 (includes cd) 19+ doors open at 8 pm / show starts at 9 pm tickets available soon I will be posting lots more info about the music and the event over the next few months, but wanted to get the basic show info out to people now. Peace, Mark

Tonin will get to Ottawa again some day ... but not this nye. Tonin will see nero again ... at least he hopes so ... but not in the year 2011. Tonin wishes everybody heading to this show a fabulous time! I don't post on this board very often any more, but still feel connected to this place. Ok, done with the warm and fuzzy stuff ... time to burn some ants!

Have a good one Dr. Evil! Happy squeaking! I look forward to seeing you over the holidays! Peace, Mark

All the best to you Jay as you head to NYC! Thanks for all of your positive contributions to live music in Toronto, other parts of Ontario, and Eastern Canada. Peace, Mark

Well said killa! You said lots that I won't repeat. I really enjoyed the Buffalo show and the sound was very good for an arena show imo. I don't think I've ever heard Mission in the Rain live before and not very often on a recording but it was definitely a set one hightlight for me. Set two was fantastic! A sweet selection of songs and I loved the interesting song transitions. I hope to get to see this band again at some point. I'm not sure how much further Phil and Bobby will keep truckin' with Furthur but fingers crossed they stay healthy and keep on enjoying the ride. Peace, Mark

Sorry I missed out on this one but I opted for a much needed night of rest and relaxation. Nice to read that it was a good one. Peace, Mark

Nice ... thanks for posting this kk! Brings back some memories! It was actually the former drummer from Helix in the audience, not the bass player. Bruce Arnold. Recently retired from the school board and still rockin' the drums with a band. We played together a few times at school events. I remember Velvet commenting after the show how all of the students in the audience sat very still during the performance. Such a contrast to other nero shows. But they really dug it, as did the staff members in the audience. I definitely know that at least one teacher at Forest Heights really enjoyed the show! I recognize the two students seen in the video clip - Bobby Fraser and Eric Horn. They both ended up touring in a band for a while called Kid Gib. I recently rented some gear from Eric (works at L & M in Waterloo) and he told me that Bobby is in Toronto going to school and working in the music industry ... for Universal Music if I remember correctly. Long live nero! Peace, Mark

Great work Blurry! The song, the writeup, the cd ... bravo to you for making the dream a reality! I'm so lucky to be a part of your extended family! Peace, Mark