Sunday, August 30, 2009

Coal Hollow's End of Summer Bash 2009

Toward the end of a busy Saturday afternoon the missus & I stopped out to catch some of the entertainment at the End of Summer Bash 2009 at the Kazee's Coal Hollow Amphitheater & Motor Sports Complex. It was worth the trip. There was a vendor set up & a huge wood pile for a bon fire ready to go. We got there around 6:30 and there was already a nice crowd spread around in front of the stage on blankets & lawn chairs. The party was off to a good start.

The Bash featured three musical groups with the entertainment starting a 5 o'clock. First up was an area band called The Borderline Band that is made up with four talented guys. On vocals is Eric Metze from Rogers, Tim Massie from New Middletown on guitar, Jeff Smith from East Liverpool on bass guitar & Wellsville's Dave Halfhill on drums. They say they're not just a band. They're a party and we have to agree with that. Not only are they entertaining to listen to they are very considerate advising the audience anytime they want to call a time-out to wet your whistle to just hollar. They're more than willing to give you the time to do that without missing any of the music.

The Borderline Band has played the Pottery Festival the past few years and have put on shows at Wellsville's Busy Bee Tavern. You can check them out at www.myspace.com/ohioborderline for more info. They are scheduled for the Appleseed Festival for their next appearance.

Next up on the bill was Nashville artist Rorey Wesney and his band. It was my first time to catch Rorey and it wasn't disappointing. You can sit and listen to him all evening. Wesney appeared at this year's Jamboree In The Hills. For more info check out his web site at http://www.roreywesney.com/. He will next appear September 4 in a benefit for the coal miners sponsored by the Genesis Health Care at the Muskingum County Fair Grounds.

Closing out the evening's entertainment was the popular Route 45 band. We have to apologize to the members of Route 45. We left before they got started to check out the Steelers game. Although we didn't catch their act we did talk to them. They were there to enjoy the other two acts along with some of their fans in those brightly colored t-shirts. We do look forward to catching them at the Vickie McCombs benefit being held at the SOI on September 12. We promise. The Steelers aren't playing that night! Check them out a www.myspace.com/431659492. It's loaded with news and pictures.

For more info on Coal Hollow see the piece posted August 28 below. It's such a nice place I'm thinking of taking up camping next summer. Just minutes from downtown Wellsville it's an ideal spot that is well taken care of for guests to enjoy.

Not only that, Mike & Sherry really know how to throw a party! Thanks for having us.


ole nib



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