For those who haven't heard it, here is the song that Terry Griffith wrote for us after driving from Pittsburg to attend the Trumbull Township Trustee meeting last week. Terry and his wife Jan have proven to be great friends of our faire and we hope to see a lot of them next season.
The song "Long Live Avaloch" is now up on YouTube,
www.youtube.com/user/TerryGriffith1Here's the lyrics:
Long Live Avaloch
By Terry Griffith
While traveling through Ohio one morning last July
I was looking for diversion to help the time pass by.
Along the road I saw a sign for the Medieval Faire.
It sounded so appealing that I took the family there.
There was jousting and music and smiles on every face.
Games for all the kiddies and merriment filled the place.
The food, the beer, the revelry made us all feel fine.
I felt like we had traveled back to another place in time.
Long live Avaloch and the family I found there.
Long live the Great Lakes Medieval Faire.
When the day was over it was time to go away.
We had to spend the night there to come back another day.
The money spent was worth the cost and any one could see
The faire was just a benefit to the whole community.
Long live Avaloch and the family I found there.
Long live the Great Lakes Medieval Faire.
Now nearby Trumbull Township was ruled by politics.
The greedy and the jealous were starting to have fits.
They couldn’t get their hands on the money being made
So they passed a legislation that would cause the faire to fade.
Long live Avaloch and the family I found there.
Long live the Great Lakes Medieval Faire.
“We don’t know who these folks are” they cried with feigned concern.
“We must protect our citizens in case they might get burned.
The price of all the lawsuits is worth the cost to bear
There’s money to made here and we must have our share”.
Long live Avaloch and the family I found there.
Long live the Great Lakes Medieval Faire.
The years of frivolous lawsuits have cost the Township much.
The mounting bills for lawyers and court costs and such.
It’s time for all the people who put these men in charge
To see their taxes wasted on egos that are large.
Long live Avaloch and the family I found there.
Long live the Great Lakes Medieval Faire.
Behind closed doors they gathered to plan their evil plot.
They thought no one would notice but there’s one thing they forgot.
When citizens have had enough of bullying by the trolls
They only have to stand up by voting at the polls.
Long live Avaloch and the family I found there.
Long live the Great Lakes Medieval Faire.
So they had a meeting to discuss the future of the faire
People came from miles around and the media was there.
They watched as Tamberrino hid behind his wool.
Now we know in Trumbull wherein resides the bull.
Long live Avaloch and the family I found there.
Long live the Great Lakes Medieval Faire.
Terry has made me a BIG fan of me !!! 
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