June 2014 Newsletter - Corvettes of Buffalo

VETTE NEWS
Volume 33, Issue 6
June - 2014
What’s Happening
President’s Corner
Hello everyone,
June 5
As I write this article Memorial Day festivities are
about to begin. John and Donna Biggie are chairing a
cruise around the southwester and then dinner, that’s
Something COB’ers are going to enjoy. Nothing like
driving those beautiful cars and filling our bellies. We
have John Heffernan and his always fun Williamsville
Parade, here you may drive a little slower but the end is the
same we all go back to the V.F.W. post and fill our bellies,
does anyone see a pattern starting to develop? As I have
said in the past please check your activities sheet to find
out what’s going on and when your fellow C.O.B members
who have worked hard to put an event Together for us to
enjoy.
We have three shows this year that we are involved in,
Salvatore’s Super Cruise, Cruise -in-at The Falls and
finally our all Corvette Caravan. All three events are
Peddle to the metal. I would like to see every member and
prospective get Involved in these events, so please talk to
the chairperson of these events to see how you can help!
Remember your only going to get out of the club what you
put into it , so let’s work on being “The Corvette Club “ in
the northeast.
Thanks to Ray & Debbie Schafer for chairing our first
Ice-Cream Social of the year at Country Peddler, although
the weather was a little iffy we still had 15 vettes and a
couple steel cars with a total of 33 members. We are still
looking for July’s Ice-Cream social so if you would like to
chair one or help find our next stop Please contact me and
we can set something up.
Almost forgot Bruce & Ruth Mussehl have a new
addition to their family but I can’t tell you if it’s a new
grandchild or new corvette. I guess you will have to come
to the next meeting. See you there
Akron – All Corvettes Cruise night – 5pm
June 6-8 COB Corvette Ohio Trip – Hall of Fame; see
Kathy Huber
June 7-9 Louisville, KY Corvette Trip – see Dick Brownlee
June 8 Street Machines of Rochester, 1120 Latta Rd.
Greece, NY 9am- 4pm
June 13 Dave Smith Super Cruise – Transit Rd.
Williamsville, NY - 5:00pm
June 14 COB Club Meeting – Clarence Church – 7 pm
June 15 Miller Hose Father’s Day Show – Vol. Fire Hall,
Newfane, NY 9am – 3pm
June 17 Hamburg Casino Fairgrounds – 5pm-9pm
June 18 Clarebridge Annual Car Cruise – 6076 Main St.
Wmsvl, NY 5:30pm – 8pm
June 19 Charcoal Corral Cruise night – 4pm
June 21-22 Niagara County Swap Meet & Car Show – Rt. 78
Lockport, NY 8am- 5pm
June 26-29 Watkins Glen Corvette Weekend – see Jim
Lawson
June 27
Drive Safe
Mike B
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Wilson Grow Super Cruise – Rt. 425 – 5:30 pm
Officers
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Mike Buccilli
716-648-2037
Bob Kaczmarek
716-592-2619
Skip Polowy
716-201-1889
Larry Ienco
716-570-7110
June Anniversary’s
1st
Bob & Donna Harrer
th
4
Reas & Nancy Graber
5th Skip & Maureen Polowy
13th
Mike & Lee Buccilli
th
20
Dick & Sue Brownlee
28th Lowell & Karen Rothenberger
Board of Directors
Sue Brownlee
Frank Pastore
Marianne Pastore
Lowell Rothenburger
Pete Ricigliano
Mel Skeide
Rich Zahner
716-693-4654
716-694-9024
716-694-9024
716-675-9467
716-634-6101
716-876-1194
716-225-1188
Committees
Membership
Barbara Lipome
716-691-8845
Newsletter
Dan Krakowski
716-675-5880
Phone Comm.
Sue Brownlee
716-693-4654
Sunshine Comm.
Karen Rothenberger
716-675-9467
Or
Diane Skeide
716-876-1197
Webmaster
Jim Bonus
716-695-7643
Activities Dir.
Patti Parrish
716-831-0729 or 716-432-7280
Club Photographer
Dan Krakowski
716-675-5880
Meeting every second Saturday of the month at
June Birthday’s
First Presbyterian Church
9675 Main St. Clarence, NY, 14031
Meeting starts 7:00 p.m.
1st Marie Fetes
5th
Ron Rusin
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13
Jim Fetes
21st John Meyerhoff
22nd Paulette Krakowski
22nd Robert Boyle
24th Pamm Seifert
25th
Diane Skeide
28th Sally Scudder
Corvettes of Buffalo is open to all Corvette owners and
enthusiasts over the age of 21
Visit us at http://www.corvettesofbuffalo.com/
Send Articles To:
Dan Krakowski,
E-Mail : [email protected]
Submissions must be in by 24th
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Springville All-Bands Parade
On May 17th, six members of Corvettes of Buffalo participated in the Pageant of Bands Parade. Joe Dione,
John Meyerhoff, Skip Polowy, Peter Ricigliano, Mel Skeide and myself, Lowell R., traveled to Springville to give 16
queens a ride through town behind their school’s bands. They were all graduating seniors and were beautiful. The
queens and bands represented schools from New York City, New Jersey, Rochester, Forestville, Lancaster and other
cities. There were also a few other young ladies who were invited to attend the parade. They were beautiful, too!
In all, there were 13 Corvettes (6 from COB), a nicely restored ’47 Chevy flat bed truck and a little MG sports
car doing the honors of carrying the girls along the parade route. The owner of the MG carried his own daughter in the
parade and the ’47 flat bed carried all the town dignitaries to the reviewing stand in the center of town.
The weather was very cold and mostly cloudy but only a few sprinkles of rain fell, not even enough to wet the
windshields. We had our defrosters on high to give the girls a little heat while they sat on the back decks of the cars.
Col or not, the girls had a great time!
There’s a nice restaurant in Springville called “Papa Jake’s,” a rustic place that used to be the town railroad
station. It has great atmosphere and wonderful food, a full menu and nice bar. They even have clams!
Kyle Manchester, our contact for the Springville parade, made reservations for all the parade participants at
Papa Jake’s and to our surprise, the queens were there also. We had a chance to mingle with them and take lots of
pictures. Thank you Skip for all the pictures of us guys with the queens. We had just as much fun at Papa Jake’s as
we did in the parade.
Kyle thanked all of us for coming down for the parade and would like us to go back nest year. This was Mel’s
first time there and he’s ready to go back!
When we left the restaurant, everything was wet including our Vettes because it rained while we were inside.
As soon as we left town, the roads were dry again.
Thanks for participating guys!
Lowell
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BIG RED-AGAIN
Many years ago, I submitted a article for this newsletter regarding the purchase of our 2000 torch red Corvette
coupe. In that article titled "First one, last one" I noted that our first Corvette ( a 1962, Roman red, 327-340 HP, 4
speed, convertible currently residing in Alabama) was replaced by a 66 Milano maroon Stingray, and eventually by
the C5 which was to be our last Corvette. Well, you know how times and thoughts change. Along came the sixth
generation of the Vettes and those C6's steadily grew on me as did the Crystal Red Metallic color. So, on January of
2010 we ordered CRM coupe and took possession of it on St.
Patrick's day at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Ky. One summer later, we finally sold our 2000
coupe (dubbed Big Red) and I was sort of sad to see it go because it was a beautiful car, but then our CRM coupe
looked awesome as well. So, this was to be "it" for Corvette purchases.
Well, you know how thoughts and times change. Along came January 2013 and fellow COB member Bob Meegan and
I attended the unveiling of the seventh generation Corvette at the Detroit Auto Show in Cobo Hall. While viewing the
grey C7 on the floor turntable, I happened to look up and saw a Torch Red C7 coupe suspended on the wall and it
looked spectacular. At that very moment I turned to Bob and said "see that car up there?I'm getting one." Since that
day, we have traveled to some of the larger volume dealers in Michigan, Maryland, and some in Buffalo and the
suburbs, but nothing meaningful came out of these visits. Then in October 2013, I received a call from Al Ficarella
who is the General Sales manager at Upstate Chevrolet in Attica N.Y. Al inquired if I was still interested in a C7 and
when I replied in the affirmative a meeting date was set up. We arrived at Upstate, late October and in addition to
Al, the dealership owner Frank Bork was present. We then picked out options for the car and Frank told us that even
if we decided to back out of the deal (be cause GM was not giving allotments for the smaller dealerships until at least
January 2014) Upstate was still going to order the car that we had picked.
Over the course of the winter, we waited, and finally this spring Frank personally called me to say that GM had
accepted "my" order. To pass the winter blues time, I viewed the Corvette Forum nightly to see how other orders
were progressing and eventually through the Chevrolet Customer Service Tracking website, I discovered that our
hopefully soon to be C7 was built on 5/5/14. Previously aware via the Forum, that delivery delays could be a month,
six weeks, or more, I was resolved of the fact that the vehicle would not be be delivered in time for our clubs
participation in the annual Memorial Day Veterans Parade in Williamsville N.Y.
Then on the early afternoon of May 14Th. I received a call from Al Ficarella who informed me that the C7 was in
transit and hopefully be at the Attica dealership in about a week to ten days. About two hours later, Al called back
and said a Corvette car carrier had just arrived and OUR car was being offloaded. The vehicle was then prepped and
Ruth and I took possession of it the next day, just nine days after it came off the factory line. Once again, we have a
"Big Red" in the family and I must say it is truly a beautiful vehicle.
Revive the wave!
Bruce Mussehl
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Ice Cream Social
Hi, Corvettes of Buffalo members are devout about ICE CREAM! There were 17 vettes and 6 daily drivers that came
to the COUNTRY PEDDLERS in W.Seneca on Wednesday MAY 21,2014. The enterprise is a down home country
store, with fresh fruits, vegetables, some crafts and a HUGE nursery. They also make some of their ice cream flavors,
one of which I'm partial to is chocolate covered strawberries! The weather was typical Buffalo spring, mix of clouds
and SUN showers, no downpours! Our hosts Bonnie and Bob offered a discount on purchases and before the evening
was out they had a raffle for TWO gift cards to their store! The lucky winners were Ruth Mussehl and Jeannette
Masters. The club created some interest from passersby with the sea of CORVETTES!
Thank You for support and they would like us to return soon!
Save the Wave and Drive Safe
Debbie & Ray Schafer
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Bruce is that your new garden wagon?
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Car Show 2014 Update
The time is now for planning our Show at Salavor's Wednesday July 9TH (rain date he 10TH). Bob Parrish and I
myself will Co-chair this show and will need your help to make this the biggest and best that COB ever put on. We
NEED door prizes to give out to the entries, so please check with your area businesses and bring them to the COB
meeting. Bob Joseph volunteered to collect and store the prizes for the show and can be called at 440-6091
We would like to thank Sue B. Patti K and Maureen P for the great job of running the Basket Raffle. Please call one
of these ladies if you would like to make a basket.
We will need all members to pass out slingers and TALK up our show at other shows and Cruises nights.
There are signup sheets at the actives table in the back for jobs you that you can help out. If you have any questions
call Bob or me.
Thank you
Pete Ricigliano
Salvatore's Car Cruise Basket Raffle
We are pleased to announce the overwhelming interest in the basket raffle for our car show Wed., July 9th.
So far we have 11 baskets and are looking for more. Men are encouraged to participate also. (2 men teams have
signed up already.) You can contact Sue Brownlee, Patti Kirkland or Maureen Polowy if you have an interest or any
questions. The signup sheet will be at our May meeting. Please make a list of the items in your basket so Patti can
type it up and attach it to the basket. That way people will know what each basket contains.
Thank you and see you in May,
Sue, Patti and Maureen
Two-Way Radio Etiquette
With the coming of warm weather and Corvette cruising at its finest, we will be using our two-way radios more often.
With this in mind it is time to brush up on “Two-Way Radio Etiquette”
Be prepared. Ensure the battery is charged and the power is on.
Keep the volume high enough to be able to hear calls.
When using a two-way radio you cannot speak and listen at the same time, as you can with a phone. It is important to
understand the differences between a telephone and a two-way radio. Two-way radios are not like a telephone.
Telephones and cell phones are "full-duplex" which means you can talk and listen at the same time.
Most two way radios are "simplex" which means you cannot hear anyone while you have the talk button pressed.
4 Golden Rules of Radio Communication
1.Clarity: Your voice should be clear. Speak a little slower than normal. Speak in a normal tone, do not shout.
2.Simplicity: Keep your message simple enough for intended listeners to understand.
3.Brevity: Be precise and to the point.
4.Security: Do not transmit confidential information on a radio unless you know the proper security technology is in
place. Remember, frequencies are shared; you do not have exclusive use of the frequency.
Hold the receiver several inches away from your mouth. Speak slowly and clearly so that the listener may understand
you, and spell unusual terms if necessary. There may be static or background noises competing for the listener's ear.
Don't speak immediately when you press the PTT (push to talk), especially with digital radios which among all their
benefits have slightly longer delay. Wait 2-3 seconds. If you speak as soon you press the PTT button, it can chop off
your the first syllable or word, making you hard to understand. If that word doesn't make it, you will just have to say it
again and run down your batteries faster.
Transmit only speech on a two-way radio. The Federal Communications Commission forbids the transmission of
"sound effects (music, whistling, etc.) or obscene, profane, or indecent words." Also avoid noises strictly intended to
attract attention or cause alarm.
And the most important thing...Enjoy the ride.
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Emerling Chevrolet – Boston State Rd. - Cruising for Scouts 4pm- 9pm
Grand Island Parade –Cruise & Picnic - 8am at Burger King
Tri Five Car Show- Clarence Pumpkin Farm Main St. - (8am- 5pm)
Harbor Cruise Dunkirk, NY Point Gratiot Park Rt. 5, noon- 5pm
COB Car Show – Salvatore’s Italian Gardens 4:30 pm
Paddock Chevrolet Car Show - Kenmore NY (4pm - 9pm)
Pirates Festival Car Show – Krull Park, Olcott, NY (9am-4pm)
COB Club Meeting – Clarence Church (7pm- 9pm)
Ford Lords Custom Car Show at Lamm Post 862 Wehrle Dr.
Williamsville, NY – 8:30am
Geneseo Air Show Car Cruise- 3489 Big Tree Rd. Geneseo, NY (10am –
4pm)
COB Corvette Meet & Greet Chicago Cruisers – Niagara Falls, NY; 3pm
Syracuse Nationals – Hot Rod Show
Root Beer Float Cruise – Beechwood Homes, 2235 Millersport Hwy –
Getzville (6pm-8pm)
Niagara Corvette Club Canada Show - Fort George, 8am- 4pm
Sylvan Beach All Corvette Show – Sylvan Beach, NY
Dick Pendleton Car Show – Grand Island, NY – (9am -4pm)
K&S Super Cruise – 811 Niagara St. Tona., NY 6pm – 9pm
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