CRUISIN’ with the Mass Cruisers Auto Club
“Cruisin’ at the speed of fun” Volume 18, Issue 8
July 31, 2009
Cruisin’ at The Bass Pro Shops by John Buchanan
Nuts n’ Bolts
The July 2nd cruise at the Bass
Pro Shops was a near wash-out • Bruce & Jean Waite served up
with only 50 or so cars making burgers and pasta salad fol-
their way to Foxborough. In lowed by Jean’s delicious blue-
fact there were more car own- berry sour cream pound cake
ers showing up as spectators and walnut coffee cake ahead of
to see who braved the lousy the July 21 general meeting. It
streak of weather we’ve been was not a cruising weather night.
experiencing. That didn’t stop
Mike Petit’s Grill Seekers bus • President Dale Williams blew
from pulling up under the por- the meeting horn at 7:10 pm
tico with Big Grill Johnny
Croati breaking out his grill with 21 members and our guest
and passing out free barbecue speaker, Scott Inman, in atten-
chicken and potato salad to dance.
anyone stopping by to sign up
as a fan. D.J. Ron Alsop played • Dale quickly turned the meeting
his music for the Lot 16 cruise over to Scott Inman who is the
crowd while Bass Pro Shops Bob & Mary Corriea, on the left, from Bridgewater and their 1964 Senior Corporate Relations Man-Falson Sprint was selected by Bass Pro Shops Maintenance Man-
Maintenance Manager, Glenn ager for the Little Home for Wan-ager Glen Johnson, far right, as the July 2nd selection for the Sho-
Johnson looked over all the Car Association’s Cruise Night Award Plaque presented by Mass derers in Boston, a.k.a. “The
cars and selected a very nice Cruisers’ President Dale Williams. Home” who talked to us about
example of a 1964 Ford Falcon their 160 acre Longview Farm
Sprint with a four speed tranny program in Walpole which pro-
that was owned by Bob & Mary pening to the south and east of Beninghof, was assigned the vides residential care for chil-
Corriea from Bridgewater. This us. The turnout of 450 cars and task of picking the winner of
was their first visit to our cruise as many as 80 or more motor- ShoCar Association cruise night dren and adolescents who have
night too. cycles was much better than we Award. Although professing to been removed from their homes anticipated. In fact we had to not being very knowledgeable
of origin due to neglect or abuse
The weather improved just a suspend our 50-50 raffle for the about show cars, he was able to and who are not able to function
tad for the July 16 Cruise two previous cruises, but were quickly identify some of the in the community due to severe
Night. In fact the sun broke out able to pull it off this week with best cars that showed up that
a few times despite rain hap- a very good effort. The Bass Pro behavioral problems. “The (Continued on page 5)
Shops front desk lead, Brendon (Continued on page 5)
CRUIZN and Car Shows in July Inside this issue: by John Buchanan Cruisin’ at the Bass Pro 5, 6
Shops
Car Shows, Cruise Nights, bar- conflicts along the way with lowstone Park which Jack and
becues, vacations; you name members having to make a Barbara Lane did? CRUIZN & Car Show in July 5,
it, summer is finally here and choices, like do I go to Chick’s We can start with the event I 7,
the events start piling up one annual birthday barbecue, didn’t go to, the Goodguys Board Meeting Notes & 10
after another for the next two which I did, or go the Lars East Coast Nationals at Rhine- Lady Cruisers Meeting
months like a feeding frenzy Anderson Museum American beck, N.Y. It always rains at
ahead of the coming winter Car Show which Frank Bryant least one day and Mother Na- Cruizn Massachusetts 11
freeze. I can only highlight a did to continue his win streak ture didn’t disappoint this
few of the different events that with the Best of Show award, or (Continued on page 6) June Events and Shows 12
I went to but there were some watch Old Faithful erupt at Yel-
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