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In this Issue:
It has been a busy summer for
COCA members. Our third annual
convention was held in Kenosha,
Wisconsin, followed by regional
gatherings in Cleveland, Ohio; Ra-
leigh, North Carolina; and Oklaho-
ma City. I hope you were able to
attend one or more of these events.
We plan to continue providing op-
portunities for socializing, sharing
information, and viewing members'
collections. COCA is all about put-
ting more excitement into coin-op
collecting. Our next regional get to-
gether will be in Washington D.C. ,
at the home of Jackie and Ken Dur-
ham ( durham22@bellatlantic.net)
on December 2, 2006. In case you
haven't heard, our fourth annual
convention will be held in Phoenix,
Arizona, the weekend of July 27-
28, 2007. Please contact me or Ken
Durham if you would like to host a
regional gathering in 2007.
Our last issue of COCA Times
seems to have opened a can of re-
production worms. Several dis-
cussions ensued at the convention
about replica machines. My spoof
of "The Godfather" together with
Sandy Lechtick's article on the
merits ofrepros certainly got people
talking. To those members who are
purists and only want original ma-
chines, I apologize if my comments
offended you in any way. My com-
ments were not meant for anyone
to think that COCA supports the
fraudulent selling of fake machines
as originals. However, I do think it
is important to recognize that there
are reproductions out there. Like
it or not, reproduction coin-op ma-
chines do exist, as do repros in all
other fields of valuable collectables
and antiques.
What can COCA do to help pre-
vent fakes from becoming frauds?
I think that COCA should create a
list of all known reproductions and
upgraded/altered originals.
We
know that there are several thou-
sand bubble tube jukeboxes as well
as hundreds of Whizballs out there.
But what else is lurking at the next
auction or show or E-bay sa le? Per-
haps we can help prevent a member
from being bilked if we publish a
list with some photos in the maga-
zine and on our web site. The next
and most important step is to make
ourselves available to other mem-
bers for purchase advice. Newer
collectors need to seek out those
that have the knowledge to identify
a reproduction. Advanced, experi-
enced collectors need to avail them-
selves to other members when they
request advice. This knowledge
sharing is one of the key reasons
COCA was created. The combina-
tion of education and advice will
help all of our members.
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• Third Annual C.O.C.A.
Convention
by Bill Petrochuk (cover sto,y) ....... 6
• Hey Sailor, Wanna Treat
by John Peterson .......... .......... . 12
• The Cadillac's
by Johnny Duckworth ... ...... .... 14
• It Was 20 Years Ago Today
Interesting Facts .... .. .............. 18
by Paul Hindin and Randy Razzoog
• Eighteen Years and
10,000 Jukeboxes Later!
by Frank Zygmunt ...... ............. l 9
• Tales of the Hunt
hosted by Jack Freund ............... .
Tale #1 - Give Me Strength
by Jimmy Rosen ......... 22
Tale #2 - Velvet Mint Gum Vendor
by Shawn Flock. ......... 24
• National Novelty Scale
by Jim & Merlyn Collings ..... .. 26
• Ding the Dinger
More Interesting Facts ... ....... .. 28
• Columbus Day
by The Late Ken Rounds ......... 29