C.O.C.A. Times
Issue: 2012-March - Vol 11 Num 1 - Page 3
3712 W. SCENIC AVE., MEQUON, WISCONSIN 53092
Phone: (262) 242-3131 OR E-mail: Bedvibr8or@aol. com
Message from Our President ...
buying and selling, a no-fee auction fo llowing Friday's dinner, and
a dinner cruise on the Mississippi River. With almost 50 reserva-
tions in already, the convention is filling up fast so don't wait to
make your convention and hotel reservations if you' re planning to
attend. We have a limited number of rooms available at The Hilton
Minneapolis/Bloomington Hotel, and with vacation travelers and
back-to school shoppers heading to The Mall of America, adding
additional rooms may not be possible as we get closer to the con-
vention dates.
I wou ld like to thank our outgoing officers, Erick Johnson, Mar-
sha B lau, and Lester Aaron for their service to the club. I would
also like to thank all of the members who have served on commit-
tees, helped with meetings, hosted local gatherings, opened their
homes for conventions, and contributed to our magazine, C.O.C.A.
Times. Without members vo lunteering their time to help the club,
we wou ldn 't exist, at least not as the successful club that we've
come to enjoy. We do need your help and ideas to keep it growing.
One area of special need is articles for our magazine. I' m sure you
all have a story to tell about that one special machine that you 've
spent countless hours researching, or the restoration project that
brought a great machine back to life. Or maybe the time someone
sent you a photo and you loaded the wife, the kids, and the dog
into the van and drove through the night hoping to be the first one
there to buy a rare machine. We would like to publish your stories
and will give partial credit toward your annual dues for each article
published. For information on submitting articles or advertising,
contact Paul Hindin at BedVibr8or@aol.com.
Just a reminder, we still have almost 150 members who do not
have a current email address on file . If you have not been getting
emai led dues, invoices, convention flyers and meeting updates by
email, or have had problems getting onto the new web site be-
cause it doesn't recognize the emai l address you ' ve entered, yours
is probably one of the emai ls we need . We try to publish all im-
portant club infomrntion both on the web site and in the magazine,
but when changes have to be made, the best way we have to get
the new infonnation to you quickly is by email. Current email ad-
dresses can be sent to the club via the contact fonn at www.coinop-
club.org, or to Keith Morris at Treasurer@coinopclub.org.
The last several months have been a very busy time for C.O.C.A.
and it's members. The totally redesigned web site came online in
late October with enhanced features such as member profile pag-
es, photos accompanying classified ads, and the abil ity for new
members to join and pay online. Our November meeting was the
most successful to date with more than 150 members and guests
attending for the dinner, the election of officers, and the induc-
tion of Dick Bueschel , Marshall Fey, and Jasper Sanfilippo into
the C.O.C.A. Hall of Fame. Following the meeting, more than 200
members and guests attended our "Trip to Jasper's", an opportu-
nity to visit The Sanfilippo Foundation 'Place de la Musique', the
spectacular estate and collection of Jasper and Marian Sanfilippo.
lf you attended the event, I'm sure you came away amazed and
eager to go back again, and if you weren't able to make it this time,
we hope to do it again next year.
Our next meeting will be Thursday, March 29, 2012 at The
Hilton Garden Inn, St. Charles, IL. Please make note of the change
since we will be holding our dinner and meeting on Thursday eve-
ning. In the past, meetings have always been held on Friday fol-
lowing the dealer setup and preview of The Chicago land Show.
With the parking lot sales beginning before daylight, it makes for
a very long day, and with all of the miles walked looking for trea-
sures, or the day of hauling merchandise and setting up our booths,
most of us are exhausted by the time the show closes on Friday.
With that in mind, the board has decided to change the meetings to
Thursdays. It should make it easier for most members who attend
since Thursday is a more relaxed day, and it also provides us with
more flexibility in planning events, such as the Trip to Jasper 's,
since the dinner meeting and trip can be scheduled on separate
nights . Also, if you are planning to attend the dinners or any spe-
cial events, please make reservations with Cindy Champer. It is
critical to the club that our counts are correct when we coordinate
with the hotel or we end up paying for meals that aren't served, or
worse, having too low a count that doesn't accommodate all mem-
bers who would like to participate. We will always try to make it
work so that all members who would like to participate can, but we
need your help with reservations .
Following a very successful convention in Houston Texas, Con-
vention Chairperson, Marsha Blau, and convention hosts Larry
and Ryan Gustafson have stepped up preparations for the August
17-19, 2012 convention in Minneapolis Minnesota. This will be
C.O.C.A. 's ninth annual convention and is sure to be another fun
one. There will be several local collections to view, room to room
DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE:
Hope to see you all in Chicago!'
Doug Cain
C.O.C.A. President
330.837.2265
May 6, 2012
3
Phone: (262) 242-3131 OR E-mail: Bedvibr8or@aol. com
Message from Our President ...
buying and selling, a no-fee auction fo llowing Friday's dinner, and
a dinner cruise on the Mississippi River. With almost 50 reserva-
tions in already, the convention is filling up fast so don't wait to
make your convention and hotel reservations if you' re planning to
attend. We have a limited number of rooms available at The Hilton
Minneapolis/Bloomington Hotel, and with vacation travelers and
back-to school shoppers heading to The Mall of America, adding
additional rooms may not be possible as we get closer to the con-
vention dates.
I wou ld like to thank our outgoing officers, Erick Johnson, Mar-
sha B lau, and Lester Aaron for their service to the club. I would
also like to thank all of the members who have served on commit-
tees, helped with meetings, hosted local gatherings, opened their
homes for conventions, and contributed to our magazine, C.O.C.A.
Times. Without members vo lunteering their time to help the club,
we wou ldn 't exist, at least not as the successful club that we've
come to enjoy. We do need your help and ideas to keep it growing.
One area of special need is articles for our magazine. I' m sure you
all have a story to tell about that one special machine that you 've
spent countless hours researching, or the restoration project that
brought a great machine back to life. Or maybe the time someone
sent you a photo and you loaded the wife, the kids, and the dog
into the van and drove through the night hoping to be the first one
there to buy a rare machine. We would like to publish your stories
and will give partial credit toward your annual dues for each article
published. For information on submitting articles or advertising,
contact Paul Hindin at BedVibr8or@aol.com.
Just a reminder, we still have almost 150 members who do not
have a current email address on file . If you have not been getting
emai led dues, invoices, convention flyers and meeting updates by
email, or have had problems getting onto the new web site be-
cause it doesn't recognize the emai l address you ' ve entered, yours
is probably one of the emai ls we need . We try to publish all im-
portant club infomrntion both on the web site and in the magazine,
but when changes have to be made, the best way we have to get
the new infonnation to you quickly is by email. Current email ad-
dresses can be sent to the club via the contact fonn at www.coinop-
club.org, or to Keith Morris at Treasurer@coinopclub.org.
The last several months have been a very busy time for C.O.C.A.
and it's members. The totally redesigned web site came online in
late October with enhanced features such as member profile pag-
es, photos accompanying classified ads, and the abil ity for new
members to join and pay online. Our November meeting was the
most successful to date with more than 150 members and guests
attending for the dinner, the election of officers, and the induc-
tion of Dick Bueschel , Marshall Fey, and Jasper Sanfilippo into
the C.O.C.A. Hall of Fame. Following the meeting, more than 200
members and guests attended our "Trip to Jasper's", an opportu-
nity to visit The Sanfilippo Foundation 'Place de la Musique', the
spectacular estate and collection of Jasper and Marian Sanfilippo.
lf you attended the event, I'm sure you came away amazed and
eager to go back again, and if you weren't able to make it this time,
we hope to do it again next year.
Our next meeting will be Thursday, March 29, 2012 at The
Hilton Garden Inn, St. Charles, IL. Please make note of the change
since we will be holding our dinner and meeting on Thursday eve-
ning. In the past, meetings have always been held on Friday fol-
lowing the dealer setup and preview of The Chicago land Show.
With the parking lot sales beginning before daylight, it makes for
a very long day, and with all of the miles walked looking for trea-
sures, or the day of hauling merchandise and setting up our booths,
most of us are exhausted by the time the show closes on Friday.
With that in mind, the board has decided to change the meetings to
Thursdays. It should make it easier for most members who attend
since Thursday is a more relaxed day, and it also provides us with
more flexibility in planning events, such as the Trip to Jasper 's,
since the dinner meeting and trip can be scheduled on separate
nights . Also, if you are planning to attend the dinners or any spe-
cial events, please make reservations with Cindy Champer. It is
critical to the club that our counts are correct when we coordinate
with the hotel or we end up paying for meals that aren't served, or
worse, having too low a count that doesn't accommodate all mem-
bers who would like to participate. We will always try to make it
work so that all members who would like to participate can, but we
need your help with reservations .
Following a very successful convention in Houston Texas, Con-
vention Chairperson, Marsha Blau, and convention hosts Larry
and Ryan Gustafson have stepped up preparations for the August
17-19, 2012 convention in Minneapolis Minnesota. This will be
C.O.C.A. 's ninth annual convention and is sure to be another fun
one. There will be several local collections to view, room to room
DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE:
Hope to see you all in Chicago!'
Doug Cain
C.O.C.A. President
330.837.2265
May 6, 2012
3
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).