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The Early Bird Fan is the monthly newsletter of the Santa Clara Valley Thunderbirds, SCVT. SCVT is dedicated to the enjoyment of the classic 1955, 1956, and 1957 Ford Thunderbirds. Address: Santa Clara Valley Thunderbirds

P.O. Box 26103 San Jose, CA 95159 Web Site: http://santaclaravalleytbirds.com CTCI Site: http://www.ctci.org Meetings: 7:30 p.m. meetings are held on the second Friday of each month at West Valley College 14000 Fruitvale Ave. Saratoga, CA. in the college board room. Events SCVT members participate in parades, displays, homecomings, regional and national meets, local cars shows, and driving events. Membership Dues are $40.00 per year per family and are due by January 31 of each year . SCVT is Chapter 50 of the Classic Thunderbird Club International, CTCI. Membership in CTCI is mandatory to participate in parades and displays sponsored by SCVT. See http://www.ctci.org for CTCI membership requirements. Newsletter Deadline: Turn in articles, ideas, suggestions by 25th of each month. Send to: Cliff Monroe: 1207 Minnesota Ave.,San Jose, CA. 95125 e-mail: cliffmm@aol.com, Phone: 408-998-5880 !

Caravan tips - Maintain your car. - Gas up and check fluids/tires. - Know who your leader is and follow. - Turn CB to channel 22. - Turn FRS to channel 7-11. - Gas up at scheduled pit stops. - Generic cars at the end of the caravan. - Relay info to rear cars. - Double up at stop lights. - Save a parking place for the “tail-gunner”. !

SCVT%Items%for%sale%%contact!Bernie!Epolite!!

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Magnetic sign $5.00 Visor $11.00 Baseball mesh cap $15.00 Baseball cotton cap $15.00 Summer jacket $21.00 Winter jacket $39.50 Large patch $10.00 Name badge $10.50 License plate frame $12.00 Personalized tote $10.00 Logo polo shirt $15.00 3 piece luggage set $15.00 SCVT Cooler $35.00 Antenna Flag $9.00 Earrings $12.00 Charm Bracelet $7.00 Charm Necklace $7.00 Key Chain $7.00 Mirrors $6.50 6 glass set $12.00 Mugs $2.50 Car Wash Kit $20.00 !

See!web!site!for!logo!items.!

Parts Boxes

Box 1 - Doc Dockter

Box 2 - Gene Cox

Box 3 - Bill Mann

6-Volt- Mike Williams

Tents - Gene Cox

Banner - Don Reisinger

2013 SCVT Board Members

President Ray Delgado rldelga@pacbell.net Vice President Bill Croxton wacroxton@gmail.com

Secretary Tina Ford Tinaford001@gmail.com Treasurer Bob Lawrence captndaddy@gmail.com Editor Cliff Monroe cliffmm@aol.com Parades Kathy Kelley Kelleys64@verizon.net Displays Carl Epolite carl1@garlic.com Activities Don Hamblin dhamblins@aol.com Fundraising Jill Schwab justjillleo@hotmail.com Historian Patti Lee Swigart PattiLeeSwigart@aol.com CTCI Rep Joe Ryan Scvt57@sbcglobal.net Logo Sales Bernie Epolite brunina@garlic.com NM Hospitality

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!MEETING!MINUTES!

May!9,!2014!!VICE!PRESIDENT:!!Bill!Croxton!called!the!meeting!to!order!at!7:40!pm.!!Officers!in!attendance!were:!!Vice!President,!!Bill!Croxton!;!!Treasurer,!!Bob!Lawrence!and!!!Secretary,!!Tina!Ford.!!!President,!Ray!Delgado!was!absent.!!!James!Croxton!sat!in!to!read!Bill’s!Vice!President!notes.!

• Bill!mentioned!that!Ray!had!talked!about!changing!the!format!of!the!meeting.!!Depending!on!the!time,!we!would!try!to!get!everything!done!before!the!break.!

• James!Croxton!announced!we!have!a!guest,!Sandy!(Sarotti)!in!attendance.!!She!is!a!friend!of!Laurie!Resinger.!!She!would!like!to!join!the!club!and!she!does!not!have!a!TZbird,!(yet)!!

• MAY!ANNIVERSARIES:!Marge!Gray!(Hon/Memb)!!41yrs.!!!!!!!!!John!Holland!!21!yrs.!Fred!and!Alice!Meyer!!33!yrs.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Andy!and!Birgit!Myles!!9!yrs.!Ray!and!Judy!Delgado!!30!yrs.!!!!!!!!!!!!!Barry!and!Margaret!Moore!!4!yrs.!Bob!and!Barbara!Kiehl!!27!yrs.!!

• Membership!count!is!98.!!

SCVT President’s Message, Ray’s Reckonings ! ! ! First!of!all,!thanks!to!everyone!for!their!condolences!and!everyone!that!! !! ! ! sent!me!emails,!cards!and!flowers!for!the!loss!of!my!brother.!!!I!truly!! !! ! ! appreciated!them!all.!!Also,!a!big!thanks!to!Bill!Croxton!for!covering!for!me!last!!! ! ! month!and!James!Croxton!for!covering!the!VP!job.!!I!heard!James!did!a!good!job.!!! ! ! (Humm,!I!see!future!board!member!?)!!!!

Bill!shared!with!me,!the!results!of!the!discussion!about!changing!the!start!time!of!our!meetings!from!7:30!to!7:00.!!Bottom!line!the!membership!decided!to!leave!things!as!is.!!!We!had!also!planned!to!change!the!agenda!a!bit!and!by!all!accounts!it!seemed!to!work!well.!!If!you!don’t!know!what!the!heck!I’m!talking!about,!guess!you’ll!have!to!come!to!our!next!meeting.!!(lol)!

I!missed!the!trip!south!to!Knots!Berry!Farm.!!Guess,!I’ll!get!the!highlights!at!our!next!meeting.!!I!heard!we!had!a!couple!of!cars!needed!a!lift!back.!!We’ll!need!to!get!the!details.!!!Also...!let!me!know!if!there!were!any!blunderbird!candidates,!lol...!!

Friendship!day!is!tomorrow!as!I’m!writing!this.!!I!can’t!make!that!either,!Mom!is!in!need!of!hospice!and!the!nurse!and!aid!are!coming!to!do!an!evaluation!and!to!plan!the!path!forward.!!I!apologize!sharing!this!news,!but!I!can’t!think!of!anything!else!to!write!about.!!

I!reckon!that’s!it!for!now…!I’ll!see!ya!at!the!next!meeting,!June!13th.!!

Oh!oh,!Friday!the!13th!don’t!walk!under!any!ladders!

Ray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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• Thank!you!to!Barbara!and!Paul!Perry!for!the!drinks!tonight!and!Tina!and!Patrick!Ford!for!the!snacks.!!We!now!have!new!drink!containers.!!!

• Eddie!Cox!had!a!getZwell!card!sent!around!for!Sam!Hollingsworth.!• James!read!a!note!sent!from!Jim!and!Sherry!McKnew!from!Oklahoma!who!joined!us!on!the!Fabulous!

Fords!Forever!Trip.!!It!was!a!very!nice!thank!you!letter.!• Bill!asked!if!anyone!knew!Jim!and!Joan!Sisneros.!!They!have!not!been!seen!since!they!joined!in!

January.!!COMMITTEE!REPORTS:!SECRETARY:!!Tina!Ford!asked!if!there!were!any!additions!or!corrections!to!last!month’s!minutes.!!TREASURER:!!Bob!Lawrence!gave!a!detailed!report!of!the!checkbook!balance!and!the!money!market!account.!!!ACTIVITIES:!!Don!Hamblin!reported.!

1. Sunnyview!Retirement!Community!50th!Anniversary!Classic!Car!Show,!Cupertino!(May!17)!!Al!Thomas!reported.!!Limit!of!45!cars.!12Z3!pm.!!Lunch!provided.!

2. Friendship!Day,!Redwood!City!(May!18)!Sandie!Kay!reported.!!Mid!Peninsula!Old!Time!Car!Club.!!7:30!–!2!pm.!!$15!registration!fee!(can!register!that!day)!!Seaport!Blvd.!!RWC!

3. Sacramento!Music!Festival!(May!23Z26)!Sandie!Kay!reported.!!The!event!takes!place!in!Old!Sacramento.!!

4. Rosie!the!Riveter!Museum,!Richmond,!CA!(June!8th)!hosted!by!Rick!Deutsch.!!$5!per!person.!!Opens!at!10!am.!

5. Napa!Wine!Tasting!(June!12Z13)!River!Pointe!Napa!Valley!Resort.!!Geoff!and!Elaine!Dye!6. Capital!Mall!Display!(June!14)!Carl!Epolite.!!9:30!am.!Everyone!will!be!given!$5!towards!lunch.!7. Bonfante!Gardens:!Car!Show/!Picnic!(July!13)!Carl!Epolite.!!$70!per!car.!8. Hillsborough!Concourse!(July!20)!Don!Hamblin.!$75!to!register.!9. Giant’s!Game!(Sept.!14)!Don!Reisinger.!!Giant’s!vs!Dodgers!10. !Cameron!Park!Car!Show/Apple!Hill!(Oct.!3Z5)!Don!Reisinger.!!Wondering!if!there!is!any!interest.!

PARADES!AND!HOMECOMINGS:!!Kathy!Kelley!absent.!EDITOR:!!Cliff!Monroe!absent.!LOGO!SALES:!!Bernie!Epolite!reported.!!Summer!jackets!are!here.!!White!and!blue.!!She!also!had!information!about!a!TZbird!Cuckoo!Clock.!CTCI:!!Joe!Ryan!absent.!!!Carl!spoke!for!Joe!who!wanted!to!thank!the!people!who!helped!with!the!Fabulous!Fords!Forever!Trip.!!Charlie!Affrunti!for!the!planning.!!Bill!and!Diana!Mann!for!the!towing!service!and!all!their!extra!help.!!Bev!Handelman!for!setting!up!the!great!lunch!at!CA!Adventure.!!The!tail!gunners!and!leaders!for!the!pack.!!Don!Hamblin,!Ricky!D!and!Gene!Cox.!!And!to!Bonnie!and!Sam,!thank!you!for!the!excellent!taco!dinner.!HISTORY:!!Patti!Lee!Swigart!reported.!!Happy!Mother’s!Day.!!!Please!send!photos!of!your!TZbirds!and!activities.!WEBSITE:!!Larry!Maness!reported.!!The!website!is!up!and!running!and!people!are!looking.!

• Bill!Croxton!reminded!everyone!that!next!month’s!meeting!will!be!on!the!first!Friday,!JUNE!6th,!and!typically,!!July!and!August’s!meetings!will!at!Harry’s!since!the!school!is!closed.!

• Bill!brought!up!the!topic!of!moving!the!meeting!time!up!to!7pm.!!There!was!a!discussion.!!Majority!at!the!meeting!said!to!leave!it!as!is.!

• James!read!the!Buy/Sell!sheet.!FUND!RAISING:!!Jill!Schwab!went!over!the!raffle!prizes.!TECH!SESSION:!!!

• Bill!Mann!brought!Rich!Eichenbaum’s!wheel!bearings!in!for!showZandZtell.!!They!hadn’t!been!replaced!in!35!yrs.!!Important!to!check!your!wheel!bearings!!

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• Larry!Johnston!had!transmission!problems!on!the!LA!trip.!!He!thanked!Bill!and!Diana!for!helping!him!out!on!the!way!home.!

• Bob!Lawrence!discussed!installing!power!steering!on!his!’56.!!What!should!have!been!a!3Zhour!job!took!3!days!(and!he!had!extra!parts).!

• Joe!Boeddecker!had!a!problem!with!the!pump!on!his!power!steering.!!Turned!out!the!brand!new!line!that!was!installed!was!plugged!up.!

• Dennis!Kay!discussed!his!brake!light!issue.!!If!his!headZlights!are!on!then!everything!is!fine.!• Geoff!Dye!thanked!Gene!Cox!for!helping!him!at!the!start!of!the!LA!trio!with!his!car’s!wiring!problem.!• Bill!Croxton!discussed!how!his!gas!gauge!wasn’t!working!on!his!’57.!!Wire!came!off.!• “Best!Tech!Session!in!6!years”!

BREAK!RAFFLE!Next!Month:!!Drinks!–!Barry!and!Margaret!Moore,!Snacks!–!!Don!and!Laurie!Resinger!!Meeting!adjourned!at!9:37!pm.!

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2014 SCVT Snacks and Beverage Signup Thanks for signing up for meeting snacks and beverages. That is why some of the men show up!!!

Date% %%%%Snacks% % Beverages% Date% %%Snacks% % Beverages%Jan%10! ! Jerry!&!Jill!Schwab! Joan!Peterson! Jul%11! !!!!!!!@!Harry's!Hofbrau! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Feb%14! ! Kay's!&!Goldberg's! Affrunti's% Aug%8! !!!!!!!@!Harry's!Hofbrau! ! !!!!!!Mar%14! ! Maness'!!! ! Ralph!&!Holly!Citti! Sep%12% Monroe's!!!!!!!Paul!Lynch!&!Janette!Adair!Apr%11! ! Gene!&!Eddie!Cox! Epolite's! Oct%%10% Jenny!J.!&!Al!T.!!!!!!!Jerry!&Gail!Dance!May%9% % Ford's! !! Barbara!@!Paul!Perry! Nov%14% Miller's! ! !!!!Parker's! !Jun%13! ! Moore's! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!Reisinger's!!See%the%May%2009%Fan%for%Snack%&%Beverage%Helpful%Hints.%%See%our%website:!www.santaclaravalleytbirds.com!

May 2014 Membership Anniversaries

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2014 Santa Clara Valley Thunderbird Activities%%by!Don Hamblin

650Z348Z0669!home,!!!650Z576Z6234!cell,!!dhamblins@aol.com!!!

!!Rosie%the%Riveter%site%%June!8,!2014,%Ricky!&!Diane!Deutsch!1414!Harbour!Way!South,!Richmond!!(See%previous%FANS%for%details)!

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7:30!Z!South!Group!–!Meet!at!Starbucks!@!880/Dixon!Landing!Road.!7:45!Z!South!Group!Departs!8:15!Z!Meet!North!Group!near!92/880!–!Safeway!@!Jackson!(92)!Cypress!8:30!Z!All!depart!and!convoy!via!880/80/580/Cutting!Blvd!!10:00!Z!Arrive!Rosie!the!Riveter!site!/!Ford!Assembly!plant,!Docent!tour!!11:45!Z!Depart!for!lunch!nearby!at!Salute!12:00!to!1:30!Z!Lunch!!1:30!Z!3:00!Tour!Red!Oak!Victory!ship!!3:15!Z!Depart!for!home!!!!!*!Visitor!Center!is!free.!!!!*!Lunch!off!menu!pay!per!table.!Two!Rosies!will!join!us!!!*!Ship!tour!$5.00!pay!as!you!go!!!!*!$5!for!goodie!bags!and!Rosies.!See!Video:!www.history.com/topics/worldZwarZii/rosieZtheZriveter!And!Info:!www.nps.gov/rori/!!A%Ranger%Rick%Production%%%408K888K4752%

RiverPointe%Napa%Valley%Resort%Art%and%Wine%Event%%June!12Z13,!2014,%Elaine!&!Geoff!Dye!Yes,!June!12th!is!a!Thursday!(Thursday!is!an!unhurried!day!for!Napa!vintners).!For!the!past!7!years,!RiverPointe!Napa!Valley!Resort!has!hosted!an!art!and!wine!event!especially!for!RiverPointe!guests!at!no!charge.!!Local!artists!show!their!work!while!small!wineries!of!Napa!Valley!pour!wine!at!the!resort.!!Marilynn,!the!head!concierge,!has!once!again!asked!SCVT!to!display!our!vintage!vehicles!(any!vintage!car)!at!the!event.!!RiverPointe!is!the!resort!with!the!colorful!treeZlined!cottages!that!accommodated!us!while!we!attended!the!Napa!Valley!car!show!in!August!in!prior!years.!The!wineZpouring!event!is!from!5!p.m.!to!8!p.m.!!Last!year,!17!small!wineries!

participated!in!this!event.!!And!this!year!Riverpointe!is!providing!music!for!dancing.!!After!a!couple!of!hours!tasting!wine,!we!can!have!dinner!at!the!Mexican!restaurant!across!the!street!and!return!to!the!resort!for!music!and!dancing.!!So,!we!can!stroll!along!looking!at!artwork,!taste!wine,!look!at!vintage!cars,!have!dinner!at!a!Mexican!restaurant,!listen!to!music!and!dance…all!this!without!driving!our!cars.!Care!to!join!us?!!Accommodations!are!$125!(plus!room!tax!and!a!resort!fee).!!Call!Elaine!or!Geoff!at!1.408.262.1078!or!email!us!at!geoffdye@yahoo.com.!!We!can!then!assign!you!a!reservation!number!and!provide!further!details.!!!!!!!

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Bonfante%Gardens%(now%Gilroy%Gardens)%Rod,%Motorcycle%&%Classic%Car%Event%%%July!13,!2014!Epolites%and%Delgados%%7:30!a.m.!Z!9:30!a.m.!!!!!!!!!!Check!in!–!Coffee/Cookies!at!beverage!station!9:30!a.m.!–!11:00!a.m.!! Socializing!–!Theme!Park!opens!at!10:00!a.m.!11:00!a.m.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Italian!sausage!appetizer!11:30!a.m.!–!1:00!p.m.!!!!!!Lunch:!!BBQ!triZtip/chicken/hot!dogs,!Vegetarian!Chile!beans,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Fresh!fruit,!Green!Salad,!Garlic!bread,!Coke/Diet!Coke/Sprite/Beer/Wine!available!$5.00!per!glass!4:00!p.m.! ! !!!!Exit!out!of!paved!lot!or!grass!field!5:00!p.m.! ! !!!!Exit!Theme!Park!6:00!p.m.! !! !!!!All!cars!must!be!gone!!Tickets:!Adults!$50.00,!Children!(ages!2Z11)!$12.50!–!2nd!Adult!with!car!entry!$40.00!

Includes!entry!to!Theme!Park,!Lunch!,Snacks!and!beverages.!For!registration!form!and!information!:!http://nebula.wsimg.com/4594b43d9e05a7e73aa2ff9d3164413f?AccessKeyId=9FC0FEFCE494D91E274D&disposition=0&alloworigin=1!%Giants%%We%Won’t%Know%What%We’ll%Get%Until%We%Get%There!!%%Submitted%by%Don%Reisinger%

With!a! limited!number!of!options!available! to!SCVT!on!weekend!dates,!of! the!2!best!options!available,!the!membership!chose!to!attend!the!September!14th!against!the!LA!Dodgers.!The!initial!allocation!of!tickets!that!I!was!given!looks!like!it!is!sold!out.!!But,!I!am!taking!names!and!creating!a!waiting!list!in!case!there!are!any!additional!seats!that!become!available.!

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Photograph!of!Vehicle:!Number!of!meals,!1!or!2:!TriZtip,!Chicken,!Pork!back!ribs,!Vegetarian!select:!!Any!questions!contact!Carl!Epolite!408Z425Z0308!!or!carl1@garlic.com!$10.00!discount!if!paid!by!May!31,!2014!!(F.Y.I.!Steve!Pedone!has!nothing!to!do!with!this!event)!

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Sunny%View%Car%Show!!May!17,!2014,!Al!Thomas!The!1st!Annual!Sunny!View!Car!Show!May!17th!was!a!gigantic!success.!Hosts!Bill!Penrod!and!his!assistant!Rita!Lanoie!and!their!staff!from!the!Sunny!View!Retirement!Community!created!an!event!to!remember.!There!were!45!cars!in!attendance!and!8!Car!Clubs!represented.!The!SCVT!Group!and!VMOA!were!in!a!dead!heat!with!9!cars!apiece.!Since!Bill!Croxton!is!in!both!Clubs,!I!do!not!know!which!Club!to!place!him!in!since!he!brought!a!Corvette?!Also!Ricky!D!brought!his!Buick,!so!I!included!him!in!the!Buick!group.!There!was!a!good!assortment!of!American!and!Foreign!cars!at!the!show.!Just!about!all!American!makes!were!represented,!including!a!Henry!J.!It!was!a!fantastic!weather!day!which!allowed!the!residents!of!the!retirement!

community!to!spend!the!afternoon!looking!at!all!of!the!cars!without!having!to!worry!about!the!heat.!I!heard!a!lot!of!“I!had!one!of!those!once”!or!“I!wish!I!had!one!of!those”!comments.!Cars!started!arriving!at!10:00!AM.!Everyone!was!in!place!by!12:00!noon.!I!want!to!thank!Rich!and!Vicky!Bellum,!Rod!and!Carol!Davison,!Rich!Parker!and!Robert!Wilson!for!assisting!with!placement!of!the!cars.!You!all!did!a!great!job.!I!also!would!like!to!thank!Don!Reisienger!for!supplying!the!map!for!the!attendees!to!use!to!get!to!the!event!site.!Also!a!special!thank!you!to!everyone!who!attended.!Long!distance!award!goes!to!the!San!Francisco!Model!A!Club!for!making!the!trip.!This!was!a!very!unique!car!show.!Not!only!was!it!free!(no!registration!fee)!but!all!of!the!participants!received!lunch!and!Ice!cream!for!dessert.!There!was!plenty!of!water!for!everyone.!If!that!wasn’t!enough,!there!were!3!trophies!presented.!Peoples!Choice!and!Best!of!Show!went!to!Bob!Jacobsen!for!his!immaculate!1934!Pierce!Arrow.!The!winner!of!the!oldest!car!went!to!a!1930!Model!A!Speedster.!I!have!been!told!that!there!well!be!a!2nd!Annual!show!next!year!and!there!is!room!for!another!10!cars.!So!if!you!are!interested,!put!it!on!your!calendar!and!let!me!know!if!you!would!like!to!attend.!Bill!Penrod!did!an!outstanding!job!of!organizing!the!event!and!kept!everyone!informed!and!up!to!date.!He!will!most!likely!give!those!who!attended!this!year!first!shot!at!coming!next!year!so!the!field!will!close!pretty!quickly!I!am!sure.!!

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Redwood%City%Freindship%Day!!!May!18,!2014,!Dennis!&!Sandie!Kay!Friendship!Day!is!sponsored!by!Mid!Peninsula!Old!Time!Auto!Club!(MPOTAC),!held!Sunday!May!18th!at!Seaport!Plaza!in!Redwood!City,!was!a!wonderful!way!to!spend!a!day.!!Doors!opened!at!7:30!and!the!show!was!from!9Z2.!!Entrance!fee!was!$15,!free!coffee!and!donuts!included!!!There!were!well!over!400!participants!with!a!great!selection!of!cars.!!The!weather!was!perfect,!BBQ!lunch!was!available!and!there!were!lots!of!shade!and!grass!areas!in!addition!to!a!walking!path!along!the!water.!!Among!the!SCVT!members!were!Georgette!and!Larry!Maness,!Don!Reisinger,!Barry!Moore,!Patrick!and!Tina!Ford,!Jenny!Jump,!Joan!Peterson,!Diana!Mann,!Billy!and!Heather!Mann!(and!Julia),!Dennis!and!Sandie!Kay.!SCVT!in!the!past!has!supported!this!event!and!it!is!well!worth!doing!every!year!now!that!they!have!a!permanent!location.!!%%

Sacramento%Music%Festival!!!May!23Z26,!2014,!Dennis!&!Sandie!Kay!The!Sacramento!Music!Festival!held!mostly!in!Old!Town,!Sacramento!over!Memorial!Day!Weekend!was!attended!by!9!club!members,!Dennis!and!Sandie!Kay,!Bill,!Marsha,!and!James!Croxton,!Paul!Lynch!and!Janette!Adair,!Bob!and!Paula!Lawrence.!!Unfortunately!Jerry!and!Gloria!Goldberg!had!to!cancel!at!the!last!minute.!!Most!of!us!came!for!several!days,!staying!overnight!at!the!Hilton!Garden!Inn,!and!enjoyed!a!variety!of!music.!!There!was!traditional!Blues,!Rock,!Jazz,!Big!Band!Dance,!Cajun!and!Zydeco,!Country,!Ragtime,!and!even!a!Marching!Band!in!the!center!of!Old!Town!Main!Street.!!It!was!warm!in!the!80'sZ90's!during!the!day!and!lots!of!good!food!to!eat!both!in!each!venue!and!along!the!streets.!!The!sets!were!one!hour!each!and!an!easy!walk!from!one!to!another.!!The!music!played!from!11:00!am!until!12:30!am!if!you!cared!to!dance!the!day!and!night!away.!!Many!of!the!venues!had!a!dance!floor!set!up!and!it!was!fun!to!watch!all!the!action.!!Fun!was!had!by!all!!!!!%

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You!might!recognize!our!own!Bob%Lawrence.!A!few!members!enjoyed!an!evening!with!the!County%Line%Trio!on!Saturday,!May!17th!at!Angelica’s!in!Redwood!City.!!This!was!a!special!soldZout!performance.!After!a!long,!3!year,!absence,!the!trio!announced!the!return!of!their!musical!partner,!original!member!and!close!friend!Bud!Olsen.!!They!announced!that!their!close!friend,!the!talented!Bob%Lawrence!would!continue!with!the!trio!as!an!equal!partner!in!their!performances.!We!were!delighted!that!Bob!was!recognized!and!we!saw!the!County!Line!Trio!transform!into!the!“quartet”.!If!you!enjoy!the!nostalgic!folk!music!of!the!50’s!and!60’s!we!highly!recommend!the!County!Line!“Trio”!to!take!you!back!in!time!when!music!told!stories!of!love,!protest!and!social!injustice.!!By%Cliff%&%Kathy%Monroe%!

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2014 Activities Calendar

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Date Event Host Information Jan%11% Candlestick%Park%Stadium%Tour% Hamblin% See%above%for%details%

Jan%25% 2013%Awards%Banquet% Cox%5:30!PM!Three!Flames!Restaurant!1547!Meridian!Avenue,!San!Jose,!$42!per!person!

Feb%15% SCVT%Pacific%Coast%Highway%Drive% Croxton% TBA%

Apr.26D29% Fabulous%Fords%Forever/Disney%Calif% Affrunti/Ryan% See%above,%Rooms%at%the%Knott's%Hotel%

May%9% Oroville%Car%Show% TBA% %

May%23D26% Sacramento%Music%Festival%Dennis%&%Sandie%

Kay%See%the%March%Fan%for%details%

June%8% Rosie%the%Riveter%site% Deutsch% See%April%Fan%for%details%

June%12D13% Riverpoint%wine%and%art%show% Geoff%&%Elaine%Dye% See%the%March%Fan%for%details%

June%28% Concours%at%Kirigin%Valley% Epolites% See%above%

July%20% Hillsborough%Concours%D'Elegance% TBA% %

July%26% Burlingame%Cars%in%the%Park% TBA% %

July%29DAug%3% Hot%August%Nights%Reno/Sparks% TBA% Register%now%

Aug%9% San%Mateo%Car%Show%and%BBQ% TBA% %

Sept%27% Birds%on%the%Wharf% TBA% Monterey%Bay%TBird%Club%posted%1/2/2014%

Dec% Senior%Bag%Filling%&%Distribution% Schwab% TBA%

Dec% Holiday/Christmas/Festivus%party% Delgado’s% TBA,%except%we%will%have%fun%

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IS%YOUR%THUNDERBIRD%REALLY%LOCKED?!

Try!this!one!on!your!Bird.!Lock!your!door!from!the!outside!and!then!push!hard!a!number!of!times!on!the!outside!door!handle!button.!Many!of!you!will!find!that!by!doing!this!your!door!lock!button!will!slowly!work!its!way!upward!until!the!door!is!no!longer!locked.!!

All!TZBirders!should!know!that!it!is!very!easy!to!over!tighten!the!lock!buttons!and!to!do!so!may!allow!the!situation!described!above.!This!is!not!a!problem!of!inaccurate!reproduction!parts.!Our!Birds!came!from!the!factory!this!way.!!The!problem!is!that!when!the!lock!button!is!screwed!onto!the!shaft!too!far!it!limits!the!available!downward!travel!of!the!shaft.!The!result!is!that!the!lock!mechanism!inside!the!door!latch!assembly!is!not!able!to!engage!fully.!!The!good!news!is!that!the!fix!is!simple.!Just!unscrew!the!lock!button!a!few!turns!to!allow!the!shaft!a!bit!more!travel.!!By Bob DePaola Editor Birds Eye View %

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BUY AND SELL

BUY%!1)!Pins!from!Hot!August!Nights!for!years!1994,!1995,1996!and!1999.!!Dennis!Kay!!denkay4adr@yahoo.com!!2)!57!TBird!stock!wheels!Z!Paul!Lynch!408Z206Z6796!3)!Vinyl!Records!(rock,!punk!and!heavy!metal)!Z!James!Croxton!(408)!472Z2641!or!jwcroxton@gmail.com!4)!Early!55,!one!piece,!stainless!trim!over!door!on!hard!top!Z!Barry!Moore!650Z591Z9295!5)!57!TBird!Drivers!side!window!&!mechanism!Z!Paul!Lynch!408Z777Z8839!SELL%1)!Hancock!radial!tire,!235/75/15,!never!used!$75!Dennis!Kay!650Z341Z6868!2)!'56!License!Plate!for!'56!or!'57!Good!condition!$100!Paul!Perry!408Z353Z1930!3)!2004!Mustang!Mach!One,!Best!offer,!Paul!Lynch!408Z206Z6796!4)!2001!Grand!Marquis!car!cover,!brand!new,!$120,!Paul!Lynch!408Z206Z6796!5)!1957!original,!reZcored,!brass,!TBird!Radiator.!$250!Ben!Gage!1Z650Z579Z6100!6)!!NoZMar!Deck!Protector!for!all!years.!$9.99!SCVT!members!only.!Don!Reisinger!650Z823Z8577!

DREISINGER@earthlink.net!!7)!56!TBird!oil!bath!air!cleaner!w/!new!cork!$225!Gerry!Nelson!650Z851Z3546!8)!55Z57!!15”!reverse!chrome!rims!w/!small!Ford!caps!(4)!$275!Gerry!Nelson!650Z851Z3546!9)!2!stock!15”!rims!for!55/56!Ford!$100!need!cleaning!Gerry!Nelson!650Z851Z3546!10)!56Z57!Horn!Ring,!very!good!condition,!$30,!!Joe!Ryan,!650Z483Z6256!!11)!Battery!Tender!Z!6!volt!$20!Dennis!Kay!650Z341Z6868*!12)!Mini!ChargerZ!12!volt!$20!Dennis!Kay!650Z341Z6868*! ! *all!3!for!$50!13)!Sure!Charger!Z!12!volt!!$20!Dennis!Kay!650Z341Z6868*!14)!!2!Steinbach!Nutcrackers,!$95Z$225!Sandra!Kay!650Z341Z6868!(one!w/music!box)!15)!Richard!Marconi!is!selling!2002!TZBird:!$14,500!richanddi@yahoo.com!16)!Allen!Brown!is!selling!’94!Mustang!GT!Convertible:!$4,000!831Z688Z0926!17)!12!volt!'57!generator,!works!well,!$25!Dick!Osgood!650Z968Z2349!!!

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