Seafoam65 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) Well folks, I'm leaving for Branson tomorrow morning for the Riviera Wally World known as the annual ROA convention........I hope to see some of you good folks on the forum while I'm there....I'm rooting for Ed Raner to defend his honor on the go cart track by defeating his wife this time! I'll be bringing some freon to charge Ed's A/C.......I intend to overdose on Riviera excitement next week. I'll be trailering my 65 Riviera.......I hope everyone has a safe trip.......including me! The first ROA meet in 3 years........WHOOPEE! Edited June 3, 2022 by Seafoam65 (see edit history) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Linda’s been fixing me special dinners for prepping and detailing her ‘90 Gold Edition this past week. You can see it in the Winner’s Circle - it was Best in Class at Overland Park. Looking forward to seeing all of the “old” faces and adding some new members to my list. Tim Nugent is bringing me a care package - can’t wait to see what all is in it. We’ll be taking in Silver Dollar City before registering. Hoping the weather is decent for our trip down without a/c. Looking forward to seeing everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telriv Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 I should be there. Leaving MD. on the 6th. Hope to arrive by the 8th. some time. Over 1K miles. Tom T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cannon Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 I plan to arrive on Wednesday. I don't know what time. Hopefully before dark! Looking forward to seeing you all again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnrex Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 I'm driving up on the Thursday the 9th. Anxious to see everybody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Barney Eaton Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Springfield MO is headquarters for Bass Pro Shop...... they have a square block facility with a outstanding free gun collection, fish tanks, stuffed animals, archery museum, resturant and a new section I have not seen... There is also an outlet store on the south end ..... pick up some extra "work" T shirts and other discontinued items. If you do wood and metal work... Grizzly Industries showroom and sales is located at 1815 W Battlefield, Springfield. Good place to pick up out of the ordinary tools. There are also about 3 companies in Springfield that build party vans and stretched limos. Most have tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliRivin Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Though I'm only six months a Rivee owner and member, I'm already missing being unable to attend. I'm still working away on my gal...im planning to have her out for her 60th Bday next year....no matter the destination. Enjoy the time yall. Can't wait to see some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 (edited) 31 minutes ago, CaliRivin said: Though I'm only six months a Rivee owner and member, I'm already missing being unable to attend. I'm still working away on my gal...im planning to have her out for her 60th Bday next year....no matter the destination. Enjoy the time yall. Can't wait to see some pics. You might be surprised at the number of members who attend the meets WITHOUT their cars. Sometimes it’s too far to drive or there’s not enough time to drive there and back. I’ve met many international members at different events and only the international members from Canada might bring their cars. I have friends from Norway, South Africa, Germany, and Australia to name a few who have as much fun (if not more) just looking at cars and visiting. Being from Kansas, I’ve done it a couple of times; Jamestown, Virginia and Monterrey, California. In those instances, I wanted to extend my time into a vacation and didn’t want to be driving the Riv into Washington D.C. or Los Angeles and other towns along the California coast; too many chances for door dings etc with the car parked just anywhere at hotels and other sight seeing places. You can learn a lot when you can just visit and ask questions. Next week where the 2023 event will take place. Ed Edited June 4, 2022 by RivNut (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegart Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 (edited) I'm planning on being there Thursday. Flying would probably be cheaper but driving the Riviera will be a lot more fun. Kevin Edited June 4, 2022 by kegart (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC1968Riviera Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 I hope someone (or multiple someone's) posts lot of pictures at the meet and the associated events! I am not attending this year so I am relying all of you who are attending to keep the rest of us informed of the festivities and the beautiful Rivs in attendance! Have fun, be safe, and drink lots of water! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZRIV Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Yea pics would be great but I know while at the meets I'd get so busy with festivities that there was no time to post anything of substance until after I got home. Pics will definitely be loaded onto the ROA Photo Gallery linked from the website but that usually takes some time. Even though I don't have a Riv, I am sad that I was not able to make it as I really wanted to see everyone. 900+ miles one way just didn't fit into the schedule this time. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Should be 60+ cars by the time registration is completed some time Saturday. Until Saturday the parking lot for the field is just another parking lot for the hotel. Of the cars that have arrived so far, they are spread out among three parking areas and are not parked in any kind of order so there are real no pictures to post that would be of any consequence. It’s rained on and off here so some cars are under tarps or still in trailers. Lots of things to do here so the Rivieras are the prime movers; gone, not here. They’re at the different entertainment venues. As Jason says, the pictures of consequence will be posted to the ROA’s website when/ if someone downloads theirs and emails them to Ray, therefore it will behove those of you who could not attend to be patient. A specific time has been set aside later Saturday for “hoods down for pictures.” Then it’s secure everything then get ready the banquet and awards ceremony. As Jason stated “not much time for posting of pictures.” Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dship Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 20 hours ago, JZRIV said: Even though I don't have a Riv, I am sad that I was not able to make it as I really wanted to see everyone. Same here for me...maybe next year, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrownedRiv Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 11 hours ago, dship said: Same here for me...maybe next year, though. Ditto. Gettysburg 2019 was great and i was so looking forward to Branson 2022. Hopefully next year time and money will be in my favor and i can make it again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jframe Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I would have liked to have went as well, since it's the closest the meet has been to me since I joined. However, it's still a six hour drive, and if I go, I really want to take my car. Gas prices being what they are have basically parked my Riviera for now. I'm driving it maybe 20-30 miles at a time, once a week, just to keep the fluids hot. And, since we didn't get to do anything for our anniversary, my wife has been jonesing to go to Helen, Georgia, so we are taking her Miata next Thursday and doing that instead. Miatas are great on gas, and I figured the mountain ride over would be fun, so it gets the nod. Maybe I can get to a meet next time they are close to Alabama. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 There are a lot of first generation cars here. I’ve seen license plates from Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Maryland to name a few. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZRIV Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 24 minutes ago, RivNut said: There are a lot of first generation cars here. I’ve seen license plates from Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Maryland to name a few. Seeing is believing! Pics? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Balzer Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 2 hours ago, RivNut said: There are a lot of first generation cars here. I’ve seen license plates from Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Maryland to name a few. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EmTee Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) I see the Turbinator has arrived! Looks like a nice turnout - wish Goldie & I could be there... Edited June 11, 2022 by EmTee (see edit history) 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NailheadBob Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) @RivNut please take a photo of you and Ron Johnson together, he is from Lemont, Illinois and has a 1965 GS extremely nice car and Ron will send it to my phone. I removed and purchased a power steering pump assembly with the 3 brackets/braces from a junkyard by me because Ron needed some of the parts for his car, pulley was pretty rusty, but Ron did a great job sandblasting ,cleaning, and painting the pulley, it turned out awesome. Thanks in advance, Bob Edited June 11, 2022 by NailheadBob (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeJS Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Has anybody ever come up with a name for a group of Riviera seen either in the wild or in captivity? For example, in the animal world we have... Antelope: a herd Ants: a colony or an army Apes: a shrewdness Baboons: a troop Badgers: a cete Bass: a shoal Bats: a colony, cloud or cauldron Bears: a sloth or sleuth; Cubs: a litter Beavers: a colony Bees: a swarm Boar: a sounder Buffalo: a gang or obstinacy Camels: a caravan Caterpillars: an army Cats: a clowder, glaring, pounce, nuisance or clutter; Kittens: a litter or kindle; Wild cats: a destruction Cattle: a herd or drove Cheetahs: a coalition Chickens: a brood or peep; Chicks: a clutch or chattering Clams: a bed Cobras: a quiver Colts: a rag Cows: a kine, drove, herd or fold; twelve or more cows are a flink Coyotes: a band Cranes: a sedge Crocodiles: a float or bask Crows: a murder Deer: a herd Dogs: a pack or cowardice; Puppies: a litter Dolphins: a pod Donkeys: a drove Doves: a dule Ducks: a brace, paddling or team Eagles: a convocation Elephants: a herd or parade Elk: a gang or herd Emus: a mob Falcons: a cast Ferrets: a business or fesnyng Finches: a charm Fish: a school, shoal, run, haul or catch Flamingos: a stand or flamboyance Flies: a swarm, hatch or business Foxes: a skulk or leash Frogs: an army or a colony Geese: a gaggle or flock, a skein when in flight Giraffes: a tower Gnats: a cloud or horde Goats: a herd, tribe or trip Goldfinches: a charm Goldfish: a troubling Gorillas: a band Grasshoppers: a cloud Greyhounds: a leach Hares: a down or husk Hawks: a cast or kettle Hippopotami: a bloat or thunder Hogs: a drift or parcel Horses: a team or harras Hounds: a pack, mute or cry Hyenas: a cackle Jaguars: a shadow Jellyfish: a smack or brood Kangaroos: a troop or mob Larks: an ascension or exaltation Lemurs: a conspiracy Leopards: a leap Lice: a flock Lions: a pride Locust: a plague or cloud Magpies: a tiding or tittering Mallards: a sord Manatees: an aggregation Mares: a stud Martens: a richness Minnows: a steam Moles: a labor Monkeys: a barrel, cartload or troop Mules: a pack, barren or span Nightingales: a watch Otters: a family, romp or raft Owls: a parliament Oxen: a team or yoke Oysters: a bed Parrots: a pandemonium or company Partridges: a covey Peacocks: a muster or ostentation Penguins: a colony Pheasants: a nest, nide or bouquet Pigeons: a flock or flights Pigs: a drift or drove (younger pigs), or a sounder, litter or team (older pigs) Ponies: a string Porcupines: a prickle Rabbits: a colony or warren Raccoons: a gaze Rats: a colony, pack or swarm Rattlesnakes: a rhumba Ravens: an unkindness Rhinoceroses: a crash Sharks: a shiver Sheep: a drove or flock Skunks: a stench Snakes: a nest or knot Sparrows: a host Squirrels: a dray or scurry Starlings: a murmuration Stingrays: a fever Storks: a mustering Swans: a bevy or lamentation, a wedge when in flight Tigers: an ambush or a streak Toads: a knot or knab Trout: a hover Turkeys: a gang, posse or rafter Turtles: a bale or nest Vultures: a venue Wasps: a pledge Weasels: a colony, gang or pack Whales: a pod, school or gam Wolves: a pack or route Wombats: a wisdom Woodpeckers: a descent Zebras: a zeal --- How about a "Rumble"... of Riviera... has a certain ring to it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Bored are you? LOL Ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegart Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Here in Branson, it looks like a bunch of old farts, and I'm one of them. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeJS Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Boredom is a state of mind. At times, yes a gruelling grind. But where I live. To see another Riv’ Is indeed a very rare find. To this day to myself I still mumble. When the Kalamazoo meet did crumble. In spite of the tears One of these years. I will partake in a full Riv’ Rumble… So to those at the Branson run, Here’s hope for full day of sun. So the cars will shine. Looking super fine. And to all a great deal of fun!! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Balzer Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) And to really expand the challenge, consider a group of geese: A gaggle, for example, is a bunch of geese that can be seen on the land or swimming in the water. Geese in flight is referred to as a skein, wedge, or team. While a plump is referred to be a group of geese flying particularly close together. Sooo -- A rove of Rivieras on the road (a large group/tour/cruise). A rumble of Rivieras in a parking lot/show A recluse of 2-3 Rivieras on the road Edited June 11, 2022 by Craig Balzer (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NailheadBob Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Thanks Rivnut and Ron for the picture, you both look great, weather looks great, and a lot of great Riviera's are there. Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnrex Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) A few "hoods down" shots. Edited June 11, 2022 by johnrex (see edit history) 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTaxMan Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 6 hours ago, MikeJS said: Has anybody ever come up with a name for a group of Riviera seen either in the wild or in captivity? For example, in the animal world we have... Antelope: a herd Ants: a colony or an army Apes: a shrewdness Baboons: a troop Badgers: a cete Bass: a shoal Bats: a colony, cloud or cauldron Bears: a sloth or sleuth; Cubs: a litter Beavers: a colony Bees: a swarm Boar: a sounder Buffalo: a gang or obstinacy Camels: a caravan Caterpillars: an army Cats: a clowder, glaring, pounce, nuisance or clutter; Kittens: a litter or kindle; Wild cats: a destruction Cattle: a herd or drove Cheetahs: a coalition Chickens: a brood or peep; Chicks: a clutch or chattering Clams: a bed Cobras: a quiver Colts: a rag Cows: a kine, drove, herd or fold; twelve or more cows are a flink Coyotes: a band Cranes: a sedge Crocodiles: a float or bask Crows: a murder Deer: a herd Dogs: a pack or cowardice; Puppies: a litter Dolphins: a pod Donkeys: a drove Doves: a dule Ducks: a brace, paddling or team Eagles: a convocation Elephants: a herd or parade Elk: a gang or herd Emus: a mob Falcons: a cast Ferrets: a business or fesnyng Finches: a charm Fish: a school, shoal, run, haul or catch Flamingos: a stand or flamboyance Flies: a swarm, hatch or business Foxes: a skulk or leash Frogs: an army or a colony Geese: a gaggle or flock, a skein when in flight Giraffes: a tower Gnats: a cloud or horde Goats: a herd, tribe or trip Goldfinches: a charm Goldfish: a troubling Gorillas: a band Grasshoppers: a cloud Greyhounds: a leach Hares: a down or husk Hawks: a cast or kettle Hippopotami: a bloat or thunder Hogs: a drift or parcel Horses: a team or harras Hounds: a pack, mute or cry Hyenas: a cackle Jaguars: a shadow Jellyfish: a smack or brood Kangaroos: a troop or mob Larks: an ascension or exaltation Lemurs: a conspiracy Leopards: a leap Lice: a flock Lions: a pride Locust: a plague or cloud Magpies: a tiding or tittering Mallards: a sord Manatees: an aggregation Mares: a stud Martens: a richness Minnows: a steam Moles: a labor Monkeys: a barrel, cartload or troop Mules: a pack, barren or span Nightingales: a watch Otters: a family, romp or raft Owls: a parliament Oxen: a team or yoke Oysters: a bed Parrots: a pandemonium or company Partridges: a covey Peacocks: a muster or ostentation Penguins: a colony Pheasants: a nest, nide or bouquet Pigeons: a flock or flights Pigs: a drift or drove (younger pigs), or a sounder, litter or team (older pigs) Ponies: a string Porcupines: a prickle Rabbits: a colony or warren Raccoons: a gaze Rats: a colony, pack or swarm Rattlesnakes: a rhumba Ravens: an unkindness Rhinoceroses: a crash Sharks: a shiver Sheep: a drove or flock Skunks: a stench Snakes: a nest or knot Sparrows: a host Squirrels: a dray or scurry Starlings: a murmuration Stingrays: a fever Storks: a mustering Swans: a bevy or lamentation, a wedge when in flight Tigers: an ambush or a streak Toads: a knot or knab Trout: a hover Turkeys: a gang, posse or rafter Turtles: a bale or nest Vultures: a venue Wasps: a pledge Weasels: a colony, gang or pack Whales: a pod, school or gam Wolves: a pack or route Wombats: a wisdom Woodpeckers: a descent Zebras: a zeal --- How about a "Rumble"... of Riviera... has a certain ring to it... That’s a great name. I was going to use “a codger” as a plural and singular name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 A remuda of Rivieras. A remuda is a herd form which the cowboys chose their mounts, The head cowboy is a wrangler. A remuda of Rivieras headed up by head wrangler Ray. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCin Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Did they announce the location and date for the 2023 meet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 (edited) The dates will be as in the past, the last full week of June. Kalamazoo, Michigan. This year’s event in Branson and next year’s event are in the locations that were cancelled because of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Edited June 13, 2022 by RivNut (see edit history) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XframeFX Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 On 6/11/2022 at 7:39 AM, MikeJS said: Has anybody ever come up with a name for a group of Riviera I learned something parking next to a "Gaggle" of Corvettes at an open Car Meet last summer. So can we steal that expression? A "Gaggle of Riviera's"? It's plural but not on your animal list Mike. Thanks for those Branson Images All. I for one appreciate the eye candy and it helps in not being there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Whatever group name y’all settle on should at the very least have some alliteration in it. I proposed earlier a Remuda of Rivieras but we could have a Rambling of Rivieras or something similar. 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71GS Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Looking forward to Kalamazoo 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnrex Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Hope everyone made it home safely, especially the "long" haulers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotiveLensPhoto Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Still haven't gotten my pix together. Normally I'd get like 100+ pix but it was so hot I maybe got a couple dozen. I'll post a few when I can. Warning: if you're going to Lisle for Buick Nationals the temps will be nearly as hot so dress accordingly. If you go on any of the tours into the city it will be 10 degrees cooler (typically). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafoam65 Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 18 hours ago, Golden73 said: Still haven't gotten my pix together. Normally I'd get like 100+ pix but it was so hot I maybe got a couple dozen. I'll post a few when I can. Warning: if you're going to Lisle for Buick Nationals the temps will be nearly as hot so dress accordingly. If you go on any of the tours into the city it will be 10 degrees cooler (typically). To clarify.......it was only hot on Saturday during the show. The entire week before that it was unseasonably cool....highs about 80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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