The 4th annual Kustom Kulture No

Front Row, Left to Right:
Mark Gentz, Ron Brent, John Hodgins, Howie Nisgor, Brian "The Brush" Briskie, Paul Straus.

Second Row, Left to Right:
Terry Buczak, Clint Keidel, Bob "Southpaw" Cudzilo, Dick Toporek (look up, Dick), Mark Matyjakowski,
Erica "Blondie" Spring", Auctioneer Chuck Leighton, Luke Scanlan, Bill Miller.

Way in the Back:
Ronnie "Ron D Voo" Lasker

The 4th annual Kustom Kulture NorthEast Nationals and Benefit Jam, held March 3rd-5th in Hamburg, NY, was a success on all fronts! Run in conjunction with the 13th annual Show and Cruise News Cavalcade of Cars, this event, which benefits the Buffalo Center for Handicapped Children, raised, for the second year in a row, over $12,500 by striping and lettering ANYTHING people could carry through the doors into the show, two live auctions and a weekend-long silent auction.

On-premise artists included Ron Brent, Brian "The Brush" Briskie, Terry Buczak, Bob "Southpaw" Cudzilo, John Hodgins, Clint Keidel, Ronnie "Ron D Voo" Lasker, Mark Matyjakowski, Howie Nisgor, Jim Pelaterie, Luke Scanlan, Erica "Blondie" Spring, Paul Straus, Dick Toporek, and Tom "Tomar" Warner.

The support staff of Diane Brent, Paulette Briskie, Margaret Straus, and Cheryl Zelasko, was rounded out by guest auctioneers Chuck and Jeannine Leighton, with additional help by way of contributed panels and artwork from Nub, Christopher Zelasko, Kayla Zelasko, Ray "El Vago" Smith, Aileen Roth, Coop, Mike Fredericks, Bill Miller and Mark Gentz.

A special tip of the hat is in order to show promoter Andy Sacket and his wonderful and courteous staff, the Don Davis Auto Group for providing lodging for out-of-town stripers, and especially to the people of Western New York for their caring and generousity.

Event organizers Paul Straus and Brian The Brush couldn't be more proud of the artists they were honored to share the weekend with.