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“Paragon vs Intruder”
So a couple months ago I opened a private tattoo studio that me and my wife operate out of. It’s just the two of us and get to deal with awesome clients. We do not do walk in tattoos and stay booked months in advance so we do not deal with odd people or sketchy people either. We also have an online pin/patch/art store that we operate out of one of the back rooms. In that room I store a > Read the full story...
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“Shift into high gear!”
Well, I did it... Transitioned from hobbyist to working in the pinball industry. Crazy right? A series of fortunate events took place to make this happen: I moved to SE Wisconsin, met some great friends in the local pinball scene and pinball media, joined some leagues, started streaming pinball on Twitch, put myself out there and got a job as the tech service manager at American Pinball.
In the past 2 years at API I’ve learned a lot and have helped > Read the full story...
“Pinball: A Graphic History of th...”
April 9th, 2022
I just got my copy of the newly release graphic novel "Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball" by Jon Chad and holy hell > more...
“Working in a Pinball World”
April 3rd, 2022
It's an interesting and unique journey we all have. Making decisions of what hobbies we'd like to dive deeper into. Wondering how things we love > more...
“Pins in the living room? Like fa...”
April 2nd, 2022
Let’s go back to the year 2007, which seems like yesterday in many ways. Probably because the gas prices are the same as today. I > more...
“Pursuit of Happiness”
March 23rd, 2022
Comet was the first pin I remember playing as a kid. I started indoor soccer at Concord Sports Club in St. Louis, MO when I > more...
“Tale of the machines”
March 19th, 2022
Hello! Brand new to this site, I guess I'm just sort of 'checking things out'? What's my 'story'? Way back in 1970-or-so, while atteneding UW-Milwaukee, > more...
“Rye Playland Acrade”
March 19th, 2022
My first pinball experience was in August of 1976. My older siblings would swim in the “Counties” swim meet at Rye Playland. There were hundreds of people > more...
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I've been playing pinball since I was a kid, back in the late 70s. I live in a very small >
First pinball machine
My dad bought me a pinball machine when I was a teenager. It was Circus, made by Bally ('73).
First Pinball Machine In China
Pinball game is a coin operated arcade game. Players earn points by shooting metal balls on an inclined playground, hitting >
Pinball Life
Lifelong pinhead, playing last 10 years at Flat Top Johnnys until they closed August 14 2020. Working on rebuilding the experience... come >
Greenhorn
Was riding my bike one evening near my house and I look into my neighbors garage and all I see >
Another Brick in the Wall
Hey All! Been into Pinball and Arcade for about 40 years now and still loving the hobby! Buy, restore, keep, and >
The story of Caysen Oliver
Pinside member Santa Barbara, CA 1y41,40024651315 It all started before I was born 25-30 years ago when my grandpa bought a gold wings >
Space Invaders pinball
When Space Invaders widebody pinball came out in 1980 I was hooked. I held the top score until the arcade >
My pinball background
I grew up where my next-door neighbor was an operator and had an amusement game route. He always had a >
Background
I worked in the arcade industry in the late 70's and early 80's. I was trained on EM Pinball, Jukebox >
Pinball what a clever Mistress!
Within the past 5 years, I have gotten into pinball. We have a north shore pinball league my wife and >
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