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“Bus Rides, the Airport and Pinball”
So it began in the summer of 77' when my parents took us kids to the bowling alley 7 miles from our house. while everybody (8 of us) were bowling. I was enamored with the sounds coming from the large room in the back. As a 7 year old I wondered over to that room that was filled with arcades and pinball. I damn near peed myself. I never seen anything like it. A dude playing Grand Prix said "hey kid, do you want to finish > Read the full story...
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“A Trip It Has Been”
It all started where it currently takes place - Chicagoland. Something over the childhood years drew me to the technical side. Good at math, intrigued by physics, curiosity about logic and reasoning. Then, I serendipitously ended up in a drafting class in high school. I was going to be an engineer.
I started off towards the sun to learn how to be a professional. I studied in Arizona and built some sweat equity. The phone rang from Florida so I loaded > Read the full story...
“Searching for the unknown machine”
January 8th, 2022
I remember the caravan park my parents took us every summer having a small arcade with 4 machines and a bunch of other arcade machines > more...
“101 PINBALL PUZZLES”
January 6th, 2022
I’d like to extend many, many thanks to PINSIDE and all PINSIDERS. PINSIDE has been my go-to site for a lot of the information in > more...
“Custom EM pin I built as a Junio...”
January 2nd, 2022
As a Junior in HS, I designed and built a custom EM pin from scratch. My Father cut the cabinet wood on his table saw > more...
“Advice for posting "Pinball Mach...”
December 14th, 2021
Many of us from time to time are unable to locate a specific title we seek, so we post wanted ads in the forums. This > more...
“Queequeg's Qurse: A Journey from...”
December 12th, 2021
At the beginning of 2021 I knew only two things about pinball: It was an easy way to spend a loonie at a bar, and if > more...
“About Me”
December 9th, 2021
Grew up in the sticks, outside of OKC. Mom? Passed when I was three, combination of pneumonia and lymphoma. Dear old daddy up and disappeared > more...
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My first Genco
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Finally got a pinball machine
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New to Pinside, long time collector
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Making Habitrails for Pinball Machines
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BACKGROUND STORY
Pinball restoration (with a few arcades thrown in) is my passion, and has been something I've been a part of >
Playing the silver ball
My infatuation with pinball started when I was a kid in the 80's at the local shopping mall aracades and pizza >
Metallica Pro support slide brackets
Just 20 min and a update to Metallica pro, now with decent support slide brackets, a must on in all >
Pinball: A lifelong journey.
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