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“My Whirlwind Life:The Pinball Adventure ”
My story began in the fall of 1990. I was a sophomore in high school and had joined the JV football team. I hadn't played football before but my best friend was a real all American athlete and convinced me to join with him. On October 5th, 1990, eleven members of the JV team, including myself, piled into a pick up truck wearing our jerseys and headed over to the neighboring school to watch and support the varsity team playing. The truck blew a tire causing the pick up truck to flip > Read the full story...
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“Horrorhouse Fest Halloween Edition!”
Pinside has been beyond amazing through the years supporting my crazy Hauntcade Pinball Tournament called Horrorhouse Fest, and one of the most rewarding versions is just around the bend, happening October 22-24th at the Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown.... just in time for my favorite holiday Halloween! To add to the magic of this coinciding with this magical time of year, it also happens that not 1, but 2 of the games in this edition of the fest are ones I > Read the full story...
“Make Sure It Fits”
September 27th, 2021
This past weekend I took a long drive to Pick up a Doctor Who machine that had a full resoration. This is one of only > more...
“My Whirlwind Life:The Pinball Ad...”
September 20th, 2021
My story began in the fall of 1990. I was a sophomore in high school and had joined the JV football team. I hadn't played football before > more...
“Pinball as three elemental forms...”
September 20th, 2021
While old Gottlieb electro-mechanicals were giving me fits today, I wondered why I subject myself to this frustration. I think the allure of of pinball > more...
“Pinball Past Present Future”
September 14th, 2021
I was introduced to pinball at a very young age. My Father had an old EC machine (still trying to find out what it was) > more...
“The Silver Family Heirloom”
September 8th, 2021
This is a story of a birth of a hobby and a family heirloom. Back in the day, there was a classic staple of New England > more...
“pinball: the worst day of my life”
August 28th, 2021
September 1980. At age 14, I moved away from home and attended the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey. Peddie is a small, co-ed college preparatory > more...
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