background story

I was first introduced to pinball in the late 70s when my father took me to an arcade.  I immediately fell in love with the games but was more interested in a video game that had just come out named "Space Invaiders".  My love for pinball really caught fire in the late 80s and early 90s when I was going to college.  There was a Adams Family and a Black Rose at the Seven Elevin near Grand Valley State University where I went to school in Michigan.  Well, fast forward 25 years and I stumbled accross a few games at a Pub.  I figured I'd buy a game or two.  That started my collecting.  I've owned maybe 20 different games but generally only keep 3 at a time because of space and financial constraints.  We buy a game and play it for a few months and than swap it out for something different.  Pinside is a tremendous resource for info on games.