The realization of a life long dream.

When I got my first pin at around the age of 35 (1989) my dad commented that it was the realization of a life-long dream. He knew how much I loved playing pinball as a kid; if I could get my hands on a quarter I'd ride my bike to the nearby café that had a pin.  Comet was my first pin purchase and I had just received an EE degree, so my training with electronics was a perfect fit since my Comet had a problem the operator couldn't fix and this started another dimension of pinball fun, repair.  I discovered RGP, which was perfect for me, but as with everything over time it kind of petered out, taking a back seat to golf.  I'm not big on cosmetics, I just don't see what others notice. I do however want the pin to function properly.  Prior to owning pins I got into electronics mostly because I played guitar in bands and wanted to know more about amps. but I never delved into amps, instead I fiddle with the pinball machines.