Got the Bug

I am new to pinball having only played here and there as a kid at the bowling alley on a Jurassic Park machine with the gun ball launcher . A friend of mine took me to Rocky Mountain Pinball Expo a few years ago where I discovered how much love I had for the game . Having played almost every game I kept going back to the MM game . So when I decided I needed to buy a machine this is what I was looking for. I called my friend first who informed me that it was one of the most popular machines of all time so I should pick something different . "Of course" I thought doesn't that figure. Well I stood firm and 2 years ago got my first machine and a real quick lesson on the amount of time and effort they take for upkeep , but I wouldn't change anything I love it just as much as I did day one . My wife on  the other hand calls it my girlfriend because it takes up so much of my time .