Rob looks happier than usual.
(Topic ID: 311082)
Ann Arbor, MI
Quoted from yancy:In! With apologies to EchoVictor, I have a t-shirt idea:
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All you need to do now is add a tent blowing into a truck. Then you would be set!
Two for Sunday. We usually go Saturday, but now the the hours on both days are the same.
Saturdays are for drinking on the boat!
Quoted from TheLaw:Just warmed it up last week; Funner with gears.
hey, hey, hey! you can't use the word "funner" without explicit expressed use by me. I own the copyright on that abomination of a word
Quoted from bangerjay:There’s a fucking course?
BYOMB
Quoted from TheLaw:There's no feud.
Or if there is one they can settle it on the fucking course!
I think they should Joust in speedos while riding mini-bikes!
Quoted from bangerjay:There’s a fucking course?
Yup...I flunked it back when I was a teen...
Then I learned that is just like playing pinball.
A little nudge here and a bump there makes all the difference.
Quoted from bangerjay:There’s a fucking course?
Of course.
Quoted from bangerjay:There’s a fucking course?
I always thought it was in, out, repeat if necessary.
Quoted from pinballlife:Of course.
A horse is a horse?
I am in process of making airline and car rental and hotel reservations.
Any suggestions for any cheap hotels within 10-15 mile radius for <$100/nite?
Any camping allowed at VFW or is that a thing of the past.
Also last time I drove from DTW airport to VFW (a couple 2-3 yrs ago) there was all kinds of road construction and detours.
Any heads up info on possible routes to avoid when driving from DTW would be appreciated.
And please do not tell me it is homecoming weekend at Ann Arbor that week.
cheers Tom
Quoted from pinwiztom:I am in process of making airline and car rental and hotel reservations.
Any suggestions for any cheap hotels within 10-15 mile radius for <$100/nite?
Any camping allowed at VFW or is that a thing of the past.
Also last time I drove from DTW airport to VFW (a couple 2-3 yrs ago) there was all kinds of road construction and detours.
Any heads up info on possible routes to avoid when driving from DTW would be appreciated.
And please do not tell me it is homecoming weekend at Ann Arbor that week.
cheers Tom
Days Inn by Wyndham Whitmore Lake is the closest. The place has been there since the beginning of time, however it seems to be well maintained (although I’ve never stayed there).
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Brighton South is almost brand new. Can’t go wrong there.
There are no prearranged hotel discounts for the show.
Plymouth, Ann Arbor, Novi, Brighton, Howell define the nearest city’s/towns in descending order of *price point* at a 20 mile radius. No issues with *bad* neighborhoods anywhere in that zone.
Michigan football is at Iowa that Saturday.
No construction issuers as far as I know. Check back the week before.
Don’t plan on camping. The last several shows it was not available for a numbers of reasons. Clay will have the final word on that.
DD
Quoted from bangerjay:A horse is a horse?
Unless it's Mr Ed.
Quoted from boagman:Oh, my gosh...even *I* like that...
...though it should be noted that I believe the center person should have a black eye or two in it. 
Quoted from vdojaq:I promise to go outside for crop dusting!
Come on, NOBODY does that 
1 week later
Hoping that the current rash of airline flight cancelations will be over by October, and no more covid spikes pop up. Also hope a 3rd variant specific booster will be approved and available by end if Sept.
Got my hotel in Ann Arbor for about $70/nite.
Looking forward to playing all the 100+ ( new) games VFW has acquired since my last visit.
1 week later
Damn
Well it has already started (for me)
Flight cancelations or schedule changes.
Delta just sent me an email,
my nonstop flight to Detroit from PDX was cancelled
now I have to fly thru SLC.
I have to leave PDX about 3 hrs sooner
and now arrive to Detroit about 5AM Saturday instead of 630AM.
Hope my non stop flight home does not change.
Shoot
7 hrs later got a 2nd email changing my return flight home
from a non stop to another flight thru SLC.
Crap
Fortunately the changes do not disrupt my plans too much,
from enjoying the VFW pinball show to the fullest and for as long as possible.
Quoted from pinwiztom:Damn
Well it has already started (for me)
Flight cancelations or schedule changes.
Delta just sent me an email,
my nonstop flight to Detroit from PDX was cancelled
now I have to fly thru SLC.
I have to leave PDX about 3 hrs sooner
and now arrive to Detroit about 5AM Saturday instead of 630AM.
Hope my non stop flight home does not change.
Shoot
7 hrs later got a 2nd email changing my return flight home
from a non stop to another flight thru SLC.
Crap
Fortunately the changes do not disrupt my plans too much,
from enjoying the VFW pinball show to the fullest and for as long as possible.
Ride a mini bike there
Quoted from pinwiztom:Got my hotel in Ann Arbor for about $70/nite.
Where did you find a hotel in the Deuce for $70/nite. Whatever you do, do NOT stay the the Embassy Hotel (not to be confused with the Embassy Suites) or the Victory Hotel (unless you are looking to rent some entertainment for a lonely night).
There are 3/4 at roughly the corner of Plymouth and Green that are decent. I would probably not book the Red Roof, it's half knocked down now anyway. Microtel, Doubletree, Hampton are all OK.
Quoted from newmantjn:Where did you find a hotel in the Deuce for $70/nite. Whatever you do, do NOT stay the the Embassy Hotel...
Haha oh man that would be great. Othing wrong kicking it old school with a end if that hallway shared bathroom.
Tickets for Saturday are bought! It'll be our first time going but it's just a stone's throw away. Can't wait!
1 week later
I hope that Clay can get the rest of the Early Stern machines like Stampede, Rawhide, Disco, Memory Lane, Wild Fyre along with Pat Hand, Phoenix, Bugs Bunny Birthday Ball, Freedom, Black Jack, Hot Tip, Wild Card, World Cup (1978), Disco Fever, Contact, Stellar Wars, Star Light, Lucky Seven, along with the rest of the Zaccaria machines. Maybe we can get some Playmatic machines into the museum.
Quoted from AnimeDude892:I hope that Clay can get the rest of the Early Stern machines like Stampede, Rawhide, Disco, Memory Lane, Wild Fyre along with Pat Hand, Phoenix, Bugs Bunny Birthday Ball, Freedom, Black Jack, Hot Tip, Wild Card, World Cup (1978), Disco Fever, Contact, Stellar Wars, Star Light, Lucky Seven, along with the rest of the Zaccaria machines. Maybe we can get some Playmatic machines into the museum.
I have a nice wild fyre for $2,100 if you want to buy it and donate it to the museum I can deliver it to them before the show
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Quoted from Bax1:I have a Wild Fyre I would sell too. its in great shape.
it is in nice shape. and "who is this michael guy" shopped it for bax
Delhi, ON
Quoted from j_m_:it is in nice shape. and "who is this michael guy" shopped it for bax
well all I can say is he has a NMG but did a good job on the wild fyre. playfield turned out very nice.
1 week later
Quoted from TheLaw:Great news everyone, not only do we have a Deadpool heading in, but GNRJJP heading out; best of both worlds!
That is great news
Quoted from pinwiztom:I know we will get a discount on Admission, if we show a valid Covid-19 Vaccine card.
What do we get if we have a monkey pox vaccine?
Probably a rash
Quoted from Puffdanny:That is great news
I heard a Ghostbuster’s with your name on it
i really liked the Jersey Guns and Roses. but got so much pressure from club members to trade it off, so that's why that happened. i don't understand the hate for GnR. but being a team player, did the trade for Deadpool.
newest hit at the VFW is the rockola jigsaw. Friday night they played the crap out that game!
Quoted from TheLaw:Great news everyone, not only do we have a Deadpool heading in, but GNRJJP heading out; best of both worlds!
I never play moderns at VFW anyway, but hey, good for the noobs!
Quoted from cfh:newest hit at the VFW is the rockola jigsaw. Friday night they played the crap out that game!
Sweet.
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