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John Reuter from Gorham Maine! Talked with him. What an AWESOME guy! Definitely one of the nicest guy's you could ever hope to talk with or meet. A great news piece on a great person. 
Love all this pinball stuff in the news. We gotta do all that we can to keep pinball alive and well for generations to come. 
That was actually a pretty good story, and yes seemed pretty normal, thanx for sharing.
Nesbit?...Isn't Mrs. Nesbit Buzz Lightyear's name when he's at the tea party? 
always good for pinball to get a little air time. Let's the general public know that pinball people = crazy 
Wauwatosa, WI
My wife's belief is that the average person who is into pinball is pretty darn normal. Here's her reasoning:
1) Before you can buy a pinball machine, you need a place big enough to put it that you control.
2) Pinball machines are expensive, so you need to have a source of income where you can afford them.
3) Pinball, and arcades in general, are / were a social affair. People who are into collecting those got into the social norms of visiting and interacting with people at arcades that people who dive into extreme other hobbies don't have as part of it.
I know multiple people that have 50+ machines, and I don't know one of them who I would think of as an eccentric who I wouldn't want to hang out with. I can instantly think of people in other hobbies that I know of (and participate in myself) who I would rather avoid.
Quoted from goatdan:My wife's belief is that the average person who is into pinball is pretty darn normal. Here's her reasoning:
1) Before you can buy a pinball machine, you need a place big enough to put it that you control.
2) Pinball machines are expensive, so you need to have a source of income where you can afford them.
3) Pinball, and arcades in general, are / were a social affair. People who are into collecting those got into the social norms of visiting and interacting with people at arcades that people who dive into extreme other hobbies don't have as part of it.
I know multiple people that have 50+ machines, and I don't know one of them who I would think of as an eccentric who I wouldn't want to hang out with. I can instantly think of people in other hobbies that I know of (and participate in myself) who I would rather avoid.
I like your wife's reasoning. +1 for her.
John is right down the road from me. I've been to his place a few times.
He holds pin tournaments there all the time. He's quite well known throughout the
Northeast.
If you liked that news clip, here's a 10 minute short story video on John and his pins:
Quoted from TheGMan:John is right down the road from me. I've been to his place a few times.
He holds pin tournaments there all the time. He's quite well known throughout the
Northeast.
If you liked that news clip, here's a 10 minute short story video on John and his pins:
» Vimeo video
Cool vid, thanks for posting. I saw it a while back and thought "that guy is me in 15 years" 
I'm the same as John, maybe I could live without pins, but don't take away my music. No sir.
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Quoted from TheGMan:John is right down the road from me. I've been to his place a few times.
He holds pin tournaments there all the time. He's quite well known throughout the
Northeast.
If you liked that news clip, here's a 10 minute short story video on John and his pins:
» Vimeo video
That is an EXCELLENT doc. LOVED it.
He seems to have a well rounded and varied pin collection from the late 70s to the present, but in the local news story there is not one E/M pin shown or discussed. At least in the mini-doc clip, there was a spotlight on Target Alpha pin.
I would think someone with ~100 pins, would have more than one E/M pin.
But to each his/her own , i guess. I should talk, I only own 3 or 4 pins post the 1985.
The guy is certainly well versed in the lore and art and zen of pinball.
Quoted from pinwiztom:He seems to have a well rounded and varied pin collection from the late 70s to the present, but in the local news story there is not one E/M pin shown or discussed. At least in the mini-doc clip, there was a spotlight on Target Alpha pin.
I would think someone with ~100 pins, would have more than one E/M pin.
But to each his/her own , i guess. I should talk, I only own 3 or 4 pins post the 1985.
The guy is certainly well versed in the lore and art and zen of pinball.
He has at least a dozen EM's but they aren't "flashy" enough for a TV news story.
Quoted from pinwiztom:So I guess you are just shy of crazy?!?! ;>
and pinwiz is TRIPLE crazy?
Quoted from pmWolf:Anybody who has that many machines is absolutely crazy.
LMAO!!!
Pete, If you haven't already, make sure you check out Flankers Birthday thread. It's CLASSIC!
Quoted from pmWolf:Anybody who has that many machines is absolutely crazy.
You can say that again.
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