Was thinking about heading to Shreveport Nov 3 to check out the Pinball Freeplay at the LA State Museum. Any restaurants/bars in the area with good machines? I'm seeing a lot of laundromats with one machine on the PinMap, but those aren't the best for a decent lunch.

Appreciate the info; the first machine I ever saw or played was at the Johnny's Pizza in Winnsboro.

Really enjoyed meeting so many fine folk in Lower Left Louisiana. Thanks TigerLaw for hosting!

Vaughn and I are down for Flowood. Will try to contribute something a bit more "homemade" than Chick-fil-A this time!

Thanks for another wonderful day of pinball in Flowood; such a blast to compete with so many great people!

I'm on board for both a large and a small.

I'm good for a large camp shirt, please!

Pinball-is-great , I'll be bringing my crew over to Jackson - costumes and all!

Great event! Here’s one more of Scottslash preaching pinball in the wilderness of NELA!

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I'm so giddy that Spooky got this license it's just ridiculous. Starting season 4 over tonight to celebrate!

You can add one more to that party!

I went through Joe at Pinballstar. Tried to buy direct, but the Spooky site kept freezing on me. In on a bloodsucker, just waiting to find out where I fell in line now!

You work impressively fast, that’s awesome.

What game is Beavertime and is it worth $250 to find out?

Am I misreading this?

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So you got the Sorcerer! Good snag!

Looks like a shiny new escalera too! Good to see these Rick and Morty’s shipping.

No mask for Megatron? Saw this in the Bywater recently:

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If this is on the books, I'd like to try to make it. It's looking like harvest should be wrapped up by then. Hope everyone is doing well!

Lots of work there! Digging the new space; hope beer was supplied for labor!

Thank you for hosting, @nevus! Really enjoyed seeing everyone in what seems like a full year.

Was really proud of my Gamatron score. That’s one of the coolest physical ball locks I’ve ever seen.

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Same here! Good luck!

Thank you for hosting again; I hope to be able to make it on the 23rd!

It’s me! It’s me!

Big thanks to Chris and Mike for pulling this together. We had a blast yesterday!

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What do you do when there’s no power, water or heat for a week? Load up the family and drive to Wisconsin! Rick and Morty en route to the Tensas Parish dimension...

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Family and R&M home safely, but still no power or water. Happy the weather’s looking kinder in the coming days!

You sir, I hold partially responsible for this obsession and are welcome in this dimension at any time!

Hope everyone came through this rain ok.

Would love to see some more Astro pics!!! My all time favorite backglass, congrats on getting it back home.

Bally EBD for sale tomorrow at an estate sale in Baton Rouge. Looks like it was left on for a very long time.

https://www.estatesales.net/LA/Baton-Rouge/70817/3103470?force-reload=true

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Congrats to the winners! There are an impressive number of both speed traps and Christmas lights to look at between us.

I was bad about taking many photos today, but Mike got some good ones. Everything went pretty well for Tensas Parish’s inaugural pinball tournament - had a blast enjoying these machines with everyone and ready to do it again. $185 raised for Project Pinball!

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That's so awesome. Congratulations Jessica!

Solid Saturday Afternoon Special in Lake Charles. Congrats to the (trophy-less) winners and Fu*k Iron Man!

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Big salute to Paul for hosting as well as this awesome trophy! It certainly didn’t make its way to my corner of the state, but what a cool piece of art. Really enjoyed getting to see and compete with everyone.

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Just a reminder, Lake Monster Madness is next Saturday, the 17th! Full details on the event listing:

https://pinside.com/pinball/events/lake-monster-madness-2022

All are welcome, I'll have gumbo and some other treats in the kitchen for all who make the journey to the most rural pinball collection in the state.

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You will be missed! Hoping for many more Late Monster Madnesses to come!

Beware, Lapeyrouse the lake monster opens outlanes and tightens tilts for nonbelievers.

Thank you to everyone who came out and made the inaugural Lake Monster Madness a roaring success, and special thanks to the Eddie Munson fan club for being most metal ever!

Congrats to our top monster slayers, Nick, Mike & Jessica as well as our Rock-Ola side tourney winner$, Amanda, Jessica and Rob. IFPA results are submitted and should post soon.

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Had it in the cart and needed to look up my ifpa# to finish checkout. By the time I opened the app, all spots were gone so I’m out of the TPF tourney too!

Planning to make to the Leesville tourney this weekend; looking for ward to seeing everyone!

Thanks for setting all that up, Mike. Exciting to see location pinball in Louisiana.

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I’m in on a Scoob! I understand Spooky games aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but have had great experiences with the ones I’ve owned.

I make 100% of the tournaments I’m able to go to! Hard to commit to a weekly league anywhere, and I am also sadly out of town during Jody’s event. Still planning to have Lake Monster Madness return this September.

AMH is out here, got a Batman Forever coming in soon.

All are invited and welcome to the second annual Lake Monster Madness! Scheduled for September 9th, I hope you’ll join us for pinball and friends. Been changing up the collection a bit and excited to put some new games in competition.

https://pinside.com/pinball/events/lake-monster-madness-2-2023

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Gentlemen, if a Louisiana pinball road trip is in your plans I would be honored to host you for a Lake Monster hunt Sept 9th.

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Deep in the heart of the delta and through the mists of time, something primordial lurks just below the surface of muddy waters. Legend has whispered its name through generations, a tale that warns of double drains and tight tilts. With scales that mirror the glimmer of moonlight, and eyes that penetrate the souls of all who dare to cross its path, the monster holds fast to an aura of ancient power. Beware, for the Serpent of the Oxbow Lake still lurks in shadows, its presence forever etched in the folklore of our ancestors, a chilling reminder of the mysteries that lie beneath the surface of our world.

Will you answer the call?
Will you sight the monster?
Will you emerge victorious?

September 9th approaches and the lake monster awaits….

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Excellent! Vaughn and I are looking forward to hosting; probably do pizza and muffulettas.

No worries, we'll catch up with ya'll in October!

Just under 24 hours to go before Lake Monster Madness! Those coming from south beware of speed traps in Clayton and Waterproof, LA. Looking forward to a fun day with pinball friends.

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Thank you to everybody for making out to a hard fought day of pinball, what a blast!

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Got a shot of James winning and the paparazzi response! Big thanks to Mike, Jody and James for a fun day.

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