Hey, everybody. TigerLaw first talked me into joining his winter pinball league and I now find pinball taking more and more of my free time. I had the privilege of helping him move Aerosmith in a few weeks ago. I will try to attend every tournament so that I can pad the winner's IFPA rankings. Cheers!

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Since the spring league has ended I have been unable to scratch the pinball itch. I am headed to Dallas with my dad on Friday to pick up Scared Stiff! The only problem I have is that it will be "his" pin so it'll stay at "his house." What a bunch of bologna.

XQ11 I can’t take it easy on you if you consistently crush my scores!

Marcbud and I are Scared Stiff!

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Here are some action pics of bringing Scared Stiff to the office of TigerLaw for the summer league:

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TigerLaw Please buy Creature from the Black Lagoon. It is the pin I remember from the local bowling alley growing up and the one I am dying to try again in person! Or maybe XQ11 will take a liking to it and buy it?

Pinball-is-great Love the Ozarks pics!

Arcade that is BADASS! Do you have a pic of the continued article?

TigerLaw I call shenanigans on your bogus tournament. The "tournament" has a giant asterisk as Joey was a loser and XQ11 graciously forfeited his spot in the winners bracket. My score on Scared Stiff would've smoked any of the two winners. And to answer your next question, no - I'm not bitter at all!

TigerLaw Medusa looks incredible!

TigerLaw I see you updated your profile to reflect that you are posting from Athens, Greece. Any good pins over there?

Baby TigerLaw is a new man with that haircut! Glad to see you & PavBall are enjoying Greece.

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What XQ11 didn't consider is how tired of me he will get when I beg to come over all the time to play.

Congrats @xq11! Glad I could partake in the fun.

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I am bummed I will miss the Saturday tournament. Please share a ton of pics so that I can live vicariously through you guys. I am rooting for PavBall to win it!

If I am able to make it to the Stern factory I will share pictures late next week.

Looks like a great time!

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Hello from Chicago! It’s not nearly as hot as Lake Charles...

We’ve done Millennium Park and Eataly so far.

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I'll miss the social aspect of the next ten weeks of the pinball summer league. I'll do my best to get my games in, but have other obligations for a little while. Kill me, now!

If possible, I will get my games in at lunch time. Tomorrow I have a meeting during lunch so I may need to beg @tigerlaw to let met in before work begins...

I am counting down the minutes to try out Seawitch!

Raegor & radium My dad, Marcbud is over in Mandeville. He got SS & I am working on getting him to buy the AFM remake nib. He'd then need only one more pin to start hosting official events...

Mudflaps I don't think we've met yet, but the only thing I have to offer to pinball is carrying/moving pins. My oafish size contributes to moving large objects. Our friend, Joey, who isn't (yet) on Pinside and I specialize in moving pins. TigerLaw is a cheater and has a few badass dollies that help facilitate moves, but I can help carry should you want to swap some pins with Lake Charles folks.

My fingers are a sacrifice @tigerlaw is willing to make to protect his pins.

HOW DARE YOU TREAT ME LIKE A PERSON WITH RESPECT I DIDN'T EARN?! HOW DARE YOU WELCOME ME INTO YOUR OWN HOME TO PLAY PINBALL ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON? YOUR PINS ARE GREAT AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT...

TigerLaw I plan to get my ass kicked on SS Saturday afternoon. I hope to play more TNA soon! That game is insane.

labnip If you see anything particularly enticing for a (hopefully) first time pin buyer please let me know. PM me if so - I'll be happy to provide my cell number. I am openly on the hunt for a first pin that is sub $2,000. This is a shameless self-promotion.

I just had some of the best games of my life - special thanks to PavBall & TigerLaw for hosting me at their house the other day for some TnA action. If you can learn to survive the speed of that pin you can learn to survive anything!

Side note: How do you link a pin? Is it just the initials? If I hit preview post it doesn't do the mouse-over thing for Total Nuclear Annihilation unless I am using the wrong acronym?

I am not great at pinball, but LOVE TNA. The coop mode is fantastic. I want nothing more than to crush my friends when we play regular multiplayer. It has enough to leave me always wanting to play more. I have found that (in my head, at least) it has improved my play exponentially when it comes to other fast games. They are almost in slow motion as a result of TNA.

ElCid95 welcome! I hope your username references the greatest apartment complex in Baton Rouge. Love the pin! I live (and die) by the orbit on that machine.

TigerLaw What pins are in play for the league tomorrow?

Jodester If I make top 4 I will 100% pick TNA. Friendship ended with @xq11. TNA my best friend now.

@jodester is ruining the good name of pinball... He is turning it into a great name and this will not stand!

Scott8806 that setup is badass!

TigerLaw I am counting down the seconds until TNA! I may use every single one of my league plays on that pin. Or maybe all but one - save the last play for Ghostbusters. I've been playing a ton of Ghostbusters on the Switch.

I am getting hustled by the Metallica king!

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XQ11 asked me, with both dignity and class, if I was truly coming into HIS house to challenge the KING OF METALLICA?! Needless to say, it was not close.

Scott8806 What are your thoughts on Last Action Hero? I play it a ton on the Nintendo Switch but have never seen it in person.

Heck of a night! Congrats to PavBall on the league win!

Nevus I hope you guys have blast! I am rooting for Henry to dominate everyone. What is pin golf?

I like @jahpinwizard's version of the game better.

Please send a bunch of pics of the tournament! Looks awesome.

Any update on the tournament?

Love the pics! Despite not getting top 3, I fully believe Henry had the most fun. Hope you guys had a blast today!

@nevus What are your thoughts on Deadpool?

I have noted that @Jodester's opinions do not reflect that of Pinside.com. Are the mods to be trusted with endorsements of new pins?

I have been trying to get XQ11 housebroken for years... He keeps biting guests and peeing on the rug.

Stream is great, @arcade!

TigerLaw if I wasn't on baby watch I would 100% be down. Maybe in November or something.

@jahpinwizard I PMed you about BH as well.

Thanks, @jahpinwizard. Is Todd in Leesville as well?

Henry is the hero we need but don't deserve.

I do not mean for this to come off as an offensive question so do not mistake it as such, but I am genuinely curious. Do you honestly believe people will pay you remotely close to market value for a pin that has two holes in the playfield?

Arcade I very much hope to make it out. I am dying to meet the Moncla clan (I want to know who will destroy me in the Louisiana tournament). I have been enjoying the Twitch streams and hope to come participate in the tournament.

TigerLaw the biggest problem I have with Batman 66 is that it gets in the way of my TNA & Metallica love affair! I don't think I have enough love to spread over three pins, particularly when Sorcerer may or may not be my favorite all time pin. You have an amazing set up and I look forward to playing Batman 66 again soon!

We were playing some pretty high stakes games. I encouraged the $1 buy in and promptly lost two of my dollars.

Pinball-is-great if I make the final 16 I will be rich. Rich, I tell you! I stand to make up to $5.

I have spent the entire day thinking of the things I will spend my winnings on for the Louisiana IFPA State Pinball Championships if I make it to the final 16. I will begin with a stop at BK Lounge. That may be the first and last stop...

The biggest problem I have with TNA is that its co-op multiplayer game encourages me to "work well with others." I live to destroy @tigerlaw & @jodester & @xq11... While I have yet to ever come close to matching the scores of those three pinheads, I dream of it.

Is it possible to downvote a Pinside moderator? I was 100% on board with Megatron's pink ears, but TigerLaw has crossed the line!

My complaints aside, little PavBall & TigerLaw looks quite comfortable watching the amazing Batman 66 screen. When does the DVD box set arrive?

Love the pics of Black Hole! Glad it could stay in Louisiana.

I think the reactor 6 is the highest reactor the Lake Charles TNA has achieved. It was TigerLaw & Xerico playing a 4 player co-op together.

I love @jodester's Aerosmith! Very fun pin. What do you guys plan to replace it with?

TigerLaw is there a way to like a post multiple times?

I am looking forward to league night tonight! I cannot wait to defeat my nemesis, @xq11.

Pinball-is-great It is with a heavy heart that I tell you this... I played like Charlie Brown. I had career lows in 3 of the 5 pins. I have no one to blame but my idiot self.

I want to scream out "KHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNN!!!" Like in Wrath of Khan, but shouting out XQ11 doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

BH looks great! One of my favorite virtual pins - I hope to invite myself to your house one day to play it...

Where are the Friday pics?! How am I supposed to live vicariously through the SE Texas / SW Louisiana pinsiders if you guys don't post pics?

I wish! I will be in Orlando on 11/3. I told the Pinball Mafia on stream a few weeks ago. The only time I communicate them is Sunday evenings after 8:00p.m.

@jahpinwizard TNA is my favorite pin in the house!

If you want to coop maybe I can finally get past the first reactor...

Given their problem firing lasers, do you think stormtroopers can hit a shot in pinball?

Any pinball in Lake Charles tomorrow evening? Gotta get my practice in before I get my teeth kicked in come January!

Arcade will Twilight Zone be one of the pins in the tournament?

I think my score may have been entered in the side tournament - I was there just long enough to hang with Megatron for a few minutes. I don't even know if my low low Simpons score was for three balls or not.

When is the Shreveport tourney? Please forgive me if I missed the post with the details.

Crap! I now remember why I blocked it from memory - I will be at a bachelor's party and can't make it.

I'm with @scottslash - PinStadiums on that MM would be HUGE and SWEET!

Congratulations to you both!

First of all, how dare you! Second of all, I have no good follow up. Sorcerer is great in every single way. Somehow Quicksilver keeps ending up in league play, though...

We need to find a way to get Star Trek back in the rotation.

Nevus I was serious about buying one of those Louisiana Pinball Circuit shirts. They are great!

Nevus I hope you love every second of Rick and Morty. I am constantly re-watching episodes of that and IASIP. It drives my wife crazy. Thank you again for holding on to a shirt for me.

To everyone else: I hope each of you are prepared to totally and completely humiliate and embarrass me at the tournament. To make matters worse, my wife will be competing so she can kick my butt, as well. I'm pumped to see everyone and watch the SEC Championship Game while playing pinball!

XQ11 brother when I went to Las Vegas in 2014 the pins had super weak flippers and I failed to understand the appeal... Since then I wish for nothing more than to play those pins again. I am flying out to Vegas again next year. We will see how they play...

I need to apologize to the Moncla Mafia - yesterday I was posting emojis in the stream because baby Sam dumped water on my keyboard! I am officially back in action and loved the stream yesterday. The highlight for me was the displaying of the American Girl Doll pin, Flip Side.

While my keyboard may now work, my fingers apparently do not. Maybe next year I will sniff at the top 16 tournament. Congratulations to all of those that made it!

PavBall LOVE these pictures of TigerLaw and son of Tigerlaw, future state champ!

Happy holidays, everybody! I hope each of you get to spend some good time with family but better time playing pinball!

You guys are famous!

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I would describe XQ11 as the complete package.

I find myself missing many weekend tournaments, but Ms. WavingWilly and I are unavailable the weekend of May 16.

I think everyone can agree that Sorcerer > Quicksilver... No? Just me? Whatever, you guys. Sorcerer rocks!

Bfults Nice snag on Sorcerer. That is in my top 5 favorite games. Granted, I've only played the ridiculously high quality one that was in town, but it is great.

The first season I made top 4 I had the pleasure of choosing Sorcerer in the finals. Too bad everyone else crushed me on it. Ha!

I think we can all agree that Sorcerer > Quicksilver.

I have been waiting for someone to put cash on the glass for a pin - I plan to take the money and run.

My only problem is that I am not very sneaky nor subtle. I'll have to make a mad dash for the door.

He put up AFM, TWD, and Sorcerer for sure. I do not recall the other two.

Bfults That set up is bad to the bone! I am fairly certain you can now host events at your place...

Raegor do you still live in Mandeville? My dad has some pins over there and he loves meeting new folks.

Bfults that is great!

How is Galaxy?

I am limited to the Nintendo Switch Stern game these days. It is a very good port and a lot of fun, but nothing beats a pinshaker and some flashing lights.

TigerLaw finally some relief for my achin' back!

(I am happy to help if needed).

ulmpharmd makes a pretty compelling argument. I think it's time to get an Escalera.

Nevus You rock! I spoke with TigerLaw and he kindly agreed to pick up the shirt on my behalf.

Little TigerLaw looks like he was a great helper with the unboxing. Can't wait to play the new games with you guys!

Heck yeah, @action76! How are you liking it so far?

Edit: It's also time to update your collection to reflect Black Rose!

The tournaments are the most fun part of the gulf coast club! I am not particularly good at pinball, but really enjoy getting to hang with everyone at the get togethers.

Edit: I also live to tease XQ11 when I beat him.

@pinballrouge Sorcerer is one of my favorite pins, by far. Don't listen to what anyone else says - Sorcerer > Quicksilver! If you see one for sale or trade snatch it up.

Edit: The Pinball Mafia streamed Grand Prix this past Sunday. They stream every Sunday evening beginning around 8:00P.M. It looked really, really fun but has a seriously punishing right outlane. Check that pin out, too. I don't see the VOD on YouTube yet, but the Pinball Mafia typically uploads the stream videos a few days after recording them. I do not know the rules on linking third party websites, but you can easily google "Pinball Mafia YouTube" and you'll find everything you need.

I hope you guys have a wonderful league season!

Zukboy2002 Good luck with the sale, my friend!

Ha! Old Number Eight needs to save some money to buy a different house, first.

Any pinball this weekend?

If Covid has made me realize one thing it is this... It is time for another trip to the Pinball Hall of Fame once we can travel again!

Awesome, @bfults! That is my dream theme. I hope it is every bit as good as it looks.