Unlike most of you guys I was born into this crazy hobby. My parents had 3 pinball machines and a bowler in the basement. I have pictures of me as an infant and toddler playing the machines. In the late 80's my parents renovated the basement and the pins and bowler were sold. They bought an ur asteroids and a cocktail pacman to replace them.
Fast forward a few years and I was 17 and bought my first video game (yeah I know) was a bally midway nump.n jump. It was all downhill from there. I have over 60 machines currently (pin, vids, bowlers) and my kids love my hobby. And yes I have pictures of my infant son on my paragon pin. And both my boys have their own machines.