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Farmington, MN
61 last November. Pinball playa since I was a kid. Started collecting when the now ex bought me a Fireball II off CL for 600 for my fiftieth birthday. Gone through like 50 machines since. Also somehow became a repair guy. 
Been teaching almost 35 years, 30 at my current and forever job at 7th grade English. Already on my 2nd generation (kids of kids I had). Gonna be here until I die in front of them. Got Star Trip cocktail and Alive in my classroom. They both get prolly 30-50 plays each morning before school. Gonna bring Fun Land in soon so they get a taste of EM.
BTW: Does anyone in California have an Escape from the Lost World for sale?
If we're talking 1st pin stories, my buddies is good. Close to 20 years ago his buddy had a Star Gazer. He said I want to give your wife a present for her birthday. Give me $200 and I'll put in $200 and we'll haul it down Into your basement when she's at work. He's now 67 now and still has that Star Gazer
Newmarket, ON
Quoted from Breaking_Dad:Lemme guess....no wife and or kids...?
Well correct on the kids. I also technically don’t have a wife because I’m gay. But I am in a happy relationship. This is a dedicated game space and not the main living room so I get no gripes so long as it stays in my “play room” . I have about 1000 more square feet we can finish in the basement and we haven’t decided if we are going to leave it mostly open and make a massive double sided game room and bathroom or if we want to keep game room in current location, Move seating downstairs for the second living area while also adding a bedroom/bathroom and at same time opening room for about 5-6 more pins in the current location. It’s a walkout so that is a consideration. No steps vs a half flight up or down depending on if I come from upstairs or the basement.
49... got addicted to slurpees and pinball at my local 7-11. There was an Addams Family next to a Fish Tales maybe 1991 or 1992. But my first memory was around 1980 and seeing a Gorgar at the roller skating rink. Machine scared the crap out of me.
19. I've been doing arcade stuff for about 5 years now. And i've only just started pinball repairs and collecting some odd 30 ish days ago.
getting too old when I think about it....saw Led Zeppelin on their 1977 North American tour at Madison Square Garden, but it was a great time to be playing all the 70's pinball games at that time, there were like 2-3 new machines a year coming out from the big "3" makers, never really waited that long for a new one to show up.........
Quoted from Nickson:19, here’s my collection….
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You're 19 and have a collection like that? I'm in awe 
Tauves
Too old to rock and roll, too young to die.
(No, you're never too old to rock and roll if you're too young to die!)
I used to give my age in hex, but ever since 3A (now 3E) it made no sense whatsoever to normies. But just wait until I get to 40!
Quoted from DanQverymuch:Too old to rock and roll, too young to die.
(No, you're never too old to rock and roll if you're too young to die!)
I used to give my age in hex, but ever since 3A (now 3E) it made no sense whatsoever to normies. But just wait until I get to 40!
I had to go to a hex conversion website (I guess I’m a normie), but now I know how old you are!
Hoofddorp
Quoted from solid_snake:35 with the energy of a 70 year old.
34. Can relate haha
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