Bring that Quicksilver.

Good luck with your "show" next year mikepin ... with your winning attitude I'm sure it will be a rousing success.

@mikepin, you may have contributed a lot many years ago, and that's great. I applaud that. But you have alienated so many in the hobby, it is time to stop resting on your laurels and show up again. Be a man again. Be kind to people, not the crotchety old f--- you've become. You disrespected me in a big way at the last show, and have continued to do so ever since. All I did was bring a pristine game for the tournament, and built and maintained your website after it was hacked. For years. You said you had nothing to do with the website, although you had shit comments when we were launching it, and never even acknowledged the work that I did for you. Maybe you SHOULD have been more present with the people who supported you and your show. But all I got was physically assaulted by your "security guard" at the last show because there was no pass for me to get in. And then all you did was stand up for him. You should consider yourself lucky that you don't have a lawsuit on your hands for that, because if that guy would have laid hands on a female that way, look out. And he's very lucky I didn't drop him myself. Control your people or get rid of them. Don't defend people who are inconsiderate and unprofessional, because that just lumps you in with the dregs of the hobby. Or maybe these days you just surround yourself with people most like you. Maybe you should start taking an active interest in people, and what they are doing for you, not continually going back to "oh look how important I was". You were king shit when you were the only game in town. And guess what. You're not the only game in town anymore. That much is abundantly clear.

Pinball is hot. And there are a lot of people who are doing what you did years ago, for the hobby, and doing it with a smile on their face. And helping people. And giving back to the community. No different than you were (allegedly), but for some reason, now that others are helping the hobby, you shun them? Pinbrew is a "toy"? Get your head out of your ass, Mike. Keith has contributed plenty, and will continue to do so in his way. And he'll do it with compassion, kindness, and a noble dignity you seem to have left behind decades ago.

Very sorry to hear this, Keith. But yes, likely the right thing to do with the continued uncertainty of how this is going a solid 4 months later.

Your passion and dedication to this is fantastic, I look forward to tipping one back with you next April.