My name is Ryan and I'm relatively new to the pinball hobby. I've poked around pinside.com here and there, but just registered this evening. I thought I'd make my first post to say hello.

I live in central Michigan and I'm looking for my first pin. Outside of the hobby I'm a university art professor and comics artist. If you're interested in the latter, you can see some of my work here: http://www.ElephantEater.com

Hope this finds you all flippin' well! Looking forward to meeting some new folks.

Sincerely,
Ryan Claytor
Elephant Eater Comics
http://www.ElephantEater.com

#2 12 years ago

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ssathre

Inactive member

Sioux City, IA

14y 47,650 1,502 5

Welcome, Ryan. Hope you find your first pin soon!

#3 12 years ago

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futurepinhead

Pinside member

12y 76,800 3,358 25

Welcome enjoy this site.

#4 12 years ago

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RyanClaytor

Pinside member

Holt, MI

12y 112K 4,375 13 14

Thanks, ssathre! I appreciate the speedy reply.

#5 12 years ago

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RyanClaytor

Pinside member

Holt, MI

12y 112K 4,375 13 14

Thanks, futurepinhead. It looks to be a great resource.

#6 12 years ago

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PaulyB18

Inactive member

12y 43,950 766

Welcome! Cool looking site, will have to check out more later...

#7 12 years ago

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ianwho

Pinside member

North Fork, CA

14y 53,900 729 2

Welcome. This is a great place. You will enjoy.

#8 12 years ago

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Apollyon

Pinside member

Edmonton, AB

12y 108K 2,577 10 23

You won't find a better group of people than here. Welcome!

#9 12 years ago

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BLACK_ROSE

Pinside member

Lexington, NC

14y 116K 8,818 3 60

Welcome to Pinside Ryan.. So yr lOOk-n for Yr 1st Pin.. What-cha got in Mind ..

My Banker Friend/Customer has 3 pin's 4-Sale..

Data East Star Trek , Breakshot and Phantom of the Opera.. PM me if yr interested..

And yes , I can Pallet a Pin and ship it to you... B_R

I need to Put these 3 on the Market Place Here ....

#10 12 years ago

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practicalsteve

GoldenStatePin

El Cerrito, CA

12y 104K 7,623 5

Really helpful for repairs, I have gotten a lot of great advice from the guys on Pinside.

#11 12 years ago

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RyanClaytor

Pinside member

Holt, MI

12y 112K 4,375 13 14

paulyb18, ianwho, Apollyon, BLACK_ROSE, & practicalsteve!

Thanks for the welcoming posts. I'm checking out everyone's profile as the posts roll in!

Best,
Ryan Claytor
Elephant Eater Comics
http://www.ElephantEater.com

#12 12 years ago

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v8torino

Pinside+ Frequent

14y 74,550 1,531

Welcome aboard You can't own just one,with your first post you are now infected with the;Pin Disease-no known cure.

#13 12 years ago

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kwiKimart

Inactive member

San Diego, CA

12y 90,650 10,693 3 71

Welcome to Pinside. Where the young and old pinheads meet.

#14 12 years ago

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pinwillie

Pinside+ Frequent

Santa Rosa, CA

12y 74,050 1,215 4

welcome Ryan!!!

#15 12 years ago

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RyanClaytor

Pinside member

Holt, MI

12y 112K 4,375 13 14

V8torino,

Ha-ha! I believe it. Been addicted for the past several months now.

Infected,
Ryan

#16 12 years ago

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RyanClaytor

Pinside member

Holt, MI

12y 112K 4,375 13 14

kwiKimart,

Excellent. I'm 32, so does that make me young or old?

P.S. I noticed you're from San Diego. I went to SDSU for a few years before moving to Michigan. Great city. I still come back every year to exhibit at Comic-Con International. (http://www.comic-con.org/cci/)

Best,
Ryan

#17 12 years ago

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RyanClaytor

Pinside member

Holt, MI

12y 112K 4,375 13 14

Thanks pinwillie,

Wow, a lot of pinheads from Cally! That's nice to see...as a former Californian myself.

Ryan

#18 12 years ago

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VegasAlleycat

Pinside+ Frequent

Las Vegas, NV

13y 82,050 1,026 14 24

Welcome Ryan...!

#19 12 years ago

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OrochiLeona

Inactive member

Nottingham

12y 15,400 167 2

Welcome aboard, Am sure you'll like it here.

#20 12 years ago

RWH

Pinside member

Norwood, OH

13y 132K 9,919 2 10

Welcome Ryan! Great site, looking forward to seeing more!

#21 12 years ago

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Angyalpor

Inactive member

MaglÃ³d

12y 50,900 965 2

Hi!

Welcome! Soon your place full with pinballs, I bet...

#22 12 years ago

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docscott

Inactive member

Prescott, AZ

12y 28,150 1,479 2 30

Welcome. You'll luv the site

#23 12 years ago

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Rum-Z

Pinside member

Adrian, MI

13y 150K 3,963 29

Hello Ryan,

Nice to see another guy from Michigan on the site (I could have wrote Michigander, but it always looks odd to me).

Jeff R.

#24 12 years ago

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shock_me

Pinside member

13y 71,800 2,490

Welcome to the Pinside, and to the hobby Ryan! You'll like it around here.

#25 12 years ago

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Whysnow

Pinside member

12y 187K 35,338 29 1

Welcome!

What are you looking to find for your 1st. I am not too far away from you and would be hapy to keep an eye out for you.

#26 12 years ago

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Soapman

Pinside member

12y 79,900 1,293

Welcome to a great site for info and some good laughs along the way.

#27 12 years ago

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PNBLWZD

Pinside+ Frequent

12y 71,400 1,275

Welcome from another pinside newbie, this is a great bunch of people here with a lot of good reading.

#28 12 years ago

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jwwhite15

Pinside+ Frequent

13y 105K 2,706 1

Welcome...and don't go to the "I was wrong and everyone is right" thread...it might not leave a good impression and scare ya off.

#29 12 years ago

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ovfdfireman

Pinball Pro

12y 115K 4,914

Welcome, good luck pin shopping

#30 12 years ago

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islandpinball

Pinside member

Nyc, NY

12y 61,450 1,604 4 28

Welcome Ryan , this is definitely a great community of people here and everyone looks out for each other , u should have no problem getting a great pin at a fair price with everyone pitching in to find u one. Good luck!

#31 12 years ago

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vster23

Pinside member

Kansas City, MO

13y 58,700 799 5 13

Welcome to your new addiction Ryan! You will love it here on Pinside!

#32 12 years ago

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tomdotcom

Pinside member

Kamloops, BC

15y 112K 6,198 2

I'm 33 so you are the perfect age

Welcome to pinside...

Tom

#33 12 years ago

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RyanClaytor

Pinside member

Holt, MI

12y 112K 4,375 13 14

RWH,

Thanks for the compliments on my site. It's a labor of love...much like I feel pinball is about to be.

Ryan Claytor
Elephant Eater Comics
http://www.ElephantEater.com

#34 12 years ago

nerd

Inactive member

12y 15,150 146 1 6

Welcome....I'm new to the hobby as well. Enjoy the ride. I've learned so much from this site in the last 3 months, it's amazing.

#35 12 years ago

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RyanClaytor

Pinside member

Holt, MI

12y 112K 4,375 13 14

islandpinball,

Thanks for the nice introduction to the community. I do have a title in mind for my first pin. If anyone spots a Whirlwind somewhere, please let me know.

Much appreciated,
Ryan Claytor
Elephant Eater Comics
http://www.ElephantEater.com

#36 12 years ago

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RyanClaytor

Pinside member

Holt, MI

12y 112K 4,375 13 14

VegasAlleycat, OrochiLeona, Angyalpor, docscott, shock_me, Whysnow, Soapman, PNBLWZD, jwwhite15, ovfdfireman, vster23, tomdotcom, & nerd,

Wow, I never expected this many responses overnight. Pretty overwhelming. Thanks a bunch, everyone, for stopping by. I'm really looking forward to getting acquainted with Pinside community.

Sincerely,
Ryan Claytor
Elephant Eater Comics
http://www.ElephantEater.com

#37 12 years ago

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JesseB

Pinside member

Indianapolis, IN

20y 49,150 527 1

have fun shopping for that first pinball and welcome.

Play as many games as possible before you purchase. I'm sure you are aware of Pinball Pete's in East Lansing, it has about 10 great games in the basement....MM, STTNG, EATPM, TSPP, JM, TAF, and a few more last time there in late Nov.

#38 12 years ago

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The_Dude_Abides

Pinside Moderator

Northern California, CA

14y 137K 9,468 151

Quoted from JesseB:
Play as many games as possible before you purchase.

Good advice! Welcome to Pinside Ryan good luck on the pin search.

#39 12 years ago

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The_Gorilla

Pinside+ Frequent

Pleasant Hill, IA

13y 116K 5,602 2 151

Welcome to pinside RC!

#40 12 years ago

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Vyzer2

Pinside+ Addict

Jefferson, NJ

12y 103K 2,354 11

Yep...welcome to pinside. This is one funny, creative, knowledgeable and opintionated group of people. Learned an awful lot since I joined on recently.

#41 12 years ago

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EchoVictor

Pinside member

12y 88,300 1,787 39

Hey, Ryan. Nice to see you made it over here. You'll love the Pinside!

See you in a couple weeks,
EV

#42 12 years ago

JMG

Pintucky

Pinside member

Bowling Green, KY

13y 85,300 2,306 18

I like it when new people give their real names on Pinside and where they live. Gives you an idea if someone is close to you where you can perhaps share some repair and play fun.

Welcome aboard!
Mike in Kentucky

#43 12 years ago

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RyanClaytor

Pinside member

Holt, MI

12y 112K 4,375 13 14

JesseB,

It's true, Pinball Pete's has a decent selection. I head down there occasionally, but I've found a few more of their machines scattered about the East Lansing village, so I'll usually hit a Monster Bash in a nearby cafe or a Spider-Man in the Peanut Barrel not far from their location. Thanks for the tip, though!

Best,
Ryan

#44 12 years ago

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RyanClaytor

Pinside member

Holt, MI

12y 112K 4,375 13 14

EchoVictor,

I'm here because of your suggestion! Ha-ha! Thanks for the recommendation. Seems like a friendly place. ...and BTW, nice to put a face w/ your name. See you next month!

Lates,
Ryan

#45 12 years ago

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RyanClaytor

Pinside member

Holt, MI

12y 112K 4,375 13 14

Pintucky,

I was just down in Louisville, KY last summer on a book signing tour. Stopped at a place called Zbar, where they have about half-a-dozen pins and probably 2 dozen 80's arcades. Very cool place and a super-nice owner. That was my first time in KY, but it made me want to move to Louisville. *L* Thanks for chiming in.

Sincerely,
Ryan

#46 12 years ago

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RyanClaytor

Pinside member

Holt, MI

12y 112K 4,375 13 14

The_Dude_Abides, The_Gorilla, Vyzer2,

Thanks for stoppin' by and leaving a comment for this newbie. I really appreciate it.

Best,
Ryan Claytor
Elephant Eater Comics
http://www.ElephantEater.com

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