Just announced 2017 dates for TPF:
March 24-26, 2017
Who's going ???
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Quoted from 85vett:I wanted to sign it but pav said no ; (
Did you mail your application & app fee in to Centerflank in triplicate?
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Quoted from Nevus:Definitely there Thurs-Sun. Not yet booked.
Get to booking, or no soup for you !!
Quoted from Alamo_Pin:Looks like the Embassy Suites is booked up. No rooms.
try again... try again...
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Quoted from ita47:Only 199 days until TPF 2017!!! Great show every year, I can't wait!
199 bottles of beer on the wall, 199 bottles of beer...
3 weeks later
Quoted from Titan_Pinball:I'm bringing a LOT of rings for sure, shirts, our "Little Box of Calm" Hardware assortments, Tilt-o-Meters, Lock bar finishers and a couple surprises. I'm sure I'll bring some LED's too. I guess that is almost everything!
take my...
1 week later
Quoted from Ed_in_Texas:A word from Barenaked Ladies front man Ed Robertson for #TPF2017! Discount weekend passes available now. Support the show by bringing a game and get in FREE!
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/tpfstore/
» YouTube video
oh snap 
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Quoted from jGraffix:Give us a good booth location and count Tilt Graphics Inc. in as one of the vendors.
at TPF, they are all good locations.
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i'm thinking of renting out my hotel room's floor space. $400/night/person.
if i stack up the furniture in the living room, we can probably get at least 20 people in there.
that's $400 * 20 = $8,000/night. If i just do that for 2 nights, that could buy a pin + delivery 
1 week later
Quoted from Ed_in_Texas:When you hear the name Elvira, only one person comes to mind...
Horror icon and quintessential symbol of all things spooky, the one and only Mistress of the Dark. Played by actress/writer Cassandra Peterson, Elvira has carved out a niche in popular culture that is sure to endure for decades to come.
We’re excited to announce that Cassandra Peterson will be appearing, as herself, at the 2017 Texas Pinball Festival! Ms. Peterson will join pinball designer Dennis Nordman and artist Greg Freres in a special forum on Saturday discussing their work together on “Elvira and the Party Monsters” and “Scared Stiff”. This marks the first time ever that Dennis, Greg and Cassandra will sit on a panel together to reminisce and answer questions. DO NOT MISS IT!
View more at: http://texaspinball.com/tpf/unpleasant-dreams/
hubba hubba going to be a great time (as usual)
!!!!! 128 days to TPF 2017 !!!!!
128 is 127+1 and 1 less than 129. It's like Magic
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It is divisible by the total number of its divisors, making it a refactorable number.
The sum of Euler's totient function φ(x) over the first twenty integers is 128.
128 can be expressed by a combination of its digits with mathematical operators thus 128 = 28 - 1, making it a Friedman number in base 10.
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128 is the only 3-digit number that is a 7th power (27).
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Super Mario 128 is a cancelled Nintendo game, though many elements were included in Super Mario Galaxy and Pikmin.
128 Nemesis is a main belt asteroid.
The atomic number of unbioctium, an element yet to be discovered.
Most modern house music is in tempo of 128 beats (quarters) per minute
...it was meant to be, see now you have to go !
Quoted from rkahr:But 128 is sooooo yesterday - did you know that today you can get a room in Frisco during TPF weekend for $127 a night?
-Rob
-visit http://www.kahr.us to get my daughterboard that helps fix WPC pinball resets or for my Williams system 3-7 sound board potentiometer solutions
cosmic !!
Quoted from Titan_Pinball:Titan Pinball will be there with our blacklight AFM and our GB premium!
Pre-order is set up on titanpinball.com if anyone wants to place an order to pick up at the show and save on the shipping.
We'll be there with a complete line of pretty much everything we sell and a few new items.
- EVERY silicone ring size and color we currently stock
- Star posts
- Nut drivers, magnetic tools, Tilt-O-Meters
- Little box of calm hardware assortments
- Lockdown receiver finisher decals for W/B, Sys11, Data east, Stern
- Corner protector washers
- Flipper button protectors
- Sprayway glass cleaner, microfiber towels, Novus
- Shiny and regular Pinballs
- A few thousand LEDs!
- New! Titan Pinball T-shirts! Black, Navy, Dark Gray, Kids Bright Blue
- Our brand new super squishy, anti-fatigue Pinmats! (not for sale online yet)
- Who knows what else by March!
i stood on that at the houston show. omg... like floating in space. super nice
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Quoted from Mk1Mod0:Gauging interest in remade EM machine backs. I am adding them to the lineup of Third Coast Pinball but the cost to ship them is insanely high. Delivering to TPF, however, would be free. $25 per includes lock hole. And I'll be making a form explaining the nesc measurements needed, etc.
Shawn
Third Coast Pinball and Graphics
man, could probably sell a ton of those. great idea
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Quoted from rkahr:All,
This week I announced new monitoring indications in the Pro version of my WPC Power Fix Daughterboard (details here: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/announcing-new-product-to-help-resolve-resets-in-wpc-era-games/page/9#post-3519493). I also noted that 2016 Edition Pro Daughterboards can be upgraded with the new monitoring software at shows I attend (3 posts later in that thread). So, if you are coming to Texas and bought a Pro in 2016, bring it to my booth for the upgrade! If you bought one and aren't planning to come to Texas, perhaps this is another piece of evidence to help change your mind? See you there...
-Rob
-visit http://www.kahr.us to get my daughterboard that helps fix WPC pinball resets or for my Pinball 2000 H+V video sync adapter kit
everyone, buy 1 of these for every pin you can put it in! awesome solution for reliable pin power.
i have first-hand had this little device solve power problems.
Quoted from chadderack:Looks like I'm going...
But I'd better get to meet THIS guy
or this guy
or it's not worth going!
haha...
i'll have a booth this year
Quoted from Beyndtstng:Thanks Marcus, is there any place around that would have a collection of Bally/Williams mixed with stern?
TPF 
Quoted from PunkPin:The guy who hasn't been unlocked yet
total Level 6 kind of stuff.
Quoted from Silverballer:Flash Gordon is going to be there??? Awesome. I love you Flash but I only have 14 hours to drive to Texas, win the big tournament and save Earth.
Lapnip, I am stoked that you will have your BM there. I wouldn't dare ask to play it but could I maybe just stand next to it? I am willing to submit a video application if necessary.
yes. $40 to stand next to it.
Video Application in triplicate required in advance.
Another $20 and you can get your picture with it, but you can't sell the picture for 18 months afterwards
Quoted from Nevus:What if the picture involves a midget wrestler and a donkey?
that's the booth next to mine.
Quoted from Titan_Pinball:Bringing afm gb sc blackout so far. We have a booth and will be selling a complete line of products, shirts and our new pin mats! You can also preorder and pick up at the show with no shipping. Hope I get to play some pinball!
those mats are insane.
think i'm going to line my couch with them
Current March 24 - 26, 2017 Weather Forecast in Dallas during TPF:
FRI 3/24:
• 63° /45°
• Overcast
• Historic Avg. 71°/50°
SAT 3/25:
• 67° /45°
• Partial sunshine
• Historic Avg. 71°/51°
SUN 3/26
• 63° /49°
• Mostly cloudy
• Historic Avg. 72°/51°
not to worry... if it ever says "a little rain", it means drizzle for 30 minutes at some random point during day or night.
plus, it's tejas, the weather changes every hour here, and this forecast is 2 months out. Just the temp is the useful part.
...and, the pins & vids are inside
Bring jackets & jeans for night excursions & cigar sessions. 
Some years jackets needed, some years nope.
Quoted from rotordave:Thanks for all the tips!
Meat for allllllllllllll
Widening the horizon, any more recommendations around the whole of Texas? We will be hitting most of the main areas on the 3 week trip ...
rd
I know a great place in Brownsville
Austin, Texas has pinball machines coming outta our ears.
Pins are everywhere at locations in town. Austin has strong/healthy sized tournament events at multiple locations.
Austin even has it's own Pinball Manufacturing company, Multimorphic.
But, I'd say there's a stronger (more social & larger collector) pinball community in Dallas, then in Houston, then Austin. And a few in San Antonio.
ps. Waco, Texas has a seriously wacked-out history. A few examples:
a. ) heavily armed religious nuts vs tanks
b. ) heavily armed biker gangs vs each other
Would recommend gassing up in Dallas and just driving right on through to Austin.
It's still the wild-wild west out here. yippie-ki-yay
Quoted from rotordave:Maybe it'd be better if it was called "Wacko"?
I watched a comprehensive doco on the Branch Davidians a few months back. Pretty mucked up!
Look forward to checking it out!
rd
That's how we pronounce it
Quoted from Ed_in_Texas:The TPF2017 Commemorative Challenge Coin is now available! Only 100 were minted. Shipping is available or we can add it to your 2017 order for pick up at the show!
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/tpfstore/#!/2017-Commemorative-Challenge-Coin/p/78705561/category=1009083
These coins are totally awesome.
I have several years of them.
Quoted from Frax:I was around 400 at one point recently. Let's be honest though... would I really be satisfied with winning B division? No, other Frax, I wouldn't.
y'all coming this year?
Quoted from rkahr:Feels like about a million... and then on Sunday it feels like the show was only 15 minutes long.
-Rob
-visit me at TPF! or at http://www.kahr.us to get my daughterboard that helps fix WPC pinball resets or for my Williams system 3-7 sound board potentiometer solutions
^^ true that
Quoted from Frax:We have reservations for the hotel. I'm trying to figure out how to actually pay for it...
(part of the reason I'm at work doing 12 hours of overtime today.)
rent out the living room part of your hotel room
anyone in philly area who can bring 6 games with them down towards the carolinas, florida or texas any time soon?
Quoted from rotordave:Anyone's brother or uncle own Thrifty or Alamo car rentals? Lol
Need a car out of Houston for 3 weeks ... anyone got any hook ups, let me know.
Cheers
rd
someone could unofficially loan you their corporate account name/code, and you could get down to like $40/day.
need some help or creative ideas...
know a lady driving up to TPF on her own from out of state.
need to figure out low cost (and safe) accommodations for her.
any ideas/recommendations?
Quoted from way2wyrd:Life The Universe and Everything
--Jeff
winner winner
don't forget to bring your towel to tpf!
I wish TPF lasted all week!!
I wish I could make an ice skating rink out of it in the winter to skate on, then melt in the spring & drink it.
Quoted from mario_1_up:Is the swap meet on Friday morning worth going to?
Yeah, but sometimes sleeping wins out after a long night of unspeakable acts
Quoted from Frax:Oh, you're the chode that vomited on my friend's Shadow, then?
well duhhh.... i though everyone had seen the video by now 
Quoted from Ed_in_Texas:COME AND FLIP IT
Introducing the all new TPF logo shirt! 100% pre-shrunk, 6oz Ultra Cotton! Pick up at the show or available for shipping!
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/tpfstore/#!/TPF-T-shirt-Come-and-Flip-It/p/80043176/category=0
gotta have it !
Quoted from Quiddity:I'm happy to see an awesome shirt that's NOT on black for a change. White's always my preference, but grey is a decent compromise. Now, pink... TOTALLYWOULDHAPPEN.
shirtist
Quoted from Ed_in_Texas:Special Offer for TPF2017 Exhibitors from ColorDMD! Save $50 and get free shipping on any LCD or LED color display! Here's what you do:
Register your game to exhibit at the 2017 Texas Pinball Festival:
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/exhibitors/exhibitors-main/
Decide if you prefer an LCD or LED display by visiting ColorDMD.com (note some games will only work with the LED display due to space limitations).
Email: randy AT colordmd DOT com with "TPF2017" as the subject. Provide your name, a contact phone number, if you want an LCD or LED display, and what game it's for. You will then receive instructions for payment with $50 off and no shipping charge.
Your new display will be delivered to you for installation during show set up at the Texas Pinball Festival. Randy will be there personally to provide assistance if needed.
Big THANK YOU to Randy Perlow and ColorDMD!
I'm totally getting this for batman !
dang it... now i have to bring one more pin that needs to get ColorDMD added.
Quoted from joelreeves:Big props Labnip for bringing your SLE to the show!
We only got to drool over one in Chicago. Looking forward to getting to play it in person.
(and thanks again for letting Dana be your +1 to meet Adam West!)
Hey... my pleasure. Thought she would like that
Can't wait to see the movie. Everyone's very excited !!!
Quoted from Blitzburgh99:Stop at The Game Preserve in Spring and Bucees in Madisonville on your way up 45. Get the Hill Country Bohemian Garlic Beef Jerky at Bucees to live on all weekend!!!!
True That ^^
Quoted from PunkPin:This will be my first year going to TPF, very excited. Does anyone have any advise for payment methods accepted by vendors or carrying cash?
credit cards & cash
Quoted from Frax:One thing I've never been accused of is having a girly touch.
don't be so modest hamburgler
Quoted from Ed_in_Texas:If you are coming to TPF, please support the TPF vendors and sponsors. They pay good money to bring you their products by buying vendor space, web links, and ads in the show program (which helps pay for this huge show and keeps weekpass pricing for guests low).
http://texaspinball.com/tpf/vendors/vendors2017/
What he said ^^
for $500/night, you can sleep in the living room portion of my hotel room at the event.
note: a pinball machine may also be in that space.
PM here.
Quoted from Titan_Pinball:A day without a post? That's not right...
10 DAYS!!!
sorry have been at SXSW for like 18 hours a day this week...
8 days 'till load in day on Thursday, Mar 23.
9 days of anticipation before doors open on Friday, Mar 24.
time for the monthly shower and shave down before TPF.
Quoted from rkahr:From this:
to this:
I am packed and ready to roll. Really pleased it is all going to fit in the luggage I check on the plane - nothing needed shipped!
I will also have a very limited supply of WPC Power Fix T-shirts in the suitcase - stop by early if you want to consider one.
-Rob
-visit http://www.kahr.us to get my daughterboard that helps fix WPC pinball resets or for my Pinball 2000 H+V video sync adapter kit
excellent.
i'm all packed too. ( since last TPF )
have a booth this year.
4 days, and then the next day drive to TPF & booth set up.
5 days, and then the next day doors open at TPF.
Quoted from ryansherwood:Just requested my airbnb for Saturday. Was originally only planning on going Saturday but might try and go Sunday too depending on if I can convince my girlfriend.
Flyer and keychain prices on eBay are insane. I think someone was selling flyers and keychains for $3 each at York pinball show this year!
you need more than 1 day.
there's more to see & do than can be squeezed into the weekend. it really should run all week (hint hint)
Quoted from Elix72:I agree! Then when it's on my weekend to work, We can still come for part of the show!
exactamundo
Quoted from hassellcastle:Baby PAC-Man is ready to go.
Took the ball out . Done
Now to get the guys at work to start packing the 20+ games for the FUN! and CGC booths. I'll sidewalk supervise.
glad FUN is back
tuesday (today):
did some supplies shopping today for the show.
wednesday:
try a few different variety of cigars.
pick up box truck.
go around to pick up a few pins tomorrow for folks to bring to show for 'em.
load up vids & pins in truck.
load up booth stuff.
load up booth babes.
pick up box of cigars.
chillax.
set alarm clock.
thursday:
stare at alarm clock all night.
turn off alarm clock before it goes off.
monthly shower.
low carb chow.
hit the road jack.
just an advanced warning...
the chicago expo pinball event thread had pinside frozen up 
ooops...
we're going to be seeing massive announcements at TPF in a few days.
it's gunna be yoouuuuuggge!
Quoted from Pinball-is-great:You/we are not even at TPF yet, but I already feel like we need to thank you for all the time and effort you have putting into this years TPF. I can appreciate how much it takes to bring multiple machines to an event like this, get a large enough truck, etc.
Please don't throw you back out moving/loading/unloading all those machines. Could make TPF a bummer if you have to stay hunched over all weekend due to back problems.
.
thanks
funny you mention that... i blew my nose on saturday & tore something in my back 
what the heck...
but, been taking it easy since then & it's pretty much better now. crazy crazy
Quoted from ita47:Will any of the vendors have any flipper coils for sale? I need a Williams FL-15411 and I don't have time to order one.
probably, as long as it isn't too rare. even in those cases, ya never know
Quoted from beelzeboob:I'll miss you this weekend, Double B...keep the pics coming so I can live vicariously through you and be wickedly jealous. Have a great time and take care of that back...
thanks... i hear cigars & "coffee" are good for backs
we'll miss y'all this year.
news:
Do you want to meet Dutch Pinball?
Visit Texas Pinball Festival next weekend where Jaap will give a seminar on Saturday at 3 PM, next to explaining the status of The Big Lebowski™ Pinball he will inform you about the 2nd title of Dutch Pinball!
That sounds cool, will there be a prototype?
No, but there will be lots of news so… don't miss it !
Quoted from Nevus:Starbucks in the lobby.
Labnip, you should start a new thread for photos this year. Everyone could contribute.
I'll be there Thursday by noon!
post pix here
that's what this is for. this isn't "my" thread... this is the "community" thread
ps. same rule applies to the "coffee" supplies
ok... 1:47am. couple of pins & vids loaded in truck.
might get up in a few hours & try to get a few more cabaret games loaded in there before hitting the road.
Quoted from rosh:Centenario -- an excellent choice, one of the best tequila's at that price point.
Yeah. Brought it up from mx city
Quoted from LTG:I land at Dallas Fort Worth airport 11:30am Friday morning. Anybody similar time want to share a cab ?
LTG : )
We'll try to save some fun for ya
Quoted from Mudflaps:6 hours to departure. Elvira and the Apron of Destiny V2.0 in tow. Should be fun!
Ahhh AOD VE lives
news:
Attack from Mars remake.
Check out the three editions online at www.chicago-gaming.com/afm.php.
The pricing is:
AFMR Limited Edition - $7,999.00
AFMR Special Edition - $7,299.00
AFMR Classic Edition - $6,499.00
CGS also is providing a new opportunity for original MMR LE owners.
If you commit to purchasing an AFMR LE before April 14, 2017, you can secure the same serial number as your MMR LE at no additional charge.
Quoted from Playdium:These were my 2 favorite shows back in the '60's. That Jetson's looks cool. Price?
I forgot to ask
Quoted from kvan99:Damn you're Flash's sidekick...now all you need is a name....."Sparkie"
It's "twinkle toes"! Sheesh
Quoted from gweempose:Every time I see photos of TPF, I'm just blown away by the sheer magnitude of the show. I really have to make it out there one of these years.
Yes. Yes you do
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