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Sweet !!!

Who's going to Texas Pinball Festival on March: Fri 16, Sat 17 & Sun 18, 2018 ???!!!???

Only 390 days to go !!!
Who's got hotel reservations already?

I better start stocking up on beef jerky and beer.

the future history of pinball

i'm in

have to bring the baby backpack !

is it time for TPF yet?

nope

even while we installed it, there was still a line for the game.
the line existed from show-start to show-end every day. was nuts.
have have seen a LOT of new color display art during the show, but that's it so far.

finally got the games set back up last night, with a little help from a friend.
today is... check out the new code day
stay tuned, same bat...

350 days to TPF 2018.
People are already going nuts waiting !!!

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349 days to TPF 2018.
49.8571429 weeks.

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I'm lobbying to make TPF a full week long show !!!

TPF 2018 is the flipper & we're the ball, rollin' around the calendar

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yup + the organizers need sleep

348 days to TPF 2018.
49.7142857 weeks.

Stern to announce new Predator vs Alien pinball machine. Stay tuned for pix !!!!

Promotional Art

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8328 hours.
347 days to TPF 2018.
49.5714286 weeks.
PC Load Letter

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i have no idea what you're talking about

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here

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346 days to TPF 2018.


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booked my room

$140/night for 1 king bed + tax.
$150/night for 2 beds + tax.

normal rate is like $220ish+tax.

ya gotta call.
yeah, weird they are taking a 1 night deposit with no refund.

Try to help where I can

i actually have to get up early enough to use these breakfast passes in 2018

very true * 2

345 days to TPF 2018.

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my bad

you walk up to bar & tell them what you want (beer, well drinks, wine).
they pour it & give it to you.
you can optionally tip.
then we drink

Flash did this year
he was your stand-in, but didn't quite fill your shoes.

understatement of the day

In less than 1 hour, it'll be 344 days till TPF 2018 !!

Already started loading rental truck with pins & vids to bring.

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it's here...
what we've all been waiting for...
344 days till TPF 2018.

The latest news shows that official TPF Analysts are hard at work preparing future gaming solutions just for you

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isn't Gaylord the street name you turn on to get into the hotel?

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wow, a couple days ago i saw several facebook posts of people saying they had booked their TPF reserved rooms at the discounted TPF price.
So I quickly called to see if it was real & if I could get 1 as well. At that time they still had the 2 different room options available (1 king bed at $140+tax & 2 smaller beds at $150+tax). I reserved 1 right then. The person who took the reservation said they were getting booked up quickly, which I was surprised to hear.

Fast forward to today, I called to ask a couple of questions about the reservation, and the guy mentioned they only had 2 rooms left (total), and they were at the $150+tax rate. Holy Moly

ps. pretty sure i was talking this guy today.

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might rent an RV instead of UHaul

i'll be the guy living in a van down by the river.

The "key" post we've all been eagerly waiting for !!

343 days till TPF 2018. Happy palindrome countdown day. We made it. Whew...

Looking good there Mr Palindrome Pinball Player...

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don't be so blue

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i just had the craziest dream
that TPF 2017 already happened
and I forgot to plan for TPF 2018 !!

342 days till TPF 2018.

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Here's a way to spend 1 hour while you're chillin' at the beach waiting for TPF 2018...

from 1 of our own:
Listen to this while playing your games.
click the MP3 player at bottom/left of the page. Can you name every game mixed in?

https://www.tablist.net/audio/jbs-jockin-80s

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Maybe Arnold will be a guest at TPF 2029 ?

341 days till TPF 2018.
11 years & 341 days to TPF 2029

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340 days till TPF 2018.

i picked up a few games today. have to get 'em ready for TPF.

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339 days till TPF 2018.

Happy Siblings Day, from an only child...

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this little thang?

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sold out, sorry
was very popular

trying to noodle a pithy united airlines tie-in to today's count-down post...
any ideas?

338 days till TPF 2018.

United Airlines CEO, Oscar Munoz has installed flippers on his fleet and invites all to fly the friendly skies.
But, watch out... after a couple of good hits you can end up going Straight Down The Middle !

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337 days till TPF 2018.

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we have a rail ?

Looks like i picked a bad week to stop beating up passengers.

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336 days till TPF 2018.

sign petition to get Oscar Munoz, CEO of United Airlines removed so you don't end up getting beaten by United on your flight to Texas. Would suck to be in hospital all weekend instead of playing pins.

Over 80k signatures already:
https://www.change.org/p/united-airlines-we-demand-the-resignation-of-united-airlines-ceo-oscar-munoz

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added disclaimer to 1st post in thread.

changed to "fan club" thread.

dup

If this thread is so dangerous & useless, why have you been posting in it since Mar 20, 2017 for 10 posts now ?
Geeze.

try to have friendly and fun thread...
...and then...

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(maybe we could rename the thread to 2018 TPF Fan Club. Then, does the date of the event matter as much?)

Happy Easter Weekend

"I think a lot about this kind of stuff. I do my best thinking on the bus. That's how come I don't drive, see.
I don't want to know how. I don't want to learn. See? The more you drive the less intelligent you are."

334 days till TPF.

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dang, now i'm hungry.

eggsactly this long till TPF

it is.
it really really is.

nope... no pins in here...

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Had an awesome burger with egg on it for lunch one day from 1 of the food trucks. It totally hit the spot & tasted amazing.

Another day, a group of us had some well seasoned chicken tacos from another truck. Everyone in the group devoured them.

On Sunday (the last day), had a 3 slider-burger plate from another truck. It was great. You could pick 3 from like 8 different ones. 1 of the slider-burgers was a mac-n-cheese burger. Loved it.

Can't recall having any of those options when I went to Expo. Having food trucks coordinated with being just a few feet outside the doors of TPF is incredibly thoughtful, well priced, and offers lots of fast variety. Sure beats the $10 convention hall "nachos" (blah).

332 days to TPF.
on a more positive note... paid my taxes today

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331 days till TPF.

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yay thanks.

lots of buying/selling/trading deals happen at TPF each year.
probably the largest volume of games that exchange hands in 1 place.

<3 <3 :-0 emoji days till TPF 2018

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yeah... need to get myself up there.

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days till TPF...

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Scientific Evidence of TPF's infinite entertainment value

327 to go

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3 2 6

that's all i got

3
2
5

● 3 • 2 • 4 ●

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hehehe...

till TPF

wacka wacka...

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till TPF
nom nom nom

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where in the world you would ever hear anything like that ?

...321 days till TPF
tic toc tic toc

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are we there yet.

came home with 2 more games

320 days till TPF

319

3 1 8

315 days till TPF 2018

314 days till TPF 2018

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313 days till TPF

post cinco de mayo recovery day

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excellenté.
bringing the baby?

311 days to TPF

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just showed the 'ol lady the pic, and she said she would
this might be only way I could ever get her to TPF.

awesome

310 days till TPF

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308 days till TPF

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307 days 'till TPF

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days 'till TPF

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Apparently not to be confused with...

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for sure... i think the Texas Witch Festival is the next weekend for his 'ol lady.

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I'm stocking up supplies for the show

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Come to TPF

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302 days 'till TPF
What the what...

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days till TPF...

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294 days till TPF... letzaa go guyzz...

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tease

293 days till TPF...

wacka wacka

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