People seem to get pissed at Tim because he knows how to leverage things- money, people, good will... he is rough around the edges but he is very diligent and caring for others. He has taken a passion for pinball and turned it into a force of good will, giving back something to everyone he comes in contact with, wether its a donation, recommendation, promotion or just getting the right people to talk to the right people, Tim seems to always figure a way to get it done, on a shoestring budget and by pissing off the least amount of people, or sometimes, better yet, pissing off just the right amount people to get them to do the right thing. If nothing else, Tim is effective and hard working and is not out to be your friend, but out to complete his mission. If it wasn't for the PHOF, there are machines I would never have got to play, and he has done more for pinball than almost everyone who would criticize him here on pinside. I donated $100 bucks to the GFM campaign and I drop $40 to $50 bucks into the machines when I visit, which is often since its just a short trip from Phoenix. If I have any coin left and its time to go, I just walk down the line and drop them into the machines and leave the credits on them for others to play. Tim gets the donation, and who knows, some young kid just might catch the pinball fever after playing a couple of free games.