I'd say that sounds like KME, but I think he's in Carlsbad near San Diego.
Seattle Pinball League!
seattlepinballleague.com
Seattle Pinball League on Faceplant
I belong to this one. Not doing too badly this year, may even make the finals!
Vancouver Regional Pinball Association (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
vrpa.org
Crazy Flipper Fingers (Portland, OR)
crazyflipperfingers.com
The VRPA are like a social club. CFF is definitely a gang, all members have a pinball name, they have colors and slogans too. SPL is smack in the middle of all that. We're the most laid-back pinball club around. There are SPL members in the VRPA and CFF (Deathsave, for one), but no CFF/VRPA crossover. Quite a lot of world-class players too!
So that tells you what's happening in Cascadia!