Pinball Life's 11th annual Explosion Open House will take place on Friday, Oct 16th from noon until 6pm.

All of the particulars are here on our web site - http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=274&pg=1

We are proud to be a part of the 5-day Chicago Expo event!
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHICAGO PINBALL EXPO, READ ON HERE...http://www.pinballexpo.net

There is no need to RSVP for our special event, just stop on by!

Our Address:
Pinball Life Regional Office
11912 Oak Creek Parkway.
Huntley, IL 60142

This year's Explosion Open House features free food, free pinball, free beer and a live auction!
Please, please, please be a responsible drinker if you plan on driving back to Expo from Pinball Life.
A designated driver is strongly recommended. No one will be over served.

No purchase of any kind is required to attend our open house and admission is free!

We STRONGLY ENCOURAGE pre-ordering IF there are any parts you plan on purchasing.
We continue to optimize our checkout process so wait times to "shop" should not exceed 30 minutes. Pre-ordering will save you the most time and make the time you spend with us the most enjoyable! E-mail your parts list to [email protected] stating that your list is an Expo Pre-Order and we’ll have your order ready to go when you arrive. Spend your time playing pinball, eating, and drinking! PLEASE EMAIL YOUR PARTS LIST BY FRIDAY, 10/9/15. After Friday 10/9, we will be prepping for the open house so we won't be able to fill pre-orders, but you can bring your list with you and "Take a Number" to get your order filled.
All sales during the open house are cash-and-carry.
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Svengoolie will be present at the open house from 2-4pm to hob-knob, sign autographs AND
auction off the LAST America's Most Haunted pinball machine. The AMH auction will begin promptly at 3pm.

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THIS YEAR'S LINE UP OF GAMES/ATTRACTIONS (subject to change/grow):

America's Most Haunted
The Big Lebowski Prototype
Trilogy (a pinball machine that dispenses beer!)
Wally's Medieval Madness
Pinball Olympic's Lionman Caged! (Flying Man)
Pinball Olympic's Vortex Of Terror Funhouse
Multimorphic's Lexy Lightspeed
Earthshaker Aftershock
Orbiter One
Swords of Fury
Jurassic Park - The Lost World
Star Trek Pro
Pinbot
Lord of the Rings Whitewood
No Fear
Flash
Playboy (Stern)
Playboy (Data East)
Elvis
Terminator 3
Fire!
Frankenstein
Faces
KISS - 1979
KISS - 2015
ScoreGasm Master
Freddy A Nightmare On Elm Street
Ted Nugent
Silverball Mania
Indiana Jones (WMS)
Transformers
Amazon Hunt II
Kings and Queens
Police Force
WWE Pro
Vegas
Waterworld
NBA Fastbreak

Many (but not all) of these machines will be for sale.

Thanks to all who are bringing games!

If you would like to bring a game please contact [email protected]. Anyone who brings a game gets up to 4 VIP lounge passes!

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Throughout the day you'll be amazed by the laser light show, LED fog machines, and a BLAST lighting installation activated via human sized stand up targets.

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HERE IS A PARTIAL LIST OF SHOW SPECIALS:
Dot Matrix Displays - $150.00
Williams/Bally WPC-era Chrome Leg Sets - $40.00
PinGulp Drink Caddies - $10.00
Collapsible PinGulp Drink Caddies - $10.00
Standard Playfield Glass - $20.00
Widebody Playfield Glass - $25.00
WPC/WPC-95 Backglass Glass - $15.00
Williams/Bally WPC-era Stainless Steel Lockdown Bars - $50.00
Williams/Bally WPC-era Widebody Stainless Steel Lockdown Bars - $80.00
Williams/Bally WPC-era Stainless Steel Side Rail Sets - $40.00
Metal Cabinet Protector Sets - $12.00
PinGuard Cabinet Protector Sets - $12.00
125-Piece Black or White Rubber Kits - $25.00
Standard Pinballs - $.60
Ultra Gloss Pinballs - $1.00
BriteButtons Illuminated Flipper Button Set - $25.00
100s of Clearance Parts Priced to Sell
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More specials will be posted at Pinball Life on the day of the show!!!
As is the case every year, all items in our warehouse will be sold at discount prices.
Discounted prices only apply to customers who are in attendance at our Explosion open house. CASH ONLY!!!
But again, no purchase of any kind is required to attend our event!!!

Thanks Wally, looking forward to seeing you!

We still have room for about 10 more games. If any locals would like to bring a game let me know. It will get you some VIP lounge passes!

Terry.

Do you have room for 2 games? I know Trilogy is a lot of work in itself
Terry.

Sounds great. Email me directly so that I can get your info and fill you in on the particulars - [email protected]
Terry.

Thanks Tom. We are now "officially" part of the Expo weekend. I've talked with Mike and our event has been added to the Expo event schedule.

We are building lots of new attractions and *stuff* for this year, so we hope to out do ourselves compared to previous years.

We have 46 games/rides/nonsense scheduled to be here, so we are just about at capacity (50). If there is anyone who would still like to bring a game to our event please contact me directly - [email protected]. Bringing a game gets you up to 4 VIP Lounge passes.

Svengoolie will be auctioning off the last America's Most Haunted at 3pm, so if you would like a chance to own the very last available AMH be sure to be here at that time.

Expo has tons more room than we do, so make sure to bring a game to the show and get free admission for the weekend. Andrew Barney is organizing the load in, so contact him if you have any questions or concerns.

Terry.

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Yep, the shirts this year are pink.
There is a method to the madness; during our event the pink shirts really stand out, so anyone who needs anything knows to "find a person with a pink shirt". Especially this year as it will be more blurry than usual inside the Pinball Life Dome.
Terry.

..........and the goats are always right.

You going to be in town for Expo Larry?

Hunt me down for your VIP lounge passes.

Just a bump to remind everyone of the impending mayhem. Friday, October 16th is closer than you think.

We've worked hard to up the ante this year.

Thanks to all that are bringing games! We are at capacity for this event so we can not accept any more games, sorry.

See you all here!

Terry.

http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=355&pg=1

36 more hours and it's on! Probably get about 6 hours of sleep between now and then.
Terry.

Thanks to all who came out to our Explosion party this year.

Yes, it was packed. I'm kind of surprised anyone would expect it to be different. Free admission, free pinball, free carny rides, free Svengoolie, free food, and free beer. Yep, that's a party people just might show up for!

A staff of 23 people worked hard before, during, and after the party to make this event fun and unique. My sincere thanks goes out to each of them for a job very well done.

Charlie, Kayte, and the whole Spooky gang were great and we had a lot of fun having them involved this year. The auction was amazing and it raised an unbelievable amount of money for their charity. I believe it was worth turning the games off for 15 minutes.

From reading all the posts I see a few attendees did not feel it was worth the trip. I am sorry to hear that. My warehouse is only so big, and buying a bigger one to use for just 6 hours a year doesn't seem like a good business decision. I suppose I could start charging an admission fee, but then I would be the a-hole who USED to throw a free party, but then began to charge. I could also make it an invite only party, but then I would be the a-hole USED to invite everyone, but then made it exclusive.

This leaves me only 2 options; stop having the party or keep having the party and develop a thick skin about any criticism. I choose the latter.

See (most) of you next year!

Terry.

I will not partake, bit it looks like it will fit up in the VIP room.
Terry.

Arm wrestling or no, we'll see you all here next year. We already have a ton of new ideas in the works.
Terry.