“Before the bust”... Taylor (@TaylorVA) of This Flippin’ Podcast and Clark (@Clytor) of the Richmond Pinball Collective give us the victory photobomb, so of course we obliged.

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Thanks Chad (@djreddog) for the invite. “Hotel Bar Pinball” should be a pop-up event across the country!

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Also stopped by the bar for some serious pinball geek-talk with Justin (N80G80 - far right) and Kevin (La4s - Whirlwind tee). We bought Justin’s Addams Family a couple of months ago & it is at the Roanoke Pinball Museum. Guests love it!

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BTW the Getaway at the hotel looked great! Never seen this marquee mod before. Looks like it was coupled with a ColorDMD...

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Not bad, Mr. Baldridge... not bad at all. Oh who am I kidding - this hybrid contraption is a true mechanical marvel. An OUTSTANDING effort to preserve bingo and share for decades to come.

Would love to see this as a boutique commercial product and buy one for the museum.

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Allentown is the Wall Street of pinball shows. Do a deal, turn on your heels, do another. It’s a loss for the players however. Never seen a show with so many games pulled several hours before the end... and a Saturday evening, no less.

More like “Allentown Pinball Flea Market w/playable titles”... but still a good time. Will be back next year.

Bunga de dop de bunga de bop de boppa bada boppa bada boppa bada....

Still hearing it too.

My policy is pretty simple: Nudging is fine, but pinball feet should never leave the floor under any circumstances.