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Quoted from Butch2099:If anyone needs the address of the fairgrounds it is 1825 West Chew Street Allentown PA 18104.
I think some of the GPS sites get goofy when you put 17th and Chew
I entered 302 North 17th Street,Allentown PA. on my Waze app.and it accepted this address. Should I change it to the 1825 West Chew Street Allentown PA.18104 that you provided?
Quoted from Crispin:Yes Ralph, that address leads you to the closest entrance to the venue. You will pull in and Pinfest will be on your left and the good eats on your right. I spoke with Bluespin tonight who just picked up a BSD at the show and good news the show is at capacity and couldn't fit his pin!!! Do you think that stopped Bluespin? Ha! That 2nd BSD that will be at the Ramada party tomorrow night is currently set up in his room getting some action right now!
Thanks,I'll use the address you provided.
Just got home,and I had a great time. This was my first Pinfest,and I stayed for a little over seven hours. I played a ton of games,and I'm getting a better idea now on what type of game,I'd like to buy for my first machine. I was a little disappointed that there wasn't a WOZ setup,because it looks like a game I'd enjoy. I understand that it's not a current game, and hopefully,I can find one to try in the future.
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I didn't understand most of the games I played,but that didn't stop me from having a great time today!
Quoted from Crispin:Yes Ralph, that address leads you to the closest entrance to the venue. You will pull in and Pinfest will be on your left and the good eats on your right. I spoke with Bluespin tonight who just picked up a BSD at the show and good news the show is at capacity and couldn't fit his pin!!! Do you think that stopped Bluespin? Ha! That 2nd BSD that will be at the Ramada party tomorrow night is currently set up in his room getting some action right now!
Thank you for taking the time to post the Pinfest address! I was amazed that I found such a good parking spot too. I was able to go to my car and eat a sandwich, that I packed from home.I'm trying to stay away from all of the good food I've read about at the Farmers Market.I'm also glad that the good food was in a separate building! I have some will power,but if I saw and smelled the good stuff,it would have broke me. 
I saw a couple of people eating some kind of hoagie that looked killer inside the playing area. I made myself look away ,but I did feel small tears starting to form in my eyes.Damn,I love a good hoagie!
Quoted from Malenko:I had fun, took some cash up but couldn't pull the trigger on anything. Demolition Man wasn't as good as I remembered , No Good Gophers and Championship Pub are still a blast to play.
It was weird seeing my old SFII for sale. The guy I sold it to said he'd never get rid of it so I gave him a great deal on it, and the price tag on it was $800 more than I sold it to him for and the translight was missing. Ironically(?) you can see it in Levi's pic up there
I liked GotG and the Iron Maiden pin was surprisingly fun to play too. The only thing I didnt like was some pins were tough to play because all you could see was the reflection of the florescent lights. I'm still wearing my "American flag" entrance bracelet.
I was wondering if polaroid sunglasses would help with the glare on the glass? When I go trout fishing,I use them to eliminate the glare on the surface of the water.
Quoted from knockerlover:This totally works..
I should have gone out to my car and grabbed the pair I have in my fishing vest. I'll have to give it a shot next time,thanks.
Quoted from djreddog:Great show. Busiest I’ve seen in the 3 years attending. A lot less games left the floor from Friday to Saturday. The show floor for Saturday remained pretty full even up to 5pm.
The Stern Pro Circuit Tournament was a great event. Machines held up great across the 2 days. Congrats to all the winners and a big shout out to the entire team of volunteers who helped run and maintain the tournament machines. Also a shout out to Jay Robinson and Corey Hulse for putting it together. Lastly, the Rage Tilt Crew are so freaking awesome. They sat there for 2 straight days and live streamed the entire tournament.
Finally the Ramada. Sorry it didn’t work out folks. We kept having a few people who insisted on drinking beer not purchased from the bar and that ultimately led to the bar manager shutting the event down. Thanks to all who brought games. Sucks it was short lived. After it was shut down about 20 of us went back to my room where we setup my Iron Maiden and a BSD from bluespin. We ended up having 2 small incidents in my room because someone who was very inebriated abused the BSD by picking it up and tilting it out. That was a show of total disrespect to do that to someone else’s machine. Then later on the DC guys brought in an Alien to setup but they were missing the power cord. Unbeknownst to me, they ended up taking the power cord from the BSD without asking bluespin. On the surface and looking from the outside people may think this isn’t a big deal at all. It’s a power cord. However it was more driven behind the fact that one of the guys in the group was the same guy who slammed BSD. So while the DC guys were trying to do a good thing by bringing in the Alien it actually ended up being a bad thing. I wish the whole thing went down differently because we are all pinheads and we shouldn’t have to deal with things like this.
bluespin, my apologies to you that you were involved in this mishap. Thanks for bringing the games, you are an awesome dude and most everyone appreciated your efforts.
That’s all I got. See everyone in York.
I'd like to make a motion to ban all alcohol next year,all those in favor,say I. I wouldn't have the nerve to say this, if I thought you guys knew where I lived.
Quoted from MarkInc:I brought my Nightmare Before Christmas pin.
It was on and playable from 9-8 on Friday and 9-6 on Saturday. Over 300 games played.
Thanks to everyone that dropped by to chat and play.
Overwhelmingly positive feedback even with a couple of crashes (my fault) and weak flippers (not my fault)
I was in line to play your game on Friday. I had about six people in front of me,but then I heard the guy in front of me say he was holding a spot for two friends. After I heard this, I left the line. This was my first Pinfest,and I wasn't even sure if this was even allowed,but I really don't think it should be. I wasn't about to start an altercation over playing a pinball machine.
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