Great work Gabe and crew! Another cool show this year and another great chance to try out a bunch of games that don't make it into the wild very often. Also, thank you for bringing so many games from your personal collection. Your BSD is a blast (and the one in the free play area is pretty sweet too).
Quoted from beelzeboob:You must have walking in the BBQ joint when my family were eating right by the door. We thought it was great, but not as good as the stuff we had near TPF in Dallas last year (but hey!...that's Texas, so it's really not fair!).
Pintastic is a wonderful show...everybody should try it at least once!
Every time they bring back the McRib you think you are in Texas 
Sorry I did not get to see Janice this year. You know, your better %99-44/100. She is like Ivory Soap to your scum (good to see you)
Dilemma... I bought a game today. If I remove it tonight, I don't get assessed a penalty fee. I can't stay until after 8 tomorrow. Thoughts?
Awesome show. Got to play Dialed In, awesome, set the #1 high score. Got to play Star Wars, loved it. Got to play The Hobbit, had a great game. Got to play a few of the AFMr, loved it. Got to play a TWD premium in free play that I wanted to take home with me. Got to play a Monster Bash for the first time, sweet. Got to see the Ash vs Evil Dead I've been waiting for, if this doesn't get Best in Show its highway robbery. Got to see some of my pinball friends who I rarely get to see, sweet. Got to see Todd Tuckey, big fan of the YouTube videos. Wish I could do more this year. I can't wait until the next one. Thanks again Gabe, the one thing I look forward to each year.
Quoted from drsfmd:Dilemma... I bought a game today. If I remove it tonight, I don't get assessed a penalty fee. I can't stay until after 8 tomorrow. Thoughts?
After 8PM no removal fee.
Hope you are all having the time of your lives! Wish I could have been there this year but I had a family obligation 
If you want Economics . 20$ Admission is cheaper than 35$ early removal. Do what is in your best interest. (as long as you feel you supported the show)
Bottom line is it's your own call
Quoted from mudflap:After 8PM no removal fee.
He can't stay until 8. I'd go with the remove pin in AM and pay the 20$ admission , still supporting the show
Quoted from Taxman:Where was Evil Dead? Did that show up after I left? Bummed.
It showed up around 3pm or so.
Cant wait to meet you! Local guys are Great!!!! And my long time guys from NJ and PA NY(Family) (Steve Gerry Joe George R, Vic and Greg!)
So awesome to have those connections!
What an awesome time!!! Flea Market was a lot of fun!!!!!
Man did that food fly out of the VIP buffet. It was a tale of the have and have nots. People piled 20 plus wings on their plate, a sandwich, pizza, brats and so on. On one plate... For one person...
and the rest were scrum'n for the parsley garnish. Me, I got the next to last slice of pizza and bourbon 
Quoted from embryonjohn:Man did that food fly out of the VIP buffet. It was a tale of the have and have nots. People piled 20 plus wings on their plate, a sandwich, pizza, brats and so on. On one plate... For one person...
and the rest were scrum'n for the parsley garnish. Me, I got the next to last slice of pizza and bourbon
I didn't get dick. Party was supposed to start at 10, and the line was out the door at 9:30. But I don't care because I'm on a diet. So thanks, Gabe! You really did me a solid and helped a brother out.
And then you had to make it up to everybody and order like 50 pizzas...
Even when something goes wrong, Gabe makes it right.
Best. Show. Ever.
Quoted from OLDPINGUY:Im around.......................
Nice floral shirt...
Quoted from OLDPINGUY:Where?
Quoted from OLDPINGUY:Ya think?
Couldnt see the shirt behind the belly button!
Ya she must have stole it from you!
We'll be going to Vegas for a few days as part of r summer vacation. Can't wait to stop by Tim Arnold's pinball museum. Definitely a must see (hundreds of wedgheads)!! There's a pretty sweet Gottleib Rock Star. Otherwise next up for us is Allentown.
Quoted from Rondogg:Was there a sw in the VIP room?
Yes and a Dialed In as well.
Quoted from embryonjohn:Man did that food fly out of the VIP buffet. It was a tale of the have and have nots. People piled 20 plus wings on their plate, a sandwich, pizza, brats and so on. On one plate... For one person...
and the rest were scrum'n for the parsley garnish. Me, I got the next to last slice of pizza and bourbon
This was a bit disappointing to us. Having to man a booth from 10am to 9 pm gives us little time to eat and we were looking forward to the vip food. We were among the have nots and drove to a local restaurant for dinner, no big deal. We didn't know gabe ordered pizza until later on. We heard that many of those same people who piled on food at the buffet were among those also eating the pizza. I think a way to handle this going forward is to 1) not have food, 2) hand out food tickets with the passes or 3) limit food to vendors only or give vendors first dibs.
Growing pains and in no way blaming Gabe. The show has been run very well and we are very happy with it.
"last call for alcohol" and don't forget for those interested in seeing the invisible made visible the first seminar of the day is at 10:00 AM and features two free t-shirts for those sartorially challenged. I'm looking forward to having a chance to share some sound and stories with anybody who will listen (and get up in time).
ddt
Growing pains and in no way blaming Gabe. The show has been run very well and we are very happy with it.
Couldn't agree more. Gabe is doing an amazing job. We're having a blast. How was anyone to know that some attendees would channel their inner Joey Chestnut and go into competitive eating mode.
Forceflow captured the back of my head on the left Dialed In. Again great show. Gonna put up some SW gameplay.
Glad I got to stop by quickly after work last night. Holy moly it was packed! Think I was there at the worst time ... vendor area was closing up and everyone was piling into free play. So I didn't really get to play much but I was happy I got to see some friends.
Quoted from 1974DeltaQueen:BT Smokehouse review: not my cup of tea or the wife's. Brisket and ribs had a lot if fat and were dry. Without the sauce I chugged a 32 ounce Gatorade to flush things down. Cornbread was good we both liked that. Staff was very friendly and looked like their jobs didnt suck. Place looked clean and it was hopping. Hindsight for 25$ I'd probably order Chinese next time. Try it for yourself I will not be badmouthing them, maybe I'm off.
Pintastic Review: absolutely awesome! Great lineup of pins spanning 80 years. Had a tech fixing chit left and right. His wife was cleaning all the glass in free play, that was IMPRESSIVE. I didn't see any unhappy campers, smiles everywhere! Great games in the tournament, free play, vendor hall. Simply put you can tell Gabe put his heart into this show. The staff were all on point but not pushy, great to see. Huge selection of merchandise, please support this show ! This Pinsider gives it 2 thumbs way up!
Sorry I missed you, got there a little later than expected, but stayed till 11pm (I think, memory got foggy near the end)..
Glad I skipped the BBQ, was going to give it a shot... Went with "Teddy G's" as usual, very good. Had Prime rib and a 34oz Wormtown "Be Hoppy"... Excellent!
Show was good but sucked that there was no outside Flea due to weather and auction room was locked every time I checked, so gave up on that. Played a lot of EM's, all played great. Everything else I wanted to play was either broken, turned off, or not on Freeplay (While in Freeplay area)(Just happen to be the few I wanted to play, not many were down). Loved that guy Bob's indoor flea setup, just like Pinfest, he had an awesome selection. The IPA was ok, I tried one. Also good prices on Pintastic swag, grabbed a grey T and a few glasses.
O, didn't see any "Pintastic Girls", but this guy made up for it 
Quoted from Butch2099:Anyone who played TSPP in the free play room stop by it again today and check it out. I was over very early and gave it the before and after treatment
LED's, sideblades from Tilt and new orange rubber from Cointaker. Cleaned & waxed
I had a chance to play it. It made a big difference
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Quoted from Matesamo:The Domino machine that won best in show 60's division is in the auction room along with the other two from yesterday. Funhouse & Big Hurt playfields are there as well.
What time is the auction today?
Hello Pinsiders,
who would get me such a cap from the Expo?
I can send an address next week to send this.
Can you tell me how much the t-shirts cost?
Thanks
Best Regards from Germany
Norman
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