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NYC, and the pinball world as a whole, just became a little less fun. RIP, buddy.
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RIP Al.
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That's a really cool way to honor him. He would appreciate that a lot.
Quoted from DaveH:I am so saddened to hear that he passed. The pinball world will miss you Al.
He was the only guy that ever offered me a popsicle at a pinball show.
i hope you accepted.
Quoted from HarryReimer:That has to be DiFara's he loved that place.
He did love DiFara's. Talked about it daily. He also loved the spicy chicken sandwich from Commodore, just down the street from Jackbar, where he operated a Gilligan's Island. But one of his all time favorites was the pork sandwich from Porchetta (now closed) in the e. village. He must've eaten 3 of those a week. He operated pinball in so many food spots, pizza shops, ice cream parlors, etc.. and he would make it a point to get something every time he went to service them. I don't know how he didn't weight 300lbs. 
Quoted from Azmodeus:I’d be the guy always trying to snatch that fat stack over there. $is that a stack of bills? Like I said. They would all be like where did that go?
al always had cash. hanging out of his pockets, in the van, whether on the floor, the seat, or flying out the window. i always used to say, easiest way to become rich, just follow 2 min behind al all day, every day.
Quoted from CrazyLevi:I would say dimension, TSPP or TZ. He prefered stop and go games. Dimension he loved because his college roommate brought one to his dorm back in the day.
In later years his favorite pinball was whatever made the most money in his cashbox on route.
Levi i think nailed it. He always loved to tell people about the Dimension in his Albany dorm Suite. That machine probably witnessed more partying than a couch cushion in the Champagne room!
Quoted from CrazyLevi:Some footage of Al at Allentown from my ole public access cable show.
Inside footage starts about 10 minutes in:
i tried dialing the number on the screen to order one of those Hollywood Heats that you raved about the gameplay, and the automated message told me that if i know my party's extension, to please dial it now. so i just gave up.
Quoted from CrazyLevi:Just got some pretty amazing news they are gonna paint Al on the wall at Pioneers near his pinball machines. We'll have to do a little dedication thing there.[quoted image]
that's amazing! someone needs to get a hold of a RAZA playfield with him and Eddie on it. i'd love to hang one of those in Jackbar over the TZ.
Quoted from dannunz:I remember being right up front with Al when POTC was shown at TPF. Me and Al were the first 2 people to play the proto type games. We were side by side. Al I will miss you my friend.
Quoted from Gryszzz:LOL.
He was the 1st one to play it at the Expo reveal too.
Al had an uncanny ability to work his way to the front of any crowd.
Quoted from CrazyLevi:This was a typically insane Al project that many of us tried to talk him out of.
It made him happy, so that’s really all that matters I guess. What happened to the 10 games he shipped down there I have no idea.
i told his brother about them when we spoke. Can't say whether he retrieved them or not. I think we were all banking on them being a permanent loan.
Quoted from Jeffreyjonesbsme:5 minutes ago...I got this Facebook message from "Allen".
Allen's Facebook has been hacked and I'd bet this is a virus.
It you get it....DON"T click it.
I guess I need to unfriend my buddy's account....sad.
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i got that too. very spooky.
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