Just heard that Hugh passed today. Thanks for creating your empire and all the years of enjoyment!
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Alton, IA
bally playboy pin is the first pin i remember playing. 91 is up there, RIP for sure. bally playboy 10k by Christmas? lol
Leduc, AB
Gilligan's Island
Losheim Am See
Quoted from crlush:I thought he would live forever, RIP
He will ....
So will the neighbour clean out all his stuff and make it into yet another rich villa or keep it as is?
Also read on twitter that feminists want to celebrate Hefners death, being the "evil" patriarch he was. 
Quoted from Luzur:So will the neighbour clean out all his stuff and make it into yet another rich villa or keep it as is?
My guess is it will become a Ronald McDonald house. Or be bulldozed within a year.
Quoted from CrazyLevi:My guess is it will become a Ronald McDonald house. Or be bulldozed within a year.
You just don't want to go through that place with a Blacklight 
RIP Hef.
I was fortunate enough to be the "game house" technician at the Mansion from 2002-2015. Mr. Hefner always wanted the games to be in perfect running order and no expense was spared to keep them that way. The biggest challenge I faced was that all games were turned on 24/7 which really took a toll on the power supplies and connectors. Not to mention the 50-100 light bulbs that needed replacement on my quarterly visits. I experimented with LED lamps and score displays one time only to be asked to put them back to original because Mr. Hefner didn't like them.
Talking to playmates and employees over the years led me to believe that Mr. Hefner was a top-notch employer. I know just in the very small dealings I had with Playboy, they took care of their people.
Cool!
Was it just those three pins or others and vids?
Quoted from pinfixer:I experimented with LED lamps and score displays one time only to be asked to put them back to original because Mr. Hefner didn't like them.
And people said Hef was tacky!
Quoted from pinfixer:There was also the house across the street that "The Girls Next Door" used.
That's the house I would have liked to stay at.
Quoted from pinfixer:I experimented with LED lamps and score displays one time only to be asked to put them back to original because Mr. Hefner didn't like them.
Hef had good taste.
Quoted from pinfixer:RIP Hef.
I was fortunate enough to be the "game house" technician at the Mansion from 2002-2015. Mr. Hefner always wanted the games to be in perfect running order and no expense was spared to keep them that way. The biggest challenge I faced was that all games were turned on 24/7 which really took a toll on the power supplies and connectors. Not to mention the 50-100 light bulbs that needed replacement on my quarterly visits. I experimented with LED lamps and score displays one time only to be asked to put them back to original because Mr. Hefner didn't like them.
Talking to playmates and employees over the years led me to believe that Mr. Hefner was a top-notch employer. I know just in the very small dealings I had with Playboy, they took care of their people.
Wow, that’s amazing!
Quoted from pinfixer:Talking to playmates and employees over the years led me to believe that Mr. Hefner was a top-notch employer. I know just in the very small dealings I had with Playboy, they took care of their people.
And did you notice the box under the machine for the shorter bunnies? 
His 3 pinball machines sucked. He kept a harem of women (who could each be his great grand daughter) under a curfew.
I'm shocked to hear he was still alive.
Are people really sad that this guy is passed on, or is everyone just sentimental about their puberty pornography? (no judgement!)
EDIT: not referring to those in the thread that knew him personally. For you, condolences.
If you haven't watched the Playboy documentary series on Amazon, do it! It's really entertaining and shows the progression of Playboy throughout the years.
Quoted from cait001:His 3 pinball machines sucked. He kept a harem of women (who could each be his great grand daughter) under a curfew.
I'm shocked to hear he was still alive.
Are people really sad that this guy is passed on, or is everyone just sentimental about their puberty pornography? (no judgement!)
EDIT: not referring to those in the thread that knew him personally. For you, condolences.
Good and fair question, I think Hef is just another example of how great the U.S.A is. A man made an enterprise based on photographing women and creating a magazine. Like him or not, this is just a fact that this was possible in the U.S..
I just saw yesterday that women over 30 can just now drive in Saudi Arabia? How sad is that?
The Playboy franchise is part of American Pop Culture History. For me, Hef's departure is sentimental. I have no idea what he was like as a man and I'm not one to judge unless I do.
Oh, and for the record, NO pinball machines suck!!!! 
Quoted from pinwiztom:when you were doing service calls at the mansion.
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