Plainfield, IL
Unreal, a great guy and personality that went well beyond pinball. I am glad to have called him a friend. He has left the community with a lot he can be remembered by. RIP
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There are some wonderful Lyman stories that people have taken time to share. I have a few but one of the most memorable goes back to the early-2000's, hard to believe it was 20+ years ago but he was already a legend at the time. We made a deal for a machine and I brought it to his house. He asked if I wanted to checkout the collection. And there you have MB, AFM, RFM, MM, etc. He told me to feel free to play whatever I wanted and he started a game on AFM himself. I went through three games playing 3 balls on each then back to where he is at, still on his first ball on AFM. He asked if I didn't want to play some machines or something, I had to let him know that I had already played three. 
It can't be said enough, what a great guy - funny, engaging, insightful, respectful, and the list goes on. RIP Lyman, you are and will continue to be missed.
Quoted from Rarehero:Did you notice the ramp flap on his MB in front of the Frank shot? Lyman had MB #1 off the line, and it was originally gonna have a ramp that lifts up (like RFM or Sega Goldeneye) so the ball would fly up and hit Frank. His machine has that ramp flap...but it was never coded, so it doesn't actually do anything. Still, so cool to actually see/play in person. He also has what I think is the only SAM version of Sopranos. He programmed it on Whitestar & SAM at the same time, but the game ultimately shipped with Whitestar.
I actually did because he pointed it out as we were talking about proto, sample, and early-production machines. I want to say his MM and RFM were both very early numbers, but maybe everything was... it was a long time ago! I am honored to say the Doctor Who and Bram Stoker's Dracula machines in his collection both came from me.
Quoted from Pinballer73:So very true. What others would say, do or think if told doesn't matter. It's the mindset of the person suffering that matters. For some, where a connection is made a breakthrough can occur and a recovery is possible. For others it ends in sadness. Apparently the sufferer feels a peace once they've made their choice and makes plans to end their life. It's just so incredibly sad for everone involved, including the person suffering.
It is often hard to comprehend that like fingerprints no two minds/brains are the same so our perspective is limited in terms of understanding others.
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