Having parking my little trailer at both Dixon and now Lodi for the festival, I have to say I very much prefer the setup at Lodi. I want spot #35 again next year at Lodi, right up next to the building.

I had a couple of people ask me about Taxi. Unfortunately, there was not one at the show. The other one we were missing was Elvira and the Party Monsters.

Looks like fun! Maybe some year I will be able to get to one of your get togethers.

I like bat and pitch games, but I’ve never had a chance to play slugfest. That would be a good one.

I think I may have the problem of not having enough room to bring the pins I want to put on the floor, and the project I may sell.

In the immortal words of Mr. Burns...



"Excellent...."

I am going to bring at least two games like I always do. I am just not sure which games I will bring.

Im all signed up for 3 days of carrying my tools around.

The website now shows over 100 games and counting.... Keep signing them up guys!

If you have a lift table, you can use that to get your pins into the back of a truck. I do it all the time. I usually park my truck with the rear wheels in the gutter, which lowers the level of the truck by about another 6 inches. Then I jack my lift table all the way up, and slide the pin into the back of the truck. I often do this without a helper.

Someone needs to bring a Gottlieb Black Hole... I need my Gottlieb fix.

Hmmm... It may be time to start packing the old tool bag, and wash my red shirt.

Yes, and I wear deodorant... I know it’s scandalous.

Ok... I have a bit of an odd request. I towed my dads little trail up from Tehachapi behind my 03 Suburban. I just drove into town to pick up a tool, and on the way, I noticed the rear end of my truck is making an ominous tick at low speeds. Can any locals recommend a mechanic who might be open on Saturday? I’d like to get it checked out before I try to tow my trailer home.

They are mainly for key control for the techs. Each white card has a key number on it, and it also lists if the machine is for sale.

So I finally was able to unpack from the show today. Note to self: Never schedule a job walk 200 miles from home the day after GSPF.

I have to say, the game selection this year was outstanding. There were lots of machines in very good condition. There were only a handful of games that went down, and stayed down during the show. I think 90% of the tech items I dealt with all weekend were just stuck balls.

I can't wait for next year.