There has been some amazing content this week! The only one I haven't listed to yet is Ron and Dennis, but I was detained by listening to Ron and Bruce! Great to hear Zach again! My favorite has been Jeff T with Martin. But since I am a competition player that was to be expected. I wasn't too crazy about the Silverball Stories, but I think maybe just because it was quite different from what I'm used to and I will certainly give it another chance.

One question. When does Macho join the team? Ohhh Reahhh!

No, there are several existing twitch channels sporting the TPN logo, but AFAIK there is not a TPN channel on Twitch.

Listened to The Plumb yesterday. Just some honest feedback. Krystle G seems very intelligent and also very knowledgeable about pinball. What I don't understand is why was there a 15 minute episode of just "this is who I am and this is what the show is going to be about", but no actual show? I do realize it's good to have some background info, but for a first episode, it wasn't really an episode. Not a criticism, just an observation. I will certainly tune in to future episodes to hear more about the folks who organize shows, TD tourneys, run leagues, etc.

Zach Meny, for the love of God, STOP SINGING! I keed, I keed. No really, stop singing.

Hell Bruce Nightingale sings better and he can't ever get the words right. LOL

Oh hell no. I love Zach but he can't sing worth a s$#t!

Hoagies and Grinders, Hoagies and Grinders, Navy Beans, Navy Beans, Meatloaf Sandwich.... LOL

It was really weird hearing Ken just interject a few words every now and then. If you can't all be on the recording at the same time I would just go with who you have live. The editing thing was weird and didn't work seamlessly at all. Other than that, I enjoyed the podcast and keep up the good work!

And he don't know diddly about Guardians of the Galaxy! LOL

Speechless, gonna miss you man.

I haven't listed to this one yet but I had to laugh. Topper Talk! I bet Dennis cringed all the way through that one!

Zach and the fam.... LOL

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I looked and couldn't find the poll.

I thought puppet palz was pretty good. I put a very positive comment on their Facebook page and it got removed. What's up wit dat???

I've been moderated before for saying things like this, but I don't see a damn word he writes! Try it, you'll like it!

I tried to listen to Silverball Stories again. This last one was not entertaining to me at all. I appreciate the hard work that goes into making it. It's just not my cup of tea....

Whatchu watchu whatchu doin' Terry?!?

Zach, listen to Bebe Le Strange in it's entirety. Hear all the great tunes that never got radio airplay(Strange Night was my favorite). That album is so good. They had a sound all their own.

Forget My Little Poney. Now we have My Little Pecker. Good to hear Ryan C again. I can't really hear him well on Jesse Jay....

Yeah, the volume on Jesse's voice is good but yours is much lower.

Yeah, Jeff got you good on that one. As they say, Payback is Hell.

Need more Randy Neuman, lol.
Also, the GnR mixed with the goat screaming was genius. I loved it!

Are there more than 3 in the industry?

So funny! My favorite was the song about the deal gone bad. "Fu@# that Guy" LOL.

I never would have guessed who is the madman behind all this. But the song about the 1st tourney gave it away....

WTF did I just listen to? Again, I appreciate all the work that goes into these. It's just not my cup of tea.

Bring on more Puppet Palz!

I want to see the tattoo of a shirt pocket with 3" Den Den peeking out. That would be impressive!

"Cooking with Novus", LOL

Chiffon and Raven! LOL

Punchy the Pimp!

Cool to hear from Marty and Pinside Petey!

Best meme I've seen in a while!

And she's not nearly as sexy as Den Den.

Hey wait. Was Den Den on H.R. Pufnstuf?

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"Just one more stuffed artichoke"

I'm glad to see Dwight get his own episode. I met him in Louisville and he's a super nice and down to earth guy. Some of his games are my favorites and I think GOT is a masterpiece.

Add the constant use of GD to that list.

Best... photo shop........ ever.

Bruce and Kat were fun to listen to. I look forward to their semi-regular podcast. Is it Pinball+ or Pinball Plus?

Dude, that is awesome!

Suckin on a crow toe...

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Oh man. I can no longer say I've never listened to Kaneda. That was pretty funny though. And Zach on Slam Tilt too! Very well done!

Auto tune should be a permanent feature of Market Trends. I couldn't stop laughing.

My Little Pecker is hilarious every time I hear it. That is all.

My Homie, Gomie!

Never gets old!

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Ditto. I listen to a lot of podcasts and countless interviews and this was about the best I've ever heard. Zach, you did an excellent job on this one!

The Strands of Wisdom...

From the Marco booth at SFGE. I just couldn't resist. Love you, mean it.

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Nord-Man is some funny shit! Dennis is nuts though, thinking Godzilla will sell less than Mando. Newsflash, Mando sucks. Zilla might be Sterns best game ever. No, I haven't played it yet. But I've played a good bit on Mando and it's quite boring.

So does Millionaire, lol.

Honest opinion. Mando doesn't suck out loud. But on a scale of 1-10, I can only give it about a 5 or 6.

Nord-Man....

ZMeny Holy crap, man. Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the very worst Gottliebs. I can recommend Hoops, Genesis, TX-Sector, Stargate, and many more, but stay away from Freddy. It's just not fun.

And somebody PLEASE get DennisK an intro song! I would love to hear one.

Very cool. Gives me another thing to listen to on the long drive to Pincinnati.

I'm not sure how I "fill" about that.
I mean, if it generates more "sells" for Stern...

Naw, they know how to spell it. It's the people from Illinois that can't spell Oklahoma. LOL

ZMeny " Love ya, mean it" As one of your biggest fans. I gotta provide some feedback.
1. Way too much time spent on the production updates. This info only helps your customers who have games on back order and they probably have contact with you directly to get those updates.

2. You knew this was coming. You got it WAY wrong about the INDISC finals. We've mostly all seen competition footage ad nauseam of newer games like Deadpool, GZ, TWD, etc. Having more obscure games like Mystery Castle, Roller Games and Stargate in the finals makes it more interesting for a lot of us. Yes, there was some timing out of modes unfortunately. But the real draw to watching this kind of stuff is the amazing skills on display, regardless of the games being played. There were modern games in the bank like GZ, TMNT and BDK but in the finals most of the players just chose not to pick them.

Joel, really not sure what episode he was listening to because your review was honest and IMHO, spot on. And yes, he owns the collectors edition.
Keep up the great work guys. You are quickly becoming my favorite podcast and I listen to almost all of them. Thanks!

Travis, please make this shirt a reality...

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Duckbill Platapie. Not sure what was funnier, your use of the plural of Platapus or Zach's reaction to it!

The Pinball Tapes is great. I've really enjoyed the first 2 episodes. Keep up the good work!

Word of the Day - Leathery...LOL

"Hold his hand Chico" LOL

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I fill ya, I fill ya. That's a really good dill.

Nice gif of Daniel Voglebach...

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I haven't listened to this one yet, but The Pinball Tapes is quickly becoming one of my favorites!

Let me introduce you to something magical. I first had this at My Parent's Basement in Atlanta. It's the Toasted Cashew Butter and Jelly and Bacon Sandwich. And to fully experience it, serve with Tator Tots.

Alcohol makes people do and say things that they otherwise wouldn't. And no, that doesn't make it OK. Some people shouldn't drink. I'm one of those people, so I don't. Whenever this guy comes into the conversation, all I can think of is the video recording of his terrible behavior at NYCPC a few years ago. I was also privy to seeing more video of that night that never went public. Anyone that would dog cuss respected members of our little hobby and even throw a drink in the face to one, well... If there's any doubt I'm gonna take Zach's side in the argument every time.

I'm not sure which mode to play next. The Groundhog mode or the Electricity mode?

ZMeny If the goal is to get 100's of judges vetted, I'd like to make some suggestions regarding IFPA players/tournament directors.

There are roughly 30k active players in IFPA. Top 100 is the extreme tip of the top. It takes many tournaments and skilled playing just to crack the top 1000. I would suggest opening that up to the top 500 or even top 1000. These are players who are very familiar with the newest games because these games inevitably show up in tournaments.

As far as tournament hosting, I think the requirement was at least one tournament with over 40 players in the last year? Something like that. Many TD's live in areas that will never or rarely support those numbers. I would suggest opening it up to any TD who has hosted over X number of tournaments in the previous year, or X number of tournaments lifetime. Another idea would be to include State and Provincial IFPA reps.

Pinball Tapes is great! I'm hoping for a new one as well.

Haha, Bone Zone. You stole that from CrazyLevi . "Whatchu, whatchu, whatchu doin' Terry"?

"You've got a symbiote in me". LMFAO in the car...

"Tonnes", What the hell is that? LOL, JK

That opening music goes right along with the perms and butterscotch. Love the show but that music was horrible...

"If somebody would just give me an Austin Powers Podcast" I laughed my freakin ass off at that. Marty was just this side of trashed!

Great episode. Maybe ya'll can do another one when Zach comes back with the Cruise Crud.