I'm sure it was. However, in my opinion, it was the right decision. There were too many unknowns to just postpone until later in the year. I'll look forward to 2021.

Thanks for the update David. I had figured the early summer was out. But it is great to hear there could be one later this year if we can get things under control.

Oh my goodness! I was hoping we might get it in this year. I think that timing might be perfect! I'm already picking out what games I will bring to sell.

I didn't!

As Irishbastard said, it’s legal in Massachusetts. I have not been to that exact place, but the normal procedure in this state is to scan your license/ ID at the door, and take your temperature. They will then buzz you through a set of locked doors. You get in line, and wait until you get to the counter. You order what you want, pay for it in cash*, and you leave the store through another locked door.

1. Cash - bring it, because you will be paying in cash only. Most stores have ATMs, but that just adds extra steps there.

2. Look at the current “menu” online before you get there. The store will probably have a pretty large selection of different kinds of herbs. It can speed up the process if you’ve already narrowed down what you’re looking for.

3. Be aware of any state laws for other states as you travel home after the show. It’s legal in Massachusetts, but if you have some left over and travel home, you need to be sure you’re not breaking the law elsewhere.

4. Be responsible.

Worked on 3 different versions of Star Trek (Bally, DE, and Stern)! What a cool resume.

Dear John, I’m sorry. I think I’ve sworn at you more than any other person on earth. It wasn’t personal. It was always out of exquisite frustration.

Didn’t you already do this about 4 months ago?

I think the answer back then was that it was too hard to tell, color coding them wasn’t the answer, and that they would be making it more clear and testing new fonts, especially price. Just go to the top of a page, and look at pictures of cards. Here is a quoted post of one.

The great part about Pintastic is that they learn what doesn’t work, and then they improve it for the next time. I’m sure that’s what they will do with the cards as well.

Usually at Pintastic the people judging the "best in show" hold up releasing the winners to promote their podcast... hopefully that isn't still the case.

Ever since you were called out for this?

My sister just died, so I had more important things to do. But now I’ll make sure to give you a big hug the next time I see you…

Pick a fight? Nah, DrDave (not a real doctor) and I are old friends. He's played pinball at my house many times, eaten my pizza, and complimented my wonderful games. He even used to help out with the Classics League I run with some good friends. He even sends me spicy emails once in a while (I'm expecting one soon). He just needs a bit of help remembering things he did sometimes.

Thanks.

He does, right Dave?

The only difficulty with that is not a lot of people know the real requirements. From a quick guess it’s around 250 rooms and a minimum of 30k square feet of space. But then it runs right into the other obvious factors of price. Because you could get that in Boston, but nobody could afford it. Then venue design comes in, because there is one in Marlboro, but the 47k trade hall is not attached to the hotel(5 min walk). It’s a difficult problem because there are not that many places that can handle a show like Pintastic at a price that could make it work.

So, if you are an old geezer, but you drive fairly quick, are you still driving like an old geezer? Asking for a friend.

37 additional minutes door to door. And realistically, you’re not forced to stay there. You can stay anywhere in the local area. Even a nice hotel.

I mean it’s fine if you don’t want to go to the show, but that seemed overdramatized.