Sir Kenneth Cromwell III was a blast and such a great guy. Check out Special When Lit Pinball Podcast as well, good stuff there.

Thanks for having me on Jeff and Zach!

Had a great time talking pinball with @zmeny! Thanks for having me on.

Had a blast man can’t wait to do it again sometime

Last night during my rec league play, we were on the Hobbit, when the ball coming down the right wire-form spun out of the hole with some dirty nasty English and went directly into the right drain. I was cursing Meny's name as it deserved to be and praising Dennis who is wise in all his words that that is terrible design flaw!
In the end, I was more sober than the other 3 players and managed to win on that game bad ball English and all.

It's actually a very, very common outcome on that ramp. Glad your sobriety carried you over the edge!

I have to say that "Face/Off" (is that what it's called?) wasn't my favorite segment, primarily because a person's like/dislike of a game is their own personal preference, and anything anyone will say to try to convince them otherwise is usually pointless. I do agree with Dennis though, that the upper right flipper is pretty useless, and that the game would have been better deployed as a standard sized game than a widebody. Lots of valid points made by both sides. I wouldn't say Hobbit is a dud, but it's not that super great.

Market Trends is still awesome (sorry Dennis )

I think Zach called it The Showdown (Face/Off I believe is his SDTM slap-fest thing).

You sound strangely not sorry...

Hey you updated the thread!!!

Had fun! Thanks for having me on!

NEW SEGMENT where YOU can play along!

TWIP That Tune! See how Dennis did...

Magic wands that also taste delicious. License must have been expensive, as each contains a wizard spell sheet. Probably more than a Beatles Magical Mystery Tour wand would run. Why can’t we get a Harry Potter pin?

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I can purchase and watch every second of every film in Blu-ray, dvd and digital for around $100 bucks.
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Sell it without a coindoor for home use only, but offer one as an upgrade option.

Had a ton of fun with the Bone Man on this one!

Make sure to play along during the TWIP That Tune segment and stick around at the end for an outtake!

Thanks for listening everyone, we very much appreciate the support.

NEW SEGMENT ALERT:

This Week In Pinball’s A Closer Look with Christopher Franchi

Thank God! I was worried I wouldn't get my Franchi fix for this week!

We may not be the first to get him, but gosh darn it, we’ll give you the best piece with him

Alvin Jones, of all people should understand the importance of dreams. He is misinformed, Harry Potter pinball will be made, damnit. Don’t cockblock my grail pin, Sir. Once invited to tea with JKR, bring the honey potient. Jackpot.

Thanks Jeff! Love winning debates with Dennis, but it does get boring at times.

Alvin would never block a dream. JKR will do it all by herself. It is unavoidable. It is her destiny.

Enjoyed it as usual Zach. Well done. Dennis is getting around a lot it seems lately! Make sure you wear protection but don't wear polyurethane. Rumor is he is deathly allergic to it.

Dennis is passionate about his "opinions." I enjoy you guys butting heads.

I already have a call. I will play it. haha

Why is opinions in quotes?!?

I can't believe anyone called; voice lines are so much work. It was probably Zach. Check and see if it is one of the 2.5 voices he is capable of.

Dennis has some good one's. If I had more energy I'd read his posts / watch his podcasts to gather enough wisdom to pen - Parenting in an Age of Kreiselisms - Soothsayer Whisperer!

edited back in - He’s like Yogi Berra, in his own mind!

I'm just a simple hobbyist, trying to find my way. If you see a drop target in the middle of the road, take it!

EDIT: Makes less sense with the Yogi Berra statement gone. Still, the moral of the story is spinners all day is not the proper way to live.

To emphasize the word opinion. No hard feelings. Your snarky cynicism, contrarian nature and type A personality is part of your allure. I enjoy your rants, even when I scream in my car with rebuttals. That passion, on both sides, is a good thing.

The comment left on the line is funny, if not 100% authentic. It will be up soon.

Haha, I meant that to mean that you recognized such opinions were really facts, but you dared not admit (to protect Zach's feelings).

Now, how you were to infer that from my three punctuation marks remains for you to figure out!

Facts... super bands rock...fact!

Your Jedi mind tricks are useless as I have such a small target.

Oh, and those three punctuation marks? They are one ellipsis.

ie: Dennis is wrong... a lot.

I KEED! Kinda.

These are not the droids you're looking for.

...the droids you seek are the ones on the Star Wars topper. Or is it just one? It has been so long I think an extra droid is warranted.

How many people have already spammed Zacks voicemail telling him that the “astronaut guy” is Ultraman?!

Ok now please send another lapel pin to The Netherlands.

I’m not familiar with the franchise but I’ve read Ready Player One and this character was kinda big in that story, so I looked him up.

That’s him! Thanks, but it only counts if you sent a message to our Slap Save Hotline hahaha

Was "astronaut guy" not the most poorly executed description you ever heard? Until he mentioned the fin all Zach kept talking about was, as near as I could tell, any ol' regular astronaut! I kept thinking he just saw Space Camp and was getting really confused. Or his love of Buck Rogers was shining through. There were a lot of possibilities.

If anybody needs @ZMeny cell number just send me a PM...He likes the middle of the night calls, MAYBE @RICHIEWRENCH NEEDS IT!!!!!!! I hear he is starting up a powder coating coin door business moonlighting...he is up all night.

I enjoyed the latest episode with Matt. It was nice to hear a different opinion and perspective on pinball from a fellow collector. I would be in favor of more episodes like that. If you ever need anything, let me know.

My name is Matt Morrison.... seeing this thread title freaked me out for a second.

Thanks to Zach and Jeff for having me on. Also thanks to all that listened! If you liked me as a guest post it here. I would love to do it again.

Thanks
The other other Matt Morrison

I thought you did a good job. Don't know why Zach thought you sounded like Josh Sharpe though.