...rumblings...awake! Great party Scott ! I loved the steak and the cowboy beans, mike did a great job. Thanks for letting your wife and kids hang with the pinheads, they were sweet, your family that is 
. I enjoyed Arizona and your spread. Truly a place you never have to leave to find fun.
Met too many pinhead to put in this post, but that was the best, getting to meet and talk pinball with other pinheads. I was surprised Jim did not look more like a troll, I had pictured him sitting in a dark room tumbling pinball parts, turns out he does it with the light on 
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On to the pins! BIBLE was a smash hit at the party, had a couple of issues with the cannon, but Jim addressed that. I played it enough to rate it...and yall know I don't like music pins...so when I rate it over a 9 you will know it is a true "from the heart" rating. I am going to say that AC/DC finally eclipsed MM. They were all right there together. AC/DC LE or Premium are A listers right now. The Pro not so much. If you have the means to pick one of those up you will never regret the decision. That pin is as much or more fun than any I have played. It was surrounded all night with a black AFM sitting right next to it and MM across the room.
Now, on to Mr. McCune. First...I think we need a nIckname for him. I expected a total B style personality, ya know, detail oriented people, creative, quiet. Shit, the dude would not shut up! I talked his ear off and he was right there with me. i am a decidedly "A" person, might tell you how to do your job, you know the type 
. So that surprised me. I am leaning toward "Gabby" because a) he will hate it , and b) the history behind gabby . (Jim knows I am effin with him, but now we met, so I can, and I am Hell once I get rolling.) second, the man is on a mission. The AFM was just ridiculous in the best way. I have never seen a HEP in person...but this AFM has no flaws. The best restore work I have ever seen. I don't like AFM usually because I suck at shooting the middle shot, it causes stdm for me. This one was like glass. Played so smoothe, I have never felt a pin tuned like that, the clear coating , the subtle way of the shaker motor, the bill ung mods all in synch. That was my first no virtual AFM, and I played it enough to rate as well.
There were about 15-20 people there at any time, 4 or 5 pins being played all the time. It was great to meet you fellow pinheads! Too many to list here, but that was the best part. With the exception of meeting Terry at PL, this my first meeting with pinheads. Great bunch of people. I have to go to more parties, get out, meet other pinheads.
Thanks again Scott for having all of us out, I'll be there next year if I can. Oh yeah, for the masses, I was frikkin SICK the whole party. Nauseous...maybe altitude? It bummed me out because I could not get drunk or even drink really. The bonus is I remember everything and have no apologies to make today. The negative is no one got to see me in my party hat!
I think I have learned something I want to share with y'all. You know I am still a newbie. I have observed negative reviews of sight unseen machines are usually inaccurate. But dammmm there are a shitload of them! My advice, don't listen, go look and play with an open mind. Acdc is a blast.
Prescott, AZ
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Kamloops, BC
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