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What Keeps People In The Hobby

By LTG

6 years ago


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    #114 6 years ago

    Hi All,
    Pinball is a great hobby. If you look at all the machines made from the beginning until now you will see a reflection of American culture. Pinball is iconic and should follow apple pie when we examine the hobby. Unlike video games each and every game of pinball is unique. It appeals to the core child in each of us. From Humpty Dumpty to the Creature from the Black Lagoon to Popeye and the Addams Family one could go on and on. The flash of the lights , the glint of the silver ball, feeling the pulsing electricity as we press the flipper button making the shot we need to . I am a dealer , not only do I sell new pinballs but we also sell reconditioned pinballs. In our show room we have 100 different titles give or take. I mention this because I want to illuminate the hobby. You have to be careful on this site. It can jade you quickly. When I see the look on peoples faces as they come through our front door, I know not only what keeps people in this hobby but why it is growing. When they see all the machines lit up in every direction their eye grow so wide. Pinball has that magic. Some people are immersed in fond memories of their past. Some people are excited to begin their game room that insulates them from a hostile world even for a little while. The neat thing is the glow that all faces have from very young to very old. Pinball is magic. What makes the magic even better is that we are in the greatest era for pinball, ever! We have great new pinballs being made, we have wonderful after market manufacturers that make keeping our old friends a reality and we have talented people who can keep the juice flowing in all these cabinets. My grandfather (who started our business 75 years ago) would always say that if you like what you do for a living you will never work a day in your life. I love what I do. In fact my daughter Lauren has come to work for Pinball Alley (fourth generation) that is the kind of magic pinballs has. That is what keeps people in the hobby.

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