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November 2nd, 2012
Pin-a-Go-Go, Dixon CA- May 17-19, ton-o-pins, vendors, Fun Tourney, all proceeds go to local youth organizations. www.pinagogo.org
April 3rd, 2012
Ben Kuchera hits the nail on the head: “Pinball is a sport in the same way that poker is a sport: It’s only based on luck if you’re terrible at it.” Making Pinball into a spectator sport is going to be one of the key ingredients that propels the pinball revival well into the next decade. If you organize or are otherwise involved with tournaments and/or leagues, strongly consider investing in a pinball vision system! More details: PAPA Pinball tournaments
February 19th, 2012
Steve Kordek designed 100 pinball machines during his illustrious career. He passed away this morning at a phenomenal 100 years old. We’ll miss Steve and his enormous contribution to pinball. You can show your support on Steve Kordek’s Facebook Page. You can see a list of Steve’s games over at the Internet Pinball Database. National Public Radio’s tribute to Steve Kordek Chicago Tribune obituary Washington Post obituary
February 17th, 2012
Pinball’s somewhat sketchy past is still haunting some present-day operators. Despite a Toronto Life report that Toronto’s first Pinball Cafe had its business license revoked, owner Jason Hazzard confirms that no such recall ever took place. Not everything, however, is peachy keen at the cafe. While the retro hub remains up and running, Toronto’s war against fun, it would seem, has reared its head. http://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2012/02/torontos_war_on_fun_rears_its_head_at_the_pinball_cafe/
February 16th, 2012
Nice local piece on Orange County folks Paul Anderson, Ron Burkard, and the Orange County Pinball League. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/pinball-340541-says-belsito.html
February 11th, 2012
All we can say on this is that we can’t confirm Whether Branca is one of our customers. From the article: Early on, Jackson called him and said, “John, we have to talk about something very serious.” Branca grabbed a pen and pad to take notes. Jackson told him, “My pinball machine isn’t working.’ Full Forbes Article We’re going to speculate that this was the same pinball machine that surfaced on eBay a few years ago. The game itself was a customized Pepsi game based on a Data East Lazer War. At the time, it was one of the early read more…