Back in 2016, we hadn’t visited our old college friends Lisa and John for about a year. In that time pinball fever struck John –…
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Whether you are collecting pinball machines because you love the thrill of playing them or because they are a collector’s item, there are some things…
Comments closedIn 1976, champion player Roger Sharpe stepped up to a pinball machine in a Manhattan courtroom. The New York City Council had convened to consider lifting the city’s ban on pinball―a game that had been outlawed since 1942 for its supposed connections to gambling and organized crime. Sharpe was there to prove that, unlike a slot machine, pinball wasn’t a game of chance designed to fleece its players―it was a game of skill that required a measure of patience, coordination, and control. To prove his point, he proclaimed that he would launch his ball into the center lane at the far end of the playfield―much like Babe Ruth famously pointing to the fences. Sharpe pulled back the plunger and released, and the fate of this industry and art form hung in the balance.
Comments closedA pinball collector’s library is not complete without these three pinball books which cover every decade of the game. For my birthday my wife bought…
Comments closedDo I have room for another pinball machine? Not really. Do I not have enough stuff going on in my life right now? Not really.…
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Comments closedI think my first love in photography has always been classic black and white. The work of Ansel Adams, Minor White, Diane Arbus or WeeGee…
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