# Producer Talk - TPF **Source:** Don's Pinball Podcast (patreon feed) **Type:** podcast_episode **Published:** 2023-12-25 **Duration:** 7m 4s **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.patreon.com/posts/producer-talk-95247629 --- ## Analysis Don discusses plans for We Are Pinball to secure a booth at Texas Pinball Festival 2026, offering discounted wristbands ($145) to producers and the Producer's Council for early floor access. He also mentions community initiatives including a Discord server, references to custom backglass manufacturing, and expresses frustration about a personal conflict with someone involved in Breakshot. ### Key Claims - [HIGH] TPF booth cost is approximately $345, potentially yielding four wristbands — _Don, discussing booth cost negotiation_ - [HIGH] Producer wristbands will be offered at $145 and include full TPF entry plus after-hours floor access before public opening — _Don, outlining booth package benefits_ - [MEDIUM] Someone in Poland manufactures custom backglasses for pinball machines, with one customer paying $3.75 for an Elvira's House of Horrors Premium Edition backglass — _Don, discussing custom printing services available in community_ - [HIGH] Don was removed from someone's Patreon and kicked off their shows, returning his $5 payment — _Don, discussing personal conflict and access restrictions_ ### Notable Quotes > "I think it would be about $145 if you want to buy into the booth that we're going to have...entry into the entirety of Texas Pinball Festival, plus access to Texas Pinball Festival floor after hours before it opens to the general public" > — **Don**, early in episode > _Core value proposition for the booth package_ > "if you're going to be going to Texas Pinball Festival, you're the Producer's Council, get in here and be one of my booth babes, man" > — **Don**, mid-episode > _Recruitment pitch for Producer's Council participation_ > "He kicked me right the fuck off the Patreon and returned my five bucks, right? So I'm banned from the Patreon. I can't get on his shows." > — **Don**, later in episode > _Expression of conflict and access restrictions_ > "We Are Pinball is going to be awesome if you want to get down on it, get at me and I'll drop more content for everybody coming up soon" > — **Don**, end of episode > _Promotional closing statement_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Don | person | Host of Don's Pinball Podcast, organizing TPF booth and Producer's Council initiatives | | Genghis | person | Co-producer of We Are Pinball podcast, co-organizer of TPF booth with Don | | We Are Pinball | organization | Podcast/media outlet co-hosted by Don and Genghis, securing booth at Texas Pinball Festival | | Texas Pinball Festival | event | Major pinball industry expo in Frisco, Texas; target event for We Are Pinball booth | | This Week in Pinball | organization | Mentioned as part of producer network and community | | Producer's Council | organization | Group being offered discounted booth wristbands and early festival access | | Breakshot | product | Podcast/show Don mentions being banned from due to personal conflict | | Elvira's House of Horrors | game | Pinball machine referenced regarding custom backglass manufacturing example | | Shane Black | person | Mentioned as part of producer community/network | | John Popadiuk | person | Referenced in context of producer network discussions | | Monica | person | Don's wife; watched Breakshot content and relayed message from host | ### Topics - **Primary:** Texas Pinball Festival 2026 booth and promotion, Producer community engagement and Discord organization - **Secondary:** Aftermarket backglass manufacturing and customization, Personal conflict and Patreon access restrictions, We Are Pinball podcast production and content roadmap ### Sentiment **Mixed** (0.55) — Generally positive about TPF booth plans and community initiatives; frustrated about personal conflict with Breakshot host. Tone is casual and conversational with moments of irritation. ### Signals - **[event_signal]** We Are Pinball securing booth at Texas Pinball Festival 2026 with early access offerings (confidence: high) — Don discussing TPF booth cost, wristband allocation, and early floor access for producers - **[community_signal]** Coordinated Producer's Council initiative offering subsidized TPF access and Discord community infrastructure (confidence: high) — Don outlining $145 wristband package and Discord room structure for producers - **[technology_signal]** Custom backglass manufacturing services available from international suppliers (Poland-based) (confidence: medium) — Reference to person in Poland producing custom backglasses; example of $3.75 Elvira's House of Horrors backglass - **[industry_signal]** Tension between Don and unnamed Breakshot host involving Patreon removal and show access restrictions (confidence: high) — Don's direct statements about being kicked off Patreon, banned from shows, and $5 refund - **[content_signal]** We Are Pinball/Don's Pinball Podcast producing content at high velocity with planned year-end review episode (confidence: high) — Don mentioning episode 90 completion and planned year-end review content --- ## Transcript TPN What's up producers? Your boy Don here. I just want to talk about some speculation about what may happen at TPF. So Sterling and I, co-producer, we are looking at getting a booth now. And I think the cost is going to be like $345 but we may find a way to get four wristbands for that. He's got a friend that may take his other one. I'm getting one and then I will have an extra one and I would like to make that available to y'all producers and the council. This week in Pinball, Johnny Pneumonic, Black Water, Kaneda's Pinball Podcast, Twippies Awards, transliteelectronic Pinball Podcast, Tantrum, Pinnacle, Pinnacle, Pinball So I think it would be about $145 if you want to buy in to the booth that we're going to have. And what this will get you is, you know, entry into the entirety of the show, plus access to the show floor after hours before it opens to the general public, which for a thing like TPF would be amazing. Like you can get to wander the show floor before anybody else gets out there. 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On the other hand, it's not cool because he's involved in it and I just don't have any energy to be participating in his BS, man. He's on there. My wife watched it, Monica, and she's like, yeah, he said, Don, you're welcome back anytime. You're not banned. You banned me, remember? And I'm like, bullshit. He kicked me right the fuck off the Patreon and returned my five bucks, right? So I'm banned from the Patreon. I can't get on his shows. Even after all the shit he did, I was still like on his Patreon, you know, because I still wanted to listen to the shows and I'm like, I'll just take a step back from being like personal friends with this guy. T-P-F is going to be awesome if you want to get down on it, get at me and I'll drop more content for everybody coming up soon. I just did episode 90 and I hope I cobbled together something that made sense. My brain scrambled. I've been working like days straight. So more fun will come. I'll do a whole like year end in review. We'll thank all the Patreon people by name. It's going to be like great. I'm really excited and looking forward to that. So it's Thanks for coming on the ride. As always, dude, you're a producer! That's great. I love it. Later. _(Acquisition: groq_whisper, Enrichment: v3)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 5a07d595-e8e2-44d1-92b0-7c7ef191cbe3*