# Pinball Junk Drawer Episode 73 - District 82, Deep Reflections and BEER!

**Source:** Poor Man's Pinball Podcast  
**Type:** podcast_episode  
**Published:** 2025-05-21  
**Duration:** 32m 11s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://poormanspinballpodcast.libsyn.com/pinball-junk-drawer-episode-73-district-82-deep-reflections-and-beer

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## Analysis

Hosts visited District 82 pinball arcade in Wisconsin, played pin golf (a golf scoring system across 18 pinball machines per difficulty level), discussed the importance of competition in pinball manufacturing (noting how JJP and other manufacturers drove innovation vs. Stern's solo era), and expressed strong interest in acquiring Attack from Mars. Second segment featured Craft Brew Sally discussing a custom dry-hop pale ale experience at Lion's Tail brewery and their plans to grow hops at home for potential home brewing experiments.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Competition from manufacturers like Jersey Jack Pinball has driven innovation in pinball design, contrasting with Stern's solo era when games were more basic. — _Direct reflection during District 82 visit while playing pinball; host notes that once JJP arrived, pinball expanded and games gained more exciting features and mechs._
- [HIGH] Craft Brew Sally has played 49+ different pinball machines as of the episode (up from 7 as of last week), tracking progress toward a 100-machine goal set on January 1st. — _Host cites specific number (49) and references Evil Dead at Spooky as machine #49; Sally confirms she played 55 total and estimates host played 75-80._
- [HIGH] Attack from Mars is a game they have never walked away from dissatisfied, and they are considering acquiring one. — _Host states 'I have never walked away from attack from mars' and later says 'we kind of have to get that game' and 'maybe we buckle down and stop being nonsense and get attack mars in his house.'_
- [HIGH] District 82 arcade has recently added video games (older arcade titles like Donkey Kong, Arkanoid, and newer racing/shooter games) alongside its pinball collection. — _Direct observation from visit; hosts note video games include older titles, newer side-by-side racing games, and a Terminator game._
- [MEDIUM] The Beatles pinball machine is based on Sea Witch, not the Beatles IP itself. — _Host asks 'what is it based on?' and co-host replies 'Sea Witch' with apparent familiarity, but no external confirmation provided in content._

### Notable Quotes

> "We should all be insanely thankful for the competition. As soon as JJP comes along and as soon as things start heating up there's other players pinball expands to what we have now like competition breeds innovation kind of thing."
> — **Host (Pinball Junk Drawer)**, ~mid-episode
> _Core industry observation about how manufacturer competition (Stern monopoly vs. multi-player market) drives design innovation and game feature richness._

> "I have never walked away from attack from mars... we kind of have to get that game."
> — **Host**, ~mid-episode
> _Strong positive sentiment about Attack from Mars; signals potential acquisition interest and consistent satisfaction with the game design._

> "It's awesome that they stayed true and hung on, and it's also awesome that all these other players came on to create competition, to create this exciting pinball world that we're in now."
> — **Host**, ~mid-episode
> _Balanced appreciation for Stern's survival during monopoly era and recognition of current multi-manufacturer ecosystem benefits._

> "I would grab that if I could ever get a chance... those Martians screaming at you. You know, what a fun game."
> — **Host**, ~mid-episode
> _Enthusiastic endorsement of Attack from Mars gameplay and theme appeal, contrasting with earlier era games lacking memorable features._

> "District 82 has a lot of different decades of machines. And they are all really beautiful examples. They stay after them. He puts on all those accent lights so things are really well lit."
> — **Co-host (Craft Brew Sally)**, ~early-mid-episode
> _Positive venue feedback; notes excellent machine maintenance and lighting setup enhancing player experience._

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| District 82 | organization | Pinball arcade in Stevens Point, Wisconsin area, formerly called Titletown Pinball; hosts tournaments, leagues, and casual play with mixed video game/pinball collection. Open Friday 5-10pm, Saturday 11am-10pm. |
| Craft Brew Sally | person | Co-host of Pinball Junk Drawer; tracking 100 pinball machines played in 2024 (at 49+ as of episode); actively involved in pinball community events and brewery visits. |
| Lion's Tail Brewery | organization | Wisconsin brewery offering custom dry-hop pale ale experience where customers select from hops (Matuca, Centennial, Citra, El Dorado, Mosaic) and steep in French press for 12 minutes. |
| Jersey Jack Pinball | company | Manufacturer credited with driving competition and innovation in the pinball market, cited as catalyst for expanding pinball offerings and features beyond Stern's monopoly era. |
| Stern Pinball | company | Historical monopoly pinball manufacturer; credited with keeping pinball alive during lean years but noted as having limited innovation due to business constraints and lack of competition. |
| Attack from Mars | game | Classic pinball game that hosts consider acquiring; described as consistently enjoyable with memorable Martian theme and screaming audio; mentioned in both original and CGC remake versions. |
| Space Invaders | game | Vintage pinball machine; District 82 has a beautiful example with excellent condition and lighting; host previously fell in love with version at Silver Ball Museum but reconsidered purchase. |
| Silver Ball Museum | organization | Museum in Delray, Florida where hosts previously played Space Invaders and Beatles pinball; influenced their game preferences and acquisition interests. |
| The Beatles | game | Pinball machine based on Sea Witch; host uses mental strategy of treating upper and lower flippers as separate games to improve scoring. |
| Iron Man | game | First machine on easy pin golf course at District 82; used in scoring challenge where hitting 80 million on first ball = hole in one. |
| Mustang | game | Mentioned as example of Stern-era pinball game from period when market constraints prevented feature innovation. |
| Dr. Dude | game | Vintage machine recently restored by hosts; initially appeared poorly maintained until restoration began at their venue. |
| Pinball Junk Drawer | organization | Podcast hosted by Foghorn Leghorn (character persona) and Craft Brew Sally; part of Poor Man's Pinball Podcast network; merchandise available through Silverball Swag. |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Pin Golf Competition Format, District 82 Arcade Venue, Pinball Manufacturing Competition and Innovation, Attack from Mars Game
- **Secondary:** Brewery Experience and Custom Beer Hopping, Vintage Pinball Games, Pinball Machine Acquisition Plans
- **Mentioned:** Home Hop Growing for Beer Brewing

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.82) — Hosts express enthusiasm for District 82 venue, appreciation for pinball industry competition, strong interest in Attack from Mars, and enjoyment of brewery experience. Minor frustration about arcade game mechanics and snack-related timing issues, but overall tone is upbeat and celebratory of community engagement.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** District 82 pinball arcade is positioned as a quality community venue with excellent machine maintenance, modern lighting systems, and organized competition formats (pin golf). Saturday timing and nice weather influenced attendance. (confidence: high) — Detailed positive descriptions of venue conditions, machine quality, accent lighting, and 8-hour engagement during first nice weekend of spring.
- **[design_philosophy]** Pinball design innovation correlates directly with competitive multi-manufacturer marketplace rather than technological advancement alone. Stern era (monopoly) featured basic games due to business constraints; JJP and other competitors drove feature expansion and mechanical complexity. (confidence: high) — Host's explicit reflection: 'competition breeds innovation' and contrast between Stern's solo era games vs. current feature-rich titles with multiple mechs and interactive elements.
- **[industry_signal]** Craft Brew Sally maintaining tracked engagement with diverse pinball catalog (49+ machines in ~3 months, targeting 100 for year); hosts play complementary pinball sessions alongside dedicated arcade visits. (confidence: high) — Sally at 49 machines as of episode; host estimates 75-80 plays by playing simultaneously; structured tracking with documented evidence (Evil Dead at Spooky = #49).
- **[product_strategy]** Attack from Mars generates consistent, positive player sentiment and is being actively considered for home acquisition despite secondary market pricing. (confidence: high) — Host states 'I have never walked away from attack from mars' and commits to potential acquisition: 'we kind of have to get that game.'
- **[venue_signal]** Pin Golf competition format at District 82 is structured as 18-machine scoring challenges across three difficulty tiers (green/orange/blue) with golf-style scoring where lower scores win; provides replayability and non-traditional engagement model. (confidence: high) — Detailed explanation of scoring mechanics, point thresholds (80 million example), and completion of two of three courses during 8-hour visit.

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## Transcript

 Now who's responsi- I say who's responsible for this unwarranted attack on my person? I say, I say, I say, pay attention now, boy. This is, of course, Foghorn Leghorn presents the Pinball Junk Drawer. You all asked for it. I say, I say, you all asked for it now. You're gonna get it. Boy, oh boy, are you gonna get it. Go, I say, go away, boy, you bother me. And just like that, we are back. This is, of course, the Pinball Junk Drawer. Big Show 73, the only pinball podcast for your ears and your butts. We haven't said that for a while. I hope we haven't gone off brand. Oh, no. If you lose your marketing, you've got to just keep saying the same nonsense over and over and over. For your ears and your butt. And then people just nod along and go, yeah, that is what that show is about. It doesn't matter if it is or isn't. You just keep saying it over and over until you just want to smash something with a baseball bat. Oh, don't do that. I'll try to contain my joy slash rage. We had a really good week. We went to District 82, formerly Titletown, and that was a great time. Now, before we get started, I did want to say a big shout out. Thank you to everyone that has been picking up our merch. They're flying off the shelves. If you want to get some of your own pinball junk drawer branded merch, go to silverball.swag. Silverball swag. Silverball. What did I say? Silverball.swag? Yes. Dot email. Dot geo. Net geo or something. Wasn't there like an old thing? Geo cities? I don't know. I can't remember them. Take your beeper and beep this number to 555-555. No, go to Silver Ball Swag and then type in the search bar Pinball Junk Jore. I don't know if it's ascended to the top of the most frequently bought things yet, but we can try. Yeah, help us do that. Yeah, you'll be glad you did. Also, if you are listening to this off of one of your streaming services, we don't call this out very much at all. If you could maybe just give us a rating, and you don't have to write anything important, just put five stars for your butt. That's all you have to do. So it really helps people find the show. And I know we don't ever call it out because we don't seem to care about like... Ratings? Yeah. That kind of stuff. We just do this because we like to. Yes. We want to save as many ears and butts as possible. So if you want to give us a little rating somewhere, I mean a high rating somewhere, go ahead and do that. That'd be awesome. Super fabulous. Okay. Or like our page on Facebook. I don't... And follow. I don't know why anyone would do that. I know, right? We haven't done anything on there. you know i used to boy it's so funny we moved that one computer into my mom's room and like since then i haven't gone into newspapers.com and i'm like oh i really should because i really i was really into searching out like i was searching out the pin pinball headlines and stuff like that through the years i started at like what did i say 1917 and i searched it out to through like the 50s i was up to like the 50s maybe the late 50s because a lot of it's nonsense but a lot of it was like about the gambling rings and people being in debt like it's kind of interesting like when you search through this stuff and i mean actually like read it that how much they were gambling machines and it was like a problem like at least it was a problem in the newspapers i don't know how much actual problem that was like you know when you're talking about wars and famine and right you know and like the depression i don't really know how much pinball gambling was that big of a scourge, but boy, the church groups really latched on to it. I'll just put it that way. If you wanted a cheap win, you just went after pinball, and it seemed to be an easy one. So I had to get back into that, because I did really enjoy not only finding that stuff, but sharing them on the page from time to time if there was something interesting. It was a lot of cool stuff. I'm trying my best to keep learning and reading so that I know so much about pinball, people can't talk to you about it. That way you've alienated even anyone bringing it up to you. That's just, it's really what you gotta do with stuff, you know. Have you ever talked to a Star Wars person that really knew everything? Yeah. There's this lady at my work. I like her. And I'll say something like, oh, did you like Andor? Or some crap. Because we watch it and like it. You don't so much, but you don't hate it. It's just there. And then she'll reply, I don't like it so much because, and she'll say some reference to something and I nod and I go, I have no concept of what she's even talking about. Like, well, they left out that at that thing, Palpatine, something, Rangdor. And I'm like, what are you... I don't say it, but in my head I'm like, what the hell are you talking about? Guy with the lightsaber, he's really mean. And then there's the other guy who's really... He's struggling. You know, no, nothing. I don't know, like, because she knows so much and she's so smart about it. Like, she's read the books. She's read the other books and she's read the fan books. So you get to that point where you know so much people can't really engage with you anymore. And I think if I read through all the pinball articles up to now, if I can do it year by year and just read all the articles up to now, then I will officially know so much about pinball, no one will talk to me about pinball. I don't know if that's a goal you should have really. No, probably not. I'll never do it. I have good ideas that I never follow through on half of them. Did I say half? I meant 99.7% of them. So everyone's safe. You can all talk to me. All right. Yeah. So we went to District 82. And the main reason, we hadn't been there for a while. And I do like going there like maybe twice a year. Yeah. If we lived closer, it'd probably be too often. Yeah. I mean, they're literally like 35 minutes away. I don't know if it's too often. Well, you know what I mean. I think two times a year might not be enough. I guarantee if I lived closer, I would be a volunteer and I would work there. Yeah. And I guarantee working there is no pay. You're just there volunteering and then you get to play. You go there an hour early and play pinball. Or while no one's at the counter playing pinball. Well, you'd have to be careful about that, but I know what you're saying. So if I was closer, I probably would do that, so I guess I'm glad I don't. But it's fun. They have video games in there now, which when he first announced it, I was like, eh, I didn't really care that much, but then when we played them, they're fun. They have some of the older ones. They have some of the new side-by-side racing ones. They had a Terminator one, which I did terribly on. I was very confused. I'm usually very good at the shooter games, but I did not do so good on that one. Sounds like how I was confused on that motorcycle side-by-side. Okay, folks. I'm going to register a formal complaint. If you ever think that arcade games aren't total bullshit, well, here's a story for you. Settle down, grab some popcorn. So me and Crabby and Sally are side by side. We're racing, right? And we're on the motorcycles. And it goes ding, ding, green. I'm like, ah! I'm flying and I'm going as fast as I can. I hear from the side of me, how do I make this go? And this is like eight to ten seconds into this race. Air quotes. As I'm laughing. Race. And I said, turn the thing, man. And at this point, I'm going like crazy. Well, Crabby and Sally beat me. And so I'm like, hmm, hmm, there might be, hmm, I don't know. Because it wasn't like I crashed or I didn't let her catch up. I think I found a shortcut. I think you found that the AI makes it that you can't just destroy someone. And then you have to just literally kind of do something and you'll beat them. I was like, wait, what? Like in real motorcycle racing, they literally would have been across the finish line before or crap Rizal you even turned the throttle Yeah Well so I going to lodge a formal complaint with whatever sega or so so more to the story so i actually sitting there with the brakes on she was doing a line lock everyone remember the 70s yeah line lock bro and molly hatchett was on the radio and so i took my hands off that and i still didn't go and then you're like you have to turn the thing and I was like what I've never driven a motorcycle before so there you have it well I have quite a bit and I still lost somehow so you know but I might think this might not be quite as authentic as real motorcycle racing but whatever it was we still had a lot of fun I don't care and then all those things make me laugh so hard I know I want to get some just because I can hear she's crashing and crashing and crashing I just heard giggling maniacal laughter and giggling and I'm all serious like, oh, I'm going to win. I don't. No, you're not. No, you don't. She'll crash it over me and flip over the finish line right before me. I'll be like, how did you barrel roll ahead of me? It's not even possible. But fun times. You laugh. They mixed in a sprinkling of the older games. You know, the same crappy donkeys and Donkey Kong and Arknoid and all that. I also did discover that I am not good at Arknoid, which made me sad. You love Arknoid. I know. I know. You're like, I love looking at it, but I can't play it for shit. Yeah, that's. Yep. Yeah. So then we started playing pinball. And right off the bat, they had a new, they had a really beautiful Space Invaders. Now, this was like, this one looks almost like flawless. It is really. And that's one thing. District 82 has a lot of different decades of machines. And they are all really beautiful examples. They stay after them. He puts on all those accent lights so things are really well lit. You know, inside like... Like those spotlights. Spotlights inside the game so there's no like dark spots and stuff. It's really... It's cool. And this was a beautiful example. And that's when I jotted down something to remember. It's really interesting to me because this was one that when we were at the Delray... Silver Ball Museum. Silver Ball Museum in Delray, Florida. I played this a lot. and I fell in love with this game to the point that I'm sure some long-term listeners will remember I even said, I want to buy one. And then one came up and it was too expensive for me. I mean, it was a fine deal. It wasn't a bad deal. I just was like, meh. And I played it again and I was like, why did I like this game? And that's happened to me a couple times where I played something somewhere. Not even like a new shiny. This isn't like when you play a brand new game you lose your crap because it's so, wow. I'll play something and I'll walk away going that's one of the greatest games I've ever played but then when you play it subsequent plays you're like at a different time I went back to that Space Invaders a lot at that museum and then I was going away like I'm going to get one of them because they're so cool and I love the original Space Invaders has that nostalgia, the sounds and everything like that and every time I played it since then I was like what did I see what happened and you can't, I don't know There's no... It just was a day. You probably had really good games on it. And it just was fun. That was the same... And I was like, that's cool. Yeah. That was the same place I fell in love with the Beatles machine. Yeah. You don't play the Beatles as much as you should. I don't. Yeah. I don't know why. I don't either. It's right there. It's hard. I played a lot. Yeah. That one's weird because what is it based on? Sea Witch. Sea Witch. One of the things that helped me play that game a lot better, I treat it like two games like the upper two flippers I try and make that a game and then the lower flippers are a game and ever since I did that my score has really multiplied as dumb as that might sound I try and keep the ball into that little corral up at the top with the top two and then the bottom two I just try and either shoot the out loops or the bottom targets and ever since I did that I really do good on that game and it's just a mental thing i think i don't know but yeah you know so it's a fun game so and we started playing uh the regular now we're there we're just we went on a saturday and i had reservations because we'd only ever been there fridays i think i talked about this so i was like this could be bad because fridays are like night crowd pinball people pinball tournament people and then i was like oh no saturday might just be clown town you know just kids running all over the place with pool over their hands and and then but it wasn't it was really it was go ahead i'm sorry no it's like quiet and low-key and it was nice it was a good time it was it was also one of the it was also like the first saturday that was really nice outside yeah so i think that may have had a lot to do with it and you said that it makes sense because up in wisconsin if you're not from wisconsin once the Jon Snow melts you have about four and a half minutes to five and a half minutes to do things before the Jon Snow starts coming in. So that five minutes, Meatball would have been like, well, I'm not going to play stupid pinball. I'm going to go outside and run around with my underwear on my head. And then here comes the snowdrifts. Okay. Then you go back in. It's quite a bit longer than four or five minutes, but yes. It's like 20. Okay. But yeah, so this is the first really nice weekend. I think you're right. Might be onto something like that because I did like, I like the Saturday better than the Friday. Yeah. And you get more time, too, because Friday is 5 to 10, and Saturday was 11 to 10. Now, we didn't stay the whole time. Craft Brew Sally said I was going to, but what happened was I hit the wall. I ran out of snacks keeping me alive, and then I was like, oh, no, I don't feel so good. I've got to go eat. We had our snack around like 1 or 2. And we packed snacks so we could have stuff to eat. But if we had the appropriate number of snacks, we would have been there until 10. Probably. Yeah. But it was okay to go. I mean, we went when we went. It was totally fine. I think it was like five or six. Seven. Seven. We were there for eight hours. Okay. Whatever. I mean, as long as eight hours of work is hell. Right. Eight hours of district 82 is like, well, I can pull another shift. I can do a double. I can do a double here. So. Yeah. But so another ulterior motive for going was, of course, to boost her. Now, getting your way back machine, grab your Sally on January 1st. We did a show. And what did you say? I'm going to play 100 different pinball machines this year. And then as of last week, you were at about seven. And I'm like, well, no, it wasn't seven. As of last week, I was at, which I have this number. Oh, nice. Number 49, because number 49 was Evil Dead that we played at Spooky. Nice. So you're doing pretty good. Yeah, you're doing good. I joke. I may have to just do, because I'm pretty sure that I'm really close to 100, so I may just see how many I play this whole year. See that, yeah. Do a recap at the end of the year with my untapped recap. Okay. That would make sense, because then you did 55. I played 55. I have to cross-reference my notes because some of them I've already played. And I will tell confidently, I can say, I didn't double your score of 55, but I bet you I did like 75 or 80 because she would be playing one and I'd be like, well, I'm going to go play this one. And you're looking at something or trying to read something and I'm off. I play like Palooka, which is literally a minute and a half game when you lose everything and like I really do love those old yeah really old games they're not like you're not gonna have a huge experience like for 20 minutes on those games because that not what they were about no but they fun and there that one that melody one that kicks them oh yeah that one so neat i love that game i would grab that if i could ever get a chance so you know and then we just started playing now we playing along and crafter walks up with some papers in her hands i know i'm in trouble so i'm still playing and i'm like what what you doing and then she's like we're gonna do this and i'm like i don't wanna so i kept playing and pretended it was go away but it didn't go away so i was like Sorry, I had a deep sigh. I said, what are we doing now? So they do this really neat thing. Well, it's not really a, they don't do it. They just have papers there. And it's called pin golf. So you hit a golf ball into the back glass of a pinball machine? No. No? No. So I did it wrong. Yeah, you really did. So they have three different difficulty levels. and all of the machines are different on them. So like the easy one starts off with Iron Man and then Getaway and goes on down the list. So there's a yellow, a green, and a pink? What was it? There's a green, orange, and blue. That's exactly what I said. So those are like different courses. So each one of those has 18 machines on the list. Yes. and so on the when you go to the machine like say we went to iron man and then it would say um if you get 80 million in your first ball you get a whole one so you would have one if you get 80 million on your second ball then you get a two if you get 80 million on your third ball then you get a three right so it's cumulative and then then if you don't get it at all it's an eight well no no no yeah if you don't get 80 million like yeah of course it goes like it depends on what your score is. What I'm saying, if you fail to reach that number, usually that's an 8. If you get the number on a certain one, I know what you're saying, it's not exactly like that, but there's a little chart for each game, and so then you keep track, and it's exactly like golf. You want a hole in one. So after a while, it gives you stuff to go for. It was fun. I noticed at a certain point I stopped hearing about the competition, which means that I was beating crap through Sally because you would have kept a closer tab on it if... I don't know. I was too overzealous and I started writing down on all three of the sheets. Yeah. So we kind of just went in all the rows and were like... Yeah, we're just filling it up. Yeah, just filling it in. So I don't honestly know who won, but I'm sure you did. I don't know. I lost a couple in a row and I started panicking. So then I really started focusing in. Yeah, he was having a little bit of a meltdown. Oh, my God. And then she passed me on that motorcycle game, this stupid Spoo You Iron Man. No, I wasn't that bad. And we didn't actually finish all three courses. We finished two of the courses, and we were five holes short on the last one, but we were both about to die from starvation. And one of the things, now this is something, a couple different observations from District 82. And I don't know. Sometimes I think about stuff while I'm playing pinball. I don't know. It just helps me focus kind of. One thing I'm so glad. Now, I've often talked about how Stern, it's awesome that Stern kind of kept things going. You know, like when they were the only ones. But we should all be insanely thankful for the competition. as soon as JJP comes along and as soon as things start heating up there's other players pinball expands to what we have now like competition breeds innovation kind of thing the ones when it was just Stern now they were they're fine games they shoot fine there's just their blah you know and it's not from their lack of trying they couldn't add things because they were going out of business they were just hanging on and there was also no one else there to push. And as soon as it started igniting and as soon as these other players came in, well, now look what every table has. These different things, exciting things. And it harkens back to the 70s or the 50s, 60s when there was a lot of makers and those had interesting things and different things. It really struck me because I think I was playing Mustang or something. It was just one that was just in that era when there was nothing going on. You know? And there's some games from that era that are fine shooting games, and it's nothing disparaging towards the designers or to Stern, like, that these are boring games. They just didn't... They were hanging on. They couldn't put in some cool mechs. They might not sell that. And that's just another dollar they would lose, you know? So it was... It's awesome that they stayed true and hung on, and it's also awesome that all these other players came on to create competition, to create this exciting pinball world that we're in now. Because look at all this stuff that's coming around. It's so wild. I always kind of just say, like, now with the coding and with all these wacky things and the inner side of Kinect, it's like a different time, really. It's the before time with pinball and then the now time, which is almost like they're video games. so you know it just i don't know why it even struck me but i just thought it was pretty cool the other thing that struck me was i have never walked away from uh attack from mars not saying we need to buy attack from mars i have never either that's i cannot we have to get that we kind of have to get that game i talked about all this other stuff i was like you know what maybe we buckle down and stop being nonsense and got get attack mars in his house right i love that game i I do too. I've always loved that game. Which one would we get? The remake or the original? The CGC. I mean, only from a standpoint of newer. Yeah. I know that might be blasphemous to some, but they're both fine. Yeah. I don't really... I'm sure someone just smashed their car into a tree when I said that, but I like playing the original one, but to me, updated with newer stuff is just more years before I have to replace crap, kind of. Yeah. You know, sometimes I get into restoring an old machine, I'm like, ugh, this one's had a tough life, you know. Yeah. Like, the Dr. Dude wasn't bad, but I could tell it wasn't cared for, you know, until I started working through it, you know. Until it comes here, and then it's the most cared for thing ever. But sometimes, like, especially with all those moving parts on that machine, I kind of want a newer one, but, I mean, I know they're not making new anymore, but we would seek out, oh, that game holds its value, though. We're not getting that cheap. No. But I don't know. It's something to work for. What a fun. You could have done terribly, but you still walk away going, I did really good on that one. Yeah. It's just crap going on, and there's those Martians screaming at you. You know, what a fun game. Yeah. That's one of those that, like, I played that at, when we were at Nikki's for the ladies flip. And I lost. I lost terribly. Well, yeah. I played against Nikki, and it's just fun. It doesn't matter what your score is. You just, like, laugh. Yeah, it is. And it's great shots and just a cool theme, you know. So there you go. Did you have anything else before we go to everyone's favorite? I don't think that I do. Okay. Well, a good time was had by all of you. If you are even remotely near the area, swing by District 82 if they're open. You be glad you did now it time for everyone favorite music queuing up everyone favorite segment Craft Brew Sally Gonna have to put your journal down Craft Brew Sally time You've been to all the breweries around You've been running all over the town Tell me what to drink until I fall on the ground Yeah That's right, people. And as always, thank you, Skater Glenn, for that awesome song. What you got for us, Crafter Sally? Oh, so this week we had some fun at a brewery. We went to Lion's Tail, which is probably my favorite Wisconsin brewery, besides Hinterland. And Linen Kugel. Yes, but that's not a brewery anymore. Oh, it's still a brewery. I know. So they have this thing where you can go and you dry hop your own beer. They call it a custom pale ale. That sounds like how they make you bag your own groceries. So they're making you hop your own beer. That sounds like you're working for free. It was fun, though, wasn't it? Yes. Did you have fun? I'm doing that for comedy. I know you are. So they give you, it's the same base beer, but then you get to pick which kind of hops you get. And we had the choice of Matuca, Centennial, Citra, El Dorado, and Mosaic. And then we picked Citra. We sure did. We sure did. What do you mean we sure did? The we part of that statement is a little odd. But anyway, go ahead. Okay, so the beer tender picked was hops because I asked her what her favorite was. I was like, let's just do that. And I was sitting there over at the table going, I don't, whatever. So what they do is they put your beer in a coffee press, a coffee French press, and then you pour the hops in there. And they give you one ounce of whole cone hops in your choice. And they were dried. Yes. They were almost like freeze-dried in a package. Kind of. Yeah. Yeah. But they were like suctioned or vacuum-packed, I guess. Yeah, vacuum-sealed, yeah. And then so you put that in there, and then you close it up, and then you leave it sit there for 12 minutes, I think it was. Yeah, that's what it was. Because they give you a timer and everything. And then they give you a 10-ounce beer while you're waiting. Nice. That's nice of them. Yeah. So then 12 minutes later, we poured the beer, and then we drank it. Squish it and press it. Squish it and press it. It's good? It was good. It does? It was. Oh, go ahead. To me, it kind of felt like it made the beer flat. Yeah, because you're squeezing all the carbon dioxide out of it. Right. Not flat, but not completely. Fizzy. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Carbonation. So, yeah, it was an interesting, it was something that, now we grow, we planted three beds of hops here in Wisconsin, in our backyard. Yeah. And we just put up the trellises, like nice tall trellises, because this hops grow as, they grow as fast and as tall as you let them. So we have about, I think, like seven or eight foot, let's just say seven and a half foot tall trellises for each one. So we have three hops. One's a Golden Brewers Golden. Brewers Gold. Brewers Gold. And a Chinook. And then the third one I never remember. But it doesn't matter. So that's something we might try to do here as well, because you can literally pour any beer you want. I'm wondering if we can figure out a way to do it so it doesn't make it. Well, you have to squeeze it. You have to squeeze the stuff out of it. Yeah. So we'll have to see. I mean, maybe it's one of those things where you do half and half, like you would do half the beer in the French press and squeeze the hops, and then you pour it with the other half that's still totally fine and carbonated. It wouldn't have the same as much hop flavor. so we're going to have to experiment with this as far as can you do it with just regular old live hops I wouldn't imagine I think probably that they're dried and vacuum sealed just for shelf life so you don't have to worry about them where if we pick them and if we just have people over and we just get french presses and just everyone can just press their own beer it doesn't matter I would assume it wouldn't matter but we'll have to look into that I think you have to dry them though shortly after you harvest. Even if you're just doing it right then? Mm-hmm. I don't know. It's something we have to look into. Yes. We have much to learn about hops. Mm-hmm. We do plan on brewing our own beer. Yes. And, yeah. But it was a fun experience. Yeah, why not? It was neat. Yeah. And it's a way to make, like, now all of a sudden you have all these different variations you can do just for the hell of it. Yeah. You know, you can have, there's a million different hops. Yeah. And, you know, so you can flavor this in all these different ways. You know, it was an interesting experiment. I think it's definitely something we're going to try here at least a little bit. I mean, I would definitely try it again with a different kind of hop. Yeah, because there's some really strong hops. There's some really unique flavored hops out there. So who knows? So you definitely think it was a cool thing? It was really neat. Yeah. Nice. I think next time I would try. Like, it tells you on the list of the hops, it, like, gives you, like, their flavors and stuff. And then it also lists, like, notably used in which specific beers. Right. Some are for Pilsners. Some are for, like, IPAs. Famously always have, like, those citrusy flavored ones. This lists, like, actual beers. Like, Pliny the Elder. Oh, wow. Which is on there, which I almost got that one because I liked Pliny the Elder. Shout out to everyone who helped grab your Sally with her Pliny the Elder search. Thanks, Dan the Man. Dan the Man, yeah. But there's like Hazy Little Thing by Sierra Nevada on here, and then it lists some of theirs. I see. That's really cool. It was really neat. I have a feeling once our hops start really taking off, we'll be figuring out what to do with these things. Maybe I'll just be giving them to the Lion's Tale and trading them for some beer. Never know what the future holds. We could be the most prolific hop farmers in a residential area in Wisconsin. You never know. Flash forward to three years from now, we have a tractor that's made just to... I don't know if you ever saw them. They have those really tall things that come down. That's dumb. All right. You got anything else? No. You can always visit projectpinball.org. Yep. Projectpinball.org. You'll be glad you did. Giving some joy to some kids and maybe you'll win something. You never know. other than that I think that'll do it thanks for listening this has been of course the Pinball Junk Tour show 73 my name is Foghorn Leghorn with me as always Craft Proof Sound I have many aliases for my many many many shows so alright I do not one that's gonna do it and as always Shazbot nano nano that's it man game over man game over

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