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Pinball Junk Drawer, Episode 3

Poor Man's Pinball Podcast·podcast_episode·analyzed·Dec 31, 2021
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TL;DR

Comedic pinball gratitude episode honoring Project Pinball, Pinside, the community, and Marco Specialties' Mark.

Summary

Foghorn Leghorn hosts Pinball Junk Drawer Episode 3, a comedic 'thankfulness' episode listing five things he's grateful for in the pinball world: Project Pinball (charity), Pinside forum, alcohol, the Poor Man's Pinball Tribe community, and a non-existent fifth item. The episode includes a tribute to Mark from Marco Specialties who recently passed away, with the host praising him as a pinball ambassador.

Key Claims

  • Project Pinball is a 501(c) charity that places pinball machines in children's hospitals and maintains them long-term

    high confidence · Foghorn Leghorn describing Project Pinball's mission; consistent with established Project Pinball entity knowledge

  • Mark from Marco Specialties recently passed away

    high confidence · Foghorn Leghorn tribute: 'we lost mark from Marco Specialties this week sad news very sad uh everyone gave a lot of love Tee'd Off him'; community condolences mentioned

  • Pinside forum, despite being largely negative, serves as valuable resource for troubleshooting pinball machine problems

    high confidence · Foghorn Leghorn: 'after you wade through the hatred well you might find an answer'

  • Marco Specialties was instrumental in keeping pinball alive when few others were championing it

    medium confidence · Foghorn Leghorn tribute to Mark: 'he was making sure that pinball stayed alive when there weren't many people in the world making sure pinball stayed alive'

  • The Poor Man's Pinball Tribe gathered at Pinball Expo and plans future meetups at different locations

    medium confidence · Foghorn Leghorn: 'i felt a lot of love at the Pinball Expo i hopefully next year we'll probably all you know in a different date maybe a mdc or maybe houston'

Notable Quotes

  • “Project Pinball...they put pinball machines in children's hospitals...if you've seen pinball machines that aren't cared for they're sad and they're still five grand each but they're sad and broken and they don't work. So this not only places them in there, they also keep them running.”

    Foghorn Leghorn @ ~4:30 — Core pitch for Project Pinball charity; emphasizes both placement AND maintenance value proposition

  • “we lost a true pinball ambassador, spokesman, awesome guy. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mark's family.”

    Foghorn Leghorn @ ~10:20 — Tribute to Mark from Marco Specialties following his recent death; acknowledges his role as industry ambassador

  • “Pinside is a hive of scum and villainy...it is mostly just nothing but negativity upon negativity but other than the internet pinball database where are you going...you might find an answer”

    Foghorn Leghorn @ ~8:00 — Balanced critique of Pinside: acknowledges toxicity but also value as troubleshooting resource

  • “you don't have Tee'd Off agree with everyone in the heck you don't agree with anybody but you're still family and that's kind of cool”

    Foghorn Leghorn @ ~16:30 — Describes Poor Man's Pinball Tribe as supportive community despite disagreements

  • “i felt a lot of love at the Pinball Expo...hopefully next year we'll probably all you know in a different date maybe a mdc or maybe houston”

    Foghorn Leghorn @ ~16:50 — Indicates Pinball Expo as successful gathering point; signals future meetup planning

Entities

Project PinballorganizationPinsideorganizationMarco SpecialtiescompanyPoor Man's Pinball TribeorganizationPinball ExpoeventPinball Junk DrawerproductMarkpersonFoghorn Leghorn

Signals

  • ?

    community_signal: Poor Man's Pinball Tribe successfully organized gathering at Pinball Expo with plans for future meetups at different venues

    high · Foghorn reports 'felt a lot of love at the Pinball Expo'; discussing next year logistics including MDC or Houston as potential locations

  • ~

    sentiment_shift: Acknowledgment of Pinside's dual nature: toxic community but essential resource for technical troubleshooting and machine knowledge

    high · Balanced critique: 'it is mostly just nothing but negativity upon negativity but other than the internet pinball database where are you going...you might find an answer'

  • ?

    community_signal: Project Pinball recognized as major charitable force placing machines in children's hospitals with long-term maintenance commitment

    high · Foghorn's #1 gratitude item; emphasis on both placement and ongoing care; encourages audience participation via raffles

  • ?

    personnel_signal: Mark from Marco Specialties recently passed away; significant loss to pinball community

    high · Direct tribute: 'we lost mark from Marco Specialties this week sad news very sad'; community recognition of his legacy

Transcript

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0:00
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. And boy, oh boy, are you gonna get it. Go, I say, go away, boy, you bother me.
0:25
Gather round the old chicken coop. I say, it's time for a story, y'all. and by that I mean hey welcome to Foghorn Leghorn Presents the Pinball Junk Jore show number three wow and I thought you know in the holiday season at a time when you sit back and reflect and think of all that good bad or other I thought maybe I would inject a little bit of positivity into the world of pinball. I know. It's a wacky concept. It might just take off. I kid. Don't worry. Next year, I'll be back to all the insanity with all the drama and all the hatred. And don't worry, I will really tap into the negativity of, oh, look at that. The prices are crazy. And with the prices, especially, there's a lot to talk about that. And we'll talk about Deep Root and all the negativity and hatred about that. And then, of course, I'll go over the great podcast, pinball podcaster influence wars of 2019.
1:37
Anyway, none of that today. Today it's going to be all about the things we are thankful for. This would have been a Thanksgiving show, but I don't have my crap together. And also, I wasn't even thinking about doing a show on Thanksgiving.
1:55
Also, I wouldn't have got it out in time anyway, just like this one isn't out in time for Christmas. Don't worry. That's the kind of curt, pointless observations I will make all throughout however long this four-episode show runs.
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2:11
So, on to my list. And since we always have to have this, I'll do the top five. Wow, top five things to be thankful for. All right. first this should be number one but i'm going to do it now so i don't forget it projectpinball.org now if you haven't heard of projectpinball.org we'll go there immediately and give them money and praise they basically they're they're dedicated to putting pinball machines this is a charity 501 i don't know 501 c d e f g h i don't care there's a there's probably a letter in there somewhere but it's a 501 it's that means it's a charity i tried to become a 501 for my church but they said don't come here ever again also you're not a church also just being an ordained minister does not mean anything i tried to get a discounts at a subway i showed them my clergy card and everything and they did not give me anything off my foot long sub back to the thing project pinball.org you must go there and give them often it's a raffle you might win who knows i never win so that increases your chances of winning basically if you don't know who they are they put pinball machines in children's hospitals i know like that's like one of the nicest things you've ever heard of but here's the kicker they also make sure that it keeps running because if you've seen pinball machines that aren't cared for they're sad and they're still five grand each but they're sad and broken and they don't work. So this not only places them in there, they also keep them running. It's also, you know, maybe giving hope to a child that kind of needs something. So if you want to feel good about life, go to projectpinball.org. Tell them Foghorn Leghorn sent you. They'll look at you funny like a dog that just heard a whistle, and then they'll go, uh-huh, can I help you And then you say here some money Thanks for all you doing Now I know Now a part of me thinks I should do some kind of a break in between here maybe i should put some kind of wacky go do number four but again i very lazy so number four hold on to your wigs folks pin side and you're like what pin side is the den of hot it's a what's they call a den of scum and villainy a hive of scum and villainy don't care star wars reference i should know it much better than i do i do not lots of drinking in my life so i know pin side you're like pin side what are you on nothing uh take a moment and think now it is a hive of scum and villainy and it is mostly just nothing but negativity upon negativity but other than the internet pinball database where are you going when you when you when all of a your GI lights go out and you're like, huh, those don't usually go out. And then you look at it and you go, well, I smell Bernie stuff, but I don't see anything burning. Where are you going to go? Well, you go to Pinside and you go, hey, I have this thing and it doesn't work. And then somebody says, you should check on Google. And another guy's going to say, you should call Marco specialty. And then a third one's going to go, this might be the problem. And then the fourth one's going to make fun of you. And the fifth one might say, yes, check that thing that that guy has said. so after you wade through the hatred well you might find an answer so i digress pin side can be used for good not just evil i know let that sink in if you want pause the show and just sit back and put a pipe to your lips and sit by the crackling fire and yes i see it isn't just used for evil and then look at a big whiteboard that says pin side equals evil. And then you go, put a slash through the equals and then it says, Pinside does not equal evil. And then you go, hmm. That's a compelling hypothesis. I shall dedicate no time to making sure this isn't true.
6:19
Yes, triple negatives equal a double negative that's cancelled out by the third power. I digress. So, thank you, Pinside. In there, I also hit a little nugget. yeah sorry we lost uh we lost mark from marco specialty this week sad news very sad uh everyone gave a lot of love to him you know online kind of saying this guy was the real deal man he uh he was championing championing championing shouldn't use that word i can't say it right he was making sure that pinball stayed alive when there weren't many people in the world making sure pinball stayed alive. So sadly, we lost a true pinball ambassador, spokesman, awesome guy. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mark's family. I would say Mendeltort. Mendeltort? I'm bad with words. English, mostly I'm bad with English. So I want to say our deepest condolences to Mark's family. All right, on to the list. I can't remember where I was. Oh, yes, I think it was number three. On to number three. So what is the best? What's our number three thing we're thankful for? Well, mind altering drugs and chemicals, of course. And by that, I mean lots of booze. I think most of the tribe is listening to this. Hopefully you are. And if you're not in the tribe, well, aren't you jealous? I digress. Booze and mind altering substances of all kinds are welcome in the pinball world. they've kind of helped pinball stay alive for all these years because uh it's just better have that that's why they make those little cup holders so you can hold your beer and not spill it all over your pinball machine i don't have any of those and i need to get those and i keep going i gotta figure out which of the good ones to get because there's always a challenger you're like well i'll just get this one and then they're like oh you got that one huh well you should have got this one i'm not now i went back to pin side i'm on pin side right now they're like oh you dummy I mean, you should've got this one. That one doesn have the thing and the stuff and the other thing And you like oh man that is way better I stuck with this piece of crap holding my beer i gonna keep drinking beer until i get more angry because alcohol is making more makes you more angry and then i just get angrier and angrier and i just keep just keeping using my stupid pin my beer holder on my pinball machine that i should have got the better one oh anyway so yes thank you booze where would my life be without you and other chemicals i'm sure many of you listening indulge in all kinds of other stuff and good for you. I always have to take like hair tests and other tests to make sure I'm capable of sitting at a computer in a cubicle and doing my job. So I just drink beer and sometimes rum, like a lot of times rum, but mostly beer. Also sometimes rum. Okay, I'm in a loop. It's a loop. now on to our fourth our fourth one of course i'm gonna say the pinball tribe poor man's pinball tribe that is my number four what i'm thankful for you know it's kind of cool having like a little group that is a little bit better not better a little bit more like a family you might you don't have to agree with everyone in the heck you don't agree with anybody but you're still family and that's kind of cool i really think that was uh that was an awesome thing and i think it brings us to whenever we get together and we talk and stuff like that it's very cool i uh felt a lot of love at the expo i hopefully next year we'll probably all you know in in date a different one maybe a mdc or maybe houston i don't know we'll we'll have to figure out as a group and try and keep to keep that rolling because that was a lot of fun so thank you tribe and then the number five none nothing there is no number five see that's the kind of accuracy you're going to get here on the pinball junk drawer from loghorn feghorn i was going to change it officially to loghorn feghorn but i can't say that accurately enough over and over so i will say i'm going to play a song on the way out i don't know what i have some pinball songs i actually reach out to Zach Sharp, and he gave me the Deadpool pinball, whatchamacallit, the soundtrack. I play that on my other shows. I have other shows, a lot of other shows. Maybe I'll do a special one.
10:46
I have a few special songs, too. I digress. This has been a complete waste of time, but I hope you laughed and had fun. And remember to take some time, play some pinball, and maybe be thankful for a few things. Not just hate. Again, I will pick up hard and heavy with the hatred. alright until next time everyone I'm gonna let this wonderful piece of music sing us out have a wonderful hot days and I'll see you all next year with more pointless dumbness this has been Foghorn Leghorn signing off hey wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world is anybody out there There, take your place.
12:03
Ooh, look at those buns Where the bee Where the beat Everybody where the beat Where the beat There we go Where the beat Keep me up all night, keep me up till the end I got all the people right, right I got the people right, right Where's the beat? I'm gonna take a chance with you I'm gonna be your one and only Where's the beat?
13:09
Ooh, who's the beat? Who's the beat? Where's the beat? Ooh, who's the beat? Who's the beat? Where's the beat?
13:24
Where's the beat? All those clubs and no beats Everybody, where's the beef?
14:35
I still got buns and no beef Where's the beef? We are all dead today We're all dead today I'm a big, old, black, white, tiny, little, tiny Ooh, look at those puns Where's the beef? Ooh, look at those puns But where's the beef?
15:16
Where's the beef? But where's the beef? Such a lovely party out there Why don't you think there's anybody back there? Nobody but us, honey Everybody, where's the beat?
15:39
Day to day, no beef today Everybody, where's the beat? Oh, where's the beat? Where's the beat?
16:28
Where's the beat? I don't think there's anybody back there. That's all, folks. That's it, man. Game over, man. Game over.