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Pinball Junk Drawer Episode 100 - A 100th Show Celebration

Poor Man's Pinball Podcast·podcast_episode·1h 3m·analyzed·Jun 17, 2026
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TL;DR

Pinball Junk Drawer 100th episode celebration with community tributes and host origin stories.

Summary

Pinball Junk Drawer celebrates its 100th episode with a retrospective and appreciation show. Hosts Foghorn Leghorn (a pseudonym) and Craft Beer Sally reflect on their journey into pinball, community contributions, listener emails, and the impact of the Poor Man's A A A A Pinball Podcast on their decision to move to Wisconsin. The episode features tributes from community figures and discussions about machine recommendations for new players.

Key Claims

  • Foghorn Leghorn and Craft Beer Sally took over the Pinball Junk Drawer after Ian and Drew (from Poor Man's A A A A Pinball Podcast) stepped back from the show

    high confidence · Glenn the Skateboarder's tribute audio mentioned 'Scott Ian and Drew hung up their headphones, the two of you could have also turned your back on the tribe, but you refused to let this podcast channel die.'

  • The hosts relocated from Florida to Wisconsin, partly influenced by listening to the Poor Man's A A A A Pinball Podcast

    high confidence · Host describes listening to Poor Man's A A A Pinball Podcast while in Florida, visiting Wisconsin to check it out, and now living there for six years: 'I actually do kind of really credit to some degree the Poor Man's A A A Pinball Podcast did kind of make us think, you know, Wisconsin could be our new home. And it is. It has been for six years now.'

  • For a beginner home pinball purchase, a used Deadpool or Godzilla (Premium/LE) is recommended for value and playability

    medium confidence · Host recommends 'as far as bang for your buck, I would get a used Deadpool' for around five or six grand, citing good code, fun shots, and availability on the used market

  • Les Manley organizes an annual Pinside Secret Santa that now involves close to 400 participants

    high confidence · Host states 'I think it's up to close to 400 people that are doing it now' and credits Les Manley with organizing the event

  • Craft Beer Sally's cousin, Albie Chandler, was inducted into the Bowling Hall of Fame and was a skilled pinball player

    high confidence · Host says 'He's in the Bowling Hall of Fame' when discussing Albie Chandler, Craft Beer Sally's cousin from the Slate Bowl

  • The first new-in-box pinball machine the hosts purchased was an Austin Powers for $3,200 delivered

    high confidence · Host recalls 'the first one we bought in Newham Box was in Austin Powers... It was $3,200 delivered and it shipped to a port in Tampa'

  • Pulp Fiction and Dr. Dude are shallow games not recommended for beginners

    medium confidence · Host states about Pulp Fiction: 'It's too shallow' and compares it unfavorably to Dr. Dude in terms of depth

Notable Quotes

  • “Scott Ian and Drew hung up their headphones, the two of you could have also turned your back on the tribe, but you refused to let this podcast channel die.”

    Glenn the Skateboarder (tribute audio) @ early in episode — Acknowledges the hosts' commitment to continuing the podcast legacy after the original Poor Man's Pinball hosts stepped back

  • “I actually do kind of really credit to some degree the Poor Man's A A A Pinball Podcast did kind of make us think, you know, Wisconsin could be our new home. And it is. It has been for six years now.”

    Foghorn Leghorn (host) @ mid-episode — Demonstrates how podcast content directly influenced major life decisions for the hosts; shows the tangible impact of community media

  • “as far as bang for your buck, I would get a used Deadpool. Deadpool or like that kind of because Deadpool has a lot of code. It has some great shots. It's funny. And it's also like you could probably find one for a pretty good deal, like five or six grand”

    Foghorn Leghorn (host) @ mid-episode during machine recommendations — Specific machine recommendation for new players; reflects current market pricing and machine evaluation criteria

  • “the community of pinball, while it oftentimes can come across as a bit rough, like if you only go to Pinside... there's so much good”

    Foghorn Leghorn (host) @ late episode — Balanced commentary on Pinside forum reputation; acknowledges both negative and positive aspects of the community

  • “You know, so don't judge them too harshly. You know, it is a great place. It's a great community, you know, online community.”

    Foghorn Leghorn (host) @ late episode — Defense of the Pinside community despite its rough reputation; emphasizes the value of online pinball communities

Entities

Foghorn LeghornpersonCraft Beer SallypersonGlenn the SkateboarderpersonPinball Junk DrawerorganizationPoor Man's Pinball PodcastorganizationLumberjack Johnny'svenueWilsonpersonDonpersonRachelperson

Signals

  • ?

    community_signal: Pinball Junk Drawer successfully transitioned from being a side project of Poor Man's Pinball Podcast to an independent show run by new hosts (Foghorn Leghorn and Craft Beer Sally). The show reached 100 episodes, indicating sustained community support and growing independent identity.

    high · Glenn's tribute audio explicitly references the transition: 'When Ian and Drew hung up their headphones, the two of you could have also turned your back on the tribe, but you refused to let this podcast channel die.'

  • ?

    community_signal: The Poor Man's Pinball Podcast's content directly influenced real-world migration decisions, attracting listeners from other regions (Florida) to Wisconsin. This demonstrates the podcast's influence on community formation and venue support.

    high · Host states the podcast 'kind of made us think, you know, Wisconsin could be our new home. And it is. It has been for six years now.' Hosts visited twice (once in summer, once in winter) before relocating permanently.

  • ?

    community_signal: Ladies Flip and Bells and Chimes represent organized efforts to grow women's participation in pinball. Multiple episodes and community initiatives focus on inclusive, fun-focused tournament play.

    high · Lindy was introduced to pinball through Ladies Flip and now listens to the podcast. Host emphasizes 'if you have somebody that you know that is a woman that would like to get into playing pinball and is in the area, look for a ladies' flip event.'

  • ?

    gameplay_signal: Community consensus is emerging around specific modern machines as good entry points for new collectors: Deadpool, Godzilla, Jaws Pro are recommended for beginners over vintage/EM games due to code complexity and playability balance.

    medium · Host recommends used Deadpool for 'bang for your buck' at $5-6k, cites good shots and fun factor. Newer players should learn on modern code-heavy machines before attempting vintage games.

Transcript

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0:00
Now 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. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages, step right up. It's time for the one, the only often imitated, never duplicated, celebratory 100th show. This is, of course, the Pinball Junk Jore. My name's Falkhorn Leghorn. With me, as always, Craft Bruce Sally. And we're going to take a departure away from our hard-hitting journalism filled with news and rumors. And we're just going to, like, almost throw our shoulders out, patting ourselves on the back for this 100th episode. There are other people patting us on the back too. It was kind of a little bit, I'm a little verklempt. Is that the word? Yeah. We got a lot of emails. We got some call-ins for drop-ins, you know. Right. And we got a, we're going to just kind of do a little bit of a celebration to what got us here, the people that we are so thankful for each and every week. And there's a lot of you out there. There is a lot of you out there and all the listeners. So, you know, I think what we're going to do, though, is we're going to kick it off with some audio that only really highlights, you know, what we're about using other people's talent. So here's, thank you very much, slippity, slippity, slippity, slippity, Samsonite. Glenn the Skateboarder sent in a tribute to us and we figured we'd kick it off with that. It's freaking genius. The Poor Man's Pinball Podcast presents Podcasts of Genius. Today we salute you, Foghorn Leghorn and Craft Bruce Sally. It's a hundred episodes of the Pinball Jump Drawer. Never before have two less famous people ever created pseudonyms for themselves just to confuse their listeners. They're hiding from the Pinball Paparazzi. When Ian and Drew hung up their headphones, the two of you could have also turned your back on the tribe, but you refused to let this podcast channel die. Don't forget about Orbital Albert! When we suck at video games halted, we all held our collective breaths, but the junk drawer marched on, bringing us commentary, craft beer reviews, and stories from Stern media events. Gotta buy a cut, Ricardo, to get with Stern! So cheers to you, purveyors of pinball podcasting. Without the junk drawer, we'd have no pinball content for our ears or our butts. Tim Lee still sucks at pinball. Rooty bottle by Slippy Slappy Samside Simply Salt, a sugar situation, shifting slightly sour singing, sometimes skateboarder Glenn. Thank you very much, Glenn. As always, you rise above. You're the cream of the crop, as Randy Macho Man Savage might say. And I have a shirt that says to all sides. He does. Thank you. Yeah, we were always very thankful for the poor man. You know, that was something I listened to a lot. I laughed. I had a lot of fun. And being part of that was always really cool. And I know, we suck at video games. We loved it, but it's hard to find time to play a video game. I don't know. It's hard. It sounds like it shouldn't be that hard, but it is that hard. But we have so many things we do. Yeah. So. Yeah. All right. Well, you know. Maybe one day. Yes. We also have a ton of emails. So how do you want to handle some of those? Do you want to like just pepper them in? Maybe. Or. All right. Let's just read one or two. Now we do have. We read Nick's two weeks ago, but I don't think. Did you print them out or did we? We did read them. We did. Okay. Well, shout out to you, Nick. We talked about being here in Wisconsin. Oh, the. Going to New Glarus. Cool, cool, cool. Yeah. For some reason, I think I should have read more of it, but then I don't know. So shout out, Nick. Thanks for writing.

  • Ladies Flip and Bells and Chimes are women-focused pinball communities with chapters in multiple locations

    high confidence · Host recommends: 'look for a ladies' flip event. There's also Bells and Chimes and there are chapters of Bells and Chimes pretty much everywhere'

    • Les Manleyperson
    Albie Chandlerperson
    Donny Gillies (Dirty Donny)person
    Curlyperson
    Gary Sternperson
    Marshallperson
    Lindyperson
    Ladies Fliporganization
    Bells and Chimesorganization
    Pinsideorganization
    Lumberjack Daveperson
    Atomic Nikkiperson
    The Pinball Asylumvenue
    Zach Sharpeperson
    Ianperson
    Drewperson
  • $

    market_signal: Used Deadpool machines available in the $5-6k range; used Godzilla Premium priced reasonably on secondary market; machines with 100-1000 plays available well below new pricing.

    medium · Host suggests 'five or six grand might get you a pretty darn good Deadpool' used. Notes machines with 'maybe a thousand plays but probably a couple hundred plays for way cheaper' than new retail.

  • ?

    operational_signal: Lumberjack Johnny's functions as a regional pinball hub in Wisconsin, hosting tournaments, events, and serving as a gathering space for the community. Wilson is identified as a key community ambassador at the venue.

    high · Hosts regularly visit and look forward to events there. Wilson is praised as 'a great asset to our community.' Mentioned as hosting 'Whopper Chopper' tournament with 'some of the best in the world.'

  • ?

    community_signal: Pinside has a reputation for rough interactions but is recognized as essential for technical knowledge, machine-specific forums, and community coordination (Secret Santa). Nuanced perspective: valuable resource despite negative perception.

    high · Host acknowledges 'if you only go to Pinside... there's negative stuff' but emphasizes 'there's tons of great information. There's tons of fun people there.' Les Manley runs Secret Santa with ~400 participants.

  • ?

    content_signal: Pinball podcasts (Junk Drawer, Poor Man's, Don's Pinball Podcast) function as community anchors, facilitating real-world connections, venue support, and influencing major life decisions. Listeners develop parasocial relationships with hosts.

    high · Multiple community members submitted tributes for 100th episode. Poor Man's Podcast influenced relocation. Hosts describe going to Expo as 'like a family reunion.'

  • ?

    restoration_signal: New collector/restorers make significant mistakes early on (automotive-style restoration techniques on EM machines, improper transport, lack of parts knowledge) but learn through community support and hands-on trial-and-error.

    high · Host describes early restoration of Flying Carpet: 'now, I didn't know what I was doing with a pinball machine... it's now horrifying, but it was okay.' Later learned proper techniques through restoring Dr. Dude.

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Community recognizes spectrum of game depth: shallow games (Pulp Fiction, Dr. Dude) are fun but lack rule complexity; deeper modern games (Deadpool, Godzilla) offer progression path for new players. Theme alone insufficient for long-term engagement.

    medium · Host notes Pulp Fiction 'It's too shallow... You might as well go get a Dr. Dude. You're going to save eight grand' but acknowledges 'that's not what it's trying to achieve.'

  • ?

    community_signal: Pinball community demonstrates active appreciation culture with formal tributes, shout-outs, and recognition of contributors (Glenn, Don, Les Manley, Wilson, Rachel). Celebrating milestones is significant community ritual.

    high · Multiple community members submitted audio tributes for 100th episode. Glenn created parody 'Podcasts of Genius.' Hosts express gratitude to vendors, venue operators, and podcast colleagues.

    • 4:02
    If I did slight you, I didn't mean to. Right. So what else do you got? So the next email is from Lindy. All right.
    4:11
    Lindy Hop. Lindy was a new member of the Ladies Flip. Oh, very cool. When we did the Kelly's Flipper Fiesta. Oh, okay. Yeah. Nice. Yeah. And she said, a friend of mine, Kelly, who Kelly was the host, Kelly's Flipper Fiesta, you know, introduced me to your podcast after I attend a ladies' flip event. Nice. And then she said that she's listening and the first episode she found was number 60. Okay. And at the current time she was at episode 90. That's probably where we hit our stride, about 90, 93, I think, 98, 100. I think we hit our stride right around 100. No, we didn't. Okay. But she said, Ladies Flip was a great introduction to pinball for me. Very cool. And your podcast is so fun and interesting to listen to. Cool. What a great community. Thank you very much. But then she did send another email. Uh-oh. Yes. I retract all that. I hate you. No, no, no, no.
    5:21
    She talked about what an amazing community we have here with the pinball, with Ladies Flip. She said everyone was so generous with their knowledge. She said it was competitive, but the emphasis was on fun. And Rachel always makes sure that that is what the emphasis is. I think that's important. It is. That's very important. I had a lot of fun at the first ones down at the Asylum. Yeah. Shout out to the Asylum down in Fort Myers. No, I think it's Sarasota. Yeah. I feel like it's not Sarasota, though. Doesn't matter. Yeah. Asylum down in Florida. Look it up. They're like a cool bunch of guys. And the first couple tournaments I was at, I just had more fun than anything. Now, I'm sure that was because I was new to it. And I'm sure the people that were very competitive were very competitive. I sure didn't notice. I was running around like an idiot. I was playing every game I could. I'm like, yeah. You were playing games in between rounds. Oh, my God. Why would I just get there? There's pinball right there. I'm going to go play that pinball. But anyway.
    6:28
    It's true. That's what he does. So what else does Lindy have to say? She said, I love hearing the top machines and bottom machines from Lumberjack Johnny. And we hear that a lot. A lot of people comment about that. Yeah, they enjoy that because it's interesting. And I love it, too. That's one of my favorite things that we do. It's always neat because I'm always like, ooh. Such a surprise. Right. And then she did ask, she said, as a new player, which pinball machine would you recommend keeping an eye out for to purchase for home use? Ooh. I'm assuming things to consider would be required maintenance, fun for a beginner but good to build skills, new versus used, and maybe price. Interesting. She said, obviously, themes are subjective. Right. What are some other things that need to be considered? Wow. Thank you for being a valuable voice of the pinball community. Very well. Thank you very much. Now, let's see. Now, thinking through that, one of the things that kind of stands out to me, like when you're getting into the pinball hobby, if you buy one, you're probably going to buy a few more along the way. Right. But the first one, I can't say buy new, although you probably should because if you buy new, you're paying a lot more, but that's going to give you necessary help. Yeah. You know, if you buy from Zach or you buy from like a reputable dealer, they're going to know it's your first purchase. And if they're good, they're going to help you along, like help you set up, give you a lifeline. But being part of the community, you can find that information, you know. Yeah. And there's there's a lot of people that will help you. Oh, of course. Of course. I like I think right now, as far as bang for your buck, I would get a used Deadpool. Deadpool or like that kind of because Deadpool has a lot of code. It has some great shots. It's funny. And it's also like you could probably find one for a pretty good deal, like five or six grand might get you a pretty darn good Deadpool, you know. And that is one that I kind of can always go back to and have fun with it. Right. There's some great shots. There's some interesting shots, you know. So you wouldn't necessarily want to start out with something older. I like a lot of older machines. I love a lot of older machines. I love the EMs. I love the 90s era, the solid states. But those are different. I've talked about that a little bit on air, like kind of saying the before time is different than when you walk up and play Pinball machines now. There's so much code and so much, like just so much going on, you know. So after you get a couple new machines, you know, try out one or two of the old standards from Solid State. And if you dig that, then try one from EM and you'll notice you don't play that as much, but they're fun. They're cool, you know. But I would say like my vote would be like for a Deadpool or maybe a Jaws Pro. Oh, yeah. You know, that's still going to be a little bit more expensive. But on the used market, you're going to be able to get somebody who flips them for the new shiny, and you'd be able to get that one. Or you could probably find a Godzilla. There's a billion of them. A Godzilla would be a good starter. You could probably get a Godzilla premium used pretty, I'm not going to say cheap, but pretty good. So what are some of you might think? Though I would say mostly what you are saying.
    10:15
    I mean, for skill-wise, I... As dumb as it sounds, Austin Powers, which people hate on that machine, that taught me... There's those five main shots, and by playing that game over and over and over again, it helped me dial in. Those shots are standard in a lot of InBall machines, at least some of them. And I learned those playing that game. Is it too early to get a used Star Wars Fall of the Empire? Yes. Yeah, that's the best command. You'd buy a new one at that point. And this, of course, financial situation is always going to dictate some of this. That's fine. That's not a bad thing. No, don't go into, don't use credit cards to buy pinball machines. For God's sake, nobody out there ever. You could maybe get, because I know this one is an ass kicker, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Like if you want to build skill. That's got to just build disappointment. That's true. And that's where she learned how to rage to it. Then she learned how to fix the front door because she would stand back and kick it and smash the front door every 15th or 16th time. There you go. You can learn maintenance skills on a pinball machine. After I smashed it with a baseball bat, I learned how to fix all the things I smashed on my machine that made me rage quit. Right. No, because there are some games that you have to look out for that are tougher. Yeah. I think Deadpool has a lot of accessible, fun shots. Right. That you can shoot the blinky thing over and over again, and that's cool, you know. And then there's definitely many machines have a lot of really intricate stuff going on. Yeah. But if you – for a first one, if you grab a Stern Pro, if it's a couple years old, you can probably get – don't get a routed one. But if you – I mean because there's a lot of people that have them in their homes. You're going to get one with like maybe a thousand plays but probably a couple hundred plays for way cheaper. But if you have the means, work with a local retailer or a dealer, I mean, and find if there's a theme that really, really strikes you. That's important too. I love Pulp Fiction. Yeah. I want to own a Pulp Fiction, but there's no reason anyone would have that one game. You know. That's not your first. It's too shallow. Yeah. You know, there's only, it's like the same as, you might as well go get a Dr. Dude. You're going to save eight grand and it's, you know, it's a shallow game. It's fun, but it's just, you know, there's not a whole heck of a lot there. Right. But that's not what it's trying to achieve, you know. So, hope that helped. Yeah. Do you have anything else to add? No. Okay. And lean on your local, not only your local friends, but also don't be scared of Pinside. There is lots of valuable things that if you get, if you would go out and get a Deadpool, the first thing you should do is go get on the Deadpool thread and read because you're going to find all the common things that are going to break first and maybe that person fixed it already. And, you know, that kind of stuff. Yeah. All right. What else? But I mean, also, if you're if you're considering it, reach out to somebody in Ladies Flip. But like Rachel is a great resource for a lot of things pinball related. Knowing somebody that might be turning one over or getting ready to sell one. Not us. We don't ever sell anything. If it comes down the steps, it's staying. Basically. Unless things get down. What's your next one? All right. Next we have an email from Wilson. Nice. Our good friend Wilson from Lumberjack Johnnies. Oh, yeah. He says, just wanted to say thank you for shouting me out. It's my pleasure to serve the pinball community, especially people who support the community back like you two do with your podcast. Glad Whopper Chopper was a blast for you guys. I thoroughly enjoyed it as well. Very cool. It was an honor to get to play with some of the best in the world right here in our backyard. It was wild. It was wild watching that. Yeah. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks again. It means a lot to hear. Looking forward to your 100th junk drawer. Very cool. And thank you. You know you're home when you walk in and Wilson's just kind of chilling and he throws you the peace sign and you throw it back and you're like, all right, everything's good in the world, let's go play some pinball. If you're ever at Lumberjack Johnny's, please make sure you talk to Wilson because he's a great asset to our community. Or at least give him a nod and throw up the B sign because he'll do the same back. Right. It's a thing. Yeah. All right. So we did want to kind of talk about like – because we have some people we want to talk about. We'll take a break from emails. We'll get back to them. We have a bunch more.
    15:01
    Oh, actually, I'll drop in some more submitted audio. Boghorn Leghorn and Craftsbrook. Congratulations on a milestone. So very few end up actually getting through this. This is Don from Don's Pitball Podcast. I've been a faithful listener since we suck at games. I've been a faithful listener of the Pitball Junk Drawer, the PJ DJ for a millennia it seems like. Thank you so much for bringing the content. Thank you for bringing the craft of recommendations. Don't ever quit. This is so much brighter with you guys in it. Congrats back to the economic glory of 100 episodes of greatness Let this be the crescendo Thank you very much Don from Don Pinball Podcast Always an awesome influence on our pinball world
    15:57
    He's taught me what you could really do in life. He jetsets. He's everywhere. It's amazing. I'm baffled at his energy because I don't have that. The audio is a little bit clippy, but it's okay. We're all good. Thank you very much, Don. And always thanks for letting us, talking to us and hanging out with us a little bit here and there whenever we see each other. It's always a fun time. I know we're going to get down to Rippin. Not Rippin. No. Further than Rippin. What's it called? Benton. There we go. I knew what it was called. At some point we're going to get down there for something. That's for sure.
    16:36
    So we also wanted to talk a little bit about what got us here. And my journey is a lot longer than yours with pinball. I started like most people when I was a kid playing. There was a place called the Slate Bowl in this little tiny town we grew up in. And my dad told me, look after the fact, years later, he was like, Because there was a guy that was always there and he was really good at pinball and he was really good at bowling. And it turned out that it's a cousin of mine. A cousin of Crafter Sally. So my dad was like, Albie Chandler was the best pinball player he ever met. So my goal was to be better than him, which I don't think I am. He was also a really great bowler. I would never be better at bowling than him. No. But he was better at that era of pinball. Yeah. So anyway, yeah. Go ahead. He had like hundreds of 300 games. Hundreds? I'm pretty sure it was hundreds. No. Yeah. He'd be in the Guinness Book of World Records. He was in the – he's in the Bowling Hall of Fame. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. I stand corrected. Yep. So, you know, when we were at the Slate Bowl, I would play the pinball machines and then – but then also in that time, video games were coming in to take your quarters as well. So then when I went to State College, there was a local arcade that I went to. Not a lot, but every now and then it had a pinbot in it. And that's why I played there. For the longest time you wanted a pinbot. Yeah, and then I played one recently. I was like, eh, it's, eh, you know. So then there was an era when I started picking up old machines. And you don't remember this at all because I don't think – you didn't play pinball. And it was just like, hey, it was just something I was out doing in the garage. So the first one was a flying carpet where I had actually even – now, I didn't know what I was doing with a pinball machine, but I could restore cars and I could restore engines and stuff like that. So I was doing that kind of restoration on a pinball machine, which is now horrifying, but it was okay. I took the frame off the door, the door frame off, and that's where I found a chip of the original actual pink. I took that and got it color matched, and then I did the stencils myself. So the restoration came out nice. I just didn't do a whole lot to make it better. I wasn't ordering parts. I didn't know any better at that point. So I flipped that one and then we got a fun time, which I drove home with the legs on. Oh my God. Look, folks, when you're just figuring stuff out and there's not a whole lot out there, you do a lot of stupid crap. And I did some and then sold that. That was probably about the same time we drove a pool table on the back of a Nissan. Yes, at a Nissan D21 that I drove with a full-size pool table on the back of it, and half that pool table is on the down tailgate. And we're driving down 19 in Florida. I looked over at Crabri's side and said, if that falls, we're going to keep going. And she looked at me with terror in her eyes going, I was not lying. So we made it home. I'm a gambler. What can I tell you?
    19:48
    And then from there, the first one we bought in Newham Box was in Austin Powers. And I don't even know where I got it. It was some guy or some dealer in California. Oh, yeah. It was $3,200 delivered and it shipped to a port in Tampa. And I drove there with that Nissan and put it in the back and just drove home. And then we set it up and that was our first new inbox which call out to Pro Me said that like I would I guess hover or I was like nervous when other people played it. I've grown a lot since then. Like now these are fun games you're supposed to just have fun and play them. So maybe I did. I didn't think I did but maybe it was like my baby and I was like don't want anyone doing anything. Don't break my baby. But yes, I've learned. Also, Austin Powers, you can do whatever you want to it. You know, so then that enters the now time, you know, but now we started playing at the asylum and that's when you started seeing this world. Yeah. Because before that you weren't really... No. You really do much. I think the first time you went there I was like, I'll just go and watch. Yeah. And then... And then I started going on The Village, which was a... A village was a BBS, just a... What is this called? Like a board.
    21:03
    It's just like the same as a website. It's a message board, I guess. But that's the one that was down in Florida, so you could learn stuff. Then we went to Freeplay Florida. Oh, yeah. And at that point, I was doing that videotaping for a documentary. I was going to do a documentary. Remember, we went to Vegas. I interviewed that Tim from the... The Pinball... Hall of Fame. Yeah, which, as Crab Rosali says, is the most awkward interview she's ever seen. Oh my goodness. That guy was so awkward. Yeah. And I saw that footage somewhere. I can't tell you where, because obviously I never did the documentary, because Pinball wasn't on the way out. No, it's back. That's where we met Dirty Donnie. Yeah. Dirty Donnie was at Free Play Florida.
    21:50
    That's where we met Curly. And in turn, that's how we met Gary Stern for the first time. Yeah, that was at his Curly's Jamboree or whatever the heck that was called. It was just some crazy. So Curly was the original owner of Little Shop of Games. Yep, down in Florida. And then when he retired, he sold it to Marshall. Right. And Marshall was running concurrently for a while. Right. I think with the knowledge that he was passing it over full time at some point. So we're driving and this was in Lutz.
    22:23
    Lutz. But Lutz wasn't, that's not really where Curly was. And we're driving to this thing, not knowing what it was, seeing a flyer or something. And we're driving and driving and driving. And if you drive into the middle of Florida, you'd think you might not ever come back from the middle of Florida. Because this was just, every road was kind of more banjo-y and scary. I think you're confusing it with that place that we went to look at pinball machines. We're the kind of outside of like, yeah. And we were like, we might not get home from here. It was like the, like, what was that? It puts the lotion in the basket. Yeah. It was like, it was scary. But yeah, I walked away from those deals because they were literally kind of outside with like that weird corrugated stuff over top to keep the weather off of them. And I'm like, no. For like, there's definitely termites in those. Yes. And, you know, and then from there we got into super auctions, Curly's. You know, I played. He had Woe Nelly and Can Crusher next to each other. Yeah. And we were playing all the different games and that was the Woe Nelly that we actually ended up buying. That was our second game. Yeah. Then we made the eight-hour each-way drive to pick up our $1,800 $4,000 Dr. Dude. We drove eight hours, bought a – was it eight? We drove to – I think it was Alabama. Yeah. And so from Florida, we drove up, bought this thing. This guy had a lot of games, but we just – we bought it for $1,800, this doctor dude, put it in the back, drove back straight home. It was like the longest day ever. Yeah. And that's when we started restoring that one. And then from there, now it's like it was current time. Now, down in Florida, when we started listening, we were shopping around to move. I was more shopping than Crafter Sally was, but here we are. Oh, wait, before we go to that, I still want to talk about the Dr. Dude, because that's where we learned a lot of stuff. Oh, yeah. Like redoing the cabinet. The Bondo-ing the cabinet. Stickers, which Crafter Sally did more than me. Which I am so enamored by those people at Stern whenever we go there and watch them put those side decals on in like not even two seconds. It was like 30 minutes per side. It was forever. Crap was so nervous. And I'm like, worst thing is we rip it off and buy another set for $300 or whatever. But yeah, we learned to fix this stuff and we learned to really, you know, what you can do, what you shouldn't do. You know, like we did powder coating on that one. But like light powder coating. I didn't do the front door. No, you just did the legs and the sidearm. Yeah, like just slight. I've seen a lot of people that did everything.
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    I think a machine kind of changes. It looks a little different to me. I'm not saying it's wrong. It's just to me, I kind of leave it the accents and like everything else.
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    You know, but then from then, we then we started hearing poor man's. And this is kind of one of those things where it added something because we went to Cary, North Carolina and didn't like that at all. And I was still shopping for, I wanted to be. We wanted to leave Florida. Leave Florida. And at the time I was listening to Wisconsin Hot Rod because I am into cars. Yeah. Can't afford them. Can't even pretend to afford them. But I like them. Uh-huh. And started listening to Ian and Drew with The Poor Man. Yeah. And I started interacting with them because I'm still this whole time doing our radio shows, doing all these other shows I did, the B-movie review show. I have thousands of shows out there. It's insanity. But hearing them talk and laughing, I felt kind of drawn to Wisconsin. They did in some way add to, well, let's go check out Appleton. And we came up and checked it out and we kind of loved it. And we came back a second time in winter to make sure we wouldn't die. And then it snowed. And that was our first experience getting Soss at the mall. Sure, why not get drunk at the mall? Because there was a brewery in the mall. So we came here and we had a hotel that was like right on the edge of the mall. So it snowed and we were snowed in. And of course, we have no boots. Yes. So we like we like walk over to the mall in what two feet of snow. Maybe it was one foot of snow. We're like, well, we can't just sit in the hotel all day. So we went over there and there was a brewery there, Fox River Brewing Company. So I had a flight of every single one of their beers. Got food. Got hammered at the mall. Welcome to Wisconsin. Yeah. So, you know, so then we moved up here and that was and we were still being part of it. So I actually do kind of really credit to some degree the Poor Man's podcast did kind of make us think, you know, Wisconsin could be our new home. And it is. It has been for six years now. We love it. And they're like our family. Everyone in the tribe. Oh, yeah. When we go to Expo, you know. It's like a family reunion. And then, of course, like the Kineticist, you know, and Stern. We always thank them because they don't have to do that stuff. Kineticist helped letting us be part of the media event, and I did some graphics with Kineticist. I enjoyed doing that because I love – I'm a graphic janitor by trade. That was the first time we were invited somewhere as a media. As a media. Yeah. And it was, you know, and then you go, wow, that's cool. And then it's kind of grown since then a little bit. We're not letting it go to our heads, trust us. But it was like that journey from just loving something as a kid and then kind of rediscovering it later in life and playing it. And then until you learn more and learn more. No, I'll never be the most knowledgeable or the best player or the best person that works on them. But I love it. So I have a passion for it. And you do too. I do. Your passion is different. You don't want to fix anything. No, I don't. I would like to learn more of how to fix little things, but also through the tribe is where I met Rachel and how I started going to the ladies' flip. And those are great events. If you're listening and you have somebody that you know that is a woman that would like to get into playing pinball and is in the area, look for a ladies' flip event. There's also Bells and Chimes and there are chapters of Bells and Chimes pretty much everywhere. Yeah, they're right there. And then, of course, our biggest one, Lumberjack Johnny. Yeah. Lumberjack Dave and Atomic Nikki.
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    They're a great part. Like, look how much we look forward to going to Lumberjacks and we always have a great time hanging with them and talking with them. So it's, you know, the community of pinball, while it oftentimes can come across as a bit rough, like if you only go to Pinside, which I haven't been to Pinside for a while. But if you only go there and you only see some of the negative stuff, that's like a, that's bad, but there's so much good. And even Pinside, there's tons of good stuff there. There's tons of great information. There's tons of fun people there that are just like everyone else, you know, having fun. So don't judge them too harshly. You know, it is a great place. It's a great community, you know, online community. And that's the we have to thank Les Manley for. Oh, he organizes the Secret Santa, the Pinty Secret Santa every year. We look forward to it every year. Right. And it is it has to be so much work to coordinate how many because I think it's up to close to 400 people that are doing it now. Yep. And everyone's bringing their own dumbness to it. But we look forward to that. In fact, we buy stuff throughout the year that we go, oh, that'll be great for the Secret Santa. No one, we're going to be in the Secret Santa because it's so awesome. Yeah. Now the first year or two, I whiffed. I did not. I was not good. I didn't, you know, I didn't understand. So now I go the extra mile, make sure I spend a little bit more because it's very cool. Well, we can. Yeah. You know, so shout out to Les Manley. Yep. So awesome. Right. All right. More emails. All right. Hold on. That's been the magical journey. What you got? So our next email is from Jason in Rockford, and he says, congrats on the 100. Probably the nicest couple in the universe.
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    That nice Thank you Jason Do you think Jason from Rockford knows how to do a Rockford or what that even is I hope so Then I go back to that More on that to follow For the 100th self on the most memorable experiences that brought you to 100 Oh, wow. He also says, it's not the size that matters. It's how sticky your sticker is. So bigger is better is what I heard from that. You're right. We are going to make nine inch squared stickers. He said, sorry, I had to make that joke. Thank you. And for my joke, there was a show called Rockford where a guy would, James Garner would hop into any car and he would put it in reverse and drive really fast in reverse and then like swing it around and then go forward. That's officially called a Rockford. Anyway, that's what somebody, my very first job at the newspaper in Allentown, that's what he called it. And I laughed so hard. That's what I've called it since then. So if you're living in Rockford, you have to know how to do a Rockford. To pass the test, I think you have to know how to do a Rockford. And they just have random cards and you have to jump into whichever one and do a Rockford. And some really big card. Like a what? Impala? Oh, whatever. The bigger the better. So some memorable ones, of course, meeting Gary Stern for the first time. Yeah. Because he's the boss of the hot sauce. He always brings a lot of interesting, neat stuff. Meeting the homebrewers. Right. You see some of the stuff that just unfettered, not controlled by a bomb, not having to worry about legality of the theme you choose. So there's so much out there. Also, since we're talking about homebrews, we also have to talk about Aaron Davis. Yeah. With Fast Pinball. He doesn't provide, but he sells parts for homebrews. I believe that he is customer service, helps everybody. And that makes a big difference because if you're just re-theming that stuff's already there, but when you want to do a true homebrew, I could never do anything like that. But with some of his kits and some of his help, I bet you I could. Right. That would be terrible, but I bet you I could. So I don't because I can throw away my money elsewhere like podcasting.
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    Or just buy a machine that's already working. So, you know, I guess some of those, the people you meet, you know, the fun times that you had, like I'm not the most sociable fella, you know. But when we're out and about with these different groups and the people that we know, the tribe of course, it's awesome. I might be one of the more quiet people in the back but I'm still having fun. I'm still enjoying it.
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    We've been a lot of places because of pinball. Oh yeah. And hopefully more to come. We've still never been to Texas Pinball Festival. We've never been to Allentown. Yeah, which is weird. Yeah, I know. So what's the next one we got? Thank you very much for the email. The next one is from Glenn. Oh, no. Thanks for all the episodes. As a tribute, I dusted off this old segment for y'all. I hope you get a laugh or two, and that's the segment we played earlier. Oh, yeah. Thank you, Glenn. I always look forward to you punching up our hundred shows so much as you do.
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    Right. And then we also got another one from a fellow tribe member, Jared. All right. Congrats on your 100th episode. Keep bringing great content to the community. Cheers to the next 100. Thank you very much, sir. I wonder what number he is. Did he say?
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    He's a tribe adjacent, I believe. Oh, okay. Gotcha. What else you got? How many more before we – three? We have three more. Okay, good, good. I was like, we're not going to read 90. That'd take a little long. I think we'd lose some listeners along the way. So what else we got? We have one from Joe. He says, just wanted to say congratulations to you both on hitting an awesome milestone with the Junk Drawer podcast. Looking forward to hearing what you have planned for the big 100th. You're part of it, brother. Thank you, Joey C. Is that Joey C.? Yep. Okay, cool. Thanks for keeping the hobby fun and engaging. We try. Yes. And then we have one from Dr. John. Who is tribe member number 26. Aw, yeah. Yep. Congrats on the... Thunder from down under, Dr. John. Thanks. Or she said, congratulations on the big 100. In Australia, you'd get a letter from King Charles for the milestone. Well, birthdays only, I suppose. But if you add yours together.
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    And then said, hope we can dine and drink again soon. Just waiting for airfares to approach reasonable levels. We're with you, brother. Yeah. Fun fact, Dr. John added two words to our everyday vocabulary that we will not say on air. Right. But we even comboed them to make a third swear word that is kind of rips a hole in time and space when we say it. So thank you. If you just imagine, you know, Australian swear words, but they don't treat it. These words are used almost as endearing. Yes. Where if you say them in America, it's a hate crime. Yeah. Well, we've decided to bring them back. It's only in our house. If people are walking by and they hear us, the cops are called. It's bad. But thank you, Dr. John. It was always great. It was so fun hanging out with you at Expo. And we can't wait till you're with us again. Maybe we should try and get down to him sometime. Right. I'd like to go see Australia. Yeah, that would be awesome. I assume there's just ACDCs walking around everywhere just throwing guitar picks. Sure. You box a couple kangaroos. Oi, Rue, get over here. You start punching them and then you get your ass kicked by a kangaroo, right? Because I think I would look to a kangaroo. I've seen them. They're pretty gnarly. They're muscly. They look a little bit more wily than you'd think, you know. All right. What else? And our last email is from Colin, the kineticist. Oh, yeah. He said, just wanted to share a congrats on episode 100. That's truly an impressive feat of stamina, mental fortitude, and sheer determination. I don't know about the mental part. I'm a little lacking on that. Thank you very much, Colin. That's awesome. He says, I'm curious, since you've been podcasting, what are the top five biggest surprises in pinball you've experienced or witnessed? Whoa, top five biggest surprises off the cuff. One of the things for me is like it's I still am like surprised when people know who we are. Yeah. Like one day we were at Lumberjack Johnny's and like my Stern Insider Connect says CB Sally. Yeah. So somebody was like, are you craft brew Sally? Yeah. Like, oh, yeah. They stab you. Yeah, this is fun. No, it's just – It's me. It's so cool. Yeah, it's still weird for me. I'm sure it's always going to be. Yeah, that's fine, you know. Yeah. I am always – I'm amazed at how small our community is because, like, sometimes I'll meet – I meet, like, names of people that I, like, admire or know, and they're there. And they're accessible. They just talk to you, and it's like, wow, this is so cool. I never thought I would be talking to Jersey Jack or Pat Lawler when we walk up and ask him to sign our playfield. He just does and he's like so happy and you're like, oh my God, this is insane. Or Jack Danger. Or Roger Sharp. Or Zach Sharp. Or Josh Sharp, which I don't think I've met Josh Sharp yet. No, I don't think so. Oh, come on, Josh. Yeah. I kid. As being part of the family as I am from watching that documentary 78,000 times, Foghorn Leghorn Dash Sharp. You know, I thought I would meet one of my brothers, but I haven't yet. No, it's just – it's a cool community. It is. You know, and I think we should always embrace that and realize these are people doing this, you know, making these and all that stuff. So that's been cool. Another surprise, I guess one of the biggest surprises was somebody actually landing Harry Potter. Right. And they did it right. And they did the CEs where they did a time period rather than a number. Because that was saying, look, we want to make as many as the world wants. Yep. That's awesome. Because that was a, by all accounts, very difficult to get, but they just kept going and going and going. And that was a big theme for a lot of people. A lot of people. I know that the author is not very highly, you know. A lot of people aren't very nice. Right. But the theme itself is, yes. So, you know, that was a surprise.
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    I'm very, and we talk about the media events, and it sounds so fanboyish, but I do have to say something about it. I'm always shocked by being invited to the media events. And I'm always so like kind of when I leave there and it's not from the event. The event is great. It's a lot of information. It's a lot of getting actual factual information out to people that are going to talk rather than just made up crap. Right. Which is good for them. Good for us. Good for everyone. Yeah. They are very welcoming. The lady that gets orders remembers us. Yeah. You know, Kyle and Jack Danger and Zach, like Raymond, yeah, they honestly say, hey, and you go, you know, and you talk to them and they're cool. Sometimes they say, hey, buddy. Hey, buddy.
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    It's like that they don't have to do that. Nobody has to do that at all. This could just be a corporation that chugs along. Here's our product. Take it. And that's the end of it. And they're not that way. So one of the biggest surprises to me is that welcoming. They are the flagship. They're the ones that people should model themselves after to some degree. Everyone wants their own secret sauce to their pinball companies, but that's pretty awesome. Now that's an outlay of time, of money, of patience that you don't have to do. You're losing a day of kind of productivity in a world where productivity matters a lot. You know, because I mean, and none of them are ever like, hey, here we are. Here's the info. And then they leave. They never sigh. No. And blow their eyes at you. Right. By your dumb questions, you know. And I mean, so some of the so we also have to talk about that of Joe, because he kind of coordinates all of the media people. Oh, that poor bastard. Yeah. He puts a schedule there. He like tracks us all down when it's our turn for our one on one time with the machine. Yeah, and he's a cool guy. Yeah. We talked to him more last time. Yeah. I can't remember his name. I'm sorry about that joke. I can't remember his last name either. But, you know, he's the guy that's kind of keeping herding the cats, you know, and Kyle always has awesome tours. Yeah. He does awesome tours. Now, you know, we've been to most of the manufacturers. We haven't been to any of those Texas boys yet, but we got to. And, you know, there's they all do it different ways, but it's all the same kind. Every corporation is going to have its own DNA, its own way of doing things, you know, and everything that Stern does is from these hard learned mistakes, bad mistakes that almost sank them. Or don't do that again because we lost money on this machine like they learned over the years. So they honed it and honed it and honed it to that's what they are now, this machine that cranks these out. So that's awesome. And I do have to say this, and I'm sure a lot of people are going to be like, oh yeah, right. But they are not in control of when the Insider Connect is going to have poopy doops for all of us. Pokemon. They have to send all of this stuff to Japan to get approval. I will say everyone knows that. I know. But I've seen recently that people are complaining like when is the new code coming? We need more code. Like we all know we all need it. We all want it. They know too. They want it to be released. They're already on to their second and third machines. They can't spend much time on this crap. They have to do the next one. But they are waiting on the Pokemon company to say it's okay. Yeah. So anyway, I guess I don't think that was five. Do you have any others? You know, I guess traveling. This has been these have been our vacations. Yeah. Expo. Sadly, Freeplay Florida has gone by the wayside, but now there's Pinball at the Beach, which I guess I don't know if I'm going to get to that one. That was actually my old stomping ground. The TV show that I did on public access was maybe a half mile away from where they hold that. Yeah. And I think we were actually at that place for a wedding. Yeah, we were. So whenever people go to the pinball at the beach, I'm like, well, I know exactly where you are because I lived there for 27 years. Do you have to go through that roundabout where all of the tourists don't know how to drive in a roundabout?
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    Yeah. So I know everyone. This is a long show. Oh, my gosh. Sorry. We're not done yet. Thank you, Colin. Those are, I guess, our biggest. I guess I'm always surprised by the kindness. Right. And I'm always disappointed by some of the bad stuff. But you take the good with the bad. It's mostly good. Right. All right. Is that our last email? Yes. That was our last email. Now I think it is time. Oh, you have something? We have to do our Lumberjack Johnny. Well, I'm just saying we're going to do our numbers before the beer. Oh, my goodness gracious. So we also have to say a huge thank you to Dave and Nikki. Of course. Lumberjack Dave and Atomic Nikki.
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    They're cool. They have a great business, which I'm very thankful for. District 82 and Lumberjacks, having those in very reasonable driving distance is incredible. There are some people that don't have these kind of places around them and they're in these pinball deserts. You better have friends that like pinball and have pinball because otherwise you're really stuck. So this is an incredible gift to have District 82 who is constantly expanding and doing videos. And that's where the Worlds was held this year. And then, of course, Lumberjack Johnnies. This is a family that's passionate about pinball. You can tell they have some of the coolest machines in the world. They have two locations, one here in Appleton and one in Green Bay. And they put their cool machines into those places which I would not The location in Green Bay has mostly LEs That crazy Yeah. That's the first time we were exposed to them. And I walked up and I was like, I'm looking at this Star Wars that had the topper. At that point, that topper was like $3,500. I'm like, this is like, huh? And I'm like, I'm putting my money in before they steal it from me or something. I don't know. I couldn't believe what I was looking at. And there was a whole row of these, you know, CEs. I'm like, this is so awesome.
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    But we always talked about Lumberjack Johnnies. Always. And then... Well, it's like our stomping ground. Right. And then Dave reached out and was like, hey, can we sponsor your show? And we're like, yes, please. Yeah, I have still. It was just that. I think that's another thing for Colin's List is like that was. You know, you have a collaboration with you. You have a Crafter Sally beer. Yeah, I do. In their bar. That's so cool. That's like, what are you talking about? You know. Right. So without any further ado, I think it's time. I'm going to drop in their song. Then we're going to do the top five and bottom. No, top three and bottom three. And we have some things to go over. Oh, my God. Saddle up the whole dang crew, Lumberjack Johnny's is calling you, axes fly, skee-balls roll, pinball popping, arcades glow, 100 beers, hot smoked meats, pizza so good, you're stomping your feet, Lumberjack Johnny, your fun time, one stop retreat.
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    Alright, what do you got for us this week? So, top three, do you have any guesses? Pokemon number one, Beetlejuice number two, Fishtail is number three. You're trying. So you were sort of close, but so coming in at number three is Beetlejuice. All right. Coming in at number two, Pokemon. Oh, wait, what's the new shiny? What's number one? Harry Potter. Wow, Harry Potter number one. Yeah, I bet you these three are going to jostle for number one a lot. I think so too. Those are three bangers. Those are such good games. Yes, they are. All right, so what are the bottom three? All right. Not Incredible Hulk. No. Never Incredible Hulk. And not Fishtails either. No, I think they pulled that one. Oh. Yeah, go ahead. So, third from the bottom is Led Zeppelin. All right, no surprise. Yep.
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    Second from the bottom, Ultraman. No surprise there. Although I played that and I don't hate that game. There's a lot going on there. Go ahead. And then the dullest axe. The dullest axe in the quiver. Is Star Trek. Star Trek? Uh-huh. Wow. Huh. All right. Well, there you have it. I wouldn't have guessed Star Trek, but I don't know. So, you know, that's one thing. They are very – they look at these numbers. They pull machines and swap them out and keep everything fresh. Right. That's cool. What else do you got? So they also do some fun things on Fridays. The first Friday of the month they do a decade night. Okay. So do you go on their Facebook and figure out – and they'll say which it is or you have to – I'm not sure on that because Facebook just says decade night. Because if I showed up with my funky bell-bottoms and it was 90s, I'd feel a little silly. I'd be like, hey, where are you getting those Jenko jeans? I got my bell-bottoms on. You giant turkeys. And I'd get in my van and I'd peel out.
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    Okay, go ahead. And then the second Friday is Punk Rock Nights. Yes, that I know. I've lived that world.
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    Third Friday is Trivia Night. Cool. On Trivia Nights, you register at 6 and then it starts at 6.30. I'm bad at trivia.
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    Throwdown Nights is the fourth Friday and that is $5 off of axe throwing. Oh, cool. And then if there's a fifth Friday of the month, it's a wild card. And I know they just released a new thing where Wednesdays they do a buy-in? Starting today. Oh my God, today. So tonight and then two more weeks. Hang up the phone and quick drive there. Hang up because you're listening to this podcast on the phone. Hang up your phone and quick run to... Don't hang up. Okay.
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    So those three Wednesdays is going to be Pinball Wristband Wednesdays. So it'll be an unlimited play for $15 for the evening. Oh, that's so awesome. That is. You know, the sad part is you're going to be playing pool and I'm going to be doing this. You should. I have to. We should go tonight after this. We're not going to. Sorry about your luck there, Kethro. All right. Very cool. Yes. I will say, we never said this in the beginning, which I should have led with this. Pinball Junker, the creation date was 12-9-2021. Wow. That was the first air date. So, lousers. Wow. Before we get into your beer section, a couple of little quick call-outs I wanted to do because I listen to a lot of content, less now than I used to. Yeah. But a quick call, I always enjoy Zack Minnie and Dennis' pinball show. I like their content. I like their back and forth.
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    Eclectic Gamers is Dennis and – sorry, I can't remember the other guy. He's a good guy. I just can't remember his name right now. And also, of course, our tribe's own – Orbital Albert. Orbital Albert, the pinball nerds. And I'm trying to think of some of the other ones. Don's Pinball. Don's Pinball Podcast. Of course, Don's Pinball. We got the color from him. I enjoy his stuff. I know that he does that, We Are Pinball. That's an interesting show, but I haven't stayed current with that. I actually thought I could be the third person on there for a while, but then I think it went a different direction. I don't know. I'm also doing a lot of shows, so I don't push it too much. When you're doing three shows, what's a fourth show? What's a fifth show? A lot. It's a lot. There's a lot of content creators out there. And Retro Ralph, we got JBS, Jamie Burchill, he came up to us and we met him and what a cool guy. Really enjoy his takes, really enjoy his outlook. He's just a really nice person. Yeah, he is a really nice person. And, you know, Kerry Hardy's out there doing his thing. If you're out there doing it, keep doing it. Someone will find him, someone will dig it, someone will dig your stuff. There's also like grown up adjacent pinball and Erica's pinball journey. Yeah, there's a ton. Yeah. And we're happy to be part of it. Craft Brew Sally.
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    You're gonna have to put your journal down. Craft Brew Sally child. You've been to all the breweries around. You've been running all over the town.
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    Tell me what to drink until I fall on the ground. Yeah, somebody put some beer in my mug. You know, as I was driving home, I almost was going to play all three of the intros because I think most people have watched that first one I did out of their brain because it was me. And I was like, you know what? We're coming up in an hour. I don't think anyone needs any further. I think we're going to go with the good one and we'll go with that. Thank you, Glenn. What have you got for us, Craft Brews? So I thought it would be cool to look in my journal of craft brews and see what my 100th craft beer was in my journal. And then I got sad. Oh. Yeah. What? It was Shooter Brown by Paradise. You should have been Shooter McGavin by Paradise. But Paradise was one of the first breweries that we went to down in Florida.
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    And they had a really nice place there. They just went out of business. A lot of those places popped up. They didn't have any concept of what they were doing. Right. And they went away. But they always had a lot of beers. I don't know if you remember, I think it was Halloween, they would do like, I think they would have like a hundred beers. Wow. And then they would like kind of rotate through.
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    That's wild. Yeah. So what else? And that's the one I used to always, oh no, Big Storm was the one I used to get.
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    My Valentine's. Valentine's Day where they had that special one that I would get you. It was a chocolate cherry stout. Yep. You're not a big Stout fan, but you look forward to your Valentine's gift. So what else? So I also thought I'd maybe mention some of my favorite beers of my drinking days. Yes. So first I would mention High Lie by Cigar City. Yeah. And then Cherry Papa by Arcane. You got to throw an Arcane in there. You love Arcane. Pretty much everything in Arcane. So now that's the thing. If you're at Pinball at the Beach, you can take an Uber to Arcane and get some of these beers Crabby Vitaly's talking about. They're very close. Yeah. So maybe we need to go to – no, I think it's a little bit longer than that. Yeah, my brain fogs out. Yeah. Okay. Maybe we need to go to Pinball at the Beach next year. Let's take it easy. Wink, wink. Okay, what else you got? Next up, I have Butter Cup by Funky Buddha. Yeah. They had a lot of good ones too. And then Grand Cru by Hinterland. Oh, yeah. And Hinterland is another one that pretty much anything there. They're a solid brewer. Yeah. And then some of these that I go with and I'll have – Craft Ruselli will make me taste some of her flight if she thinks I'll like it. Because I usually say, what's your palest lager? And then they give me – they pour out a Budweiser and say, thank you. And she has her wackiness. And like some of them you can tell they're very quality based. Like they're really professional brewers. They're good. And they're not so zany usually. Those are the ones that are kind of more they have really, really high end beers.
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    And so Interland is one of those. Yeah, right. They could stand toe to toe with any brewer in the world. And then some are like Wacky Town. Yeah. This is our peanut butter and jelly beer. There's actually a peanut butter and jelly beer on my list here. They just dump literal peanut butter and jelly into a very good beer and go, here it is. And then they run away screaming and you go, I don't think we should drink this there, but okay. So go ahead, what do you have to say? So next up I have Bare Bottom Madness by Door County Brewing. Nice. And then Berry Wise by Line and Kugel. Cool. And then Peanut Butter and Jelly Mix Tape by Zool, which is really cool. They're like climbing the ranks as one of your favorites out there. They're probably still right under Drekker. Yeah, okay.
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    And then I have Cherry Drop, which is another one that is no longer with us. Yeah, that was Pigeon River. And then this next one is, I have to say, thank you to Dan the Man and Aaron Davis for bringing me Pliny the Elder by Russian River. That's right. Right. That's kind of awesome when someone makes an effort. You know, you go, that's really something. I think Aaron Davis, like, did he stop at like three different places or something? So the first year, this was not last year at Expo, but the year before, he stopped because he drives, I think he drives from Washington and picks games up on his way to Expo. So he had stopped at a couple different places to see if he could get any, and he couldn't get any the first year. And that's when, that's the year that Dan the Man brought it. Picking up the spare. Boom. Dan the Man. Yep. Representing. So then last year he got I think he brought three or four Pliny the Elders and then a couple other things from a place that sells it in near where he is. This has become one of the most fun things for me to watch is when we're prepping for things like when we go to Stern Crabbers Valley, we go and get some beers to give to them. And then when you're going to Expo, you have things set up to give to people. You know, we've got Glenn, Skateboarder Glenn, and it's another facet of our pinball journey that makes me laugh. Because we're tracking cases of beer across state line, whatever. You know, it's just funny. It's fun and cool. It's a different part of it, you know.
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    I also have on my list Juice Cloud by Lion's Tail. Yeah. There had to be a line still on that. Of course. And then my last one I have is Moon Man by Nuclarus. Very cool. But speaking of that, taking booze to places, it wasn't the last media day. It was the one before that. And I think you walked up to Jack and you said, we have something for you. And he says, it better be booze. It's because he does pinball for a living. I need booze to get through the day is probably what he was thinking. So I said it is booze and then you said it has to be booze. It's Crapper Sally.
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    It's funny. I don't know. Do you have anything else? I think we're wrapping up. This is a long episode. People are going to be tapping their watches going, what are you doing? Thanks for listening to our show. Thanks everybody. Oh, on note, so I have a record for my own brain. My Stern Insider Connect number is at this date, pinball junk drawer. My streak is still alive at 592 days straight. Nice. I have 989 days played total, and I'm at 2251 games played, 2251 games for Insider Connect. I've played a lot more pinball than that. So I just figured, well, you know, at the century mark, give some shout outs, give some names. Right. If we didn't say your name, please don't feel slighted. No. My brain is a sieve. Right. I can't remember anything. But we do thank you all very much from the bottom of our hearts for listening and being cool and not, you know, just being part of the community with us and letting us be part of your pinball journey as well. Yeah. And everybody. Thank you, everybody. Yes. Especially our tribe. Especially the tribe. So thanks. See you when we see you. Shazbot! Nanu Nanu.
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    That's it, man. Game over, man. Game over.