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Don’s Pinball Podcast is live!

Don's Pinball Podcast Live Streams (YouTube)·video·6m 55s·analyzed·May 15, 2026
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TL;DR

Don live-streams from Golden State Pinball Festival, searching for Padrino machine and exploring fairground venues.

Summary

Don broadcasts live from the Golden State Pinball Festival at the Lodi Grape and Wine Festival fairgrounds in California. He documents his early morning arrival (9 AM, 4 hours before the show opens at 1 PM), walking the grounds in search of pinball machines and the anticipated Padrino Tales of the Arabian Night machine, which he expects to clear customs before the broadcast. He encounters various arcade machines, mentions fellow podcasters like Mark from The Spinner is Lit Pinball Podcast, and plans to explore the festival venue throughout the day.

Key Claims

  • Padrino Tales of the Arabian Night machine was expected to arrive at the Golden State Pinball Festival but was held up in customs

    high confidence · Don, opening commentary: 'I've been hearing non-stop that new Padrino Tales of the Arabian Night was going to be here...Maybe it's still in customs. Hopefully it'll be clearing customs by the time the show starts.'

  • The Golden State Pinball Festival is held at the Lodi Grape and Wine Festival fairgrounds and has a camping/festival setup with RVs and modular setups

    high confidence · Don describing the venue: 'We're at the fairgrounds, the grape festival party grounds...people bring their recreational vehicles, their modular establishments, and they set up out here.'

  • Padrino is based in Milan, Italy and is called Padrino Euro Pinball Corp

    high confidence · Don: 'our good friends at Padrino Euro Pinball Corp Milan Italy.'

  • Don arrived at the festival around 9 AM with the show not opening until 1 PM, creating a 4-hour wait

    high confidence · Don: 'the show doesn't start until 1:00 and California time has us at almost 9:00. I have to wait like 4 hours for this Padrino game to show up.'

  • Multiple Beetlejuice pinball machines are present at the festival venue

    high confidence · Don observing machines: 'there's a lot of Beetlejuices in here, man.'

  • Lens Arcade is present at the Golden State Pinball Festival with machines available to play

    high confidence · Don spotting a venue: 'Lynn's Arcade has shown up...Got pinball. Sweet.'

  • Pabst Can Crusher were visible next to each other at the venue

    high confidence · Don: 'when have you seen two Paps cab crushers right next to each other? And that is some candy-coated Deadpool.'

Notable Quotes

  • “I've been hearing non-stop that new Padrino Tales of the Arabian Night was going to be here. And so I said, 'Self, let's get our ass to Sacramento and drive on over and check it out.'”

    Don@ 0:32 — Indicates strong community anticipation for the Padrino Tales of the Arabian Nights machine and Don's decision to travel specifically to see it.

  • “Still trying to get a factory tour. Maybe if I get back in the good graces of Padrino, then I can be invited to the factory.”

    Don@ 0:53 — Shows Don's interest in deeper access to the manufacturer and hints at previous interactions with Padrino.

  • “So this show is somewhat unique and calls for a different sort of introduction. It's like a camping festival. We're at the fairgrounds, the grape festival party grounds...people bring their recreational vehicles, their modular establishments, and they set up out here.”

    Don @ 00:01:30 — Describes the unique format of Golden State Pinball Festival as a camping-style event rather than traditional arcade venue.

  • “Golden State at night is so fun. That's what I hear, man. That's what I hear.”

    Don@ 1:55 — References the reputation of Golden State Pinball Festival's nighttime experience among the community.

  • “Mark from the spinner of lit The Spinner is Lit Pinball Podcast podcast is supposed to be here. One of my favorites.”

    Don@ 2:29 — References fellow podcaster and potential crossover opportunity at the festival.

Entities

Golden State Pinball FestivaleventPadrino Tales of the Arabian NightsgamePadrino Euro Pinball CorpcompanyDonpersonMarkpersonLodi Grape and Wine Festivalevent[name withheld pending review]organizationSpookycompany

Signals

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    event_signal: Golden State Pinball Festival at Lodi fairgrounds features camping-style setup with RVs, modular venues, multiple pinball and arcade machines. Described as unique festival format compared to traditional arcade venues.

    high · Don's detailed description of venue setup: 'people bring their recreational vehicles, their modular establishments, and they set up out here' with machines scattered throughout grounds for casual play.

  • ?

    product_launch: Padrino Tales of the Arabian Nights machine was delayed in customs clearing and expected to arrive at festival venue before 1 PM show start.

    high · Don: 'Maybe it's still in customs. Hopefully it'll be clearing customs by the time the show starts. Excited to see it.'

  • ?

    content_signal: Multiple pinball podcasters present at Golden State Pinball Festival (Don, Mark from Spinners Lit); indicating significant community media coverage of the event.

    high · Don mentions Mark from Spinners Lit podcast as present and plans to connect with other podcasters wandering the grounds.

  • ?

    venue_signal: Festival venue includes arcade machines (Street Fighter, Fast Break), inflatable attractions (Bill & Ted phone booth), food vendors (Wienerschnitzel opening at 10 AM), and allowance for alternative activities (skateboarding).

    high · Don's walking tour observations: 'I'm seeing pinball machines. I'm seeing BMX riders. I dig that.' Multiple arcade machines and attractions documented.

  • $

    market_signal: Padrino Euro Pinball Corp (Milan, Italy) is expanding presence to North American market via Golden State Pinball Festival, indicating international manufacturer outreach to U.S. community.

Transcript

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0:03
This is not a quite a Quantico hot, but Anyway, there are some characters in this town out for a morning walk. How you doing?
0:13
anywhere. Of course, the show doesn't start until 1:00 and California time has us at almost 9:00. I have to wait like 4 hours for this Padrino game to show up. Maybe it's still in customs. Hopefully it'll be clearing customs by the time the show starts. Excited to see it. I've been hearing non-stop that new Padrino Tales of the Arabian Nights was going to be here. And so I said, "Self, let's get our ass to Sacramento and drive on over and check it out. Try to support our good friends at Padrino Euro Pinball Corp Milan Milan Milan Italy. Cool place, by the way. Go check it out. Still trying to get a factory tour. Maybe if I get back in the good graces of Padrino, then I can be invited to the factory. So this show is somewhat unique and calls for a different sort of introduction. It's like a camping festival. We're at the fairgrounds, the the grape festival party grounds or whatever in Lodi, grape and wine pavilion, right there. So people bring their recreational vehicles, their modular establishments, and they set up out here. And I've been hearing tell that people bring machines as well. And so when the show isn't open like right now, you can come wander around and play some pinballs. So I think that's what we're on the hunt for. It's like other podcasters running around. Maybe we'll run into some people. So far, they seem friendly and I smell food. So me and my gimpy leg, we're here walking much better today. Thank you very much. Anyone in the chat? I'll have to switch my glasses off. I can't read anything. Quite bright out here, of course. Good weather not a rarity in this vicinity.
1:55
Golden State at night is so fun. That's what I hear, man. That's what I hear. So we're going to check that out tonight. Maybe we'll do a late night golden stream live pin. What? So, tonight we'll do that. The show doesn't open until 1:00. Worse than that, Wienerschnitzel doesn't open until 10:00. So, I don't know what I'm going to do until then. I want my all-beef hot dog inside of a pretzel bun, please, and thank you. Large fries and some jalapeno poppers. I'm going to make it I'm going to pop off. And I do see that they allow skateboarders in here. So, seems like a cool place. I'll give you a little walk around. We'll see if we can meet someone. Mark from the spinner of lit spinners lit podcast is supposed to be here. One of my favorites. Um we'll see where they're at. And so far, I'm looking for pinball. I saw a couple arcade machines. I'm looking for someone playing some pinball. Maybe I can go quarter up. All right, but my first time here at the Golden State Pinball Festival. Not first time in California, though. And y'all bringing back some memories being here. The smells, the sights, going to a liquor store, all the Mexican confections laid out. It's like I never left. It's like I'm returning home now.
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medium · Don traveled to California specifically to see Padrino Tales of the Arabian Nights debut/display; expresses desire to build relationship with manufacturer for future factory tours.

  • ?

    community_signal: Festival draws regional pinball communities including Reno group with custom code machines and Lassen area enthusiasts.

    medium · Don asks about 'Reno guys' who 'had stuff set up outside to play with like a custom code eight ball' and mentions Lassen pinball community.

  • ?

    venue_signal: Multiple pinball and arcade machines deployed at festival by various venues/operators including Lens Arcade; Deadpool (candy-coated custom), multiple Beetlejuice units, Papa Cab Crushers visible.

    high · Don's observations while walking grounds: spotted Deadpool, multiple Beetlejuices, Papa Cab Crushers, Street Fighter cabinet, Fast Break machines.

    • 3:04
    What is this? What is this inflatable room? We're going to check this out. There's a Bill and Ted phone booth over there. That's cool. We'll go check that out. Lynn's Arcade has shown up. Don't know who they are, but they look fantastic. Here, I'll flip the camera around. You don't have to look at my face the whole time.
    3:22
    We got pinball. We got pinball. Sweet. We'll have to get ourselves in the good graces of some people here. See if we can film through the window. Oh, when have you seen two Paps cab crushers right next to each other? And that is some candy-coated Deadpool. So, what I'm hearing may be legit. Might be legit about this place. Let me go see what kind of trouble I can get into. Took me forever to figure out a way to get in here. I lapped the entire block until I found an unguarded entrance to walk myself into. But yeah, if if you aren't camping, still plenty of green grass available. I'm going to check out this Bill & Ted phone booth and we'll read the comments on the way. Where's Pajama Game? I want to see it. I peeked in, didn't see anything. Going to see tonight is so fun. If anybody knows who's bringing it, who's bringing it? And who's the Hawk Moon? Who's their hangout over here? Don't look at my face. Let's Let's do a little casual walk around. I'm seeing pinball machines. I'm seeing BMX riders. I dig that. Still the frosty morning hours. We'll probably have to go and Oh, man, I want to ride this. I I I do want to ride this. Okay, this place is This place is pretty eclectic. I'm digging it. What is this place?
    4:58
    I want to throw down some Street Fighter right now. Canada fly yourself out here. I'll give you a challenge, man. Get my Ryu on. All right, couple of fast breaks. I'm sure they're linked. Well, that'll be fun. All right. What we got comment wise while I walk around here? You know, the Reno guys had stuff set up outside to play with like a custom code eight ball. Where are the Reno guys? Where can I find some Reno guys? I want to play something. I want to play something and then I want to eat food. What's better, pinball or eating food? I say why not do both? Shout out to Mary's Pizza Shack. Boy's Hot Springs Zone. Went there yesterday with the spooky crew. They loved it. I knew they would because the food is fantastic. Man, my leg is feeling so much better today. I walked the two miles from the hotel over here. Let me go text Bug and them, see where they're at. Maybe I can get an Uber back to my pizza that's in my fridge in my room, and then we'll swing back by later. And uh when I when I hear something, I'll know it. But as of right now, I you know, I I I get my eyes out there, right? I see what's going on. I don't see no Pedretti machines at all, let alone Tales of the Arabian Nights. So, cannot comment, but that's the update for 9:00 a.m. this morning at the Lodi Grape and Wine Festival. It's fun, but I should probably be in Disneyland right now. But we're going to do this today. We're going to do this today. It's going to be a great day. I want to go play some pinballs. And see, there's a lot of Beetlejuices in here, man. So, that'll be fun. Go Oh, shoot. Man, stupid eyes. I got to get some cons- prescription lenses.
    6:42
    It's pretty chill here. That This town has characters though on the street, let me tell you. If you see the Lassen pinball guys, tell them Ben says hi. Ben, you got it. So, we'll go out and have a talk to you later.