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Jul 4, 2009, 6:07 am
Time for another Pinball Heroes guest and this week it's the man behind Cirqus Voltaire, Theatre of Magic & Tales of the Arabian Nights!
John Popadiuk.
Let me start by saying John has been a really great guy helping me put the interview together and if you have any questions, he is happy to answer t... Comment - Like
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Jun 13, 2009, 1:08 pm
Maybe not a name some of you are familiar with, but if you like your pinball books, then you must know the work of today's Pinball Hero. Pictured to the left with pinball designer Mark Ritchie, Michael Shalhoub's series of books cover several eras of pinball and are called The Pinball Compendiums.
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May 30, 2009, 11:43 am
Pinball Heroes: Greg Kmiec
The Pinball Blog: So you're Greg Kmiec. You designed 30+ games including EM, solid state and dot matrix in a career spanning 3 decades. Is there a particular machine you are most proud of and why?
Greg Kmiec: Historically speaking, the game that I am most proud of is Xenon... Comment - Like
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May 23, 2009, 11:29 am
We've interviewed machine designers, authors, historians and players here on The Pinball Blog for our series of Pinball Heroes. But what about people who collect the things and play a part in the social side of the hobby? There are a number of well documented collectors in America, so we're taking a... Comment - Like
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May 16, 2009, 9:46 am
OK, so Todd MacCulloch might be better known for playing basketball than pinball, but he's hoping that's all going to change. With NBA being Stern's next pinball machine and with Todd coming to the UK in the summer to play in the European and World Pinball Championships it seemed a perfect time to c... Comment - Like
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May 10, 2009, 6:24 am
When I started Pinball Heroes, I didn't really know how far I'd get, how many people I'd find, or how many people would be willing. Sure, there's been a couple of weekends when I haven't had an interview ready, or I'm waiting for replies, but on the whole the generosity of the people within pinball ... Comment - Like
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May 3, 2009, 6:26 pm
Yesterday I posted up the Pinball Heroes interview with Steve Kordek and it seems most people enjoyed it. Jim Schelberg, who kindly interviewed Mr Kordek by telephone for me has also sent me a load of extra pictures. Some I've added to the original article, but as it was already pretty picture-rich,... Comment - Like
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May 2, 2009, 6:13 am
With 50+ years in the industry and more than 100 pinball machines under his belt, it's no surprise that many of our Pinball Heroes named one man the most influential to their careers. Of course we wanted to interview the great man himself, but being opposite sides of the Atlantic and only one of us ... Comment - Like
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Apr 18, 2009, 10:08 am
Steve Epstein created PAPA, the Professional and Amateur Pinball Association in New York. When he retired, he sold the name and assets (magazines, shirts, trophies etc) to the guy who was organising the Pinburgh tournaments. Now the excellent 30,000 square foot facility that houses PAPA is opened up... Comment - Like
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Apr 11, 2009, 6:08 am
There aren't many guys who still design pinball machines in the 21st century, but The Pinball Blog tracked down John Borg who can make that claim.
The Pinball Blog. So you're John Borg, one of the only people on the planet who can still claim to be a pinball designer! What are your current responsib... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Ok, I don't 'do' the blog anymore, but many of you guys in the UK will be saddened to hear that Nigel Hill passed away unexpectedly on the 5th January 2010.
Nigel was a true gentleman, offering his help wherever and however possible to ensure the pinball hobby had all the help it needed... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Erm.... Pinball has been a large part of my life for the past few years, perhaps a little bit too much. After hosting the European Pinball Championships and World Pinball Championships in the space of two weeks, I decided to take a break from pinball for a while. I've had hundreds and hundreds o... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Martin Ayub has been busying away at Pinball News HQ getting the 2009 UK Pinball Show & European Pinball Championship report written up. Sadly Martin wasn't able to compete in the EPC during the show as he had to organise it! Quite how he finds the time to remember half of what goes on I never k... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Thanks to Phil on the (free) Yahoo UK Pinball Group, who spotted this little gem...
Pinball Factory for sale. £25!
I thought someone was having a dig at the non-pinball factorium down under, but it turns out it's even worse!
Someone is selling 6 months membership to an internet forum for £2... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
There's a piece about the European Pinball Championships and IFPA6 World Pinball Championship in the August GamesWorld.
Not sure you're able to read online so here's the text from the article.
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Former NBA professional Todd MacCulloch is among an international field of 150 ... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
It seems most modern mobile/cell phones have a corny Electro-mechanical plinkety plonk as a ringtone, but what about something a little bit more modern?
There's a website called Locally Toned, where they find locally grown ringtones and the author recently hooked up with the guys at PAPA to rec... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
IFPA Pinball World Champion (and bloody nice guy) Bowen Kerins, gets interviewed on classic rock radio station 94.7 WCSX.
Click the logo to take you to the interview.Cheers
Nick
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
I'm trying to drag my sorry a$$ back into Blogging-Mode after 2 weekends of pinball carnage - although they seem a lifetime ago!
Bowen Kerins may have come to my place in the UK and won the IFPA World Pinball Championships, he may also be one of the nicest guys I've ever met, but when it co... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Wow, has it been a week since I've been anywhere near the blog? I've still got loads to share, but for now here's a trailer to the upcoming video (made by TV's Will Barber) about the 2 weekends of pinball!
Cheers
Nick
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Sunday 20th September sees year 2 of the popular Welsh Classic Pinball Tournament in, er Wales!
Dave and his family have become part of the furniture here at HQ2 for the Monster Meets and helped me non-stop during the recent IFPA World Pinball Championships. It's my lad's birthday weekend s... Comment - Like
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