Spooky Pinball

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #23

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:28:41 +0000

Possibly the manliest pinball podcast in the history of podcasts! This month we talk to Bryan and Brian about there 20 plus pinball warehouse score, go down under with the coolest Pizza N Pinball place in Australia, and talk to 2 manly men from the Midwest Gaming Classic. We have not one, but 2 manly contests from Pinball Life & Flipper Fidelity! And to top it all off… Ben Windy, Jason, Ben Heck, and Charlie try (and fail miserably) to make a man out of Blue Shirt by exposing him to the 5 most manly movies we could think of. So man up, and enjoy this months show! Oh, on a girly note… KT finally got her Koala Bear!!! Thanks Dom & Chris!

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #22

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:35:00 +0000

It’s our new years eve 2 hour plus show. We have the return of Jersey Jack, who is marking his 1 year anniversary of his big announcement on our podcast. We also hear from Michael Pupo of Flipper Fidelity, who not only makes great speaker upgrades for your games, he’s also now a sponsor of the show! Michael is also giving a set of Stern upgrade speakers to one of our lucky listeners. Terry from Pinball Life has an amazing prize for one of you out there as well, and we get a cultural lesson in life, love, and pinball from Wisconsin to China! Toss in Bryan Kelly and all the usual pinball goodness, and it’s a great way to start the new year!

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #21

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:39:42 +0000

It’s the marauding invasion from the north!… west-ish… otherwise known as our crazy friends from Minnesota. We talk about all the things that matter to pinheads… like beer, pinball, beer, boobs, pizza, and beer. We also manage to sneak in some serious conversation about the changing pinball market. Terry from Pinball Life is on board for 2012, and has a super nice prize for 1 lucky listener… a $50 gift certificate for anything you want! K.T. and I meet the Whizbang Pinball guys for a photo shoot. Oh… and what the hell is the deal with the guinea pig??? Listen to find out, and have a great holiday season loyal listeners!

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #20

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:41:25 +0000

The 20011 Pinball Expo may be over, but we still have lots of crazy stories and interviews to share about the experience. Guests include Ben Heck, Dennis Nordman, Rob & Steve, Terry from Pinball Life, and a gentlemen you might not be familiar with but has an amazing story in pinball… Michael Sehnert. For those who personally attended the first ever “Spooky Pinball Live” event… you were an awesome crowd and thanks for being there! Thanks also to Martin at Pinball News for allowing us to use some audio from the event. Halloween may technically be over, but this episode is loaded with extra spooky goodness, at no extra charge!

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #19

admin — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:47 +0000

It’s the Spooky Pinball Podcast 2011 Pinball Expo warm up show! We talk to George Gomez about Stern Pinball’s new Transformers game (and the Expo launch party). David “Doc Pinball” Fix stops by to give us a complete Expo run down. Blue Shirt & Charlie road trip to “Crazy Jason’s MN Pinball Hall of Fame”. Bryan Kelly is back with more pinball words of wisdom, and K.T. tries to help the audience dudes who need some pinball & female advice. Pinball Life is dishing out a prize of colossal rock band proportions on this episode… it’s a whole lot of show for no money down, and no money later!

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #18

admin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:39:23 +0000

It’s an experiment… IN FEAR! This month, we go waaaay off track and turn our little podcast into an old time radio pinball horror show. And to make matters entirely better, we have a bunch of guys from Jersey Jack Pinball help us with the madness. Special thanks to Joe Balcer, Jack Guarnieri, Greg Freres… and especially Dennis Nordman who played a very crucial role… without even knowing it! You will also get to hear a serious interview with Joe Balcer on the progress being made with the Wizard Of Oz Pinball machine. We also road trip to a friends house to play the new Tron pinball from Stern. To top it all off… Bryan Kelly finally becomes more than our favorite guy to mention, and actually becomes part of Spooky Pinball as our zen master. This show was a ton of work, and we sure hope it’s worth it! Turn off your lights, kick back, and party like it’s 1939!

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #17

admin — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:00:19 +0000

George Gomez brings a big, bad ass friend to the Spooky Pinball Podcast! George also talks about his new position at Stern Pinball… Gomez is one of the best, and we couldn’t be happier to see him back in pinball full time! Plus, Bug & Charlie take the custom Godzilla Pinball to “G Fest” in Chicago, and introduce a whole pile of new kid players to pinball! Godzilla, Gomez, G Fest… oh no, IT’S SPOOKY PINBALL!!!

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #16

admin — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:32 +0000

Pinball artist of epic proportions, Greg Freres comes on the show to talk about his entire history in pinball… From the early days at Bally, to Williams, Pinball 2000, Whizbang Pinball, and his new gig at Jersey Jack Pinball with his first project, The Wizard of Oz playfield. Oh, and he also talks a little dragstrip music and mud wrestling… Can’t make this stuff up folks!

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #15.5

admin — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:00:55 +0000

THE CASSANDRA PETERSON… AKA ELVIRA, MISTRESS OF THE DARK… SPECIAL!!! To say we were excited to have the goddess of all things spooky on the show is an understatement. Special thanks to Rick at Planetary Pinball for helping make this happen. Cassandra talks about her entire career, and goes over her love of pinball with us. She is an amazing talent, and was very sweet to have graced our show with her presence. THANK YOU CASSANDRA!!!

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #15

admin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:00:37 +0000

Spooky Pinball Pocast madness… With Tron Pinball designer John Borg! Interviews with Chuck Hess from Nucore and Pinball At The Zoo. Oh, and Rob & Steve get kicked off the show!

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #14

admin — Sun, 01 May 2011 12:00:25 +0000

Charlie and K.T. drag Godzilla Pinball to Las Vegas, and visit the Pinball Hall Of Fame & Tim Arnold! Plus Rick from Planetary Pinball, Gene from Retro Pinball talks about their new King of Diamonds game, and Blue Shirt gets in Ben Heck’s shop… dream come true for the young man!

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #13.5

admin — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:00:59 +0000

Why the “13.5″ in the show title??? Because it’s the first ever Spooky Pinball Podcast special with Steve Ritchie! Steve Ritchie is the king of pinball designers, and we were thrilled to see him back doing what he does best… MAKING PINBALL! Rock on, and long live the king!

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #13

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:00:09 +0000

Midwest Gaming Classic show. Interviews with Jersey Jack, Roger Sharpe, Ben Heck, Jeri Ellsworth, Bryan Kelly, the entire Spooky Pinball team, Rob & Steve stop by… news, beer, and an intoxicated Blue Shirt gets an ice bath!

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #12

admin — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:00:21 +0000

Warm up show for the 2011 Midwest Gaming classic with Dan Loosen. Plus, pinball news, we find “Life After Death” for Rob Craig, and Squirrel officially takes over the advertising department… which lands us a years worth of PINBALL LIFE coming on as our official show sponsor!

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #11

admin — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:00:11 +0000

Joe Balcer from Jersey Jack Pinball, and designer of The Wizard Of Oz pinball joins us for an extensive interview. Plus, K.T. gets goofy with Dennis Nordman, and we hear from Dan Loosen of the Midwest Gaming Classic.

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #10

admin — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:00:09 +0000

Jack Guarnieri visited the Spooky Pinball Podcast to drop what is quite possibly the biggest news for pinball in the last decade… Yes, it’s the first ever public admission of… JERSEY JACK PINBALL! This is quite literally the show that changed Spooky Pinball forever. Thanks Jack!

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #9

admin — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:00:26 +0000

The family vacations in Colorado, and finds enough arcade and pinball equipment to make any fan rocky mountain high! We also interview Kevin from Lyons Classic Pinball.

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #8

admin — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:00:48 +0000

Pinball Expo 2010 edition of the Spooky Pinball Podcast… With GEORGE GOMEZ!!! Yes, we chat with the man who made the single greatest spooky pinball machine of all time… Monster Bash! Nuff said.

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #7

admin — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:00:57 +0000

Blue Shirt gets his very first real pinball machine on a MN road trip. We stop to visit restoration guru Bryan Kelly, and shortly after beer and mayhem get involved.

Spooky Pinball Podcast Show #6

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:00:15 +0000

It’s Charlie’s B-day road trip… and all he wants to do is drive 6 hours to visit pinball crazy friends in Michigan! Special thanks to John Dayhuff, and Pete & Julie for letting me ride the Great Amish Elevator! Apologies to Stern Pinball for the semi K.T. wrecked.