Nate Shivers - Episode 39

“I didn't know what I didn't know. Like I knew I knew what I had learned, you know, buying and selling some games.”

“if I had to have a second father, it'd be Roger Sharp, right? Like everybody kind of wants Roger Sharp to be their dad.”

“Is this worth it? Is this worth these people who I'm like trying to be a part of their community? I'm trying to add something to the community positively and with energy and with passion and with thought. Is this worth it if these people are going to just like attack and take shots?”

“One of the strengths, I will tell you, of Coast to Coast Pinball was that it was just me and I didn't have to wait for Aaron to also log in or clear my schedule.”

“I remember really specifically somebody emailing me about Pinball with the Pros saying, Hey, I love these. These could be great. I can do all the video editing for you if you just want to send me the footage. And I was like, no way, man. that's like what I do. And I, I was probably a mistake.”

“I'm going to put them all up on a new YouTube page just as like podcasts with audio only just so they can live there forever. because I feel pretty guilty to myself that they're not.”

“Steve knows, like, every rule and every concept. He really does. It's unbelievable. He's a brilliant human being. I've sat down and he's commentated with me and I have a problem shutting up. And I just did. I don't talk when he sits next to me. I just let let the man go.”

“There was this, like, tension I felt in the community where someone who was newer in their scene was coming into it and there was a little bit of gatekeeping going on and a little bit of like, you're ruining it you guys pay too much money.”