Ep 142: Shane Told of Silverstein
Shane joins us to talk about how grew up on arcades and how that love for the arcade brought him back to pinball years later.
Kineticist’s take
Shane Told of Silverstein discusses pinball collecting, music themes, and festival experiences.
Synopsis
Shane Told of Silverstein discusses his pinball journey on the LoserKid A Pinball Podcast, sharing how he rediscovered pinball during COVID through modern Stern machines and Jersey Jack games. He details his personal machine collection (Foo Fighters LE, Lord of the Rings, Total Nuclear Annihilation, incoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and explores themes around music-themed pinball machines, location vs. home gameplay dynamics, and potential Stern remakes. The conversation touches on attending pinball festivals (TPF, Southern Fried Gaming Expo), seeing the Black and White Godzilla in person, and using pinball as a restful activity while touring internationally.
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Southern Fried Gaming Expo· event
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Foo Fighters· game
- Godzilla· game
- Lord of the Rings· game
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre· game
- Total Nuclear Annihilation· game
- Flipping Up Pinball· organization
- Lead Singer Syndrome· organization
- LoserKid Pinball Podcast· organization
- Silverstein· organization
- Ben Heck· person
- George Fisher· person
- George Gomez· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Josh Roop· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Nicole· person
- Scott Larson· person
- Shane Told· person
- Zach· person