Ep 40: New Horizons with Butch Peel
When one door closes, another door opens. Butch Peel joins us and tells about him getting let go at JJP and 72 hours later has a job offer from CGC. Butch reminisces at old times with Jack and JJP but also let's us know how awesome the future is with CGC. You can't keep a good man down!
Kineticist’s take
Butch Peel discusses his unexpected JJP departure and transition to Chicago Gaming Company.
Synopsis
Loser Kid Pinball Podcast Episode 40 features an in-depth interview with Butch Peel, a 30+ year pinball enthusiast and 8-year Jersey Jack Pinball veteran who was recently laid off and hired by Chicago Gaming Company. The conversation covers his unexpected termination, rapid rehiring, his role in JJP's early success (including Wizard of Oz), and his perspective on Jersey Jack's pivotal role in revitalizing the pinball industry in the 2010s.
Entities
- Chicago Gaming Company· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Lit Frames· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Rocky Mountain Pinball Festival· event
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Wizard of Oz· game
- Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· organization
- Brad Albright· person
- Brad Hunter· person
- Butch Peel· person
- Dennis Nordman· person
- Gary Stern· person
- Jack Ranieri· person
- Josh Roop· person
- Kaneda· person
- Mark Ritchie· person
- Scott Larson· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Jeff Patterson / This Week in Pinball· person/organization