Episode 277: Surviving Johnny Modica
Plague, Covid-19...bring on your worst. Johnny has had it all and lived to tell about it. Plus he's managed to play pretty good pinball over the years.
Kineticist’s take
Johnny Modica discusses tournament play, COVID-19 experience, and pinball community stories.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis interviews Johnny Modica, a prolific pinball tournament player known for high event participation and competitive skill. The conversation covers Johnny's tournament experiences, his early April 2020 COVID-19 infection with mild symptoms, his girlfriend Emanuela's experience quarantining in Italy, and memorable stories from the pinball circuit including meeting Keith Elwin and his relationship with fellow player Carl D'Angelo. Running jokes emerge around Johnny's frequent lateness and the 'Modica Plague' card created after he infected multiple people with the flu at Papa 19.
Entities
- City Champ· event
- InDisc· event
- King of the Realm· game
- Medieval Madness· game
- Star Wars Episode I· game
- Boardwalk· location
- California· location
- Free World Watch· location
- Miami, Florida· location
- Sicily· location
- IFPA (International Flipper Pinball Association)· organization
- PAPA (Pennsylvania Pinball Association)· organization
- Carl D'Angelo· person
- Colin Urban· person
- Damien Charlatan· person
- Emanuela· person
- Escher Lefkoff· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Johnny Modica· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Raymond· person
- Critical Hit· product