Episode 286: Norma Jennings
From New York to Florida, Norma has enjoyed pinball for over 45 years. The 2019 Free Play Florida Women's Champion shares her story on this podcast and each Tuesday night on Twitch on her channel "Pinball & Cancer: Two Journeys".
Kineticist’s take
Norma Jennings: 45-year pinball player, Florida legend, cancer survivor documenting her journey on Twitch.
Synopsis
Jeff Teeolis interviews Norma Jennings, a 45-year veteran pinball player and pillar of Florida's competitive pinball community, who has been diagnosed with terminal metastatic cancer. Norma discusses her deep history with pinball across all eras (EM to solid state to modern digital), her role in building Florida Pinball Society and Free Play Florida, her recent Women's Tournament victory, and her weekly Twitch stream 'Pinball and Cancer: Two Journeys' where she documents her life while celebrating the pinball community's support.
Entities
- Pinball Profile· content_series
- Free Play Florida· event
- IFPA World Championships· event
- Florida Pinball Society (FLPS)· organization
- Alex Marino· person
- Bobby Dothit· person
- Cheryl Jaros· person
- Colin Urban· person
- Dan Coyle· person
- Dan Spollard· person
- Eric Stone· person
- Escher Lefkoff· person
- Gwen Octavia· person
- Jeff Palmer· person
- Jeff Teeolis· person
- Jim Belcedo· person
- Lee Muscartolo· person
- Nick Mueller· person
- Norma Jennings· person
- Python Anghelo· person
- Sebastian Babio· person
- Steve Epstein· person
- Zach Sharpe· person
- Pinball Asylum· venue