Episode 297: One year ago
It was February 22, 2020, and it seemed like a different world a year ago. For me personally, it was the end of something special...The Pinball Profile World Tour. Hear some great memories from the 10 events, and also some never before aired interviews from Texas, Toronto, Melbourne and Michigan.
Kineticist’s take
Pinball Profile celebrates pre-pandemic World Tour showcasing 10 international events and 400+ community participants.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis reflects on the Pinball Profile World Tour, a 10-event tournament series held over five months (September 2019–January 2020) across four countries before pandemic lockdowns halted the pinball community. He recounts organizing 400+ participants, securing seven major sponsors, and highlighting memorable moments from events in San Francisco, Denmark, Chicago, Houston, Orlando, East Rochester, Toronto, and Melbourne, emphasizing community building and charitable giving to Project Pinball.
Entities
- Comet Pinball· company
- Deep Root Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Measel Mods· company
- Pin Stadium Lights· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Ulex Store· company
- Pinball Profile World Tour· event
- Pinburgh· event
- Project Pinball· organization
- Colin McAlpine· person
- Elizabeth Nebaker· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Peter Anderson· person
- Phil Birnbaum· person
- Ryan C· person
- Stephen Bowden· person
- Travis Murray· person
- Zach Sharp· person