Episode 326: Michael Hanley and Shane Jackson
Spent time with two avid pinball collectors in Mississauga, Ontario (west of Toronto). We talked about opening The Church of the Silverball, the Maple Pinball league, TorontoPinballRepair.ca and the story of the original JPop Alice In Wonderland prototype machine.
Kineticist’s take
Michael Hanley and Shane Jackson discuss decades of pinball collecting, repair expertise, and venue operation in Canada.
Synopsis
Jeff Teals interviews Michael Hanley and Shane Jackson at Maple Pinball in Mississauga, Ontario, discussing their decades-long involvement in pinball collecting, restoration, and venue operation. The conversation covers Michael's childhood obsession with pinball starting at age 7, his operation of the Church of the Silver Ball arcade (1998-2013), his friendship with legendary designer John Papadiuk, and the pair's current work at Maple Pinball with a collection of 46-60 machines. They discuss pinball repair expertise, game rarity preferences, and the technical challenges of maintaining vintage and modern machines.
Entities
- Alice in Wonderland· game
- Cirqus Voltaire· game
- Iron Maiden· game
- Rotation VIII· game
- The Simpsons· game
- World Cup Soccer 94· game
- IFPA· organization
- Pinball Profile· organization
- Rush· organization
- Dennis Nordman· person
- Doug Baird· person
- Gary Gaten· person
- Gene X Wong· person
- Jeff Teals· person
- John Papadiuk· person
- Joshua Clay· person
- Michael Hanley· person
- Norm Clark· person
- Raymond Merchant· person
- Ron Antonio· person
- Shane Jackson· person
- Wade Domit· person
- Church of the Silver Ball· venue
- Maple Pinball· venue