Episode 339: Kim VanderVeen, Texas Pinball Festival
Pinball Profile
18 min
Summary
Texas Pinball Festival returns after 3-year pandemic hiatus with record pre-registrations and expanded programming.
Jeff Teolis interviews Kim VanderVeen, organizer of Texas Pinball Festival (TPF), about the return of the event after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Kim discusses the emotional toll of canceling in 2020, community support that kept the event alive, current pre-registration numbers exceeding 2,500 (double the 2019 baseline), and the extensive lineup of vendors, tournaments, celebrity guests, and special events planned for the March show.
Busy times for Kim as she organizes the Texas Pinball Festival, March 25-27. It's been a long 3 years since the last TPF, but the pinball community is excited to return. Hear how scary it was for Kim and crew when the show (and the world) came to a sudden halt, plus the excitement of a bigger, better event in 2022!
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