Episode 345: David Yopp
David fills us in on the exciting things in Memphis, Tennessee including the new Flip Side Memphis (pinball & food) location. Plus, David talks about his legendary Yoppsicles that can help you with your older Bally/Williams & Stern machines.
Kineticist’s take
David Yopp on opening Flipside Memphis and creating Yopsicles LED products
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis interviews David Yopp, founder of Flipside Memphis, a new pinball bar and Latin-Caribbean fusion restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee. Yopp shares his journey from discovering pinball at age 12, becoming a competitive player, building a massive personal collection, and ultimately opening a venue designed specifically for competitive play with gallery monitors and comfortable amenities. The conversation also covers Yopp's Yopsicles product: custom LED bulb assemblies for restoring vintage pinball machines.
Entities
- PAPA· event
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- $6 Million Man· game
- Butterfly· game
- Firepower· game
- Royal Flush· game
- Stern Pinball· manufacturer
- Special When Lit· media
- David Yopp· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Jordan Beatty· person
- Scott Woods· person
- Tony Westmoreland· person
- Pinside· platform
- Yopsicles· product
- Stern Army· program
- Flipside Memphis· venue
- Growlers· venue
- No Quarter· venue
- Wormhole Pinball· venue