#130 Rant and Roll
In this episode the boys blow off some steam on a wide variety of topics. Dave talks about how his Eight Ball Deluxe playfield swap. What’s up Doc? Blackwater100.
Kineticist’s take
Hosts rant about playfield swap quality, podcast imitation, and discriminatory behavior in the pinball service industry.
Synopsis
George and Dave from The The Classic Pinball Podcast discuss various restoration and service challenges, including Dave's problematic 8-Ball Deluxe playfield swap from CPR that required extensive corrections (38+ hours), complaints about podcast imitation by larger media outlets, and a disturbing story about racial discrimination against a pinball technician seeking service work in the Boston area. The hosts also share experiences with recent Stern releases (King Kong, Jaws, Dungeons & Dragons) and upcoming titles.
Entities
- CPR (Custom Pinball Restoration)· company
- Pinned and Pixels· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Twippies Awards· event
- 8-Ball Deluxe· game
- Dungeons & Dragons· game
- Elvira's House of Horrors· game
- Godzilla· game
- Jaws· game
- King Kong· game
- Medieval Madness· game
- TNA (Total Nuclear Annihilation)· game
- Straight Down the Middle: a pinball show· organization
- This Week in Pinball· organization
- Dave· person
- George· person
- Joe Shortsleeve· person
- John Papaduke· person
- Matt Scott· person
- Paul Daniel Bergvist· person