#51 - The Pinball Asylum - The Classic Pinball Podcast
In this episode Dave and George interview, David Denholtz and Eric Stone, members of the Pinball Asylum. David is on the board of directors and Eric is a member. They discuss their first tournament of the year and background on the club. Dave then interviews Eric about his multi year run in pinball tournaments to reach the big event. Matt Malone who has engineered a home brew pinball called Dragon Ball Z enters the conversation and talks about his game and it’s development. Eric then gives some heartfelt thoughts about Norma Jennings and her battle with cancer. Bonus Feature: Eric discusses the world championship that is slated for November at The Pinball Asylum.
Kineticist’s take
Pinball Asylum Fort Myers hosts outdoor tournament; Eric Stone recounts path to IFPA #4; homebrew Dragon Ball Z revealed.
Synopsis
The Classic Pinball Podcast episode featuring David Denholtz (Pinball Asylum host) and Eric Stone (IFPA #4 player) discussing the nonprofit Pinball Asylum venue in Fort Myers, Florida: its 10-year history, selection to host the 2020 IFPA World Championship, a March 7th outdoor tailgating pin golf tournament with 44 registered players, the venue's 120+ machine collection (classic Sterns, Ballys, Gottliebs, rare titles), Eric's competitive trajectory and dominant 2019 Indisc performance, and introduction of Matt Malone's homebrewed Dragon Ball Z pinball machine.
Entities
- Bally· company
- Gottlieb· company
- Stern· company
- Williams· company
- California Extreme· event
- Free Play Florida· event
- Indisc· event
- Pinbot· game
- Quicksilver· game
- IFPA· organization
- Pinball Asylum· organization
- Dave· person
- David Denholtz· person
- DJ Ryle· person
- Eric Stone· person
- George· person
- Josh Sharp· person
- Lee Muscaratolo· person
- Matt Malone· person
- Trent Augustine· person
- Walter Day· person
- Dragon Ball Z· product
- WPC· product
- Fun Spot· venue