#59 Pinfest. Allentown, PA - The Classic Pinball Podcast
In this episode Dave and George talk about their experiences at the recently held 2021 Pinfest in Allentown PA. Bonus Feature: George interviews and discusses the potential sale of a NOS Fireball 2 playfield, owned by his friend Jack. One of the vendors at the show shares his thoughts on the playfield and how he ships backglasses.
Kineticist’s take
The Classic Pinball Podcast Podcast covers Allentown Pinfest: games, tournament play, restoration stories, and the secondary market.
Synopsis
George and Dave from The Classic Pinball Podcast Podcast recount their experience at Pinfest in Allentown, PA, where they helped set up games, played modern titles like Guns N' Roses and Rick and Morty, participated in a high-score tournament with classic machines, and had conversations about the secondary market for playfields and game restoration. They discuss how summer timing affects show attendance compared to spring events, and share a remarkable story about a high-end collector who purchased a church to house a 100+ game collection.
Entities
- CPR (Classics Pinball Restoration)· company
- Pinfest Allentown· event
- Centaur· game
- Fathom· game
- Fireball II· game
- Four Million B.C.· game
- Guns N' Roses· game
- Rick and Morty· game
- Silverball Mania· game
- Slick Chick· game
- Top Card· game
- Pinside· organization
- The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
- Dave· person
- Dave Matrando· person
- George· person
- Jack· person
- Jeff· person
- Jerry Bernard· person
- Joe (JRPinball)· person
- John Owens· person
- Maureen· person
- Nick Madsen· person
- Ron Hallett· person
- Wayne Neyens· person