#85 Pinball Museum or HOF? - The Classic Pinball Podcast
George highlights his trip to Memphis and Gatlinburg Tennessee, then on to Asheville North Carolina. Pinball at every destination. The discussion turns to the Pinball Hall of Fame ( Pinball HOF) and a recent incident that occurred. They finally get to the upcoming Pintastic show and what they have planned. Theclassicpinballpodcast1@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Travel stories from pinball venues in Memphis, Gatlinburg, and Asheville, plus Pinball Hall of Fame incident discussion.
Synopsis
George recounts a 2,500-mile spring vacation road trip with his wife Janice through Memphis, Gatlinburg, and Asheville, visiting pinball venues and museums. He discusses the Flipside Pub in Memphis (well-curated machines with monitors), disappointing experiences at Gatlinburg's Space Needle arcades and mysteriously unwelcoming Pinball Museum, and a better experience at Asheville Pinball Museum (35 games, $15 all-you-can-play). The episode concludes with a serious discussion of a recent incident at the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas involving Tim Arnold and an autistic child, touching on themes of museum operations, liability, and business challenges.
Entities
- Beale Street· location
- Biltmore Estate· location
- Gatlinburg· location
- Pinside· organization
- The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
- Dr. Dave· person
- George· person
- Henry Ford· person
- Janice· person
- Kyle· person
- Tim Arnold· person
- Arcadia· venue
- Asheville Pinball Museum· venue
- Beale Street Brewery· venue
- Bold Rock· venue
- Commissary Barbecue· venue
- Flipside Pub· venue
- Gatlinburg Space Needle· venue
- Hillman Beer· venue
- Margaritaville· venue
- Pinball Hall of Fame· venue
- Pinball Museum of Gatlinburg· venue
- The Dissolver Brewery· venue
- Wiseacre Brewery· venue