EP21 Cale Hernandez My Journey Into Pinball
Episode 21 features Cale Hernandez, one of the voices behind the highly respected Electric Bat Arcade and co-host of the popular BatCast. Cale and his wife have built something special in the pinball world, and in this episode he shares the story behind it all. From getting started to growing a well known arcade and podcast, it is a great look into the passion and work that drives it. Kick back and enjoy Cale’s story.
Kineticist’s take
Cale Hernandez path from touring musician to Marco Specialties pinball industry veteran and Electric Bat Arcade co-founder.
Synopsis
Cale Hernandez shares his journey from arcade gaming in the late 1970s/80s through a decade-long career as a touring southern rock musician, to discovering Marco Specialties near his home in South Carolina and launching a career in the pinball industry. He recounts his experiences at Marco working in customer service and graphic design, traveling the show circuit with pinball machines, and eventually meeting and marrying Rachel Bess, who became his co-operator at Electric Bat Arcade in Arizona.
Entities
- Electric Bat Arcade· company
- Marco Specialties· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Midwestern Gaming Classic· event
- Addams Family· game
- Attack from Mars· game
- Ghostbusters· game
- Iron Maiden· game
- Judge Dredd· game
- Metallica· game
- Twilight Zone· game
- Lexington· organization
- Metairie· organization
- Cale Hernandez· person
- Creed· person
- Dirty Donnie· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Marco Ramirez· person
- Mark Mandeltort· person
- Nancy Mandeltort· person
- Paul Mandeltort· person
- Rachel Bess· person
- Shannon· person
- Steve Majette· person
- Zombie Yeti· person