Episode 86_Springtime Fun
Dan gives us feedback of an inter league tournament. Mark takes his students on a pinball rich field trip. spencer discovers pinball at casa Bonita, and we talk about some of the great things coming to the Golden state pinball festival next month.
Kineticist’s take
Springtime pinball: regional tournament success and school field trip introduces kids to pinball.
Synopsis
Episode 86 of The Spinner Is Lit A A Pinball Podcast features three hosts (Spencer, Dan, and Mark) discussing recent pinball activities. Dan describes the "Battle of the Leagues" invitational tournament in Northern California featuring multiple regional leagues competing across main and side events, with his Lodi section placing well. Mark highlights a successful fourth-grade field trip to Comet Kingdom arcade, where 22 students learned pinball mechanics, history, and physics while playing classic and modern machines. The hosts discuss pinball's appeal to new players and educational value.
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Battle of the Leagues· event
- NBA Fast Break· game
- Terminator 3 Pinball· game
- CCPL Lodi· organization
- Greater Sacramento Pinball League· organization
- Solano League· organization
- Stanislaus League· organization
- Tilted Sisters· organization
- Adam Pressler· person
- Cody· person
- Dan· person
- David Pison· person
- George· person
- Hector· person
- Jack and Jen Jarrett· person
- Justin Kelly· person
- Mark· person
- Mike Garcia· person
- Mike Hozier· person
- Rory· person
- Sparky· person
- Spencer· person
- Comet Kingdom· venue