The Spinner Is Lit - Episode 44 Remembering Friends
We remember friends who have passed on. we talk about rush, the new Quetzel pinball basketball pin, and upcoming shows.
Kineticist’s take
Memorial episode covering pinball community losses, game releases, and upcoming festivals.
Synopsis
Episode 44 of The Spinner Is Lit A A Pinball Podcast (Jan 28, 2022) is a memorial episode dedicated to Todd Destafani and other recently deceased members of the pinball community, including Al Chayak, Mark Mendeltort (Fred Marco), and Lynn Shep. The hosts discuss influential early-era pinball games, comment on new releases including Stern's Rush and Quetzal Pinball's Super Hoops, and cover upcoming pinball shows including Golden State Pinball Festival (May 13-15, 2022) and Texas Pinball Festival (March 25-27, 2022). Notable local venue coverage includes Press Start arcade in Paul Reno area.
Entities
- Quetzal Pinball· company
- Sleic· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Golden State Pinball Festival· event
- Al Chayak· person
- Brian· person
- Brian Eddy· person
- Dan· person
- Ed Robertson· person
- Jason· person
- Jeremy Packer· person
- John Borg· person
- Kyle Weathers· person
- Lloyd Olson· person
- Lynn Shep· person
- Mark Mendeltort· person
- Mark the Engineer· person
- Paul Reno· person
- Rob Burke· person
- Spencer· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Tim Sexton· person
- Todd Destafani· person
- Press Start· venue