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Alameda’s “Smithsonian of Pinball”

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Alameda’s “Smithsonian of Pinball” (Community Voices) – Oakland Localhttp://oaklandlocal.com/2015/05/alamedas-smithsonian-of-pinball-community-voices/It could be argued that the modern pinball industry was launched in California in 1929, when a young Stanford engineering graduate named Harry Williams became one of the industry’s first game designers. To prevent cheating, Harry invented a mechanism that he originally called “stool pigeon” but soon […]

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Book Excerpt: Duff McKagan Recalls the Bitter Dispute Over the Guns N’ Roses Pinball Machine

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Book Excerpt: Duff McKagan Recalls the Bitter Dispute Over the Guns N’ Roses Pinball Machine in How to Be a Man | L.A. Weeklyhttp://www.laweekly.com/music/book-excerpt-duff-mckagan-recalls-the-bitter-dispute-over-the-guns-n-roses-pinball-machine-5557829Former Guns N’ Roses bassist and rock & roll badass Duff McKagan made his literary debut in 2011 with It’s So Easy: and other lies, an entertaining and startlingly candid account of

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Toronto is getting a beer and pinball festival

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Toronto is getting a beer and pinball festivalhttp://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2015/05/toronto_is_getting_a_beer_and_pinball_festival/Toronto is about to get a a dose of some retro amusement. The 1st annual Beer & Ball Festival is set to go down at Handlebar in Kensington Market from May 11 to 15. What does the new festival entail? Pinball, craft beer, and live music, something of

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Project Pinball Charity Group. Inc. Dedicates Pinball Machine to New Jersey Children’s Hospital

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Local – Project Pinball Charity Group. Inc. Dedicates Pinball Machine to New Jersey Children’s Hospital – Naples Daily Newshttp://www.naplesnews.com/ugc/health-ugc/local-project-pinball-charity-group-inc-dedicates-pinball-machine-to-new-jersey-childrens-hospital_119005Project Pinball Charity is proud to have dedicated a pinball machine in their sixth location, the K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital, in Neptune, New Jersey, Tuesday, March…

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Tracing the History of Pinball from Illegal Gambling Game to American Obsession

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Tracing the History of Pinball from Illegal Gambling Game to American Obsession | VICE | United Stateshttp://www.vice.com/video/tracing-the-history-of-pinball-from-illegal-gambling-to-mac-demarco-195In this episode of American Obsessions, we take a look at the beloved game of pinball, starting with controversial history and days of corruption and then diving into the story…

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