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[SpiceWare]

I'm planning to head to San Antonio tomorrow after work.  A friend from there and I plan to head up to Austin on Saturday the 23rd to check out Pinballz!  Anybody else care to meet us there?

There's a slight chance that this will be delayed to next weekend.

[keilbaca]

I really regret leaving San Antonio now...

[Albert]

I work Saturday from 7pm until 1:00am!  

What time do you think you'll be stopping by?

..Al

[Rex Dart]

I might be there in the evening; the wife and I usually go every weekend.  We really need to get memberships...

[SpiceWare]

keilbaca, on Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:41 AM, said:

I really regret leaving San Antonio now...

Only now?  I've regretted it since you left

Albert, on Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:43 AM, said:

I work Saturday from 7pm until 1:00am!  What time do you think you'll be stopping by?  ..Al

Not sure yet, but I'll keep that in mind.  He's got a newbie, recently turned 1 - I don't know if his wife & kid are coming along or if it's Daddies Day Out.  I'll post when I know more.

[keilbaca]

SpiceWare, on Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:23 AM, said:

keilbaca, on Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:41 AM, said:

I really regret leaving San Antonio now...

Only now?  I've regretted it since you left

Oh no, I've regretted since I left, but I REALLY regret it now.

[Mamecade]

Sound like you'll all have a good time.

[SpiceWare]

Have y'all got to experience the iCADE yet?  I'll bring mine along if not.

[Albert]

SpiceWare, on Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:36 PM, said:

Have y'all got to experience the iCADE yet?  I'll bring mine along if not.

No, I haven't had an opportunity to play with one of those yet, so would be cool to see it.  

Thanks,

..Al

[SpiceWare]

SpiceWare, on Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:39 AM, said:

There's a slight chance that this will be delayed to next weekend.

It's a go!  

I was waiting on a package to arrive that I need to take care of for my folks (they live in Africa now).  It was sent via FedEx from dad's corporate office (also located in Houston) on the 19th.  It should have arrived yesterday, but FedEx's site showed it never left their facility as "Package not due for delivery".  It had an delivery date of the 22nd, so I was concerned I'd have to take care of it for them on Saturday.

Edited by SpiceWare, Thu Jul 21, 2011 5:10 PM.

[SpiceWare]

We're planning to head to Austin in the afternoon and leave for San Antonio sometime after 7.

Edited by SpiceWare, Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:05 AM.

[SpiceWare]

Had a great time, my friend wants to go back!

[Albert]

SpiceWare, on Sun Jul 24, 2011 7:07 PM, said:

Had a great time, my friend wants to go back!

Glad you were able to make it!  Thanks for bringing the iCade so I could play with it. Very cool device and interesting to see how it started as an April Fool's joke on ThinkGeek and ultimately became a reality.

..Al

[SpiceWare]

Going again this weekend!  Heading to San Antonio first, then driving up to Austin late afternoon/evening on Saturday.

[Rex Dart]

Don't put any money in Starship Troopers; it's all kinds of screwed up!

[SpiceWare]

Good to know.  We really liked the martian pinball machine, the one with the video overlay that you interact with.

[Crazy Climber]

Rex Dart, on Thu Sep 1, 2011 1:28 PM, said:

Don't put any money in Starship Troopers; it's all kinds of screwed up!

Nah, probably working correctly...just a terrible pinball

[Cebus Capucinis]

They have pinball machines other than Fire!, Taxi, and Diner? I never would have known!

[Albert]

Rex Dart, on Thu Sep 1, 2011 1:28 PM, said:

Don't put any money in Starship Troopers; it's all kinds of screwed up!

In my experience at the arcade, Sega pinball machines have been the most troublesome and unreliable pins in the entire arcade.  This includes:

- Starship Troopers
- Independence Day
- Godzilla
- Apollo 13 (which may never even return to the floor it's so problematic)
- X-Files
- Twister (constant problems with two different machines)

Data East machines aren't much better (Sega bought Data East's pinball business in 1994).

..Al

[SpiceWare]

So Al, did you get to meet Elijah Wood?

[Albert]

SpiceWare, on Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:46 PM, said:

So Al, did you get to meet Elijah Wood?

Nope, I wasn't working that evening.  And this is the second time he's been in the arcade.  The first time I was there but didn't hear about it until after the fact.  What the heck!

..Al

[keilbaca]

SpiceWare, on Thu Sep 1, 2011 2:11 PM, said:

Good to know.  We really liked the martian pinball machine, the one with the video overlay that you interact with.

Revenge from Mars. Great pin, but it felt too much like a video game. Attack from Mars is a better pinball.

[SpiceWare]

A friend's art is going to be on display at Co-Lab.  The exhibit opens tomorrow night, so I'm heading to Austin for the day.  I plan to hit Pinballz when I get in town, sometime between 3 & 4.