 
Harry, Joe's pinball fixin pooch. Even Harry is saying this game is
a dog.
Next, I met Penni Epstein at work and found out she was also into pinball and we became friends. She's very modest but she's played in many tournaments, was ranked fourth in the Womans Division, knew folks many of the folks working at Williams, (her dream job...well not anymore) etc. I mentioned I was ready to get another game. She gave me a few suggestions including TAF (The Addams Family). Well being that I got married on Halloween, celebrated 12 years in 1999, and we have a thing for The Macabre and things Creepy and Gothic, Vampires, Rocky Horror etc, TAF was a natural. I searched for about 4 months trying to find one that wasn't a ripoff, (DAMN E-BAY!) but every time I would call it was too late. Finally I saw one listed on Mr Pinball Classified. The game was located in Canada. YEA! and the price was right, I called and guess what ...too late. I mentioned how frustrated I was getting and the seller, Dave Astill, told me he just happened to have another but he was planning on keeping it for himself. Well I wore him down and that's the one I bought. Shipped via Forward Air and I had it pickup at Laguardia Airport. Still love it too. Lu likes it also but she thinks its too hard so she doesn't play it as much. Harry is frightened by the diverter slapping and the lightening effects. Space Shuttle is due to return soon and I'm looking for a good fixer upper project too, maybe an EM. The Simpsons was supposed to be the next project pin but I know a basket case when I see one so it wont be that game. I just passed up a Dracula pin too in South Jersey. Great shape, great price, don't ask why! Then of course there's the Pinball Pub Crawl thing, I've sorted taken the lead on that just to meet other PB people in the NYC area, to promote pinball Cheers JR
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can't really remember the first pin. I played it so long ago. It was
in a candy store a few blocks from school. Both my brothers and I
would play and we got so good that my youngest brother would hoard
all the extra game credits we had gotten and then sell them to other
kids who would come in to play the game. Then I got into rock
and roll, my other passion, and didn't play pinball for a long time
cause I was playing in bands instead. Space Shuttle ('84 WMS) was
the first pin I bought, actually my wife Lucia bought it for my 35th
birthday, we went together to pick it out. Bought it from a place
that used to be on Tenth Ave and 47th St. Payed way too much for it
too, hell I just didn't know. Her only request was no T&A stuff.
I love Outer Space Themes and I really dug the cheesy synthetic electronic
space sounds. Its simple to play but tough to master, with a good
center ramp shot protected by a drop target, six side targets, lane
change, and two ball locks for a 3 ball multiball, center ball save
between the flippers, ball return gate, cool sounds and great art.
Playfield designed by Barry Oursler (Lure Of the Silver Ball , pg
91) I played it non stop for months and then at least once a
day there after.
