Yesterday I started tearing down our Gorgar to give it a real cleaning after getting inspired this weekend. Plus, I’ve been meaning to use these figures for about six months now, and where better to hang out in your swimsuit than on top of a ring assembly-less pop bumper on a filthy playfield?
Last night I gained new respect for a prior generation of pinball machines. We took part in John Schlarb’s Old School Pinball Tournament, which was played on four of his 1980-1981 era pins: Blackout, Black Knight, Black Hole, and Embryon. I certainly didn’t expect to win (and I didn’t), but Jessica whooped ass […]
Chap sends this: Kitty Washing Machine (YouTube), and I am in pain because of it. Sound is a must.
Poor, poor Earth, having to put up with us nasty humans. Kottke, riffing off of Elizabeth Kolbert’s article in the New Yorker, warns: Much of the extra carbon dioxide pumped into the atmosphere by humans over the past two hundred years is being absorbed into the ocean and slowly making the ocean more […]
Photographs of Stern Pinball’s new Family Guy pin have surfaced! It had been rumored to have a special toy, and indeed it does: Stewie’s miniature playfield in the upper right corner, with its own miniature pinball, ramps, slingshots, and flippers. Kinda cool! I mean, it’s not an iPhone, but… Now we just need […]
