Lakemoorfest is a yearly thing. If Darko is cancelling, I'm not sure why telling everyone is bad.

Ohhh no! Not sure how I'd cope with Seacrest being mad! Does he poorly fight all your battels?

I will not be in town the 2nd weekend in August.
But keep assuming.

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Ever been to that pinball arcade in Joliet? Sweet joint.

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BRick is going to cancel March Madness and then get upset when people ask questions or speculate about why he cancelled it.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

There's nothing better than a well maintained pinball machine, and nothing worse than a poorly maintained one. There's a handful of dedicated places around you can still find good pinball, but it is going the way of the dodo.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Amen. This place is a little out of the way, and it has shitty hours, but pretty cool.

https://www.jolietpinball.com/

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Quality post by a quality person.



No.

Did you two know this page existed?
http://pinballmap.com/

Here's the page for that Joliet place:
http://pinballmap.com/chicago/?by_location_id=4724

There's also a pinball convention that comes thru the area in October I think ... can't recall precisely where. That's chock-full of awesomeness.

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I see they have Bobby Orr Power Play. I'm a killer on those mid-70s Bally tables- Power Play, 8 Ball Deluxe, Night Rider, Evel Knievel, Mata Hari, Playboy.

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Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Kash, and Don

Lakemoorfest: bringing pinball enthusiasts together since 2017.

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

That's pretty cool, that map. I suck at pinball, but it is so much fun to play. My son loves it, too. Thanks for the link!

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Pinball was ruined by score inflation and multiball.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Kash, and Don

The machines they have are in beautiful condition. I actually don't remember the Bobby Orr one....they must not have had it when I was there.

Looks like the Hawks had Kenny Williams Disease in getting players past their prime.

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That Joliet place looks like it has a pretty good span of tables from the eras. I became a convert in college and then sort of worked my way back into some of the 80s and 70s tables. They are so different through the decades, but they are all fun in their own ways. I probably spent a grand on Twilight Zone at the SIU student union back in the day.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

there are a few pinball machines still working at Galloping Ghost; but they are getting muscled out! i think "twilight zone" and "jurassic park" remain.

aren't there pinball machines at the bottom lounge too?

Fixed

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Wait . . . is that pinball or shrooms? When you mention SIU, I can't be sure. Either way, sounds like a good time.

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Next CFMB outing?

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

I spent a lot of time at the little brown store across the street from my childhood home on this one:

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

Classic. They had that at the bowling alley on 83rd and Cicero (or maybe it was Ford City...).

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You heading down to Carbondale for the eclipse? I'm thinking of dropping some acid and sitting in an Adirondack chair in front of PK's.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Kash, and Don

The inflation is true, but they did dial it back after a while when it was getting SUPER ridiculous. Disagree with the multi-ball though... it is fun, but it has to be a reward, and a lot of games started making that a bit too easy or having 10 different multi-ball modes you could activate... I think that was the main issue with multi-ball.

I also used to like the Wheaton Bowl around the turn of the century - they usually had 6-8 games in decent condition there. Lots of WHO Dunnit there and NBA Fastbreak.

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Not sure about anyone else, but I was planning on going with my family....but then I realized our semester starts that day. What a pisser.

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One of the news websites let you plug in your birthdate and expected age and showed you all the eclipses you can see on the earth... you probably have a couple more chances for road trips.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

The problem with multiball is the randomness. The game should be about your skill at hitting targets, not just a bunch of balls flying all over the board.

Old Orchard Bowl was an awesome sight in the 70s. Just rows of pinball machines as far as you could see.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Kash, and Don

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

I'm told I'm headed south or west for it. I'm not sure which way I'd rather go.

By whom?

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The randomness is only on balls batted into the playfield... you would average out to about 30% of the balls getting points. Although if you were any good, you can hold balls in your flipper and wait till it is clear before hitting it up the ramp for the jackpot.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

I'm not sure what's a more beautiful sound, the low moan of my girl's orgasm or the three clicks of a triple match on a 70s Bally machine.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Kash, and Don