Well im now back home after what turned out to be one hell of a weekend... what can i say?
THIS WAS A HUUUUGE SUCCESS!!!!
Yet again i am staggered at how many people turn up to play pinball... families and more families... dads walking in with milk crates for their kids to stand on.. it was just brilliant to see!
I have to take my hat off to all who organised this.. they did a brilliant job and i couldnt have met a nicer bunch of blokes... everyone chipped in where they could to promote pinball further. i had people coming up to me asking where they can get games fixed.. where can i buy the game ive just played.. where can i buy parts... etc etc. I kept leaving my stall to take a potential buyer to the game owner and introduce.. was bloody magic.
TOP TOP event in a great location... i spoke to the owner Sunday lunchtime and he asked if i was back next year and it would have BOTH function rooms for free.. he was one happy man.
If this is a launching pad for something again next year and then on again.. it couldnt have been better.
No AP banner? well thats because i didnt have one to hang!
But i gave out a ton of AP keyrings and i gave out a ton of AA key rings also. I made sure i had both scattered over my stall.
Mike and i did well on our stalls... LOTS and LOTS of interest.. i sold ALL neon signs, 1 set of stencils and have orders to follow up.
Ive been with Mike for 4 days now sharing a dank motel room ..LOL... we havent stopped talking for all that time, been bloody great and apart from the monster farts he does during the night , i can honestly say its all been pleasure.
To sum up... BIG BIG congrats and thankyou to the organisers.. you had this event well polished and it showed with its success... thoroughly enjoyed being part of your event and meeting such great guys... pinball is well and truely alive,
LOL- David Hankins face was a real picture when he saw the turn out.. he was amazed.. just amazed and i can guarantee he has it all mulling around in his head... My God... Pinball just refuses to die.... i should have kept all that tooling.
Once again, a pinball event just took off more than anyone imagined.. i think pre event estimates were maybe 100 people a day, well that was covered by lunch Saturday. Make an effort to get there next year, it is well well worth it and costs very little for a great weekend.
Thanks everyone involved and a big thank you to everyone that introduced themselves to me... it is SO good to meet members
Wait till you see my stall next year.......
