"WHERE WILL YOUR PINBALL COLLECTION BE IN 5 YEARS"
My collection - Unfortunately I dont have the room for any more (and this is the house i'll die in). I've got 9 now, and realistically have enough room for 4. I didnt get my first until about 5 years ago, so realistically i'll have about 30 in 5 years time.
I believe there is a renaissance happening with pinball in oz at the moment. Within walking distance of my house in Newtown, Sydney, (I consider walking distance to be within an hour) there are at least 30 machines in Pubs. To be honest I cant remember ever having that many machines to choose from over the last 20 years. Over the last year i've seen pubs that havent had pinballs in 10 years get them in.
The last couple of times I've had people over - the excitement and enjoyment they got from playing was amazing. Comments like "i havent played in 20 years, I forgot how much fun they are" and watching kids from 3 to 9 play machines is what we need to keep pushing to keep this alive.
andrew
