1 First pinball MemoryWell my first pinball memory i was young still in primary school i lived out in the country so no action out there but a town about an hours drive away. Still a small country town (Bannockburn) Got its first taste of the City a Pizza shop Called JJS I remember walking in this bloke with a pony tail took our order looked around the room everything was either Mirrors aor black and white silouttes of famouse celebrities and booths lined a wall but the noise from the back of the shop caught my attention. Up the back was a wall painted in Chalkboard paint with Graffiti wall plastered across the top. A coin operated Pooltable set to freeplay and another pinball but cant remember what that was then in the right hand corner stood my Holy Grail. STRIKES AND SPARES i dont even think i got a shot as there were a heap of locals playing but just watching them was good enough. The machine sat there for many many years (May still be there) I remember playing it each time we got a pizza. Once i hit highschool i started asking if he would sell it but always got a flat out no..
2 All time favorite pinI have a few all time favorite and for different reasons but strikes and spares i think would be it as per above and the fact that JJ had the machines there for the locals kids not to make money on what a top bloke.
3 Favorite Pinball ManufacturerFavorite would have to be Gottlieb just the fact that they are so well built even playing them you can feel the difference between them and other manufacturers of the same era
4 Favorite game in my collectionFavorite game is Jungle princess hands down for no other reason than it was my first and the one that really got me addicted.
5 How long have i been collectingWell i got Jungle Princess when i was around 13ish so 14years but i was hooked but not a collector ive only in the last 4 years really started collecting.
6 First game and how did i find itMy first Machine came about at a new years eve party through friends from school i spotted it under a black tarp under a carport type shed. So i started nagging the guys dad till he finally sold it to me for $40 but he dropped it off the ute when he was delivering it so i ended up getting it for $20. Sorry to those who have already read this but to those who havnt look here
http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=1091.07 Do you still have itYes i still have it and have said from the day i got it going i will never sell it. A quick quote from Brave heart 'They may take our lives but they will never take my PINBALL'
8 What am i currently working onThats a very tough one to answer i always have a million things on the go at once. My first priority is to get this Gottlib Rock piece of crap going for a friends friend. Then ill be turning my attention to my 1955 Gottlieb Marathon which is currently in a million pieces waiting for all the paying work to be gone.
9 Most wanted game to add to my collectionMy most wanted game to add to my collection is STRIKES AND SPARES but funds are always a problem being an unskilled worker with a Wife a Kid and a Mortgage there is always something more important than that machine. Plus id want it to be a keeper so no point getting it just to have to sell it again.
10 Best all time bargainDepends who you speak to but i think Jungle princess for $20 was pretty awsome but a few say that MY 1958 Riviera for $137 was a bargain
