Just thought I'd share my awesome  experience dealing with Rick. I picked up a beautiful strange science from him today, and the guys a class act. Thanks for the beers and sharing your collection, always nice to put a face to the name
cheers

Congratulation for your new game,one on my wish-list  

Knowing Rick , Import beer i figure ...  

Met him at Phil's meeting, very nice person  

Just when Rick was starting to show some good taste in pins, he sells off a Bally and leaves a room full of Gottliebs.  You just can't help some people.

He's good stuff, that Ricker.  'cept he's a Habs fan, but I try not to hold it against him.

Quoted from mrniceguy

Just when Rick was starting to show some good taste in pins, he sells off a Bally and leaves a room full of Gottliebs.  You just can't help some people.

Ricker is simply displaying the natural evolution of a sane and well adjusted pinball player as far as I can tell. And absolutely Glen, it can`t be helped.

And damn the Habs thing, well that is just standard issue for any kid who grew up in Montreal in the 70`s.

I have only met Rick once, and seems like an outstanding soft spoken guy, and "not at all stuck up."  

Mad Titan it was great to meet you and I have to say that it was a lot of fun to talk pins with you, share some normal beers (no microbrews on this day Whizzervic - I just ran out of those I guess, rare I know). I hope that you enjoyed Toronto and I am really looking forward to the Ottawa show. I love your pinmobile, probably the best I have seen and it should be a MAACA standard!

Well I can't help the Habs part McMean, I mean I even drink Canadian beer! Now if they made Leaf beer or Senators beer - what would that taste like?

As for the Ballys, they are nice (yup maybe I am a closet Bally lover, ask my Xenon, she talks you know) and one day I would definitely like to own an Embryon, Fathom, Centaur or 8 Ball Deluxe now that I have played them. Great look & game flow for those pins and I know that if I have a question I can always give Mr. Niceguy a shout since you are not too far away about these Ballys. But for the record, I still love my Gottliebs and Williams with the occasional Classic Stern.

And Hal 9000 I have to say that every time I look at a pin, I am trying to look at it the way that you do & literally make the game shine & look NIB the way that you have. As I learn more, I should be able to eventually get there.

Now if I only had another 1000 square feet in the basement, hmm...

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And damn the Habs thing, well that is just standard issue for any kid who grew up in Montreal in the 70`s.

You are soo right RAB, watching the Habs win all those cups in the 70's kinda spoiled me. It is something that I don't think can be repeated nowadays. Go habs go ! One month until the start of a new season and season opener is against the Leafs !!!!