Quoted from Vengeance

I actually don't like the competition of pinball and wish there was more random elements to the game

Pack of lies!  PM to Sparky sent.  

I actually avoid competition events because I'm such a good player it would intimidate everyone else, I love the fact that other players leave their fingerprints on machines I am about to play, and well, give me Whodunnit, or give me death.

Quoted from Sparky

Here's a confession... I don't even get the thrill of playing anymore... I just rather isolate myself to my workshop and fix other people's pins instead.

Good to hear. Now get back to work so you'll have room for my stuff when it arrives.

As for the rest of you... Slow down, slow down. I can only copy & paste so quickly...
Muhahahaha... This stuff is gold... I'm going to own you all, do you hear me, own you all. Pathetic earthlings, who can save you now. Soon all of you will be under my powers and .....errm..ummm...
Oh wait, sorry... Was supposed to post that to my Myspace account.

Just ignore that last bit ok... Please continue, I'm all ears.

Truth be known I am really Gary Stern.

Hey Gary, nice to see you on MAACA.    Serious hockey hater here.

I must be honest with all of you, confessions are good for the soul I hear.

I hate pinball, I hate video games, I hate Maaca and I'm just here to laugh at you bizarro's by infiltrating this ridiculous hobby, so that I can expose the degenerate pastime for what it is: a decaying way to waste your money in old worthless things that will only lead in divorce from the spouse, disconnect from your kids and bankruptcy for your finances.

Every time I play a video or pinball game, I feel like throwing up, like part of me is DYING, very much in line with that avatar that passes for a videogame life.  For every “beep” my firepower makes, my sanity slides away bit by bit. For every “bleep” my arcade machine makes, my soul is sucked out of my body, forever draining into the pits of hell.  For every $$$ I waste in my research on modern day consoles, I can feel the life-sapping energy leaving my body through my toe-nails into the depths of despair.

Save me from this ridiculous scientific research, I am now INFECTED!  Save me from you lot, and God in Heaven, SAVE ME FROM MYSELF!

There, I feel better.  There is power in honesty and confession.

Like Sparky, I've lost the spirit..  DM is up for sale and all I'll have left is a partially working 6MDM that'll be out the door if I get time to fix it up.  Time to move on I guess..  I always thought I'd get out of it because I would need the money but in the end I got out because I just don't "feel" it anymore

Mike

Anybody want a Road Riot and/or a Thunderblade?

implants (Cherry Flavored PEZ to be exact)

I like candy.
BUT NOT THAT CANDY.

Quoted from MrMikeman

I just don't "feel" it anymore

Mike

Anybody want a Road Riot and/or a Thunderblade?

That's too bad. In the end I see pinball machines as the biggest baddest toys on the block and not enjoying them for me is a sign of me getting just way to old and practical.

I just keep ramping up the challenges and changing my focus to keep my interest. The more I learn about this hobby and I am no expert, the more interesting it becomes. Everyone needs something to love, something to live for and something to wish for. If it is simply wishing to have the best classic Stern collection around then so be it. To me that makes more sense than buying a bunch of games, playing them till your bored and moving on.

Hope you find out what keeps your interest.

Quoted from necro_nemesis

That's too bad. In the end I see pinball machines as the biggest baddest toys on the block and not enjoying them for me is a sign of me getting just way to old and practical.

I just keep ramping up the challenges and changing my focus to keep my interest. The more I learn about this hobby and I am no expert, the more interesting it becomes. Everyone needs something to love, something to live for and something to wish for. If it is simply wishing to have the best classic Stern collection around then so be it. To me that makes more sense than buying a bunch of games, playing them till your bored and moving on.

Hope you find out what keeps your interest.

I can't speak for Mike but in my case, the stress from the site with all the situations lately, combined with stress at home is proving to be a bit much at times.

Quoted from Sparky

I can't speak for Mike but in my case, the stress from the site with all the situations lately, combined with stress at home is proving to be a bit much at times.

F' it. "Hey, it's only pinball"

Quoted from necro_nemesis

That's too bad. In the end I see pinball machines as the biggest baddest toys on the block and not enjoying them for me is a sign of me getting just way to old and practical.

I think I lost interest by spending so much time fixing other people's machines.

Mike