Ep 95: Pinball Expo 2022 Recap

PodcastAnalysis updated 4d agoNov 3, 20221 hr 24 min listen

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Our 2022 Pinball Expo recap is here! We talk everything Expo, plus a small GotG review and we answer your questions!

Highlights

Flipping the Script on Autism raised $26,900, surpassing the $25,000 goal to help 31 families get autism diagnoses
Convention center charged $2,500 for internet (5 Mbps), inadequate for streaming
Items were stolen from booths during Saturday night teardown, including Hot Wheels banner, t-shirt, speaker light kit, and hat signed by Joe Balcer
Convention center has no interior security cameras, only at entry points
JJP's Ken Cromwell previously raised $25,012 in 24 hours but noted they didn't achieve $25k in half the time
George Fisher's computer hotspot auto-disabled, causing temporary stream crash; connection reverted to his phone's hotspot
Seminars at Expo were free and attendance was ~30-40 for the Mark Silk/Josh seminar, with poor visibility due to QR code vs. banner scheduling
American Pinball and Pinshades stepped in to replace stolen donated items without being obligated to do so

“Zach will get you hooked up. The shipping is insanely fast.”

Josh Roop

“For us, it'd be $2,500 for internet for the day. And I said, but we're a charity. And they said, that's our charity rate.”

Josh Roop

“It was almost like someone was waiting. I think they were looking for stuff they could disguise as their own stuff.”

Josh Roop

“I think you shut down Expo at midnight instead of 2 in the morning because there was no reason to keep it past midnight in my opinion.”

Scott Larson

“Don't worry about it, we'll cover it.”

Vendor representatives from American Pinball/Pinshades

“Our goal was $25,000. If we could do $25,000, we could pay for 31 families to get over that hump and get their diagnosis.”

Josh Roop

“Everything's upside on this. I just thought it was funny. But yeah, I mean, $26,900, essentially $27,000, right? We're off by 11 bucks.”

Scott Larson

“If your sound is clipping out, either get a better guy to run your mixer or get more powerful equipment.”

Josh Roop

“It felt like the fun of Texas, not as packed, so you could get on pinball machines quicker.”

Scott Larson

“I'm not opposed to doing another Flipping the Script. I'm open to it. I'm open to consider it.”

Scott Larson