57: 12th Day of Balls: Doc ’Ian’ Monday
The final day of balls is here. Thank you Ian for a great conversation and Merry Christmas everyone! The 12 Days of Balls is upon us! Each episode features a different pinball guest and we get to...
Highlights
- Doc has lost 40 pounds and was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in fall 2023
- Doc experienced a three-month headache during summer before diabetes diagnosis
- Spooky Pinball lowered prices on some machine tiers by a couple hundred dollars
- American Pinball machine prices are prohibitively high and keeping Doc from purchasing
- Doc is looking forward most to Jaws in 2024
- Nudge Magazine's approach focuses on human element and aesthetics rather than hard news like Knapp Arcade
- Doc interviewed Spooky Pinball last month (November 2023) in person
- There has been backlash about the Jaws theme from some community members
- Reddit and social media comments caused Doc to feel isolated and worn down from pinball content
- Doc is working to help Reboot Arcade get high-quality Stern premium machines rather than buying/selling to play
Notable quotes
“I'm down like 40 pounds right now. I just want to keep going.”
“You just realize the choices you make actually have repercussions I guess.”
“it's like, dude, let's again, like, maybe let's all take a step back and assess where we're at with this hobby”
“I will never be like a hard news source like Knapp Arcade or even Don's or The Pinball Show. But it was fun to like we did it.”
“I've never once left the gym and been like I feel worse than when I got here.”
“I don't know that social media lends itself to moderation.”
“It actually for me personally, it helped my pinball. Like, this is gonna sound really weird.”
“Just like do your own thing. Try to be as healthy as possible. And dude, it does... fuck that noise.”
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Knapp Arcade· company
- Nudge Pinball / Nudge Magazine· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Godzilla· game
- Jaws· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- Stranger Things· game
- Pinball Degenerates· organization
- This Week in Pinball· organization
- Triple Drain Pinball Podcast· organization
- Ben Granger· person
- Colin· person
- Doc· person
- Eric Frick· person
- John· person
- Kale· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Kevin Loza· person
- Rick Brewster· person
- Will· person
- Reboot Arcade· venue
- University of San Francisco· venue
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