Episode 273: Todd MacCulloch The Movie
Catching up (way up) with Todd about the return of the NBA and other sports, plus pinball arcades, competitions, family, and his movie...WHAT!?! Listen to find out!
Highlights
- Todd McCulloch played in the NBA for approximately 12-14 years with two winning organizations
- IFPA suspended competitive pinball WPPR points during COVID-19
- Pinberg tournament was cancelled due to safety concerns related to venue size and attendance
- Jack Bar in New York City (owned by John Ehrlich) is struggling financially and has a GoFundMe campaign 'Shoot Again Jack Bar'
- Lyman (code designer) has created code for Elvira House of Horrors, Batman 66, and other special/boutique games
- An outdoor pinball tournament occurred in New England with participants including Chuck Webster, with all players wearing masks
- Skill Shot Pin Cast ran a Zoom-based pinball trivia contest with a game/strain/both format where Hannah Hatch won
Notable quotes
“When I was a rookie, I think I had $6 in two bank accounts when I joined the NBA and was really looking forward to that first check and probably would have done anything to play.”
“I'm not very good at sharing popcorn. I need my own because my hand's all over that thing.”
“The NBA has been taking this very seriously right from the beginning and looking at every possibility... and so far, I think it's working.”
“What I really miss is that camaraderie... making a great salary doing something that you love, doing something that you did for nothing when you were a child.”
“These owners are so passionate about pinball, and they're so passionate about people, and it's devastating for them to be in the situation where they just put so much into this, their money, their hard work.”
“If anybody wants to head over to GoFundMe and look up Shoot Again Jack Bar and make a contribution, that would be greatly appreciated.”
“I'm just a hobby operator. And so I am not in the same category as my friends that this is their bread and butter.”
Entities
- Pinberg· event
- Batman 66· game
- Elvira House of Horrors· game
- IFPA· organization
- Skill Shot Pin Cast· organization
- Bruce Bowen· person
- Bruce Nightingale· person
- Chuck Webster· person
- Hannah Hatch· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Jim and Dina Lindsay· person
- John Ehrlich· person
- Lyman Sheets· person
- Todd McCulloch· person
- Jack Bar· place
- Silver Ball Saloon· place
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