Episode 282: Jessy Jay
She's the host of Jessy Jay's Pinball Adventures on The Pinball Network. We talk about her breakout year on the pinball scene with her podcast and passion for the hobby. Plus, we share our love of...
Highlights
- Jessy started playing pinball casually at age 4, attended Pizza and Pinball venue 8 years ago which spawned Pinfest, then met Ryan and intensified her involvement in 2020
- Jessy received fan mail from a 9-year-old girl who plays her father's pinball machines, indicating younger generation engagement
- Roger Sharpe was 14 years old when The Addams Family was released in 1992; played it two years after release
- Jessy received restriction from Ryan during podcast production to avoid over-researching topics between episodes to prevent information overload and losing enthusiasm
- Roger Sharpe and Steve Epstein founded IFPA competitive pinball league structure
- Pinball Expo top four finishers last year were all under age 20; Roger jokingly suggests raising minimum competition age to 21
- Champion Pub features a punching bag mechanic that builds to a boss fight; the boss character visually resembles the speaker with mustache and ginger coloring
- Frankie's bar in Sydney is a multi-band music venue with pinball machines; hosts acts like Wolfmother
Notable quotes
“My consumption of pinball media has also grown exponentially since meeting Ryan.”
“The pinball community has um really welcomed me everyone's been lovely. It's so cool realizing the depth of interest out there.”
“I don't want to lose that machine and the excitement of it. So learning gradually along the way is actually a lot of fun.”
“The fact that you want to actually start something and get involved with it, nurture it, please. You know, that's what we need. We need more and more ambassadors.”
“Get something that you're really comfortable with, that stabilizes your weight and whatever the lack or need of tension in your arms and wrists are to alleviate that so that you are poised.”
“Roger, it is such a pleasure to talk to you. I just saw on the Skype app on my phone, it just popped up and said, Roger Sharpe joined the call, and I think that I had a heart attack.”
“I've been enjoying listening to Jessie on her podcast. She's just started the podcast this year in 2020 and really came back into pinball.”
Entities
- Pinball Expo· event
- Pinfest· event
- Champion Pub· game
- Indiana Jones· game
- Medieval Madness· game
- Shadow· game
- The Addams Family· game
- The Simpsons Pinball Party· game
- Melbourne· location
- Newcastle· location
- Frankie's· organization
- IFPA· organization
- Pinball Network· organization
- Pizza and Pinball· organization
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Jessy Jay· person
- Mrs. Pin· person
- Roger Sharpe· person
- Ryan C (Head to Head Pinball)· person
- Steve Epstein· person
- Wolfmother· person
- Jessy Jay's Pinball Adventures· product
- Lazarus Ball: A Timeless Tale of Tilts and Tables· product
- Pinball Profile· product
- Special When Lit· product
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