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Episode 397: Nick Byrd – Pinsomniacs Pinball

PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago27 min listen
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There's a growing pinball scene in Jacksonville, Florida, and a Nick Byrd & Pinsomniacs Pinball is a big part of it. Hear the high-flying stories from Nick, his competitive bug, love for The...

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Highlights

  • Pinsomniacs operates pinball machines across three Jacksonville locations: Video Game Rescue, Teppies brewery, and Throwbacks.
  • The Jacksonville Pinberg satellite event is the only one in Florida and has 68 slots for group match play on June 1st.
  • The Pinberg golden ticket is worth $350 and the main event has 144 people just outside Pittsburgh in July with 25,000+ in total prizing.
  • Nick has completed approximately 1,600 skydives and works as a skydive instructor at iFly indoor skydiving facility.
  • Nick's Elvis pinball machine is approximately 20 years old and was purchased new-in-box from Old Town Pinball about a year ago.

Notable quotes

“Like when I was a kid, I remember my mom dropping me off at the Aladdin's Castle so she could shop in the mall and give me some quarters, and they had a Judge Dredd and Attack from Mars, and those games just kind of pulled me in.”
Nick Byrd
“For me, it's almost a level of awe. I mean, everybody's playing so much better than me... the way some of these pro-level players are just, they can play, you know, they're on Godzilla and they're knocking out of the park and then we switch gears and we go over to something like Creature, and they don't miss a beat.”
Nick Byrd
“I can't think of anything else where you get to play a hobby or a sport and get to be against and amongst the best in the world.”
Jeff Teolis
“When you leave that plane, there's only one thing going on, and it's that moment on that skydive, and everything else just kind of melts away.”
Nick Byrd
“I have the nicest Elvis pinball machine on the planet, and you can play it at Teppies.”
Nick Byrd

Entities

  • iFly· company
  • Old Town Pinball· company
  • Pinsomniacs Pinball· company
  • Teppies· company
  • Throwbacks· company
  • Video Game Rescue· company
  • Antarium· company/venue
  • PAPA· event
  • Pinberg· event
  • Texas Pinball Festival· event
  • Final Round· media
  • Pinball Profile· media
  • Bowen Kerins· person
  • Jeff Teolis· person
  • Jocton Pinshades· person
  • Keith Elwin· person
  • Kimberly Byrd· person
  • Lyman Sheets· person
  • Nick Byrd· person
  • Stafford family· person

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