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#50 Pinbrewfest - The Classic Pinball Podcast

PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago38 min listenBy George
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In this episode Dave and George welcome coproducer of the Ohio Pinbrewfest, Keith Campanelli. The show is scheduled to start on April 8, 2021. They talk about pinball, beer, tournaments, food trucks...

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Highlights

  • Ohio PinBrewFest is the first pinball show of 2021 in the United States
  • Over 100 machines already confirmed for the show
  • The venue doubled from 15,000 to 30,000 square feet to accommodate social distancing
  • Cointaker is bringing a major load of new games and parts as primary vendor
  • Outside Edge has created almost 15 different hardtop restorations
  • A new Alien game is on order through Cointaker but uncertain if it will arrive for the show
  • Ohio vaccination rate is close to 10% fully vaccinated and 20% first shots as of podcast recording
  • PAPA Pittsburgh venue is about 1 hour 15 minutes away from the show location

Notable quotes

“Beer and pinball go together. I think Jerry Stearns said it at the 30th Expo, beer and pinball.”
Keith Campanelli
“We're combining all of this for the show... these food trucks are not just some guy with wrapped up saran wrap burgers, but they're bringing out poke bowls and smoked and barbecued beef and pork.”
Keith Campanelli
“Hardtops, I think they run around $300 to $350. So if you have an old game that's worth $1,200, you're not going to put a $1,000 play field in it, maybe. You can actually make the game look and play fantastic for a lot less money.”
Keith Campanelli
“I handle a lot of the logistics and he [Marvin] handles a lot of that anything to do with the tournaments and anything to do with the actual real pinball side”
Keith Campanelli
“My biggest concern was making sure that we had the permits in line for the alcohol and that we had the insurance in line. Without those two things, I would have pulled the plug the day before the show.”
Keith Campanelli
“We are in between Buffalo and Pittsburgh and Cleveland and Columbus, Cincinnati's six hours away. So we're looking at, we're going to get quite a draw from the area.”
Keith Campanelli

Entities

  • American Pinball· company
  • Birdfish Brewery· company
  • Chicago Gaming Company· company
  • Cointaker· company
  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Outside Edge· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Tilt Amusements· company
  • The Classic Pinball Podcast· content
  • Ohio PinBrewFest· event
  • The Cleveland Show· event
  • PAPA· organization
  • Alec Kamarcha· person
  • Bruce Westfall· person
  • Butch Peel· person
  • Dave· person
  • George· person
  • Jerry Stearns· person
  • Keith Campanelli· person
  • Marvin Orchide· person
  • Tom Beasley· person
  • Church of the Silver Ball· venue

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