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EP13 Cary Hardy My Journey Into Pinball
PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago59 min listen
The Pinball Studio Podcast – Episode 12 Guest: Cary Hardy
Highlights
- Kerry purchased a 1971 Bally Sea Ray pinball machine for $25 at an auction without knowing what he was bidding on
- Kerry started his pinball YouTube channel content in June or July 2018
- Kerry's YouTube subscriber count grew from roughly 30-40 when he started pinball content to over 12,000
- Kerry's mother was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, which motivated him to focus on pinball restoration as a distraction
- Kerry worked in the semiconductor industry as an equipment technician, which helped with pinball troubleshooting skills
Notable quotes
“i didn't even know what I was bidding on. I was like, yeah, I raised my hand... And it was a 1971 Bally Sea Ray... The art on the back glass, maybe 40% still there. It obviously didn't turn on.”
“it took one machine to bring it back to life that really hooked me and it was the mechanical nature of it... you take something that's not working or ugly and you turn it into something beautiful or working”
“i needed a distraction i was like i need to take my mind off of what is the inevitable of losing you know someone that has been dear to me since i can far back as i can remember”
“your videos are what got me to like take the leap into like i'm gonna do a playfield swap and now i've done quite a few of them”
“i removed every insert from this playfield and I installed clear inserts”
Entities
- Old Town Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- The Electric Playground· company
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Bally Sea Ray· game
- Doctor Who· game
- Last Action Hero· game
- Spy Hunter· game
- The Getaway· game
- X-Files· game
- Pinball Studio Podcast· organization
- Kerry Hardy· person
- Sterling Martin· person
- Todd Tucky· person
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