The Spinner Is Lit - Episode 4: Pin-a-Go-Go we go!

“Pinfest really started in the mid-'80s on somebody's front lawn, and that was a guy named Walt Schlenker, and he lived in Roseville, and it was probably a couple of dozen guys that he invited to come over, bring their pinball machines, and they set up on his front lawn and had their own little pinball party.”

“It's always the same things are always said. It's always like a family reunion. You know, and you see parents with their kids and grandparents taking their kids and, you know, talking to them about, you know, when we were young, this is what we had.”

“in many ways it's a little hard to separate Pinfest from Steve Sharlin. He has been an icon at the show.”

“Pinfest is about so much more than pinball. It's about community, you know, and that's the thing that I really try to emphasize on people.”

“in my life there's you know the week of pin a go go and then there's the 51 weeks without pin a go go”

“I had this really kind of uncanny ability to make you feel very comfortable when you were talking to him. And he, and, you know, even though he didn't think he had great stories, he has a lot of great stories.”

“You really made us feel welcome. And I've never forgotten that. I make sure and tell everybody that.”

“my biggest regret, that I didn't start the show sooner, and I was never able to get him on, because I think so many people who knew him and people that didn't know him, or only knew him, you know, online on the forums, would have really enjoyed hearing some of those great stories”