By Todd Russell
Note: unfortunately, I have some day job stuff to cover and cannot stream the Humpday Wednesday show this morning 7/9/2025. Hopefully, will be able to return next week, it’s a little touch and go right now. Thank you for your patience. In the meantime, here’s a pinball article I wrote up some time ago.
Been a few years since we last checked out the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. It’s a bit of a polarizing place for pinfolks. I’ve heard disappointment concerning the overall condition of the games. That they need more maintenance personnel, some games aren’t working or completely dead, and so on. This is the #1 thing that can destroy any pinball place: improper upkeep on pinball machines.
On our last visit, we did notice some games weren’t right, but the modern games were all working and pretty clean. They had Stern Insider Connected leaderboard and you earn a special badge when you play an IC game there. If you go every year, you can collect each year’s badge. Something additional to do besides gambling, hitting the shows, eating at the massive variety of restaurants, shopping and walking the strip.
Jack Black has been popping up in different game movies. It’s good to see on his YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@JablinskiGames) that he visited the Pinball Hall of Fame: