EM Pinball Journeys Podcast

Episode 9 - Pribs Pinball Repair with Gabe Pribil

In this episode, I am joined by Gabe Pribil of Pribs Pinball Repair. In this interview, we talk about Gabe’s journey into the pinball hobby and how it led to starting his own pinball repair business. We talk about his large pinball collection. Gabe shares a lot of details about EM pinball including games that he has on location in and around his hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska. Gabe’s collection is mainly games from the 1950’s and 1960’s but he has a variety of games including some solid-state era pinball machines and some non-pinball arcade games. Gabe plans to open a pinball museum someday. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PribsPinballRepair [https://www.youtube.com/@PribsPinballRepair] Website: https://www.pribspinballrepair.com [https://www.pribspinballrepair.com] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pribspinballrepair [https://www.instagram.com/pribspinballrepair]   Music generated by Mubert https://mubert.com/render

Episode 8 – Spotlight Series – Spanish Eyes with John Lee

This is the second episode in my pinball spotlight series. John Lee joins me again to talk about Spanish Eyes which was made by Williams in 1971 and 1972. I also talk with John about owning EMs and we talk briefly about another game called Granada which is not the same game but the art is very similar.  Find Spanish Eyes On Location [https://pinballmap.com/map?by_machine_id=797&by_machine_name=Spanish%20Eyes%20(Williams%2C%201972)] Spanish Eyes on Internet Pinball Database [https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2265] Spanish Eyes On Pinside [https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/spanish-eyes] Music generated by Mubert https://mubert.com/render

Episode 7 – Playing EM Pinball in Tournaments with John Lee

In this episode, I am joined by John Lee. In this interview, we talk about a wonderful charity called project pinball and his involvement. We also talk about pinball tournaments including John’s experience as a tournament director for standalone tournaments as well as leagues. John is a cohost and tournament director of a tournament that I played in called The Doldrums, an annual event held in upstate New York every February. This interview took place just after The Doldrums tournament this year. John’s enthusiasm for the pinball hobby is inspiring.

Episode 6 – Beginner Series – EM Pinball Terminology Part 2

This is the third episode in my beginner series. Non beginners may enjoy this episode as well. In this episode, I talk more about EM pinball terminology and anatomy. The focus is more about the inner workings of EMs.  If you enjoy this episode and want to learn more about what is going on inside an EM, please visit funwithpinball.com [funwithpinball.com] and browse for a while. You will be glad you did. Check out this YouTube video from 2019. It is Todd Tuckey of TNT Amusements walking through Mark Gibson’s Fun With Pinball exhibit at Pinball Expo. Enjoy!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHP2jzW33_I [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHP2jzW33_I] Good pinball glossaries: Internet Pinball Database's Pinball Glossary [https://www.ipdb.org/glossary.php] PinWiki Glossary [https://pinwiki.com/wiki/index.php/Glossary] Kineticist.com Pinball Terms & Glossary [https://www.kineticist.com/post/pinball-terms-glossary] Music generated by Mubert https://mubert.com/render

Episode 5 - Beginner Series - EM Pinball Terminology

This is the second episode in my beginner series. Non beginners may enjoy this episode as well. In this episode, I talk about EM pinball terminology and anatomy. These terms are not exclusive to EM pinball and are good to know for pinball in general. Spoiler…this is part 1. The next episode will be part 2 and will cover terminology related to the inside of EM pinball machines. I reference the IPDB pinball glossary in this episode. Internet Pinball Database's Pinball Glossary [https://www.ipdb.org/glossary.php] Other good pinball glossaries: PinWiki Glossary [https://pinwiki.com/wiki/index.php/Glossary] Kineticist.com Pinball Terms & Glossary [https://www.kineticist.com/post/pinball-terms-glossary] Music generated by Mubert https://mubert.com/render