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Keeping The Game Alive At The Rocky Mtn. Pinball Showdown

4/29/2013

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By Kevin L'Heureux
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In an electronic age of social media, Facebook games, summer blockbusters and other distractions what has happened to the amusements of yesterday? They're still alive in Colorado.

Don't call it a comeback. It isn't a revival either. Pinball, and the arcade for that matter, isn't going recapture the cultural zeitgeist that it once had. Where there were once a handful of American pinball manufacturers, now only one remains - Stern Pinball.

At the Rocky Mtn. Pinball Showdown, it's a celebration of the history of the game - and its continued stubborn existence.

Set amongst the loud clatter, alarms, beeps and bells of over a hundred games are tournaments, vendors, spare parts, seminars, and the camaraderie of fans of all ages. Some of those players are brought by parents and their fond memories of growing up in the pinball age.

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9/28/2013 07:14:56 am

Is there a way to search blogs on Weebly?

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