pinball at the 'zoo 2007

This weekend I went to the pinball at the 'zoo with Jeff.

I thought I'd try a little multimedia extravaganza for this post - even with music! Unfortunately the video I shot on my digital camera is tilted sideways and I can't rotate it, so no video. I know, I know, this slideshow is pretty lame.



I wasn't able to get anything at the auction. Most of the arcade cabinets were too narrow to fit that giant monitor I got. I'm going to hunt around on ebay for a week or two and then build my own if I don't find anything.

The auction had a real genuine auctioneer. It was quite a new experience for me. I had a hard time interpreting auctionese. Usually by the time I figured out the price the auction was over.

The crowd was quite an eclectic mix too. An interesting mix of video game/computer geeks (me), carnies (your garden-variety type you see at carnivals and fairs), and those who don't bathe/shower. Actually that last category was sort of a mixed category. There are video game geeks who don't bathe; there are carnies who don't bathe, but there are also video game-geek-carnies-who don't bathe. Those are the ones you want to avoid. I made the mistake of getting right in the thick of the auction crowd at one point. The aroma was decidedly...stifling. I can only image it on a hot and humid August day.

Here's the kicker: In true fairground fashion, the building the event was held in was also hosting a reptile show! We pulled in to the driveway and saw a huge sign that said ARCADE AUCTION. Below that was a little black sign with white type: REPTILE SHOW. Very nice. Jeff and I were going to run through it for the "snakes on a plane" experience, but they were charging admission. Bummer.

All in all it was a good time and a fun experience.