Just wanted to introduce myself to you all.

[Slayer71]

I have been playing TPA for a couple months now and just wanted to say hello. I haven't played pinball in a long time ( busy with jobs, raising kids, life). I was looking for something to find happiness in after the sudden death of my wife Jessica last October when I found TPA on the App Store. It has been a great form of therapy playing the tables and learning the intricacies of virtual versions of the real machines from my youth.

My dad turned me onto pinball when I was 7 or 8 and I ran to the machines wherever we went. As a teen I use to hang out at Grove Billiards in Cottage Grove MN which had a variety of pinball and video games and of course Billiards. I love that "snap", "crack" sound of a xtra ball or free game!

Thank You
Darrin

 

[gooche77]

Welcome Darrin,

Sorry to hear about the loss of your wife. This is a great community to be a part of.

 

[kimkom]

Hi Darrin.

Welcome to the forum, and welcome back to pinball.

Keep the faith

 

[Kolchak357]

Hello and welcome.
What were your favorite pins growing up?

 

[Nightwing]

Welcome to the forum,Darrin.

 

[Fungi]

Hi

 

[Mick Morry]

Hi Slayer. I am sorry to hear about your loss. I lost my first fiancé to a drunk driver many years ago. I thankfully found my current wife a decade after the passing of my fiancé, and I have been happily married ever since. It takes time, but eventually life rights itself back to a somewhat normal state. Happy gaming. I go by Tigershark1968 in game. Hope to see you on the high scores list.

 

[Pinballwiz45b]

Welcome to the forum! I hope your stay here will be worthwhile. Sorry about your loss, like Tigershark (Mick) said, but yeah, it gets better in the end

See you on the leaderboards...

 

[neglectoid]

heya.

 

[netizen]

D.R.I. Fans are encouraged to stick around

 

[norbert26]

hello

 

[Bonzo]

Welcome to the fold.

 

[Slayer71]

Thank you all for the kind words and welcomes. It is very much appreciated.

Kolchak357: The tables that I remember prior to my teen years are Silver Ball, 8 ball deluxe, black hole, black knight, Goragar, and Centaur. As a teenager I loved them all especially High Speed, Pin bot, Cyclone.

Netizen: I just recently saw D.R.I. with Suicidal Tendencies. They still got it all these years later. It was like seeing them when I was a teenager except now I am the old guy at the shows. lol

 

[Bonzo]

I just recently saw D.R.I. with Suicidal Tendencies.

Damn, that's an awfully awesome package.