We're big fans of pop-up pinball parlor Pop's Pinball in Somerville, Massachusetts. The vibe, the games, the community - it's a really cool spot if you ever find yourself in the Boston area.
Earlier last night, the Pop's crew shared some photos provided by a regular to their establishment. Betsy (@betsybouche) is cooler than anyone who will read this post, and has the pics to prove it.
Check out Pop's Instagram post for the full story (embedded below) but it sounds like Betsy spent her youth traipsing around Boston and hanging out in the city's pinball spots at the time. According to the post, one of her favorite spots was the Inn-Square Men's Club, a popular music venue in the 80s, where she played games like Haunted House (a favorite of hers) and Royal Flush.
The photos remind us of some of the candid shots documented in Roger Sharpe's seminal book, Pinball!, and, well, we love them so much.
Colin is the chief pixel pusher at Kineticist. He's a lifetime gamer who became enamored with pinball after taking in a family copy of the 1979 classic Joker Poker (the EM version). Since then he's bought, sold and repaired many machines, competed in all kinds of tournaments, and contributes to This Week in Pinball, the New England Pinball League, and Pin-Masters of New England. Previously, Colin spent over a decade working in marketing for agencies and tech startups. He also started and ran a music blog, happy hour website, and wrote a regular craft beer review column for Central Track in Dallas. Once aspired to be an artsy film director.
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