#478:Steve Zahler- Owner of "Modern Pinball NYC"

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🗓️ 27 May 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Today I sit down with Steve Zahler owner of the fantastic New York City Arcade called Modern Pinball NYC located on 3rd and 27th in the City.

Steve and I talk all things Pinball including the history of Pinball,Pinball Championship Tournaments, and Pinball Machine Designs.

I have always loved Pinball and still to this day I play monthly where ever I can.

Hope you guys enjoy our nerd session on Pinball and don't forget to get out there and play some Pinball.

PS Stern I need a Machine at the Studio.

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0:00.0	All right, here we are. It is May 27th. It's Monday and it is a three-day weekend.
0:07.6	I don't know what you guys are up to. What are you doing today? You got some swimming pool action.
0:13.2	Are you at the amusement park? Are you nursing a hangover? Are you frying up some fucking okra?
0:20.5	Is that what that stuff for? I don't know. I don't know what I'm saying. I just got up. Welcome!
0:27.0	Hope you guys are doing good, great episode today.
0:31.0	You know, I spent a lot of time in New York bouncing back and forth and
0:36.0	and there was this spot I walked by every day on the way to the comedy seller on
0:43.7	3rd and 27th. I've been going by it for three years and actually not just going by it but going in and that is
0:53.2	modern pinball NYC and I am an absolute pinball freak. If you didn't hear episode 100 which was
1:04.7	378 episodes ago. I had the great Tim Arnold on who owns the pinball hall of fame in Las Vegas
1:15.7	and that was pretty damn epic but to really sit down with my guest today Steve Zoller.
1:24.0	He is the owner of modern pinball NYC and also a tournament player, a seeking his pinball champion chip.
1:36.1	This guy is great. I love pinball. I always have it to me represented freedom going to the arcade.
1:46.7	Your mom dropped you off there or you ride your bike. A lot of things happened to the arcade for me
1:51.9	early on. I got my red line BMX stolen in front of an arcade. Still fucking hate that person who
2:00.4	ever took that bike to this day. A square back believe it was a 77 popped in for a minute at
2:09.2	Dodge City and that was the name of the arcade. I wanted to just play a real quick game of
2:18.0	convoy I believe it was and turned around and that fucking bike was gone but many great memories
2:27.2	of arcade and I still know all the names of them the encounter zone.
2:34.1	Dodge City, Scandia, all those places I would hit. What was the one on Broadway in San Francisco?
2:42.0	I forgot the name of that one. It didn't really have a name. You just went in across the street
2:46.7	from the stone and laid down some skills. Pinball is an interesting thing in 2018. It is
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