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Wade Krause film opens Pacific Pinball Expo

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Hope you’re coming on Friday to the Pacific Pinball Expo; the first festival event in the Sausalito room will be Wade Krause: Pinball Artist.  Wade himself will be there to talk about his work and help me answer questions about the film.

dirty donny and beatniks

image from Wade Krause: Pinball Artist, photography courtesy Joe Bansuelo

Get behind the backglass with Wade! You’ll learn about his restoration work and his collaborations with artists like Dirty Donny on the Metallica game, Beatniks, Hellacopters and other cool games.

Date: Sept. 21, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM
Where: Sausalito Room, Pacific Pinball Expo, San Rafael, CA
Directions: http://www.marincounty.org/Depts/CU/Directions

Hope to see you there.

PS: Stay for the whole weekend so you don’t miss seeing Pinball Donut Girl on Saturday.

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PBDG visits the Ed Beeler Collection

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Come inside Ed’s 8,000 square foot custom building with me and check out some of the pinball and arcade games he has collected. Wade Krause and I were thrilled to take the tour when we visited Pittsburgh.

row of pinball games

gator pinball machine

eds wedgehead rowIn addition to pinball machines, Ed also collects arcade games.

wade and ed in an arcade rowI loved the older shooting games.

shooting games

rifles along the shooting game rowWade went for the more recent.

wade plays shooting game

I had a great time looking at all the artwork.

abra ca dabra backglass detail

space invaders backglass

arcade art -- what game is this?

more playfield art

bubbles arcade game artworkthree stooges detail

invaders from outer space detailmore invaders from outer spacearcade art detail -- what game is this?

I made some new friends…

kozmik kroozer joystickand visited some old…

asteroids rowdonky kong

Thank you so much for sharing your collection, Ed!

ed beeler with pinball game

PBDG at Pinburgh

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A few photos from the PBDG trip to Pinburgh….

anna at papa world headquarters

photo by wade krause

little girl plays pinball

pinburgh side rooms

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Player from above

Partial Pinburgh Show Floor

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couple watch pinball tournament

pinburgh pinball tournament players

Rich on the floorIt was great to see PAPA world headquarters and meet everyone in person. Special congratulations to the PBDG supporters who made it to final rounds of the tournament (did I miss anyone?): Julie Gray and Mark Czarnowski (C division) and Erik Holverson (B division).

Wade Krause goes to Pinburgh

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Wade with Luther's Vendetta Wade Krause, pinball artist and PBDG supporter, let me tag along with him in Pittsburgh as he attended PAPA’s Pinburgh tournament, checked out Dave Baach’s amazing custom games, and met with local artists.

Wade with Luther's Vendetta artist Brian Holderman

Wade and Brian Holderman

Wade collaborates with Dave, and I was able to go behind the scenes to find out what they are up to, including a chance to see the  Brian Holderman custom Luther’s Vendetta and Freak Out by Mike Budai.

wade checks out Freak Out

Dave showed us all around Pittsburgh, going above and beyond as a host. Thank you, Dave!

Another highlight was a visit to the amazing collection of Ed Beeler (more photos coming of Ed’s place). Wade and I had a great time exploring 8,000 square feet of pinball and arcade games.

Wade plays some of Ed Beeler's gamesNo weekend in Pittsburgh is complete without a quick day trip to Philly (yes, I am crazy), where we met with wonderful PBDG supporter Rob Loring and the folks at PinRescue and Harry Snodgrass, the PBDG sound designer.

Harry Snodgrass, Sound DesignerBack in Pittsburgh, Wade checked out the work of fellow screen printer Andy Warhol at the Warhol Museum.

Wade at the Andy Warhol Museum in PittsburghAlways ready to lend a hand, Wade helped Director/Cinematographer Don Starnes and me with PBDG filming.

Wade and PBDG Director Don Starnes

Is Wade contemplating the Trinity Cathedral, or wondering how his El Dorado boards are drying back in Clovis, CA? Thank you for the great company, Wade!