East Bay Photos

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Anna Newman

I have been getting a set of photos ready to post from Wade Krause’s recent trip up here. I don’t know if I have mentioned this or not, but the PBDG DVD will include documentary material about Wade and his work on the clear pinball games, Hellacopters, etc.

I should have that post ready tomorrow. First — I want to share a photo I took last night on the way home from a screening:

These giant sculptures from Burning Man by Karen Cusolito are outside American Steel Studios an amazing art place in Oakland where they are created. Cinematographer Charlie Kuttner (who is also working on the Wade project), told me about them and taught me how to take these long exposure night photos. So cool!

photo by Charlie Kuttner

You can’t imagine how huge these pieces are until you see them.
We also stopped on Treasure Island to take some skyline photos. We had the good fortune of a barge passing through some of the shots.

transamerica buiding and skyline with barge

photo by Anna Newman & Charlie Kuttner

So when you all come out to the East Bay to visit the Pacific Pinball Museum, there is a ton more to do and see as well!

Pinball photos tomorrow.
Happy Fathers Day!

PBDG at Dynamo Donuts

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Anna Newman

Psycho Donuts will always be THE donut source for PBDG, but when a girl isn’t in the South Bay, she has to get her donuts somewhere. Where, you ask? Dynamo Donuts and Coffee!!

Director Don Starnes and I have been trying to visit this donut mecca in San Francisco for months, but something always prevents us — production meeting runs long, train schedule doesn’t fit, etc. We finally made it on Sunday, en route to the SFFS Hemingway and Gellhorn screening. (Shout out to PBDG sound mixer Lou Wiskes, who worked on H&G.)

Back to the donuts.

Dynamo makes seasonal donuts with amazing unusual flavors.

It’s hard to choose…

We were FORCED to get one of each 😉

Don ate 5 of them, I only had 1/2…

OK, I had a ton. My favorite on the day we were there was apricot cardamom.

photo by Don Starnes

Next time you are in the Mission, check out Dynamo. 2760 24th St., between Hampshire & York.

I asked if I could come back and take more photos in the kitchen, so stand by for an early morning donut photorama sometime in the future.

PBDG visits Pin-a-Go-Go

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Anna Newman

Associate Producer Lily Achatz and I attended our first Pin-a-Go-Go in Dixon, CA. We got to meet up with lots of Pinball Donut Girl supporters, play great games (there were around 200 pins, I heard), and enjoy some perfect central valley weather. I will definitely go back next year; I had a really good time.

It’s always the first Sunday after Mother’s Day — mark your calendar now 😉

Lily plays Bowling Queen in the back room.

Bowling Queen backglass detail.

I was totally taken with Star-Jet’s art.

Star-Jet playfield detail.

Star-Jet backglass detail.

More Star-Jet playfield.

I also got to see a Palooka Dan Kramer had restored. Very cool.

Palooka backglass.

Palooka playfield detail.

I love the speed bag with a face!

The turnout was strong with people enjoying both EM and SS games.

Lily and Eight Ball Deluxe.

Bounty Hunter backglass art.

This young lady was part of the fun tournament.

And this little guy was making the rounds with his dad and a step stool.

I was happy to see Wade Krause and meet Dirty Donny Gillies, the artist behind Hellacopters and other custom art games Wade has worked on. Donny, Wade, and Tanio Klyce were so generous to let us use Hellacopters in the Pinball Donut Girl tournament scene.