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 Meets a Young Pinball Ambassador

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Anna Newman

Meet Brian and Chris. Long time supporter of the Pacific Pinball Museum, Brian brings his son Chris on regular visits.

Nine year old Chris is an excellent docent and pinball ambassador. Cinematographer Charlie Kuttner and I were at the PPM to film some more clear game footage, and Chris introduced us to Adventures in the Development of Pinball, the new exhibit. The show includes one of the Bally Freedom clear games built with Wade Krause.

Chris is pretty good at the clear game — he had moves!

On display are a set of images and interactive exhibits that explain the development and workings of pinball machines. Chris walked me through several of them with great expertise.

Be sure to stop by the PPM when you are in the Bay Area to visit the exhibit, check out and play the new visible pin, and of course play the other hundred plus games at the museum. Michael Schiess and his crew have everything set it up to be very hands on, and as you can see, kids will definitely enjoy it.

Adventures in the Development of Pinball
ART AND TECH SHOW, runs April 6 through July 6, 2012.

Physics, mechanics, art and history exhibits:

An art and tech show about the internal workings of the machines, and their art and design as they change over time.

PBDG visits the Ed Beeler Collection

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Anna Newman

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.