On our trip last weekend we a really great time hiking and seeing the natural world, but these wonders were nothing compared to what we witnessed underneath the ground in the basement arcade of the Best Western where we stayed. Each night we bowled a game in which Marc and I were both soundly whipped by Dad. The second night, after we returned our two-toned leather shoes, I saw dad kind of drift over to the pinball machine. I had some quarters and what we witnessed was astounding. Dad is a pinball champion, capable of racking up literally millions of points. Before our very eyes, he morphed into an adolescent, exclaiming phrases like "LAME!" "WHAT A SAVE!" and "STUPID!" and deftly schooled us in the art of pinball warfare-be physical with the console-but not so pushy that you get a tilt, never push both buttons at once, watch for the extra ball light, and on and on. Check it out:
(also note the gun toting 4 year old and the striped shirt boy's expression at the end of the video.)
6 comments:
Well Brad, I look forward to playing with you Pinball this summer...
Dad,
I never knew you played pinball and bowling so well, we have to play this summer, tennis/ping pong/we should do tournaments, and we shoudl all play pickleball. We are going to have so much fun, I love you all! See you soon
Impressive Dad - I think I'll watch any pinball matches and not participate.
The funny thing is, I've seen Brad get equally as worked up over a game of Trivial Pursuit! Love this!
"It is like riding a bike, it comes back real fast!" (You don't ever loose it) These are live quotes from the pinball king! I remember being just as surprised as Stephen and Mark when we went to Bob Chatfield's house over 15 years ago and he had a pinball machine. I saw a delighted "little boy" come out in Dad!
I don't know which was better- the pinball king in action or the tike with the shotgun! I'm sad I missed that scene.
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