Master Fantasy Artist’s Memorial Event From 3-7 PM, Saturday, March 26; Open For All Who Wish To Honor Him, His Life And Works Ed Cassell stands tall as he works on one of his scores of giant murals. By Larry Freeman When most folks cross through the silver doorway to face the silver ball inside the Pacific Pinball Museum, they usually think of the surrounds as an artifact arcade or spot steeped in the history of pinball. Many don’t see… [READ MORE].
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by Chris Rummell, PPM Program Manager & Michael Schiess, PPM Executive Director If you stayed until the last part of the Alameda Fourth of July Parade you may have seen a time traveling mobile celebration of a beloved local nonprofit organization. The Pacific Pinball Museum’s lift gate truck was on full tilt, bringing out the latest tool in their chest to help spread their pinball passion and take part in the nation’s longest July 4th parade. The 14 foot box… [READ MORE].
By Christopher Rummel Silver pinballs, mirroring electrons in frozen orbit above an atom’s nucleus, appear to hover in the air instead of flying madly around on a pinball machine’s playfield as they are supposed to. Neyen’s tribute trophy gleams with pinball like orbs in seeming orbit above the score reel and old circuit boards scavenged from mothballed pinball games. The gleaming orbs, beneath which lies an old school pinball machine score reel reading “104”, are encased by plexiglass, all part… [READ MORE].
Alameda’s Pacific Pinball Museum tapped in to beer week Sunday, February 11 as an outpouring of beer and pinball enthusiasts packed the venue for a five hour fest. Ten Bay Area brewers provided scores of pours at the exclusive event for well over a hundred visitors who got to test their skills on the near 100 vintage games the museum sports. This marked PPM’s third foray into hosting a party where the silver ball meets the golden pour. The event… [READ MORE].