The Quarter Byte

Treading water with air Compressed air: lifting dust, grit, and grime out of rusty screws and old interior crevices soaked 409 clean now of brittle nicotine heated plastics oh my &^*$ yucky. So too when the time came to clean the dirt and dust out of newly sanded wood, 120' CFS air cleaned so a fresh black could be applied after the glue for the chipped corner dried solid under the clamps. Restoration also means time to dry (after true applications of whetted sweat slowly concentrated patient wet painting labor glue whatever).  Fun stuff. This Hydra had been docked since October 2009 and actually suffered water damage while bookending an Atari row that stretched 120'. It was the baby of the line @1990, topping the last 'Atari Games' cabinets after the 720º and Paperboy. Sweet white complex cool molded star wars yoke it reminded me of game #1 fiberglas mold and how 20 years bookending Atari video games was kind of neat when you literally set them next to each oth...

Battling Back into it. Death is everywhere. I had finally catapulted into the TSPP restoration as my beautiful dog lay dying. It had been a bitter cold winter despite our Broncos' Superbowl victory. Old hips gave way fast to time and suddenly immobility stopped the tail wagging, despite the good barks and daily appetite. Willpower would have nourished his entire survival -true testament that a dog stands like a knight, happily fighting every moment without a care for "only the flesh wounds." They truly all have three legs and a spare. It's all about the madness of living that the game gets played --right 'til the last breath. "I'm Django the big German Shepherd Dog, who the fWoOfck are you? mWoOF!" King of Shepherds ~ The 2015 TSPP resto finally took my new shop's pinball cherry, and the space became comfortable and efficient for good work completed. Just like every game, burn-in testing is the best and I covet the game for ...