Pinball '89 Show Review - London

[Sgt GrizZ]

Afternoon troops

Flicking through an old computer magazine (Commodore User April 1989) I found this write up on the Pinball '89 Show at the New Horticultural Hall, London.

Never heard of this one ??? - maybe some of the really old farts on here who were active on the scene at the time know of it ..... @steve brum @Gary Flower @Mike Parkins

Organiser Alan Goldsmith had one thing kind of right .....

"right now you can still pick up old pintables for about £100 or £150, but in 10 years time they will be fetching thousands" ........ well it took more like 20 years, and not all titles but yeah he was right.

 

[steve brum]

Ill sort out some pics shortly

At the time it was the largest ever UK pinball show with over 70 machines . First show where transport costs were covered although there was some wrangling with the organisers for this after the event. Deith leisure provided 4 new games including Banzai Run.

Dez Riddler had 20 restored EMs and we took away a Wizard for £150 , as l fancied one. Sounds cheap but we had my £75 Comet £80 Genesis and £25 Paragon at the show

Promised celebrities were generally a no show but mike reid and the hairy cornflake were spotted on the Saturday

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

Ill sort out some pics shortly

At the time it was the largest ever UK pinball show with over 70 machines . First show where transport costs were covered although there was some wrangling with the organisers for this after the event. Deith leisure provided 4 new games including Banzai Run.

Dez Riddler had 20 restored EMs and we took away a Wizard for £150 , as l fancied one. Sounds cheap but we had my £75 Comet £80 Genesis and £25 Paragon at the show

Promised celebrities were generally a no show but mike reid and the hairy cornflake were spotted on the Saturday

Excellent !

What happened to Alan ?

 

[Mike Parkins]

Don't know how I missed that one... Alan Goldsmith? I got involved about that time though, meeting up with the POA regulars at a pub in Woking - Bob Thompson chaired the POA of course and I was secretary for a while. We put on several shows over the years, mostly around Haslemere area but the last one I remember clearly was at the Brum NIA in 1996.

 

[Epotech]

You mean Aston uni? That was about the last one

 

[steve brum]

Aston uni 2000 nia 1999 . Aston the last POA show. Next national show was margate

 

[Mike Parkins]

Or maybe 1997

 

[steve brum]

these are scans from crap photos but is all that remains to document this event apart from that article

or is it!?

 

[Epotech]

Aston uni 2000 nia 1999 . Aston the last POA show. Next national show was margate

Aah ok must have missed the Nia. I remember Kettering.

 

[SirBadger]

Wasn’t one of the POA events sponsored by the Timeshock! People?

 

[Mike Parkins]

Wasn’t one of the POA events sponsored by the Timeshock! People?

That could be the one where I came home with the first prize of a big wobbly pile of Empire Interactive games

 

[Deleted member 2463]

did the AC work?

 

[Jay Walker]

I have an awful feeling that might be me in Steve's' first picture, playing what looks like a Stern Lightning (to the right of a Black Knight). And it may be my Wild Fyre first in the row behind (yellow cabinet with flames).