Cast of KLOV characters:
Rick "rainman154"
Chris "chris25810"
Brett "DPtwiz"
Bradley "flynn54321"
Sam "Sam Zehr"
Michael "mlenardon"
Larry "Franklin"
Mike "dethfactor"
Steve "john rainbo"
Robin "eBay seller 'newtechgames'"
The Story:
This trip took on a life of its own.
Started off as a trip to eastern Wisconsin to pick up a monitor from Steve (john rainbo) and I was also trying to work the Avalanche that Jeff (chips4sle) was recently selling (on ebay right now) into the picture.
Somehow Rick (rainman154) got wind of my impending drive over and asked me what I thought about hauling some cabinets for him to Mike (dethfactor) in Indiana. I said I would be willing to do it if someone contributed to my "gas fund" as it was an extra 100 miles or so east for me. Not to mention that more games meant borrowing or renting a trailer (I can stick a single in my SUV).
After a day or two I remembered a deal for a beautifully restored Centipede cabaret that I had never completed with another KLOV'r, Sam (Sam Zehr), from Nov 2009 (http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=110014). Back then, I was making trips to Chicago roughly twice a year. As life would have it, I have not been there since this purchase. I sent Sam an email, after almost 6 months of no communication, and he replied that he still had the game and it was still mine to be picked up. Sam was kind enough to hold onto the game for me all that time. Last summer he had offered me a choice of a refund or holding on to it for pickup and I asked him to wait on me.
A night or two later, whilst perusing KLOV, I notice someone asking Brett (DPtwiz) if he can make a Baby Pac. He says if he had a cabinet to measure, he could. Hmmmm... I am going to be within 3 hours of him or so dropping off cabs at Mike's and I have a perfect candidate for him... a completely empty Baby Pac I picked up from Chris (chris25810) last fall. I send Brett a PM offering to leave it in Indiana for him to pick up. He says he would love to have it and can get it brought the rest of the way (by Seawolf) but then he tells me he has a cabinet built for Chris and other 2 cabinets already palleted for shipment to Michael (mlenardon) in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Brett suggests they may be willing to pay for me to come the extra distance myself and pick them up. We make a few phone calls to Chris and Michael and the deed is done. I will go the rest of the way to Ohio and pick up those 3 cabinets along with a Tempest cabaret for myself.
(pictures - from left to right, Rick and I, Larry and I, Sam and I, Mike and I, BEER!)
Rick "rainman154"
Chris "chris25810"
Brett "DPtwiz"
Bradley "flynn54321"
Sam "Sam Zehr"
Michael "mlenardon"
Larry "Franklin"
Mike "dethfactor"
Steve "john rainbo"
Robin "eBay seller 'newtechgames'"
The Story:
This trip took on a life of its own.
Started off as a trip to eastern Wisconsin to pick up a monitor from Steve (john rainbo) and I was also trying to work the Avalanche that Jeff (chips4sle) was recently selling (on ebay right now) into the picture.
Somehow Rick (rainman154) got wind of my impending drive over and asked me what I thought about hauling some cabinets for him to Mike (dethfactor) in Indiana. I said I would be willing to do it if someone contributed to my "gas fund" as it was an extra 100 miles or so east for me. Not to mention that more games meant borrowing or renting a trailer (I can stick a single in my SUV).
After a day or two I remembered a deal for a beautifully restored Centipede cabaret that I had never completed with another KLOV'r, Sam (Sam Zehr), from Nov 2009 (http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=110014). Back then, I was making trips to Chicago roughly twice a year. As life would have it, I have not been there since this purchase. I sent Sam an email, after almost 6 months of no communication, and he replied that he still had the game and it was still mine to be picked up. Sam was kind enough to hold onto the game for me all that time. Last summer he had offered me a choice of a refund or holding on to it for pickup and I asked him to wait on me.
A night or two later, whilst perusing KLOV, I notice someone asking Brett (DPtwiz) if he can make a Baby Pac. He says if he had a cabinet to measure, he could. Hmmmm... I am going to be within 3 hours of him or so dropping off cabs at Mike's and I have a perfect candidate for him... a completely empty Baby Pac I picked up from Chris (chris25810) last fall. I send Brett a PM offering to leave it in Indiana for him to pick up. He says he would love to have it and can get it brought the rest of the way (by Seawolf) but then he tells me he has a cabinet built for Chris and other 2 cabinets already palleted for shipment to Michael (mlenardon) in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Brett suggests they may be willing to pay for me to come the extra distance myself and pick them up. We make a few phone calls to Chris and Michael and the deed is done. I will go the rest of the way to Ohio and pick up those 3 cabinets along with a Tempest cabaret for myself.
(pictures - from left to right, Rick and I, Larry and I, Sam and I, Mike and I, BEER!)

