Tea Party Pinball
Sandy Hook Community Arcade Unites Town
In the wake of the Sandy Hook Tragedy, members of the community came together and founded a non-profit arcade as a place for the community to come together.
Fashion Statement
Kylie
Area 151 Tournament Results
Area 151 is a new arcade in downtown Los Altos. It has a party room (where the tournament was held) and an outdoor chill spot for when you need a break from the lights and sounds of the arcade. They did a great job with the decor and the layout. There’s also plenty of shops and good food in the neighborhood.
http://area151dtla.com/ for more info.
This tournament was put on by P.O.P. Format was double-elimination.
1st
Andrei Massenkoff
2nd
Josh Lehan
3rd
Tj Beyer
4th
Alex Pierson
5th
Josh Warren
Darren Ensley
7th
Kenley Fritts
Alex Samonte
9th
Devon Kelly
Chris Lindboe
Damien Charlety
Wei-Hwa Huang
13th
Jeff Fehervari
Jon Olkowski
Andreas Pedersen
Usama Farage
17th
Dexter Dong
Mike Hafner
Debbie Cluney
Fern Banez
Selena Shook
Eric Wagensoner
Nicole Anne Reik
James Vierra
25th
Aaron Schneickert
Chris DeLeon
Mark Birsching
Battle at the Beach 3: Love or Pinball – Full Results!
48 players could have done something else, but instead they went to Battle at the Beach 3: Love or Pinball at Playland not at the Beach.
This tournament marks my third anniversary of running pinball tournaments and events. Nobody knew this in advance, but such a huge turnout… my cup overfloweth. Even my mom and dad came out, and my dad helped enter score results. Several people brought food to share, including my girl, who brought Empanadas.
In Main Tournament Action, 2011 Pacific Pinball Expo Novice Champion and recent founder of the SF Pinball Department took top honors as Grand Champion and World’s Greatest Lover, with a Casanova Action Figure to prove his supreme virility, besting 2011 World Pinball Champion Andrei Massenkoff by one ball. What’s especially admirable about this win is he also shared duties with Eric Wagonsonner running the Side Tournament. Way to go!!
MAIN TOURNAMENT
| Andrei Massenkoff | 2 |
| Damien Charletty | 3 |
| Walter Hurwitz | 4 |
| Alex Samonte | 5 |
| Josh Lehan | 5 |
| Jeff Fehervari | 5 |
| TJ Beyer | 8 |
| Tim Hansen | 9 |
| Eric Hansen | 10 |
| Echa Schneider | 11 |
| Marcus Peterson | 11 |
| Keith Parkins | 13 |
| Eugene Gershtein | 14 |
| Erin Ray | 14 |
| Josh Warren | 14 |
| Andreas Pedersen | 14 |
| Tom Collins | 14 |
| Devon Kelly | 14 |
| Mark Nakamura | 14 |
| Chris Heilig | 14 |
| Darren Ensley | 22 |
| Debbie Cluney | 22 |
| Jim Vierra | 22 |
| Russell Dare | 25 |
| Jesse Peterson | 25 |
| Challisa Parisi | 25 |
| Jake Wrench | 28 |
| Steve Frisvold | 29 |
| Eric Wagonsonner | 29 |
| Dottie Ledesma | 29 |
| Dominic Nardini | 32 |
| Nicole Anne Reik | 33 |
| James Squires | 33 |
| Chris Deleon | 35 |
| Gene H | 35 |
| Dexter | 35 |
| Chris Gershtein | 38 |
| Brittany Shoot | 38 |
| Chris Lindboe | 38 |
| Jessica Rodgers | 38 |
| Chris Kochan | 41 |
| Tracy Chiatello | 42 |
| Kenley Fritts | 42 |
| Masha Hass | 44 |
| Roone Silverman | 46 |
| Jeannie Rodriguez | 46 |
| Bella Gershtein | 48 |
Josh Lehan is one of the most unassuming players you’ll ever meet. He doesn’t do a lot of fancy control moves like champion players Neil Shatz, but he just has physic moves and flips to score points. Josh was Grand Champion at my very first tournament, and at Battle at the Beach 3, he was side tourney champ. Nice work Josh!!
SIDE TOURNAMENT
| 1 | Josh Lehan |
| 2 | eric Wagensonner |
| 3 | Keith Parkins |
| 4 | James Squires |
| 5 | Devon Kelly |
| 6 | Echa Schneider |
| 7 | Andrei Massenkoff |
| 8 | Walter Hurwitz |
| 9 | Kenley Fritts |
| 10 | Gene Hwang |
| 11 | Tim Hansen |
| 12 | Tom Collins |
| 13 | Erin Ray |
| 14 | Dexter Dong |
| 15 | Brittany Shoot |
| 16 | Dranne Ensley |
| 17 | Chris Gershtein |
| 17 | Damien Charlety |
| 19 | Chris heilig |
| 19 | Jeff Fehervari |
| 19 | Jessica Rodgers |
| 19 | Marcus Petersen |
| 19 | Nicole Anne Reik |
| 24 | Alex Samonte |
| 24 | Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen |
| 24 | Bella Gershtein |
| 24 | Chris Kochan |
| 24 | Chris Lindboe |
| 24 | Eugene Gershtein |
| 24 | Jesse Petersen |
| 24 | Jim Vierra |
| 24 | Josh Warren |
| 24 | Per Schwarzenberger |
| 24 | Shawnte Fernandez |
NOVICE
In Novice action we had a few surprises. First-timer Challisa made the cut and passed the semis to make the final 4, finishing 4th. Debbie Cluney, who used to sit on the sidelines while watching her fiance TJ Beyer play, got in the mix for 3rd. Erin Ray has a crazy sense of humor, and is one of the few people who can make me laugh out loud – he got 2nd. But it was the the 13-year old wunderkind Jesse Petersen who won it decisively by two balls. Way to go, Jesse!!
Novice Champion: Jesse Petersen
2nd: Erin Ray
3rd: Debbie Cluney
4th: Challisa Parisi
5th: Tom Collins
6th: Andreas
6th: Keith Parkins
8th: Mark Nakamura
Jersey Jack Featurette
This 5-minute featurette showcases the factory and the games being built. Lots of close up detail shots of the playfield and toys. You can really see the quality and shine of the clearcoat at 3 minutes.
Also, check out the accompanying article.
This time around, I knew what I wanted to draw but used a couple of thumbnails to get perspective and composition of how I wanted to layout. Tomorrow, I will try to clean this up and color it.
Time Spent: 3 Hours
Steelyard Blues
Some retro games in this clip from Steelyard Blues (1973)











