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Oct 24, 2010 23:37

Tomorrow, Monday 25th October, is the 11th anniversary of Williams shutting down its pinball division - that was also a Monday. I remember it every year but this year is especially poignant for me because I recently went through a very similar situation ( Read more... )

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almostwitty October 25 2010, 08:53:41 UTC

Ahh we've all been there... are you still working at the moment, may I ask?

grahamwest October 26 2010, 07:56:49 UTC

No. Currently I'm spending time learning new things (Japanese and Mac programming mainly) so I have a wider skill set. I'm not in any danger.

almostwitty October 26 2010, 09:19:44 UTC

Oh good. I spent my unemployment time resolving to go to the gym and read Lord Of The Rings - and instead spent most of it playing Civ4...

thefourthrow October 25 2010, 14:35:34 UTC

Fuck, my friend, whatever happened, I am so sorry to hear about this.

brianmclean October 25 2010, 14:52:40 UTC

It's hard to believe that it's been that long since Williams ended what I still think was the greatest time in pinball history. Has it really been 11 years? I remember being in Chicago and touring the manufacturing facilities during one of the expos late in the game, when Star Wars: Episode 1 was the big new release and we were all clamoring to play Big Bang Bar. You never can predict the future, I guess.

I'm sorry to hear about your latest journey ending. It sounds like you made the most of it though and that's the way it should be. In any case, welcome back to the gamer side. We have a lot of fun over here. :)

grahamwest October 26 2010, 07:59:05 UTC

Indeed you cannot predict the future. By the way, did you know Williams was making a WPC version of Big Bang Bar? I had the rules almost all done when they decided to drop it and then I moved on to Pin2000 instead.

tracyhatesmayo October 25 2010, 17:58:18 UTC

Sorry to hear that happened. Hope you are still staying in NorCal?

You have made it to the pinball museum in Alameda- yes?

grahamwest October 26 2010, 07:58:04 UTC

I never did make it to Lucky Juju. It's been a good while since I was able to drive.

I am definitely planning to stay in the bay area for a bunch of reasons. I like being here a lot.

tracyhatesmayo October 26 2010, 14:57:57 UTC

i went with my brother when he was visiting about 2 months ago- its great! I am more than down to go back sometime. If you wanna come up north by train, I'll pick you up somewhere....?

tanyad October 26 2010, 10:35:33 UTC

Sorry to hear it, let me know if you want help with your nihongo :)