Wotto Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Heres a few shots of my trip to Melbourne if anyone cares. This is a story about drums, drummers , pinheads and pinballs. ( this story ends with a new pinball by the way ! ) Have always wanted to attend the Australian Ultimate Drummers Weekend, so i thought I would combine that trip with a vist to Nino and a few cool pinheads I have dealt with for years but never met. So I took 5 days away from the family and headed down the coast road......I past a few strangely named places http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/8936/frogshollowyy1.jpg And the first nights accomodation at Mallacoota was a little bit shabby http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/8670/vanal5.jpg Even in the middle of no-where ( the road to Mallacoota ) I copped a 10minute red light !!! http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/3463/redlightid2.jpg Anyway......so on Friday I end up in Bell / Preston area and I have a couple of days ahead of me at the Darebin Arts Centre for the drumming festival. I urge ANY drummers out there to go to this once in your life, it is superbly run and organised and you get to learn from some Auastralian and International PRO drummers, watch them in concerts and meet them if you want to, theres a full set up of ALL the major manufacturers with gear on display and always something going on. Heres a couple of shots http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9451/d1xc8.jpg http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/1843/d2wd4.jpg Heres me with Clayton Cameron and David Jones - CC played with Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr and Dean Martin amongst MANY others and is the 'brushmaster' - the guy can play with 4 sticks ( 2 in each hand ) and have TOTAL control over each stick - DJ is also an incredibly gifted drummer.........and me there in the middle......yeah , I am fairly useless :lol http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/2772/ccanddjjw9.jpg Pinheads Finally I got to catch up with Nino.....I have to give a massive public thankyou to Nino and Sandra for thier hospitality on both Friday and Sunday nights.....too kind and much appreciated ....thanks Nino.:badgrin Sunday arvo and night were spent chatting pins and we grabbed a visist to Gottmans place as well, I also met Matt ( KTM450 ) on the Friday......all real decent people and it was great to meet you. Now.....Monday, I wake ........and I am scared.........today is the day that I know I must face Mark C's coffee...........how do I get out of it ....well I cant !! Luckily for me when we arrive Nino makes the coffee :) I survived the nuclear cup and grabbed a quick photo. Here is me, Mark C and Nino. http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9660/3amigoslg6.jpg After chatting with Ian and the Duckman for a while , it is time to head north to Sydney again but not before filling the car with pin parts and my new purchase. This is in VERY VERY good condition and plays beautifully - thanks Mark and Ian. http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/4691/fsic4.jpg I had a great trip that went exactly as planned, I met many very cool pinheads and I thank all of you for your time. Seeya next time around Wotto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangeways Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Always a pleasure, Wotto - Great to finally meet up and spend some time.. Hopefully you can make it an annual or bi annual visit - I might have more games set up for play. That Flintstones was a dream to play, and I wish you had a picture of Mark "mummifying" it. how long did it take to unpack ? Contrary to popular belief, the Coffee at Mark's is fine - as long as he does not make it :badgrin I reckon we had enough parts to start our own bloody pinball - sorry for making you turn around to pick up Gottman's parts, or I would have forgotten (again) :rolleyes This was VERY COOL - Wotto went to the trouble of making me a birthday present - which was INCREDIBLY GREAT - so I have to share pictures of it; http://www.users.on.net/~nzambello/stuff/Picture%20231.jpg http://www.users.on.net/~nzambello/stuff/Picture%20237.jpg No Flash folks - it looks better nice and "dark".. It's the Fathom Flyer, cut in half and mounted on posterboard. In the middle of it, is a "write up" and the Backglass...Framed and it looks AMAZING !!! Its on my wall already.. Thanks mate !! :038: See you soon ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Arcade King Posted July 29, 2008 Administrators Share Posted July 29, 2008 Look like you had a blast :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creech Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Awesome trip Wotto. Some very interesting pics you took there :lol :lol :lol Looks like Nino played the great host and made you coffee too! That Flinstones looks fantastic. Does it need any work at all? Very nice gift you made for Nino. Actually you've inspired me to make a big arse framed wall hanging full of flyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 (edited) thanks wotto , was good to catch up sorry for once I couldnt talk much and it took me 2 hours to wrap your pin not sure how many times I tried to start it and in the end i had to get you guys to help SORRY. at least you saw me runing around like a headless chook and to think i didnt even get to drink my own coffeee !!!! now I need to fill my showroom again LOL glad you made it home ok and no water got on the pin. mark Edited July 29, 2008 by markc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROLLERBALL Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 .. Nice one Wotto....now you can practise up on your flinstones for my next comp... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Tales Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Nice one Wotto....now you can practise up on your flinstones for my next comp... I will have no chance of defending my trophy! lol grats on owning the new pin wotto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illawarra_steelers Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Great story Wotto and you got to hook up with 2 of the nicest guys in the hobby - Mark and Nino Cool story mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Hey Wotto - that sounded like a great trip! :) I do a bit of drumming - been playing keys for many years but took up drumming 3 or 4 years ago. Have wanted to go to the Drumtek weekend but not got around to it. So what gear do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rod71 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Hey Wotto - that sounded like a great trip! :) I do a bit of drumming - been playing keys for many years but took up drumming Been playing Bass for 15 years. All we need is a guitarist and vocals and we've got an AA band! :lol Cool story Wotto!. I'll hopefully be in Melb in Nov, so will have to look into some pinball activities. Was looking forward to Finny's. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Awesome story Wotto and great to see members getting together!!!!! We should all do more of this,I would love people from the Forum to come out my way and inturn me come your way. I couldnt think of a more relaxing 4-5 days driving up to say a Sydney or Adelaide just doing what you did Wotto. This is what being a pinball enthusiast is all about in my book,Sharing stories,Enjoying one anothers collections and admiring the thing we love and respect being PINBALL & ARCADE!!;) Great Read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Awesome story Wotto and great to see members getting together!!!!! We should all do more of this,I would love people from the Forum to come out my way and inturn me come your way. I couldnt think of a more relaxing 4-5 days driving up to say a Sydney or Adelaide just doing what you did Wotto. This is what being a pinball enthusiast is all about in my book,Sharing stories,Enjoying one anothers collections and admiring the thing we love and respect being PINBALL & ARCADE!!;) Great Read. when is the next sydney meet can i see a road trip again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangeways Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 when is the next sydney meet can i see a road trip again Yes - Might have to tag along for that... As long as we drop off at Tony's place for some Old School pin playing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROLLERBALL Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 ... Well Im happy to throw on a meet here if there is ever a few Melbourne guys on the way up....will have a meet in a few months...but if your ever up this way your more than welcome to come over for a few games.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illawarra_steelers Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Yes - Might have to tag along for that... As long as we drop off at Tony's place for some Old School pin playing ! Your welcome as long as you get in and help me restore these old girls;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator stuba Posted July 29, 2008 Super Moderator Share Posted July 29, 2008 (edited) thanks for sharing wotto. you're a big unit Nino, how do you do the fiddly bits with those big paws? ;) Edited July 29, 2008 by stuba sp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangeways Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Your welcome as long as you get in and help me restore these old girls;) :cool: Love to mate... I have to start a 1961 Star Jet soon... or as the owner of the machine likes to call it "Jet Star" :lol:lol So I'll have some practice thanks for sharing wotto. you're a big unit Nino, how do you do the fiddly bits with those big paws? ;) Big gut, skinny hands...:lol I have a pretty good toolkit that does most of the fiddly bits for me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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