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2010 - 2020 ...the Slam is 10 years old !

Sgt GrizZ

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Just found old local newspaper feature .....from the Brighton Argus Monday January 25th 2010 !

Incredibly a decade has passed since the first South Coast Slam. For our younger viewers the Slam rocked the UK pinball world in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014 and has since passed into legend :rofl: Ask any of the old timers on here and they will go all misty eyed, nod their heads sagely and say 'You had to be there man.You had to be there'

It started with 60 odd pins ...........by the 4th Show in 2014 we had a total of 146 pins and video games ! :clap:

That first year we were surprised ourselves when Gary Stern rocked up and told us in no uncertain terms there would never be a Tron pinball machine . What a liar ! :D We raffled a Popeye machine and people actually bought tickets ! The Psych Out tent was born ! We were utterly disorganized ! We held it in the middle of the darkest coldest January ! We drank too many beers ! But we raised loads of money for charity and we had a blast !

Long live the Slam and the Slam crew @Will @Matt Adams @Rav @Alpha1
RIP The Slam

https://www.pinballnews.com/shows/southcoastslam2010/index2.html

https://www.pinballnews.com/shows/southcoastslam2011/index.html

https://www.pinballnews.com/shows/southcoastslam2012/index.html

https://www.pinballnews.com/shows/southcoastslam2014/index.html

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Bring back the Slam!
I occasionally drive down to see some friends in Brighton which takes me right past the venue - great times in 2013/2014
2014 promo video was amazing too o_O
 
Sgt GrizZ said:
Just found old local newspaper feature .....from the Brighton Argus Monday January 25th 2010 !

Incredibly a decade has passed since the first South Coast Slam. For our younger viewers the Slam rocked the UK pinball world in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014 and has since passed into legend :rofl: Ask any of the old timers on here and they will go all misty eyed, nod their heads sagely and say 'You had to be there man.You had to be there'

It started with 60 odd pins ...........by the 4th Show in 2014 we had a total of 146 pins and video games ! :clap:

That first year we were surprised ourselves when Gary Stern rocked up and told us in no uncertain terms there would never be a Tron pinball machine . What a liar ! :D We raffled a Popeye machine and people actually bought tickets ! The Psych Out tent was born ! We were utterly disorganized ! We held it in the middle of the darkest coldest January ! We drank too many beers ! But we raised loads of money for charity and we had a blast !

Long live the Slam and the Slam crew @Will @Matt Adams @Rav @Alpha1
RIP The Slam

https://www.pinballnews.com/shows/southcoastslam2010/index2.html

https://www.pinballnews.com/shows/southcoastslam2011/index.html

https://www.pinballnews.com/shows/southcoastslam2012/index.html

https://www.pinballnews.com/shows/southcoastslam2014/index.html

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Are you planning on doing one this year? - sounds great👌
 
I remember me and Jack @NewForestPinballJr , having some great weekends at the slam...forming some good memories together...those events were definitely responsible for Jack getting into playing pinball!
I remember the year when sttng was the raffle prize! Jack spent all his pocket money on tickets that year!....he was really upset when he did not win. Seem to recal though when Popeye was the prize he never bothered entering. :rofl:
Bring back the slam! It was a fantastic event , and it was down south. Well done @Sgt GrizZ , @Will , @Matt Adams and @Alpha1, for organising these events. Sorry @Rav , I think you are the only one we don't know...so many thanks to you too.....
But as we all know "life" gets in the way of these things.......Keef.
 
Sgt GrizZ said:
It started with 60 odd pins ...........by the 4th Show in 2014 we had a total of 146 pins and video games !
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Speaking of which, here are a couple of related Aunties Bloomers from 2014 (explanation for Gen Z's: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auntie's_Bloomers), courtesy of the lovely people in BBC South Today's News Library...


Synopsis:
WHETHER IT'S FLAPPY BIRD, CALL OF DUTY OR CANDY CRUSH SAGA, IT SEEMS WE'RE SPOILT FOR CHOICE WITH GAMES YOU CAN PLAY AT HOME OR ON THE MOVE. BUT THERE ARE THOSE WHO NEVER FELL OUT OF LOVE WITH OLD-STYLE VIDEO GAMES - AND SOME OF THOSE EIGHTIES ARCADE FAVOURITES HAVE BECOME COLLECTORS ITEMS.THIS WEEKEND, A SPECIAL EVENT IN WORTHING WILL BRING TOGETHER ONE OF THE LARGEST RETRO COLLECTIONS IN THE WORLD. CAROLINE AND I GOT TO GRIPS WITH ONE OF THE PINBALL MACHINES EARLIER AND YOU CAN SEE HOW WE GOT ON IN A MOMENT.

Shotlist:
EX-CARDIFF: I LOVE THE 1980S MONTAGE: int gvs amusement arcade in the 1980s and people playing video games END sus Will BARBER playing video arcade games INTV: Will BARBER vrs s Defender video arcade game being played vrs s Pac Man video arcade game INTV: Jess BARBER cu gvs vrs video arcade games and pinball machines sus and INTV: WB INTV: JB sus and INTV: WB PTC vrs s WB's child playing video arcade game on tablet computer sus and INTV: WB cu s video arcade game saying Game Over


EDIT: YOUTUBE BLOCKED IT DUE TO MUSIC... will look at this tomorrow
UPDATE: Shoot to Thrill now muted.





Shotlist:
PRE-REC: Caroline RICHARDSON INTVS: Will BARBER in the Studio (whilst he plays Indiana Jones pinball machine game GFX: Battle of the novices gvs Caroline RICHARDSON and Lewis Coombes playing Indiana Jones pinball arcade game and Caroline wins)

 
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Monkeyboypaul said:
Speaking of which, here are a couple of related Aunties Bloomers from 2014 (explanation for Gen Z's: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auntie's_Bloomers), courtesy of the lovely people in BBC South Today's News Library...


Synopsis:
WHETHER IT'S FLAPPY BIRD, CALL OF DUTY OR CANDY CRUSH SAGA, IT SEEMS WE'RE SPOILT FOR CHOICE WITH GAMES YOU CAN PLAY AT HOME OR ON THE MOVE. BUT THERE ARE THOSE WHO NEVER FELL OUT OF LOVE WITH OLD-STYLE VIDEO GAMES - AND SOME OF THOSE EIGHTIES ARCADE FAVOURITES HAVE BECOME COLLECTORS ITEMS.THIS WEEKEND, A SPECIAL EVENT IN WORTHING WILL BRING TOGETHER ONE OF THE LARGEST RETRO COLLECTIONS IN THE WORLD. CAROLINE AND I GOT TO GRIPS WITH ONE OF THE PINBALL MACHINES EARLIER AND YOU CAN SEE HOW WE GOT ON IN A MOMENT.

Shotlist:
EX-CARDIFF: I LOVE THE 1980S MONTAGE: int gvs amusement arcade in the 1980s and people playing video games END sus Will BARBER playing video arcade games INTV: Will BARBER vrs s Defender video arcade game being played vrs s Pac Man video arcade game INTV: Jess BARBER cu gvs vrs video arcade games and pinball machines sus and INTV: WB INTV: JB sus and INTV: WB PTC vrs s WB's child playing video arcade game on tablet computer sus and INTV: WB cu s video arcade game saying Game Over






Shotlist:
PRE-REC: Caroline RICHARDSON INTVS: Will BARBER in the Studio (whilst he plays Indiana Jones pinball machine game GFX: Battle of the novices gvs Caroline RICHARDSON and Lewis Coombes playing Indiana Jones pinball arcade game and Caroline wins)

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We had a great afternoon jolly down to the Beeb with the IJ [emoji3][emoji3]

It was all very Anchorman

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new forest pinball said:
I remember me and Jack @NewForestPinballJr , having some great weekends at the slam...forming some good memories together...those events were definitely responsible for Jack getting into playing pinball!
I remember the year when sttng was the raffle prize! Jack spent all his pocket money on tickets that year!....he was really upset when he did not win. Seem to recal though when Popeye was the prize he never bothered entering. :rofl:
Bring back the slam! It was a fantastic event , and it was down south. Well done @Sgt GrizZ , @Will , @Matt Adams and @Alpha1, for organising these events. Sorry @Rav , I think you are the only one we don't know...so many thanks to you too.....
But as we all know "life" gets in the way of these things.......Keef.
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Well that STTNG is alive and well, so one day who knows? Spending its dotage just a couple of feet from another old friend!!
 

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The slam in 2012 was me and Mrs Tox’s first time at a pinball meet. What an experience, the noise was amazing and it catapulted me back to my youth.
We were at the 2014 one too and I think that was where @Sgt GrizZ had the psych out tent with Austin Powers and those fantastic glasses.
Cmon guys bring it back.
 
Toxteth O'Grady said:
The slam in 2012 was me and Mrs Tox’s first time at a pinball meet. What an experience, the noise was amazing and it catapulted me back to my youth.
We were at the 2014 one too and I think that was where @Sgt GrizZ had the psych out tent with Austin Powers and those fantastic glasses.
Cmon guys bring it back.
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Psych Out tent

2010 Twilight Zone
2011 Defender / Defender vid
2012 Tommy
2014 Austin Powers


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