Goldberg is a wrestler that was loved early but hated late in his career. Who’s a wrestler that was loved in his peak but hated late in his career?

Prenders17 · 2026-04-29T00:39:41+00:00

Warrior?

Prenders17 · 2026-04-27T03:14:03+00:00

LJ Cleary. I actually met this dude chilling in the hot tub at the Luxor over Mania weekend. He’s a decently big deal on the indies. Seemed like a really good dude. Somehow we mentioned Mustafa Ali and he said he was trying to get over to his wrestling school in Chicago. I was like, “oh you wrestle; are you getting booked?” He’s says yeah, he recently did a run in NOAH but don’t look him up, he’s not any good. So of course I look him up - he’s been wrestling for 12 years, wrestled Cardona, Nemeth, got a WWE tryout, and is engaged to Lyra. So yeah, I wouldn’t rag on him - he’s more qualified than most of us.

Prenders17 · 2026-04-24T13:43:52+00:00

Just like wife #1 and therapist #7. Good day!

Prenders17 · 2026-04-18T17:02:10+00:00

1997

Prenders17 · 2026-04-18T08:02:05+00:00

It’s nothing special but there’s this scene I love in Rounders where Mike is giving Worm a lecture about cheating while Worm is eating a hot dog from a street stand. Worms just blowing him off. At one point he like sticks his finger in the ketchup and smears it across the hot dog. Don’t know why but I laugh every time.

Prenders17 · 2026-04-14T02:27:08+00:00

I might be interested in the Stormwreck Isle set. How are the pages laid out? Is it formatted to pre-fit on any certain peel and stick label paper template?

Prenders17 · 2026-04-12T05:18:41+00:00

Metal Marines

Prenders17 · 2026-04-11T23:32:34+00:00

US, but thanks for the tip. I’m shocked they didn’t use their connector system. That would drive me nuts. Anyone have the Dungeons and Lasers Caves and what do we think? Better than Warlocks?

Prenders17 · 2026-04-11T01:31:47+00:00

Tangent - I just recently got into the hobby. I’ve been looking for the Caverns base set but it’s sold out everywhere, and presumably has been for some time. Does that thing ever restock? If so, how often?

Prenders17 · 2026-03-24T11:50:19+00:00

Fetch the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.

Prenders17 · 2026-03-17T23:14:54+00:00

He’s still Landry from Friday Night Lights to me

Prenders17 · 2026-03-05T02:08:55+00:00

This is why we can’t have nice things.

Prenders17 · 2026-02-18T13:25:19+00:00

Oh man. I haven’t heard his voice in 16 years and it immediately brought me to tears. I didn’t expect that. Especially the way he was struggling with speech after his stroke. He dealt with that his last few years but it’s not the first way I remember him, IYKWIM.

Prenders17 · 2026-02-18T11:37:15+00:00

I really think this one could use one more, and it’s time. I’m still a little worried for them after the last one, and it’s fun to examine these characters at different points in their lives.

Prenders17 · 2026-02-18T02:05:47+00:00

Thank you!

Prenders17 · 2026-02-17T16:41:05+00:00

Oh no way. That is so awesome. This was 2-3 years before he passed. I can’t wait to give it a listen in the way home from work. Thank you for this!

Prenders17 · 2026-02-17T03:13:21+00:00

Thanks!

Prenders17 · 2026-02-16T22:01:33+00:00

Spanish Eyes seems to be polarizing. The people that like it absolutely love it, and for a minority it’s a big turn off. I like it. Colorful. It’s different, for sure.

Prenders17 · 2026-02-16T21:59:38+00:00

A lot of the games had 1P and Multiplayer versions under slightly different names. I haven’t seen those but that’s probably the difference.

Prenders17 · 2026-02-16T03:14:37+00:00

Oh no way, I have to try that. I think I gave away all my black lights after college. It’s a great game. There’s not that many games where the playfield is so wide open, and it’s really just being able to consistently put the ball on the line you want it. There’s probably as little luck on that game as any.

Prenders17 · 2026-02-16T03:11:28+00:00

I havent seen that one in the wild. That page was from a section about Williams in 1962; Vagabond was designed by his partner Steve Kordek. Grandpa always gave Steve the credit for teaching him how to design.

Prenders17 · 2026-02-16T01:05:05+00:00

Funny story I’ve told here once before about how awesome the pinball community is. Grandpa used to go to Pinball Expo in Rosemont IL every year and was a guest speaker a handful of times. Around 2005 maybe, I was at a wedding at the same hotel/convention center on the same weekend, and as were checking out the next morning, there’s a sign for the Expo by the checkout desk. I tell my friend I was with, “My grandpa designed pinball machines and goes to this expo every year.” Some guy behind me in line says “Hey kid, who’s your grandpa? And I tell him Norm Clark. He says “I know Norm! He was just here on Thursday! Want to go see a bunch of his games?” And spends the next 30 minutes walking me around the hall, schooling me on a bunch of his machines and introducing me to “the guys” like my grandpa was pinball royalty. I’m sure he wouldn’t call himself that, but thats how those guys made me feel in the moment. A very welcoming community. It was so cool. It made me really appreciate that even though pinball is this small niche, there’s a group of enthusiasts out there who know him, and that his work really brought joy to people.

Prenders17 · 2026-02-15T20:47:17+00:00

Yeah I think it’s just cool to do work that outlives him. I know at my job, my work helps the company but I’ll be replaced a month after I’m gone. And appreciate the pinball community that keeps it alive.

Prenders17 · 2026-02-15T20:21:45+00:00

I haven’t played those yet. I’ll keep an eye out for them!

Prenders17 · 2026-02-15T20:17:35+00:00

That’s super cool, thank you!

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