<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>I don't think I placed. It was more like I miss-placed. But I had gobs of fun! So all was good (except maybe my feet). </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Friday morning I was beat by a nine-year-old kid named Gavin. Yesterday I figured out that he was probably Colin MacAlpine's son. So I think I feel a little better now. </span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">By the way, having a camping chair with me was great. Thank you to whomever suggested that. Dave Hubbard? </span>I should have used it more on Saturday and Sunday, but it was super.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I want to play more games!</span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br>Deb<br><br></div><div><br>On Jul 31, 2017, at 4:29 PM, Carl Bayless Rutherford via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><div class="">I love how one win on Thursday put me at 127th in A on Friday. So I got to start with the 2, 63, and 66 seed being lowest seed in my group with Cayle George, Karl DeAngelo and Kevin Burrell and was glad to get a 5.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If I was 129th, I would have started in a 3 player group as top seed. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">My last group on Thursday, where I got a 5 (wished it was a 4) was Dave Stewart, Cayle George, and Andy Rosa. One less win there would have been an easier path.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Amazing how the cookie crumbles and one win or loss just changes everything.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Such a great tourney, and a great time. It goes by so fast. Great to see everyone!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">BAY</div><div class="">Colonial Foodstore Pinball Champ - Abilene, TX - 1978 - WPPRs still in arbitration</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jul 31, 2017, at 4:14 PM, Kevin Stone via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" class="">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">I tanked it on Wednesday night during tailgate testing…<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>FSPA [<a href="mailto:fspa-bounces@fspazone.org" class="">mailto:fspa-bounces@fspazone.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Jake Peterson via FSPA<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, July 31, 2017 3:20 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>FSPA main discussion list<br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Jake Peterson<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [FSPA] Pinburgh & ReplayFX<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Great job all! I made it to A but the leaders of the pack ran away with it by dinner on Friday. At that point I began to aggressively put in entries for having the most fun at Pinburgh... and I think I was the top qualifier for that but things got a little hazy toward the end there. Guess I was in the zone ;-)<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Not bad since I haven't played a competitive game of pinball in months. Thanks for all the good times gang!<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 3:07 PM, Dan Reynolds via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Totally. It's amazing.<br class=""><br class="">I finished Friday in 10th place in B, got a first round bye in the finals, and immediately blew it. Still way better than I expected and I had a great time!<br class=""><br class="">Sent from my iPhone<br class=""><br class=""><span class="im">> On Jul 31, 2017, at 12:01 PM, Lesley Ropp via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:</span><br class=""><span class="im">></span><br class=""><span class="im">> Wow! What an event! There was so much to do that I don't think I scratched the surface. How did everyone do, where did you end up placing?</span><br class=""><span class="im">></span><br class=""><span class="im">></span><br class=""><span class="im">></span><br class=""><span class="im">></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">> _______________________________________________<br class="">> FSPA mailing list<br class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:FSPA@fspazone.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">FSPA@fspazone.org</a><br class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa</a><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">FSPA mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:FSPA@fspazone.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">FSPA@fspazone.org</a><br class=""><a href="http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">_______________________________________________</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">FSPA mailing list</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class=""><a href="mailto:FSPA@fspazone.org" class="">FSPA@fspazone.org</a></span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class=""><a href="http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa" class="">http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa</a></span></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>FSPA mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:FSPA@fspazone.org">FSPA@fspazone.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa">http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa</a></span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>