New Popeye cab!

Jenny got me a new Popeye cab for Christmas! The cab is in decent shape and just needs a little work here and there and it will be great! The game works nicely and the things that need fixing are just cosmetic. Here are some pics:

Strange potato on ebay

Check out this auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5640107505

Happy Thanksgiving!

We're having Japanese food this year for thanksgiving. No turkey for us! Anyway, my wife Jenny bought me a Popeye machine for Christmas, Reyes, y cumpleaños! It should be here on Monday. I've always wanted a Nintendo cab for the arcade! Pictures will follow.

Church

Today in church, we learned more about family history and the importance of keeping a journal. I don't have a hard copy "journal" but I do have all of my emails saved and I suppose that could be considered a journal. Also, this blog is kinda like a journal so I guess that counts.

Oh, for more info on family history/geneology, check out Family Search.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

We just got back from Harry Potter 4 and we were quite impressed! The movie was awesome! And, like it's predecessors, leave's you wanting more! My only complaints are the price of the movie tickets and the two girls in front of us had such big heads we had to sit up straight for the entire movie.

Dominican Spongebob Squarepants

Here's a picture that my sister-in-law sent me: Dominican Spongebob Squarepants

Fire! pinball pics

Got the camera today! Pinball pics

The camera arrived today! I took photos of the pinball like I promised. Watch for the pics a little later!

Clean up of Jacque's townhouse

Yesterday Jenny and I helped my aunt Jacque and her husband Terry clean out Jacque's old townhouse. Jenny got a lot of clothes and things and she's super excited because all the clothes fit and they're all like brand new. Jacque and Terry also gave us there old 36" TV so that's way cool. (Our old TV is 13"). Anyway, I'm still looking for that 25" TV to go in my arcade cab, if anyone can help us out, that would be awesome. Thanks.

Oh, our camera is supposed to be here tomorrow so pictures of everything will definetely follow. Keep watching!

Looking for a free 25" TV

I'm looking for a free 25" TV that someone would like to donate to me for my Arcade cab project. I had a 27" but when we were putting it in, it slipped and the neck board broke. Anyway, if anyone knows of a 25" TV I could get for free or close to free, please let me know! Oh, and if the TV has an S-video input, all the better!

Olympus update

I got an email from Olympus yesterday and they shipped our camera! We should be getting it back on Monday. I hope it's fixed for good! I mean, you pay 200 and some dollars for a camera, you expect it to work! That's not how it was in our case: it worked fine and then one day just deccided not to work. Oh well.

Fire! update

I did some work on the Fire! today. Replaced a few bulbs, and traced a few leads. One of the playfield bulb pcb traces is broken and I don't know where. I think I found out why the displays aren't working: The 100+ and 100- aren't putting out anything. When I turn on the machine, it blows one of the fuses too. That means one or both of the high voltage diodes needs to be replaced, and I think I know which one... Anyway, once my camera gets back from Olympus, I'll update with pictures.

Olympus: part 2

Good news! I recieved a call today from Olympus and they told me all repair costs have been dropped and they are repairing the camera for free! That's a relief for me. After dropping a couple hundred dollars on that camera I didn't want to be spending another $127 getting it fixed. Hopefully they'll send it back soon!! (Jenny and I are going to Dominican Republic for Christmas!!)

1987 Williams Fire! pinball

Forgot to mention that I also recently purchased a Williams Fire! pinball machine from 1987. I'll post pictures once my camera comes back from Olympus! (see previous post) Pinball rocks!