Early on in the film, Fred Astaire's character is alone on the street and enters a Penny Arcade, and performs his song "Shine on Your Shoes". Let's take a look at how they designed the arcade for this scene.
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| shall we enter? |
Monday, January 27, 2020
exploring the penny arcade of The Band Wagon (1953)
I love the big MGM Musicals, and The Band Wagon from 1953 is up there. It's no Singing In The Rain, but it's silly and irreverent and filled with fabulous numbers too, so well worth the watch.
Early on in the film, Fred Astaire's character is alone on the street and enters a Penny Arcade, and performs his song "Shine on Your Shoes". Let's take a look at how they designed the arcade for this scene.
Early on in the film, Fred Astaire's character is alone on the street and enters a Penny Arcade, and performs his song "Shine on Your Shoes". Let's take a look at how they designed the arcade for this scene.
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Niche Collections 000: an introduction
Niche Collections
Welcome to a new series highlighting niche collections in the coin-op world!
I have a broad collection that peaks into a number of obscure corners of coin-op, but some people have zeroed in on specific areas and built fascinating collections around them.
The history of these machines is preserved thanks to a handful of loving and obsessive collectors.
Do you have an interesting niche collection that might make a good post? Get in touch with me at
thetastates@gmail.com
Welcome to a new series highlighting niche collections in the coin-op world!
I have a broad collection that peaks into a number of obscure corners of coin-op, but some people have zeroed in on specific areas and built fascinating collections around them.
The history of these machines is preserved thanks to a handful of loving and obsessive collectors.
Do you have an interesting niche collection that might make a good post? Get in touch with me at
thetastates@gmail.com
Friday, January 24, 2020
Glory Ball is back from repairs!
Yeah! Back from my friend's shop, Glory Ball is back and playing great. The game always had issues from the moment I got it, so this is the first time it is working perfectly.
This game is extremely obscure as best as I can tell. I've never seen one quite like it. Arrangeballs themselves are hard enough to come by, but variant game like this are even rarer. So no way was I going to abandon it, and I'm grateful now it's fully operational.
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| glory will be mine! |
This game is extremely obscure as best as I can tell. I've never seen one quite like it. Arrangeballs themselves are hard enough to come by, but variant game like this are even rarer. So no way was I going to abandon it, and I'm grateful now it's fully operational.
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