{"id":2847,"date":"2016-12-22T12:10:06","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T12:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/?p=2847"},"modified":"2017-08-26T00:03:50","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T23:03:50","slug":"pacific-pinball-museums-shoot-the-moon-2016-exposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2016\/12\/22\/pacific-pinball-museums-shoot-the-moon-2016-exposition\/","title":{"rendered":"PACIFIC PINBALL MUSEUM\u2019S ‘SHOOT THE MOON’ 2016 EXPOSITION"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>
The poster announcing the show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a four year hiatus, during which time efforts were focused on operations and expansion, the Pacific Pinball Museum resumed its highly successful series of PPM Expositions on November 11th, 12th and 13th, preceded by a special VIP early bird preview sale and party on the 10th.<\/p>\n

\"This<\/a>
This way to fun!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Exposition 2016, the museum\u2019s seventh, adopted the theme Shoot the Moon<\/em>, borrowing the name and the George Molentin graphics from Williams\u2019 1951 pinball machine of the same name, which greeted visitors at the entrance to the show.<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/a>
Michael Schiess, PPM Founder, Larry Zartarian, PPM Board President and Gordo admire the show\u2019s signature game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shoot the Moon<\/em> proved to be an all-together fitting title for the 2016 show reflecting the PPM\u2019s cosmic accomplishments since their last Exposition. In the four year interim since the last show the museum space has increased significantly, the collection has continued to grow at a rapid pace and important progress has been made toward the funding required to relocate the PPM to the former Carnegie Library across from Alameda\u2019s City Hall.<\/p>\n

Most recently, the on-going issue of adequate storage was successfully addressed. Until July the PPM was faced with severe overcrowding in their former storage and restoration facility.<\/p>\n

Even the narrow paths that separated aisles of games from one another had become impassable, requiring dozens, even hundreds of games, to be moved in order to unearth any given machine.<\/p>\n

\"360-degree<\/a>
Click to explore a 360-degree video of the former PPM warehouse by and courtesy of Steve Tsubota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Having determined that more space was not just desirable but necessary, the PPM Board of Directors decided to move the museum\u2019s entire inventory of games, except for those in the museum proper, into a huge new commercial space. PPM Exposition 7 was staged to celebrate the importance of that move, showcase the museum\u2019s greatly expanded collection and share with the public what the PPM has recently accomplished and what lies ahead.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The PPM Board of Directors (PPM Archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The gala event was held in the new Pacific Pinball Museum Annex at 1680 Viking Street in Alameda, California. The new Annex is just minutes away from the PPM Museum\u2019s 1510 Webster Street location, which is open to the public 6 days a week, featuring a rotating line-up of 100-110 games set up on free play.<\/p>\n

\"360-degree<\/a>
Click to explore a 360-degree video of the current 45,000 square foot PPM Annex by and courtesy of Steve Tsubota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new, 45,000 square foot PPM Annex provided the perfect venue to introduce visitors to nearly 500 pinball machines from the museum\u2019s more than 1,300 game collection.<\/p>\n

\"Plenty<\/a>
Plenty of storage for the PPM\u2019s rapidly growing collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Games were arranged in back-to-back \u201cislands\u201d with extra-wide aisles between them allowing visitors plenty of room to play and the unique opportunity to walk, chronologically, year-by-year, through the development of pinball from 1947 through the present.<\/p>\n

\"Players<\/a>
Players travel comfortably back in time along wide-open corridors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The time and effort required to successfully stage and manage such a pinball extravaganza could not have been achieved without the tireless efforts of an exceptional group of dedicated volunteers, some who began work as early as June to meet the November 10th deadline.<\/p>\n

\"Volunteer<\/a>
Volunteer couple John and Stephanie Kimball check out the silent auction goodies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The thousands of hours required to prepare and mount the show were managed and coordinated by key members of the PPM team.<\/p>\n

David Volansky, PPM\u2019s newest Board member, was instrumental in the layout and engineering of the show and served as Floor Manager.<\/p>\n

\"David<\/a>
David Volansky (PPM Archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As Volunteer Coordinator, Brad Grant did an excellent job managing and scheduling the tasks of more than sixty hard-working volunteers.<\/p>\n

\"Brad<\/a>
Brad Grant with PPM donors Pat & Gordon Hasse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PPM Assistant Director d\u2019Arci Bruno served as Facilities Manager capably assisted by Lynn Gustafson.<\/p>\n

\"d\u2019Arci<\/a>
d\u2019Arci Bruno and Lynn Gustafson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PPM Curator Melissa Harmon\u2019s artistic and managerial skills were constantly called upon as she multi-tasked throughout the four-day show.<\/p>\n

\"Melissa<\/a>
Melissa Harmon conducts one of her teaching seminars at the PPM (PPM Archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All-important security and parking facilities were managed by Jim Strehlow and Jem Gruber.<\/p>\n

\"Board<\/a>
Board member Jim Strehlow (PPM Archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Board<\/a>
Board Member Jem Gruber takes a keen interest in his neighbor\u2019s pinball technique (PPM Archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ron Chan was responsible for developing the full color Shoot the Moon<\/em> program guide with generous funding provided by exhibitor Marco Specialties.<\/p>\n

\"PPM<\/a>
PPM Board members Dan Fontes and Ron Chan (PPM Archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of the games on display, 440 were available for free play throughout the weekend, maintained by a cadre of pinball tech volunteers who kept the games in good working order with a bare minimum of down time.<\/p>\n

\"Pinball<\/a>
Pinball Medic applies a cure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Among the show\u2019s highlights were the presence of 132 working woodrail pins from Gottlieb\u2019s 1947 Flying Trapeze<\/em> (their last pre-flipper game) to Flipper<\/em> (their first add-a-ball) and a choice selection of Gottlieb wedgeheads.<\/p>\n

A sampling of the rare and highly desirable woodrail and wedgehead games from pinball\u2019s ‘Golden Age’ on the show floor included:<\/p>\n


\nWOODRAILS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n