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Episode Begins at 16:52
Episode Summary:
Ron and Dave Return to the Gottliebs, one of the best-known names in pinball. But did you know about Michael Gottlieb and the company he started with his father Alvin? Let’s chat about Gottlieb’s sale (again), the changes at the company and why they happened, Cheater the Gottlieb delivery driver, how Michael Gottlieb ended up in pinball following his family’s exit, his famous pinball last name, Alvin G. & Co, when did Clowns becoming creepy, and finally what he does now!
Sources:
Expo Speech – Here
The Gottlieb Name Change (Mylstar)- Here
The Gottlieb’s Picture – Here
Alvin Gottlieb Obituary – Here
AAMA Induction Video – Here
Alvin Gottlieb Game List – here
Youtube
· Pistol Poker Video – here
· Richard (Dick) M. Bueschel – The Pinball Historian. Pinball Expo 1985 Seminar. Here
TopCast, Ep 13 Michael and Alvin Gottlieb.
Pinball News. Expo 2006 Recap. Here.