Dirty Pool Podcast Ep15 – Rebecca Salem on Pinball Collectives

Rebecca Salem joins the Dirty Pool Podcast to talk about building the Austin Pinball Collective, designing her own 3D-printed pinball trophies, and what it really takes to form a collective in your own city. How not to feel alone with standing up to bad pinball peeps and how it takes a village to create one of the most interesting pinball collectives in the nation. Austin Pinball Collective! Austinpinballcollective.org Twitch.tv/austinpinballcollective IG: @austinpinballcollective [email protected] Trophies! IG: @bexbexbexrex Fliptronic Streaming IG: @fliptronicatx twitch.tv/fliptronic Belles & Chimes Austin IG: @bellesandchimesaustin 🔺 Praise the Great Pyramid: 📡 Twitch – twitch.tv/dirtypoolpinball 📺 YouTube – youtube.com/@DirtyPoolPinball 📷 Instagram – instagram.com/dirtypoolpinball 📘 Facebook – facebook.com/dirtypoolpinball 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:10 - Custom Pinball Trophies 00:03:29 - Starting the Austin Pinball Collective 00:06:56 - Volunteering Stories in Pinball 00:12:08 - Challenges of Running Collectives 00:16:18 - How Arcades Fit Into the Scene 00:19:31 - Creative Designs for Trophies 00:22:10 - Pinball Leagues and Community Growth 00:28:19 - Trophy Design Process and Materials 00:33:18 - Lessons From Organizing Events 00:39:45 - Plugging Community Resources 00:43:00 - Keeping a Collective Inclusive 00:46:09 - League Play Highlights 00:54:33 - Talking About Pinball Expo 01:00:55 - Advice for Starting a Collective 01:05:55 - Closing Thoughts # Pinball #PinballCollective #AustinPinball #PinballCommunity #PinballLife #PinballEnthusiast #ArcadeCulture #PinballTrophies #RetroGaming #ArcadeGames #PinballPodcast #DirtyPoolPinball #PinballAddict #PinballEvents #ArcadeLife #GamingCommunity #ClassicGaming #PinballWizard #GamingNostalgia #PinballCrew