Editorial
Hello again, and here we are with issue 5. It seems light years ago since the last issue,
although it's only been about six weeks. It's been a really hectic summer at Brighton,
and I'm looking forward to putting my feet up for a while! It was really good to see all
of you who came down to see me at the museum, especially those who came for the first
time. One particular subscriber showed me a picture of a mysterious machine that, as
yet, I have been unable to identify. I'm hoping that this will make an interesting article
for a future issue of the magazine.
At the time of writing, it's Saturday 2 nd Sept. I've taken a day off from Brighton,
due to bad weather, and have been working on the magazine all day, so hopefully it will
be ready for printing on Monday. Actually, this is a bit of a land mark issue, as I haven't
had to do much of the writing! Clive Baker gives an account of his vintage penny arcade
on Southport pier, which I hope I will be able to visit sometime in the future. Only Clive
could put together such an impressive collection of machines, and if you're within
reasonable travelling distance, this must surely be a venue well worth a visit. Terry
Selby's come up with another of his wonderful short stories, and Johnny Burley and
Barry Saunders have both made contributions too. So many thanks to you all for
lessening the work load for me this time!
I've got some good news on the auction front (see page 11), and hope to have full
details for the next issue. In the meantime, mark 12 th November in your diaries. It's been
a while since we've had a slotties auction in the autumn, and being held in Coventry,
should be accessible for most. So I hope this event receives a good level of support.
And finally, I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible in Brighton on the
23 rd September for the Slotties day out (see page 10). Unfortunately, I haven't had any
response from other operators with regard to organising a similar event in other parts of
the country, so it will be just us southerners enjoying sunny Brighton!
Anyway, I'm off to put my feet up now!
All the best
Jerry
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