Indianapolis, she would guarantee ten students.
That
school ended just last week, and we've started
~
one
in
North Carolina which will be over soon. We
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try to get twenty students for each school because
that way we can keep the tuition low. Right now,
A.M .O.A.
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D -STI ATIO :
the tuition is $150.
CONVENTION
PLAY METER: The school runs for ten days
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doesn't it?
Q
GARRETI': That's right. Don Miller, who used to
have a school with Jack Moran in Denver, Colorado,
is the instructor. He was giving two-week schools,
ALL ABOARD
but he was teaching five days at a time- with
FA R
Entertainment en route provided
Saturdays and Sundays off, and then the next week
by twenty action packed video
he'd teach five more days for his ten days. So when
I happened to meet him at a state association
game ! All patron to ride in
meeting in South Carolina, I asked him if he would
aboard
air
conditioned
comfort
(1)
be interested in holding a ten-day school for the
the paciou (22' x 12' ) MAGIC
AMOA but letting it run right through the
TROLLEY.
weekend, and take in Saturday and Sunday. That
Re ervations ugge ted . . you ' ll not
way it would decrease the time that the operator
want to mi s an opportunity to
would have to do without his man. It would also
travel with the MAGIC TROLLEY
decrease the hotel expenses and all that. Well, Don
Miller said he would try it, and I'm glad to report
that it's been working just fine.
PLAY METER: Does the AMOA plan to continue
these schools in the future?
GARRETT: Yes, we will continue with this just as
long as it is successful and we are getting our
twenty students, which is the break-even point for
the AMOA. Hopefully, at a later date, we will
continue with this as the students progress and
we'll be able to go to solid state and teach
something there. I will say this, the distributors are
,----- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - ----, really getting on the ball with this idea. More and
more of them are holding schools. Ann manufactur-
ers like Bally and Atari and Midway and Kurz
(As long as supply lasts)
Kasch have really been helping in this area too. I
SPECIAL #1 :
think everyone sees the need for qualified help in
1-Capt. Fantastic
$825.
PACKAGEPRICE = $3225.oo this area. We have a labor shortage of good
1-Bow & Arrow
735.
SAVINGS - 24O.oo PLUS servicemen at this time, and it's something we've
1-Wizard
760.
RECEIVE -
got to work on. It's a field that's wide open for a
1-0xo
495.
1) 2
. 11
if h ' . t
t d m
.
-Fireball
650
2)
Ch
.
young
1
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OIce of 1 free pin game as
1
. man,
b especla y e s meres e
1
Regular Low Prices $3465.
follows : Jackpot. Wiggler. e ectromcs ecause in a year or so everything wil
Special #1
3225.
Dogies. Cosmos. Camelot. See be solid state. I understand, for instance, that the
SAVINGS
$ 240
Saw. Hoo. pin game Williams will be showing at the AMOA
ALL GUARANTEED CLEAN AND COMPLETE. WE show will be solid state, as will be the game Gottlieb
HAVE HUNDREDS AVAILABLE IN LOTS OF 5 AS will show. In jukeboxes, AMI is solid state now, and
LOW AS $275 EACH . SEE SPECIAL #2.
the German jukebox NSM is solid state; so it
SPECIAL #2:
1-Camelot
ORDER PINGAMES FOR X·MAS. appe~rs t.hat eve~ything is moving in that direction,
1-Jackpot
HOME SALES NOW. Don 't
and It Will reqUlre some good men to handle the
1-See Saw
wait 'til the last
service end of this.
1-Cosmos
moment .
PLAY METER: Speaking of the AMOA show, how
1-Dogies
I all for $1375.00
has the show been shaping up for this year?
We have many machines to choose from like 4 Million GARRETT: Fred Granger (AMOA executive vice
B.C ... etc . Criterium and Top Speed both 4 players by president) has been busier than ever before
RECEL excellent money-makers! Special $675 each .
handling the requests for space. We've had to take
::'. , t ••• · .} V-200 Phonos. $350. each.
on additional space for this year's show. We've
50 8V Flavored Slush Vendor - Cost new $3195- 36 units available at taken in everything we had last year, and we've
$150 each.
added even more. Last year's show was the largest
Coin operated ice machines available $850 each.
yet, but this year's has grown even bigger than that
To place orders. call us COLLECT. and ask for Mr. BIN '" c:; one. Last year we had over 5,200 people registered,
I _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ ~ and this year, I'm expecting a much larger turnout
than that.
AMUSEMENT SERVICE COMPANY. INC.
1950 Howell Mill Rd .. P.O. Box 19755 Station N PLAY METER: What about the timing of the
show? Are there any plans to move it to another
Atlanta . Georgia 30325
time slot or is the AMOA satisfied with where it is?
(404) 351 -0414
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November. 1977. PLAYMETER