Play Meter

Issue: 1983 December 15 - Vol 9 Num 23

with the following :
DIVE! DIVE!
IAAPA SHOW
DEAD AHEAD
HYDRA U LI C SU BMARINE
IN NEW ORLEANS
Striking metalic silver
submarine sighted surfacing at
BOOTHS 3 & 4, MARRIOTT
HOTEL EXHIBIT HALL. This
new hydrauli c submarine is
revolutionizing the KIDDIE
RIDE INDUSTRY.
AID
poth oln
arthritis
high/ low !Qs
unpaid taxes
rest ricti1Je legiJiatiotl
measles
Herpes ll/. D
bank.rupt c;•
disobedience
refe rendum s
co nundrums
energy crises
croued eyes
senility
bureaucracy
flat tires
anorexia nervosa
hair lou
hirsutism
liti atiOtl
long lutiCh hours
m ore poverty
low birth rates
abortion
lott eries
tooth decay
lobotomies
Having come ro all these conclusions,
feel char the correlation between the
above and video games is blatantly
obvious .
As an opera cor, I can arres t to rhe fact
that video game cau e poor s pelling
and typewriter failure .
In closing, I mu r cell Bill rh a c m y
favo rite quote is fro m an o ld jo urnalis t,
Mark Twain . H e said, "Ga ther all your
facts first ; then disrorr them ho wever
you please!··
Bar bra L. Bourne, J.D.
t. M urph y's Sch ool of Law
and Video Repair
Bangor, Maine
T he sub u ses a new co n cept in
Hydrauli cs and superb ...
• PLAYER APPEAL
• SAFETY FEATURES
• ENGINEERING
Be sure to stop by our booth
and see THE FUTURE IN
KIDDIE RIDE HYDRAULICS
For more information ca ll your
LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR
OR
R. J.
Newborough
& Co., Inc.
8994 e minol Blvd ., Suite # 1
Seminole. Florida 33542
(813) 392-1293
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Compliment
from AGMA
All o f u , including rhi as ooarto n,
are quick ro re pond with a co mpla int o r
criticis m bur ofren fai l to cake th a t ra re
mo ment ro expres a compliment o r a
imple thank you. Please acce pt chi
letter as o ne o f rh o e rare m ment .
In rhe la ce winter and earl)' spring of
1982, rhe three industry trade associ-
ations- the m a nufacturer ·associa tion,
the distributors· association, a nd the
o perator ' as ocia rio n, joined fo rces a nd
produced a public relation / government
relation m a nual for the benefit of the
industry. Th i wa do ne in coope ratio n
with the D a niel J. Edelman public
rela tion firm and h as generally bee n
referred co as the "' Edelma n Ma nual. ..
ubsequem to irs production, rhe di -
rr iburio n a nd u e o f rhe m a n ual wa
so mething les rha n origi nall y desired .
In an arrempr ro remed y rha r irua -
rio n, you a nd I di cus ed rhe po ibility
of " piggy backing·· your mai ling li r, o r
in o rne way reprinting ecrions of rh ar
manual, in a n attempt ro gee a broader
distributio n and effective use a r rhe
o perato r level. A you will reca ll , I
e red to you char rhe manu fa rurer ·
a
iario n would be inclined ro bear rhe
expen e o f uch a project.
H owever, you, in your infinite ~ i -
dom , recognizin rhe great need rhar
e xisted in rhe community and rhe value
inherent in rhe reproduction and dis-
tr ibut ion o f rhar manual ro rhe opera-
to r , embarked o n a program of ele -
rive reprints from rhe " Edelman
Ma nu al' ' as articles in your magazine.
Th i wa nor on ly a novel way of
ge rring rhar information ro rhe coin-
o pe rated indu try , bur ir format pro-
v ided a much mo re imere ring, read-
abl e, a nd benefi ial di play of rhe
m ater ia l .
W e a t A MA want you ro know
rhat rh i ervice ro rhe indu rry ha nor
go ne unnoticed and we applaud your
contr ibutions in that regard .
A you know, A MA has rewrirren
a conden ed version of rhe '" Edelman
M a n ual" rirl d "A Politica l Primer."
It i being offe red at no co r ro any
member o f rhe indu try. Thi con-
certed effort by u all ro add re our
le i la rive and go ernmenral problem
a t a ll levels will urely bring u collective
ucce .
Plea e accept th i letter a a incere,
hea rtfelt rhank you from rh manu -
factur er .
Gle nn E. Braswell
Executi
Direc tor
Amu e m e m Game
M a nufa rure r A ociarion
Ale x andria , Virginia
Applause
On beh a lf of all Purr -Purr olf
arne ow ners nationwide, may I rake
rhis o pportunity ro exprcs our incere
a pprecia tion ro Va lerie og nevich for
rh excellent article titled " oi n - p
arne and Family porr - A ucce -
ful Ma rriage," 'hich appeared in the
Augu r 15 edition of Pluy M et e r ( p 11 ).
May I per onally rhank you for rhe
facru al way in which you related the
in fo r mation gained from our phone
co nversation everal week ago. We are
very plea ed wirh rhe a rticle ,1nJ, again,
t hank you for your interest and your
a si ra nee.
D avi d R . Lloyd
Vi ce Chairman of the Boa rd
Putt- Purr G o lf Cour
of America Inc.
Faye ttevill e, North Carolina
PLAY METER. December 15. 1983
THE HOTTEST
ACTION IS AT OUR
PUBLIC AUCTION
2 - AUCTIONS - 2
Auction II 1
Saturday, December 3
10 a.m.
Sale to be conducted at
C lrcle International Bldg.
2225 W. Pico Blvd.
los Angeles, California 'T"'""T--
213/ 380-5850
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Saturday, December 10
10 a.m.
Sale to be conducted at
2550 Spenwlck Drive
Houston, Texas
713/681 -0328
IHwy 290 West to 34th St. South on 34th approxi-
mately 1.2 miles turn right to Kempwood Industrial'~--.-~~
Park . Then large Whirlpool building on corner.)
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"\\~~~ VIDEO GAMES
ARCADE GAMES
PINBALL MACHINES
hundreds and hundreds
of machines
Zaxxon Grav1tar Popeye Blue
Pnnt Turbo · Venture T ron Bagman
Centtpede - Space Duel Ktckman
Frogger - Defender Galaxta . Maze1
Blazer - Vanguard and many many
more Too M any to Lts tl
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Don't Miss This One! A Real
Savings Opportunity
Term · Cash or Cashier's Check
Inspection 2 hrs. Prior to Sale
JAY SUGARMAN AUCTIONEERS
750 N E 195th Street Suue 101 N Mtamt Bch FL 33179
305/ 651-0101

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