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l ETTERS Long live the queen I have written and said many times that there is a multitude of super great "gals" in the coin machine industry. Just to name a few, there's Jeanne Ballouz, Mary Fujihara, Natalie Kulig, Kristin Montgomery, Elaine Shirley, Lenore Sayers, Leslie Ross, Anne Denton, Norico Heller, Shelly Sax, and many others. Now the American Amusement Machine Charitable Foundation, in its infinite wisdom, has seen fit to honor the greatest gal of all: Leah Bettelman, the queen of Beverly Hills and West Pico Blvd. Although her accomplishments are vast, if she did nothing else in this world, she should be honored for being the mother of the indomitable Ira and the smiling, friendly Sandy. When I say queen of West Pico Blvd., I mean just that. If you will recall in the old ads for the Palace Hotel in New York, they stated it was the only palace where the queen was on guard. But Leah is not that kind of queen. At C.A. Robinson, she presides over a benevolent monarchy if there ever was one. W h en Leah's late husband, the lovable Al Bettelman, was head man a t C.A. Robinson, believe me the queen was on guard. When I say queen of Beverly Hills, I mean that, too. Long before Al and Leah bought their beautiful home in Beverly Hills, it was my cousin 's home. He was the sales director at Paramount Pictures throughout the world. When I visited my cousin Charlie's home, I thought it was the most gorgeous home I'd ever been in. However, Leah took "magnificent" a step further when she had the entire interior rebuilt and redecorated to suit her fancy. So while the queen is in a beautiful parlor, her throne room is still located on West Pico Blvd. One thing is for sure: when Leah F.A.B. ELECTRONICS, INC. FAB-U-BALL Sizes 6' M ini1 Piece Cab inet 10' Medium- 2 piece Cab inet 13' Standard - 2 Piece Cabin et SOLID STATE ELECTRONICS PARTS •PARTS •PARTS • PARTS •PARTS We can also supply you w ith the following parts made to fit: SkeeBall, Norton, Super-Ball, etc. • Green Play Surface • Target Boards • Metal Channel Covers • Netting • S. S. Fronts • 1 pc. Rubber Carpet C lamp •Switches , bulbs , etc. Call or Fax Today! F.A.B. ELECTRONICS 1 Vanderbilt Avenue, Pleasantville, N.Y. 10570 Phone: (914) 769-5104 Fax: (914) 769-0405 PLAY METER 12 JANUARY 1993 Bettelman is honored at the next ACME show, she will be a worthy representative of all the super gals who have given to our business nothing but beauty, charm, friendship, understanding, efficiency, and, above all, polite, kind words and sympathy. These are admirable qualities we see too seldom from the male contingent throughout the industry. The female of the species is not only more deadly than the male, but sweeter, nicer, and prettier. Congratulations Leah! P.S. I could never forget to mention the ladies who man the barricades at Play Meter, CashBox, and RePlay: Val, Bonnie, Carol Lea, Renee, Key, Debbie, Camille, and a special salute to the two lady publishers, Carol Lal· ly of Pla y Meter and Tippy Adlum of RePlay. Louis Boasberg New Orleans Novelty, New Orleans, LA