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Warren Wolf! Los Angeles attorney, presented case for continued operation of pinball
?•fore ~h~ California Supreme Court. Leading coinmen reported optimistic over forthcom-
ing decision •••• Gene Beley of Arcadia,Cal., urges ve write "A History of the c ·
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"It would be a valuable public relations book
giTe locations, city officials, educators and libraries." ••• Mike Kogan of Taito Corp
Tokyo,Japan, vri tes, "Knowledge of history helps to m.a ke better decisions for the futur;'
A his~ory vill not on~y help newly employed personnel to better understand the industry •
b~t vill . enha~ce the industry's prestige." ••• As far as average Russk.y concerned, Pepsi
fizzled its fizz. At 40 kopecks per bottle (55¢) Pepsi costs 3 kopecks more than Russia's
most popular beer. Original cost vas to be 15 kopecks (21¢) per bottle. Pepsi signed deal
vith Russians year ago to trade its concentrate for vodka and vine.
Interestins phone call from Fred Pollak from our old home state of Nev Jersey. Fred
advises his interest in the coinbiz has been tremendously stimulated visiting vith the
young men who are taking OTer at leading firms from Maine to Nev Jersey •••• Say, vha'
hoppen to Artie Daddis of Union,N.J.? ••• Miami's Willie Blatt vho vill, in just two
more months, be celebrating his 51st active year in the industry at age 76, had 'em all
laughing in hi• office vith his fantasy about a meeting of top mfrs in heaven telling
how they learned, vhile on earth, vhat vas doing in each other's plants. Concluding vi th
statement by one noted mfr from his soft seat on a heavefly little cloud, "Oh, boy, if
I'd known then vhat I know now, I wouldn't have worked so hard to get up here, you
(expletive omitted) angel, you." ••• Stand up and cheer for Paul Charles Calamari,
Ba11y 1 s salesma.nager, who never, not even for a fraction of an instant, fails to ansver
all your statements vith his nov famous, "Good. Good. Good." (If you vant to learn vhat
ve mean just pick up your phone and dial Paul at 312/267-6060. Good. Good. Good.)
Dr. David R. Rockola, Vice-Pres., Rock-Ola Mfg.Corp., Chicago, sent us a copy of
Bob La.ncaster 1 s column in "The Philadelphia Inquirer" (5/24/74) titled, "Jukebox
Decline Is Breaking Up Good Old Times" . in which Lancaster goes on a nostalgic binge
over his youthful association vith jukeboxes. Dr. Rockola writes, "Altho I by no means
agree vith the writer's foregone conclusion that the jukebox is on the way out, I do
like the very logical and human arguments which he uses to justify the existence of the
jukebox as a unique and irreplaceable American institution."
When you get right down to the nitty-gritty and, regardless of car and gas cost, en-
tire field overlooking va.lue of roadmen. Especially right at this moment. Just flying
into big city and using ta.xi to visit about, doesn't do the big job. The big job is to
meet the operators in the smaller towns of the nation. Visit vith them right in their
own bailiwicks. Because that's where it's happening. That's where the changes are being
made because of Old La.dy Necessity. That's from where, due to the changes being made,
like games being revamped, music being turned about, venders being overhauled, the new
idea.a a.re going to come from. It takes only a spark to ignite a forest fire. There's
ma~ a spark being flashed from many a small town that would excite and ignite the in-
genuity of the knowledgeable to help zoom this industry into its biggest boom. (Get
going. Get Tisiting. Get that boom booming again.)