Play Meter
Issue: 1979 October 15 - Vol 5 Num 19 - Page 3
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Volume 5, Number 19
October 15, 1979
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Staff
Some Thoughts on Operating e Pool Table . ........ XI
It's really quite simple to hold onto your pool table loca-
tions. The trick is not to make it seem so simple.
Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally II
Editorial Director:
David Pierson
Managing Editor:
Mike Shaw
International Editor:
David Snook
Editor, Coin Slot
Technical Editor:
Zac Oliver
Correspondents:
Roger C. Sharpe
Pat Matthews
Arthur B. Hollander
Douglas McCallum
Art Direction :
Katey Schwark
Circulation Manager &
Classified Advertising:
Valerie Cognevich
Typography:
Vickie Lofton
Advertising Representative:
David Pierson
European Representative :
Esmay Leslie
PLAY METER , October 15, 1979.
Volume 5, No . 19. Copyright 1979 by
Skybird Publishing Company. PLAY
METER ( ISSN 0162-1343) is publish-
ed twice monthly on the 1 st and 15th
of the month . Publishing offices: 112
North Roadway, New Orleans, La .
70124, P. O.
Box 24170, New
Orleans, 70184. Tel. 504 / 282-0261 .
Subscription rates: U. S. and Cana-
da - $25; Europe and Japan - $45;
elsewhere - $50 . One order subscrip-
tion : 2-9, $20 each ; 10-24, $17 each;
25 or more, $15 each . Advertising
rates available on request . No part of
this magazine may be reproduced
without expressed permission . The
editors are not responsible for
unsolicited manuscripts. Second-
class postage paid at New Orleans
70113 and additional mailing offices .
Postmaster: Send Form 3579 to
PLAY METER, P. O. Box 24170,
New Orleans, La . 70184.
European office: PLAY METER Pro-
motions, " Harescombe" Watford
Road , Northwood Middx. England,
Northwood 29244.
PLAY METER, October, 1979
A Step-By-Step Approach to Recovering
Your Pool Table ...•..•••.•••.•••.••.•.•••••.••••• 3CI
Do the pockets give you fits7 Mike Shaw visited someone
who has some helpful tips on recovering your tables.
The Second-to-Lut North Caroline Trade Show . ... &0
In 1981 the North Carolina trade show will merge with the
South Carolina show. David Pierson reports on that and
the new games at this year's show.
Running Your Own Foo . . 11 Mini-Tour ............. &3
Why wait for a table manufacturer to promote your tables
for you7 You've got everything it takes to run a success-
ful foosball mini-tour. Ralph Lally explains.
It JU8t Go Show You-
There'. Alwep Something . ....................... • 1
So you think the repeal of the $250 gaming tax stamp
clears the way for your pinball tournament7 Roger Sharpe
suggests you check out your local and state ordinances.
From til. Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4
Mailbox .......................................... 4
Colnmen of the Month . ............................•
Opel'ating ........................................ 1.
Equipment Poll . .................................. 20
Dl8trlbutlng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 34
MU8Ic ........................................... 40
Manufacturing_ ..................................•
Technical Toplc8 . ................................ 14
Critic'. Corner ...................................•
New Products .................................... 74
Cl .... fled ........................................ 77
Ne . . Brleta ...................................... ..
COVER CREDIT:
Photograph courtesy of Brunswick Corporation, Briar-
wood Division, Skokie, Illinois.
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.. ITlm
Volume 5, Number 19
October 15, 1979
~LAY
11111
•••••••••••••••••••••••••
••••••••••••••••••••••
Staff
Some Thoughts on Operating e Pool Table . ........ XI
It's really quite simple to hold onto your pool table loca-
tions. The trick is not to make it seem so simple.
Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally II
Editorial Director:
David Pierson
Managing Editor:
Mike Shaw
International Editor:
David Snook
Editor, Coin Slot
Technical Editor:
Zac Oliver
Correspondents:
Roger C. Sharpe
Pat Matthews
Arthur B. Hollander
Douglas McCallum
Art Direction :
Katey Schwark
Circulation Manager &
Classified Advertising:
Valerie Cognevich
Typography:
Vickie Lofton
Advertising Representative:
David Pierson
European Representative :
Esmay Leslie
PLAY METER , October 15, 1979.
Volume 5, No . 19. Copyright 1979 by
Skybird Publishing Company. PLAY
METER ( ISSN 0162-1343) is publish-
ed twice monthly on the 1 st and 15th
of the month . Publishing offices: 112
North Roadway, New Orleans, La .
70124, P. O.
Box 24170, New
Orleans, 70184. Tel. 504 / 282-0261 .
Subscription rates: U. S. and Cana-
da - $25; Europe and Japan - $45;
elsewhere - $50 . One order subscrip-
tion : 2-9, $20 each ; 10-24, $17 each;
25 or more, $15 each . Advertising
rates available on request . No part of
this magazine may be reproduced
without expressed permission . The
editors are not responsible for
unsolicited manuscripts. Second-
class postage paid at New Orleans
70113 and additional mailing offices .
Postmaster: Send Form 3579 to
PLAY METER, P. O. Box 24170,
New Orleans, La . 70184.
European office: PLAY METER Pro-
motions, " Harescombe" Watford
Road , Northwood Middx. England,
Northwood 29244.
PLAY METER, October, 1979
A Step-By-Step Approach to Recovering
Your Pool Table ...•..•••.•••.•••.••.•.•••••.••••• 3CI
Do the pockets give you fits7 Mike Shaw visited someone
who has some helpful tips on recovering your tables.
The Second-to-Lut North Caroline Trade Show . ... &0
In 1981 the North Carolina trade show will merge with the
South Carolina show. David Pierson reports on that and
the new games at this year's show.
Running Your Own Foo . . 11 Mini-Tour ............. &3
Why wait for a table manufacturer to promote your tables
for you7 You've got everything it takes to run a success-
ful foosball mini-tour. Ralph Lally explains.
It JU8t Go Show You-
There'. Alwep Something . ....................... • 1
So you think the repeal of the $250 gaming tax stamp
clears the way for your pinball tournament7 Roger Sharpe
suggests you check out your local and state ordinances.
From til. Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4
Mailbox .......................................... 4
Colnmen of the Month . ............................•
Opel'ating ........................................ 1.
Equipment Poll . .................................. 20
Dl8trlbutlng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 34
MU8Ic ........................................... 40
Manufacturing_ ..................................•
Technical Toplc8 . ................................ 14
Critic'. Corner ...................................•
New Products .................................... 74
Cl .... fled ........................................ 77
Ne . . Brleta ...................................... ..
COVER CREDIT:
Photograph courtesy of Brunswick Corporation, Briar-
wood Division, Skokie, Illinois.
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