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l ETTERS Operating above It's true that old coin machine men never die, they just continue to operate and distribute. Some do business up above where there is nothing but profits; others are condemned to do business down below where there is nothing but red ink! Two dear friends, Lou Dunis and Herb Jones, recently passed away. I am sure they are doing a heavenly business in their new location. One of the many liabilities of old age is that you are constantly losing old friends. Lou Dunis, like me, was an old bingo pinball and slot operator, who everyone in the business respected and admired. He will be greatly missed by many people, especially by those who enjoyed the multitude of fresh salmon sent to them by Lou through the years. As for Herb Jones, this brilliant Harvard graduate and long-time Bally public relations and advertising genius was so good at his job that he was as much responsible for the success of Bally as any official that ever worked for the company. Herb and I were great friends and had many an argument over the nomenclature of instructions and score cards for bingo, pinball, flipper, and other equipment. Herb being a Harvard alumni and me being almost illiterate made it a difficult task to get him to write instructions and score cards that we ''drop-outs'' from kindergarten could read and understand . I always kidded Herb and told him REDEMPTION MANAGEMENT ARMS A Division of Bontia Marie International, Inc. is now the exclusive distributor of Redemption & Collection Scales SCALE FEATURES INCLUDE • Extremely Accurate • Operates on AC or battery • Available for tickets & tokens • 30 month warranty • Lightweight & fully portable • Cuts labor costs dramatically ARMS is also now offering an exclusive line of redemption tools including shredders and on-line computerized cash & ticket control systems. Call for more information 1540 Route 37 West Suite 2 Toms River, NJ 08755 12 PLAY METER/ April 1991 1-800-272-6375 908-349-1994 FAX 908-341-4056 that ifhe ever passed away that it would be from an overdose of four parts gin and one part dry vermouth! But I'm happy to say that Herb Jones was an example of the fact that a good martini can sustain one to a long and happy life. So, Herb and Lou, wherever you are, keep the home fires burning. A few more old coin machine people will be joining you soon. But don 't count on this writer in the near future-I haven 't found a way to take it with me yet! Louis Boasberg New Orleans Novelty Co. Metairie, LA