1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Tonight I am joined by Edward Trapunski, author of &quot;Special When Lit: A visual and anecdotal history of Pinball&quot;. We discuss the creation of the book, originally published in 1979, came out at a time of great change for pinball. The industry was moving from electro-mechanical games to solid state.&amp;nbsp; The book touches on a broad history of the game, a description of the appeal from social, art, and gameplay aspects, and even a peek into the future (circa 1979), which turned out to be quite prescient! Special When Lit can be purchased here:&amp;nbsp;https://www.amazon.com/Special-When-Lit-Anecdotal-History/dp/B0038KRFRU The other books mentioned -&amp;nbsp; Pinball! by Roger Sharpe -&amp;nbsp;http://www.crowriver.com/books/bk061.htm Tilt! Pinball machines 1931-1958 -&amp;nbsp;http://www.crowriver.com/books/bk188.htm Pinball an Illustrated History by Michael Colmer -&amp;nbsp;https://www.amazon.com/Pinball-Illustrated-History-Michael-Colmer/dp/0451799666 Pinball Portfolio by Harry McKoewn -&amp;nbsp;https://www.amazon.com/PINBALL-PORTFOLIO-Harry-McKeown/dp/0450031454/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=&amp;amp;sr= Many thanks to Edward for the interview and the great book about the game we all enjoy. For Amusement Only EM and Bingo Pinball Podcast http://foramusementonly.libsyn.com/podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/11509673/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/11509673