Away for a while in the USA

I'm leaving tomorrow, if I can fly out from London (UK) to Denver, CO.  They closed UK airspace for about 6 days, and it's just getting back to normal.  Perfect timing for me, I hope.

Itinerary:  Golden, CO.  Santa Fe, NM.  And then on to Chicago, the windy city.

Heading to the RMPS in Golden, CO.  A really fun pinball show and not too big, still has a family atmosphere.  Unlike Expo '09 in Wheeling, IL near Chicago.  You also get an added benefit of the crisp clean air of the Rocky Mountains, with a Coors brewery tour not far away.


Colorado, where the air is cold and thin, and the beer is colder and thinner.

Will rent a car and drive to New Mexico, where I was born.  I have some business to sort out while there.

Next I'm flying to Chicago, the home of pinball.   My older brother lives there and perhaps I will get to see something new coming from Stern.  It certainly should be a chance to pick up some parts locally.  May find time to blog from there on this site about what I find out.


I won't be modifying my LOTR LE game (or playing it) so not many posts about that until I'm back.

Defeated the Balrog today

That's it, won the FoTR MB.  I can do all the elements of a good game: DTR, win FoTR or other MBs, get to TaBA.  But "putting it all together" in one game is still a challenge for me.  See abbreviations list if you can't understand my geeky jargon.

Really happy with the wood rail protector/ PoTD post combination mentioned recently. Doesn't change gameplay, but helps with the flow.