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PinballArtBot @backglass.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Pabst Can Crusher, Stern 2016

Pabst Can Crusher Backglass Art, from the Open Pinball Database (opdb.org)

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

kiss me it’s my Golden Unread Email Count

Screenshot of the Microsoft Outlook app icon in my computer’s dock, displaying a badge indicating 1,973 unread emails

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

South Slope Summer League concluded last night at Buttermilk Bar with a big win for our team, Snarfs! Special congrats to my co-captain, Jess, on her first pinball first place

Team Snarfs poses with the SSSL trophy, which will be displayed behind the bar at Buttermilk

Scoresheet from the SSSL finals, under some of the 3rd/4th keychain trophies

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I got third place in the Dolly Parton charity side tournament this weekend #pinball

Azh, Dante, Chris, and Erik posed in front of a Dolly Parton pinball machine

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Pinball Map @pinballmap.com · 31/08/2026

OPDB has added a "machines that are missing photos" list. If you have very nice backglass imagery of any of these machines, please contribute. app.matchplay.events/opdb/missing...

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Match Play Events

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I have just had the statistically horrifying realization that Taskmaster UK series 22 will be the first to feature contestants who are all younger than me.

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

We did a puzzle at Freak Bar. One piece was missing.

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Lugged the chair and umbrella to Brighton Beach this time

A folding camp chair under an umbrella, with a green beach towel draped over it, sitting on a blue ground cover at the beach

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NPR @npr.org · 20/08/2026

"Weird Al" Yankovic returns to the Tiny Desk with a couple parodies, a Weezer pastiche and the Emmy-losing closing-credits blues-rock jam to Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. n.pr/4xbnrK0

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'Weird Al' Yankovic: Tiny Desk Concert

"Weird Al" Yankovic returns to the Tiny Desk with a couple parodies, a Weezer pastiche and the Emmy-losing closing-credits blues-rock jam to Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Played in a pinball tournament last week at Volition Brewing in North Bend, WA, where they cleverly used their Stern Army banner as a sun shield. I qualified first of 14 in a best-game format, including setting the top score on SW:FOTE, but landed 5th after the amazing race finals.

A corner of Volition Brewing with a window blocked by a Stern Army banner and another window with a hours sign; a Stern D&D pinball machine sits next to the shaded window.

Game over screen of Stern Star Wars: Fall of the Empire pinball machine displaying a score of 216,213,520

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Drove through the Cascades last week on a family vacation, stopped for lunch at this picturesque shack

A line of people at a shack sitting in front of tall pine trees with signs reading, “BURGERS” and “TWIN PINES”

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller June 28,1961

P1- SLUGGO IS HAVING LUNCH AT NANCY’S,HE IS COMPLAINING TO NANCY ABOUT HIS MEAL
SLUGGO: NANCY - - - THIS IS A VERY PUNK MEAL

NANCY BRINGS SLUGGO A SERVING OF CUSTARD

P2-NANCY HAS A VERY DISPLEASED EXPRESSION AS SHE LISTENS TO SLUGGO’S CONTINUED COMPLAINTS
SLUGGO: THE SOUP WAS COLD AND THE CHOP WAS TOUGH

P3- SLUGGO: NOW A FLY
JUST LANDED IN MY CUSTARD

P4- NANCY HAS HEARD ENOUGH, SHE ANGRILY SWATS THE FLY IN THE BOWL OF CUSTARD, COMPLETELY SPLATTERING SLUGGO IN THE PROCESS

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Neil Hughes @neilhughes.net · 13/06/2026

Brooklyn Cyclones Pride night with @hipsmart.bsky.social

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Pride night at the Brooklyn Cyclones

Baseball field with roller coasters in the background

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Lookin’ good, My First L Stop When I Moved to Chicago!

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Audio-only advertisement in a subway station, preceded by familiar alert chimes: do not like.

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Registration is open for NYC’s biggest, queerest pinball party!! Join us on June 20 at Barcade FiDi!

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

NYC Pin Pod episode 616: Foster Connection SDY, PUG, and FPZ join the panel to talk about Flipperz, their queer pinball club Plus the usual stuff Last ep of the season! Farewell to BCF nycpinpod.wordpress.com/2026/05/24/e...

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Episode 616: Foster Connection

Episode 616: Foster Connection is posted to all your favorite podcatchers and here. This week… Ball 1: Local competition results including pinball NYC championship matches Ball 2: Venue updat…

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Joe Alonzo @joe.radjunk.com · 17/05/2026

Yes.

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

This is a fantastic piece about being a writer and a sibling and a sibling of an outsized writer. I knew David for a few years, and I’m glad to hear from Amy here.

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

PinPride returns on June 20, 2026! This charity matchplay tournament for LGBTQIA+ pinball players and allies will feature six rounds of qualifying for up to 100 players and finals for top 16. Registration will open at 12pm Eastern on June 1 at matchplay.live/pinpride2026

PinPride NYC
LGBTQIA+ AND ALLIES CHARITY PINBALL TOURNAMENT
BENEFITING THE ALI FORNEY CENTER AND TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER
$10 ENTRY
100 PLAYER LIMIT
20 JUNE 2026
1PM
Barcade FiDi
10 Cortlandt St
New York, NY
REGISTRATION OPENS JUNE 1 AT NOON
MATCHPLAY.LIVE/PINPRIDE2026

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Pinball tournament last weekend, played so-so enough to money. The next morning I discovered a post-it note stuck to my skirt, ha

Mirror selfie of Erik in navy Barcade sweatshirt with pink Japanese text, black skirt, white cable-knit knee-high socks, and platform white Pride-themed Chucks.

Envelope that reads, “Fourth place B Division $15”

Black skirt with an arrow-shaped post-it that reads, “CREDITS.” The post-it had been attached to the coin door of Countdown and I must have leaned against it.

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

NYC Pin Pod episode 613: Is There a Doctor in the Pinbar? The panel talks local competition results, the upcoming calendar, venue updates, and our pinball bullet journals. nycpinpod.wordpress.com/2026/05/03/e...

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Episode 613: Is There a Doctor in the Pinbar?

Episode 613: Is There a Doctor in the Pinbar? in which a panel (BCF, HIP) talks location pinball in NYC is posted here and to all your favorite podcatchers. This week… Ball 1: Local competiti…

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

NYC Pin Pod episode 612: Too Pissed Off to Be Happy about the Third Choice The panel discusses how we welcome civilians on league night Also: competition results, the week ahead calendar, venue updates, and our pinball bullet journals nycpinpod.wordpress.com/2026/04/26/e...

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Episode 612: Too Pissed Off to be Happy about the Third Choice

Episode 612: Too Pissed Off to be Happy about the Third Choice (in which a panel talks location pinball in NYC and nearby surrounding areas) is posted here and to all your favorite podcatchers. Thi…

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Kelly ♡☆ @kellygoround.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

girls do u ever feel | 《 • ^ v-\

$the second row of 16-segment LEDs on the bride of pin•bot pinball backglass readout is glitched so it says "MAKE ME FEEL | 《 • ^ v-\"$

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

NYC Pin Pod episode 610: Hopefully I’ve Won by Then GSP joins to talk ScrappleLeague, Pinburgh Satellite, FiDi Monthly, and more upcoming events Plus local competition results, next week’s calendar, venue updates, and our pinball bullet journals nycpinpod.wordpress.com/2026/04/19/e...

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Episode 610: Hopefully I’ve Won by Then is posted

Episode 610: Hopefully I’ve Won by Then, in which a panel (BCF, HIP, GSP) talk location pinball in NYC (and nearby surrounding areas) is posted to all your favorite podcatchers and here. This…

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Last night, our New York City Flipper Sport Association hosted The Mutants at our home bar, At the Wallace, and picked up an 11-5 win over our perennial rivals. Many of us enjoyed the Monday-only hot dog menu. #pinball

Team pinball action upstairs at At the Wallace. Filip mugs for the camera while others play pinball, spectate, and chat.

Pinball NYC scoresheet showing our 11-5 victory

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

NYC Pin Pod episode 609: Hook ‘em with the Shots or the Theme #pinball What’s better, a good shooter or thematically integrated mechanical action (TIMA)?? Plus: local competition results, the upcoming calendar, venue updates, and our pinball bullet journals nycpinpod.wordpress.com/2026/04/12/e...

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Episode 609: Hook ’em with the Shots or the Theme

Episode 609: Hook ’em with the Shots or the Theme, in which a panel talks location pinball in NYC is posted here and to all your favorite podcatchers. This week… Ball 1: Local competiti…

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Striked out of South Slope Strikes April 2026, but I’m guest-TDing so the fun goes on! #pinball

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

NYC Pin Pod episode 607: The Doubly Illusory Phenomenon of Lunchtime ZEN joins as the Awesomeness Archive bracket is whittled down to the final four Plus competition results, tournament calendar, venue updates, and our #pinball bullet journals nycpinpod.wordpress.com/2026/03/29/e...

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Episode 607: The Doubly Illusory Phenomenon of Lunchtime

Episode 607: The Doubly Illusory Phenomenon of Lunchtime, in which a panel (BCF, HIP, ZEN) talk location pinball in NYC is posted here and to all your favorite podcatchers. This week… Ball 1:…

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

changing my pinball initials to BWC

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

My Monday pinball team, NYCFSA, picked up a strong win at Barcade Brooklyn (my former workplace) though I personally went 0-1. Tuesday, the Butter Ballers had a close loss at Sunshine Laundromat; 1-2 for me but looked cute

Pinball NYC scoresheet showing NYCFSA 12 to Deluxe Horses 4

Pinball NYC scoresheet showing Butter Ballers 7 to Everybody Loves the Sunshine 9

Mirror selfie of Erik in a cut-up Butter Ballers t-shirt over a mesh crop top, black jeans, and pink socks (they say “BUTTS” on them)

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

NYC Pin Pod episode 606: Astounding Cacophony #pinball ZEN joins the panel again for the NYCPPAA first round voting reveal, plus local competition results, the upcoming calendar, venue updates, and our pinball bullet journals nycpinpod.wordpress.com/2026/03/22/e...

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Episode 606: Astounding Cacophony is posted

Episode 606: Astounding Cacophony, in which a panel (BCF, HIP, ZEN) talk location pinball in NYC (and nearby surrounding areas) has been posted to all your favorite podcatchers and here. This week&…

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

NYC Pin Pod episode 605: The Madness Begins (2026) ZEN joins the panel to kick off the NYCPPAA bracket challenge Plus local competition results, upcoming tournament calendar, venue updates, and our pinball bullet journals nycpinpod.wordpress.com/2026/03/15/e...

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Episode 605: The Madness Begins (2026)

…in which a panel (BCF, HIP, ZEN) talks location pinball in NYC (and nearby surrounding areas) is posted to all your favorite podcatchers and here. This week… Ball 1: Local competition …

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

NYC Pin Pod episode 603: Super Nerdy Audio Tech Sh*t RCA joins the panel to talk about the history of accessibility in pinball, plus the usual competition results, upcoming calendar, venue updates, and pinball bullet journals nycpinpod.wordpress.com/2026/03/01/e...

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Episode 603: Super Nerdy Audio Tech Sh*t

…in which a panel (BCF, HIP, RCA) talks location pinball in NYC (and nearby surrounding areas) is posted to all your favorite podcatchers and here. This week: Ball 1: Competitive pinball resu…

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Oh hey, NYC Pin Pod is back for another season! The latest is episode 602, “Not a Minimum Number of Beers,” in which the panel talks local competition results, the upcoming pinball calendar, venue updates, and our pinball bullet journals. nycpinpod.wordpress.com/2026/02/22/e...

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Episode 602: Not a Minimum Number of Beers

…in which a panel (BCF, HIP) talks location pinball in NYC is posted to all your favorite podcatchers and here. This week: Ball 1: Local competitive pinball results including Pinball NYC&#821…

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Valentine’s Gay pinball fit check before, during, and after

Mirror selfie of Erik wearing a navy Barcade hoodie with pink Japanese lettering, a black skirt, and knee-high black and white Converse boots with sparkly pink laces over pink-and-black striped knee-high socks

Selfie of Erik at Barcade FiDi with a rainbow-colored lightning bolt temporary tattoo on their forehead. Nice job on the mascara.

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

This one is real pretty and I dig urbanism as a pinball theme

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Blood River Flow @pearlriverflow.com · 08/02/2026

Just remembered a photoshop I had a little fun with.

fake Newsweek cover, real text though. It's SCully, Mulder, and Skinner. The text says "Bisexuality, Not Gay. Not Straight. A New Sexual Identity Emerges"

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Registration is open for VGay on 2/14! #pinball

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

tag yourself, I’m indéterminé

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Registration opens February 1 at noon for our biggest queer pinball tournament yet (100!!), benefiting the Ali Forney Center and Transgender Law Center matchplay.live/vgay2026

Colorful flyer reading, “BENEFITING THE ALI FORNEY CENTER AND TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER
VALENTINES GAY Pinball Tourament
February 14, 2026 1:00PM
Barcade FiDi
$10 Entry
https://matchplay.live/vgay2026”

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Erik Swedlund @hipsmart.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

My friend Greg snapped a photo of me at @scrappleland.bsky.social last night while I was working on a selfie score on AfM #pinball

A far-off photo of Erik playing Attack from Mars

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✨ felony ✨ @warmleatherette.com · 29/12/2025

new year’s eve brooklyn trans pinball meetup is this friday!!! dm me for the deets and an invite to the discord for future events ✨

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