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Brian Bennett

@historyhoarder.bsky.social

Docent at the Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda, CA. Collector of random things I think are cool. Antiques/Vintage dealer. Absurdist. He/Him https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?sid=historyhoarder My activities and opinions on this site are my own.

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Willem Dafoe face.

29.10.2025 23:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Polymathic Free

29.10.2025 23:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of Keith Flint from the โ€œFirestarterโ€ music video.

Photo of Keith Flint from the โ€œFirestarterโ€ music video.

29.10.2025 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Apparently the best way to find earbuds that have been missing for a year is to finally delete the app off your phone.

29.10.2025 12:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I recently found these in a thrift store. I have one more but, of course, I canโ€™t find it.

29.10.2025 07:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photo of three 10mm sockets.

A photo of three 10mm sockets.

While I donโ€™t have the income I used to have, Iโ€™m rich in other ways.

29.10.2025 07:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Star Trek idea: The villainโ€™s motivation is discovering that the asteroid that destroyed most of his people was directed towards his planet by the Enterpriseโ€™s deflector dish.

29.10.2025 04:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ICE ICE Babies!

29.10.2025 01:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A can of non-carbonated Berry Lemonade Yerba Mate.

A can of non-carbonated Berry Lemonade Yerba Mate.

This is not good. It tastes like someone put 2-4 drops of berry lemonade in a can of flat water. The only reason I finished it was that it cost me $4 and I needed the caffeine.

28.10.2025 23:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My grandfatherโ€™s best friend was always referred to as Uncle Kenny.

28.10.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every time I see a book(let) with a title that starts โ€œLiving withโ€ฆโ€, I read it as a self-help book for a chronic disease.

This is now rivaling for my favorite title against the current: โ€œLiving with Folk Artโ€.

27.10.2025 15:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Getting *real* close to just deleting all the apps off my phone.

27.10.2025 02:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thereโ€™s a planned power outage in my neighborhood tonight. Unfortunately for me it starts 30 min before I get home and is scheduled to last until morning. So I get to decompress after work in the dark with no fans if I go to bed.

26.10.2025 01:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just load this up with emojis.

25.10.2025 06:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™ve sold many of those over the years in my shop. Hereโ€™s the lineup a few years ago.

23.10.2025 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If youโ€™re endlessly researching water park log rides, youโ€™re Flumescrolling.

22.10.2025 04:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looking forward to playing that Seawitch tomorrow.

22.10.2025 02:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NEW GAME ALERT! ๐Ÿคฉ We've just installed an amazing 1981 Gottlieb "Black Hole", a new 2020 Jersey Jack "Guns N'Roses" and the nicest 1980 Stern "Seawitch" that's playable on the West Coast! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป

Stop by to enjoy these and (100+)! more pinballs from all eras here at the nonprofit PPM - see you soon! ๐Ÿฅฐโšช๏ธ

21.10.2025 23:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The movie poster for "The Brain that Wouldn't Die" altered to have my head in the laboratory clamps and the title now reads "The Brian that Wouldn't Die"

The movie poster for "The Brain that Wouldn't Die" altered to have my head in the laboratory clamps and the title now reads "The Brian that Wouldn't Die"

I haven't done a photoshop in a long time, so I'm hella happy with how this turned out.

21.10.2025 04:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You can tell the designer is a younger person with good vision.

21.10.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a very โ€œcomedian-brainedโ€ thing. Itโ€™s dark, absurd, and a hilarious perfectly wrong thing to say in a romantic way.

21.10.2025 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The movie poster for "The Brain that Wouldn't Die" altered to have my head in the laboratory clamps and the title now reads "The Brian that Wouldn't Die"

The movie poster for "The Brain that Wouldn't Die" altered to have my head in the laboratory clamps and the title now reads "The Brian that Wouldn't Die"

I haven't done a photoshop in a long time, so I'm hella happy with how this turned out.

21.10.2025 04:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just started using Capcut to work on some video projects. This is the easiest time Iโ€™ve ever had using a video editor. I was dreading a learning curve, but this is easier than editing audio with Audacity.

21.10.2025 00:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

At this point, the asshole will probably turn the Lincoln Bedroom into a sauna because he freed the slaves.

20.10.2025 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m sure there was. In the woodrail era people complained about score reels. They preferred the uniform artistic, lit up backglass. Apparently it wasnโ€™t until the first multi-player game (Super Jumbo, Gottlieb 1954) came out where players went โ€œOh, OK. We get it nowโ€

20.10.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So if I murder a few people, Iโ€™ll get life in prison. If I murder an extraordinary number of people, Iโ€™ll just get a fine and probation?

20.10.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The old adage still rings true: In a gold rush, nobody gets rich from mining gold. You get rich selling supplies to the miners.

20.10.2025 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trying to figure out programming for our movie watchalong group. My first idea is always something ordered like:

* Frankenstein
* Bride of Frankenstein
* House of Frankenstein
* Son of Frankenstein

Ya know, so we can watch the family progress. ๐Ÿ™‚

20.10.2025 02:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My fingertips remember the chicklet keyboard all too well.

19.10.2025 02:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ooh, a real button keyboard.

19.10.2025 02:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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