Keeping the Ball Alive: 30 Years of Stern Pinball

A project in Los Angeles, CA by PaperFlock Inc
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PaperFlock is proud to present "Keeping the Ball Alive", a coffee table book celebrating 30 years of pinball creation at Stern Pinball.
Backers: 444
Average Pledge Per Backer: $125

Funded: $55,313 of $50,000
Dates: Oct 14th -> Dec 12th (60 days)
Project By: PaperFlock Inc
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Latest News

Slash Cover Concept by Christopher Franchi

December 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Kickstarter Backers! It's our last day!!! Thank you all so much! We are happy to announce that Christopher Franchi will be doing the art for the special Slash cover! If you backed the ultra-limited Slash Package, you can look forward to a... (Read More)

We Made It!!!

December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We are over the line, but let's not stop! Every dollar we raise will help make this book better! We are so grateful to all of our Kickstarter backers! We can't wait to get started on this really amazing project! If you haven't already backed at the... (Read More)

Xmas Ornaments and Appreciation!

December 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Kickstarter Backers! We are so close to our goal! And we are so appreciative of all of your support and hard work spreading the word on this project, we wanted to offer a special thank you! We have created a fun Keeping the Ball Alive ornament... (Read More)

The Amazing Christopher Franchi ( the Artist Behind Batman 66) Joins the Team!

December 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Kickstarter Backers! You've seen the artwork on the new Batman 66 game right? It is absolutely amazing right? Well, I have great news! The talented artist behind that game's artwork, Christopher Franchi, is coming on board to do one of the... (Read More)

Special SLASH Package Added!

December 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We just added a new reward level that includes a specially designed SLASH version of the LE book! It will have a unique dust jacket approved by Slash, and be signed by SLASH! This is in addition to all the other signatures that come in the LE book:... (Read More)

Slash Joins the Project and Other Great News!

December 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Kickstarter Backers! We have some amazing news and new incentives! First Slash has agreed to write the foreword for the book! This is amazing news, he is a long time pinball collector, has worked on two game designs with Stern, and has a unique... (Read More)

Middle of the Campaign

November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers! We have almost reached the middle of the campaign and are about 60% of the way to our goal! This is great progress. Please help us out by sharing our project and talking about it on your social sites! Here is Ed Robertson in a new video... (Read More)

Ghostbusters!

November 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Ghostbusters is one of our favorite games! Check out John Trudeau talking about Ghostbusters! We are over 50% and things are going well, but we need your help! Share this video on your social media pages and help spread the word about the project and... (Read More)

Happy Halloween!

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers! We have crossed the 50% mark! This is great progress for the stage of the campaign we are at! We have some very exciting news we hope to share in about a week. In the mean time please check out one of our favorite designers talking about... (Read More)

George Talks Pinball 1

October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everyone! Thanks so much for supporting our project! Exciting things are happening I can't wait to tell you about! Hopefully in the next few days, I'll be able to give you some great news! For now here is George Gomez talking about Stern and... (Read More)

More LE Books Added!

October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Backers, We have heard from many of you that you were bummed out that we sold out of LE books on the first day! Well we're very happy to announce that we have added 100 new LE books to the Kickstarter campaign! There are 20 more LE books at the... (Read More)

Great Steps Forward!

October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers! We had a great day yesterday, met some really great pinball people that are interested in getting on board and helping move the project forward. More news on that very soon! Just wanted to tell you that new things will be announced in a... (Read More)

Ed Robertson likes our project!

October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, We are working on lots of exciting things we will get to share with you very soon, but for now check out this video of Ed Robertson talking about which pins he likes!  Thanks for your support and more news coming soon! Dameon and Joe,... (Read More)

Thank You All for a Great first few days!

October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all who have backed our project! Please make sure to share this project with your friends! We had a great launch, and have so much to share with you. I had a grueling 24 hour travel period due to broken airplane parts and other travel... (Read More)

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