Quoted from mikespins:That's great, I would like one too please. Art would work too, if you don't mind. I redid his pinball rasta shirt as well if you want it!
Pm me a size and address and i will get one to you.
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Charlton, MA
Quoted from Colehvac1:Thats what im going to do, give them away to Als friends. I have an order in and will update once i have them
That’s awesome Al will be all over Pintastic!
Alcona, ON
1 month later
Quoted from Colehvac1:The shirts are done and i will send them to anyone that pmd me.
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That's great, but...um...you put the letters on backwards.
2 weeks later
It’s not going to be the same this year before NYC Marathon. It was always nice to meet up with Al before the race during the week. So many good talks and cool stories.
Thank you Colehvac1 for the shirt. Accomplished a high score on Kingpin for Al at CAX 2022.
You will always be in the pinball crowds at every show to me. 
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There were some remembrances of all in the NYC Pinball Update at Pintastic 2022.
Skip ahead to 48:44 for the major portion of the content about Al.
.................David Marston
Quoted from dmarston:There were some remembrances of all in the NYC Pinball Update at Pintastic 2022.
Skip ahead to 48:44 for the major portion of the content about Al.
.................David Marston
The Birth of the NYC Pinball Scene I wish I was in the first pic but I took it. Jon Ehrlich, Kris Medina, Al Cihak, Dahila Rowan (My wife) and Levi Neiman.
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Happy heavenly Birthday Al..It's kind of ironic that JJP released The Godfather Pin today...because Al was just that... Miss you Buddy!
I was thinking about Al too.... Even at a rest stop in the middle of nowhere he hopped out of the truck on just the CHANCE that they had a pinball machine in there.
I have NEVER met anyone as passionate about the hobby as Al.... We have lost a one of a kind gem.
Quoted from joeraptor2003:Happy heavenly Birthday Al..It's kind of ironic that JJP released The Godfather Pin today...because Al was just that... Miss you Buddy!
Very nice, Joe! I miss him like crazy, too! Last night I played his TSPP and Metallica that I bought off him in memory of him.
Quoted from Eddie:The Birth of the NYC Pinball Scene I wish I was in the first pic but I took it. Jon Ehrlich, Kris Medina, Al Cihak, Dahila Rowan (My wife) and Levi Neiman.
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Thank You for posting this Pic, Im in the 2nd one. I believe it was at Satellite.
lots of great memories from that era
Miss Al for sure!!!!
Miss you Al. I’ll never forget the story he told me about getting kicked out of his room at TPF (or was it Expo) the day after the show. It was such an awesome sight when I saw him and he’d remember my name and smiled. Good person to know in the pinball hobby.
Quoted from PaulCoff:Miss you Al. I’ll never forget the story he told me about getting kicked out of his room at TPF (or was it Expo) the day after the show. It was such an awesome sight when I saw him and he’d remember my name and smiled. Good person to know in the pinball hobby.
It was chicago expo, he was supposed to leave the room at checkout but overslept, security let themselves into his room and woke him, then escorted him and his stuff out of the room, i was there for the first hand, rember that joe and harry?
Quoted from Colehvac1:It was chicago expo, he was supposed to leave the room at checkout but overslept, security let themselves into his room and woke him, then escorted him and his stuff out of the room, i was there for the first hand, rember that joe and harry?
Absolutely do. We were getting ready to leave Chicago and we were looking for him. No one knew where he was and were were all pretty worried. I asked the girl behind the desk abut Al and his room. She first said she didn't see anyone with that name. Then she came back to me a few minutes later and asked me if I was looking for an Al Cihak.. I said "yes that's him..." She's like..he will be down shortly...and she made this weird face... next thing I knew the elevator doors open and it's Al .. yelling at the top of his lungs...this is not how you treat People!! You guys should be ashamed of yourself!! Yelling and making a whole scene... Looks like we found him!!
Quoted from Colehvac1:It was chicago expo, he was supposed to leave the room at checkout but overslept, security let themselves into his room and woke him, then escorted him and his stuff out of the room, i was there for the first hand, rember that joe and harry?
He was livid.... I will never forget it...
Uncle Al...
3 weeks later
Quoted from Jeffreyjonesbsme:5 minutes ago...I got this Facebook message from "Allen".
Allen's Facebook has been hacked and I'd bet this is a virus.
It you get it....DON"T click it.
I guess I need to unfriend my buddy's account....sad.
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His account has now been memorialized, so logins to his account are now blocked (unless Al designated someone as a legacy contact for his account)
Quoted from Jeffreyjonesbsme:5 minutes ago...I got this Facebook message from "Allen".
Allen's Facebook has been hacked and I'd bet this is a virus.
It you get it....DON"T click it.
I guess I need to unfriend my buddy's account....sad.
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i got that too. very spooky.
6 months later
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