1/ Seattle has 484 pinball machines out for public play. That’s a pinball-to-person ratio of 1:1,835, making Seattle the No. 2 pinball city in the US. Portland is in first place with 1:1,141. Chicago, 1:14,524; New Orleans, 1:20,700; New York, 1:28,743. seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-mag…
2/ The first time I saw a dead body was the victim of a mob hit:
"Ben Cichy, who controlled Seattle pinball licenses — and was a close friend of King County Prosecutor Charles O. Carroll. On May 31, 1969, Cichy was found dead in 5 feet of water near his yacht on Yarrow Point."
"Ben Cichy, who controlled Seattle pinball licenses — and was a close friend of King County Prosecutor Charles O. Carroll. On May 31, 1969, Cichy was found dead in 5 feet of water near his yacht on Yarrow Point."
3/ I wrote a 25iQ blog post about Seattle's "tolerance policy."
"Before his death Mr. Cichy contributed to my childhood education when, together with some friends, I found a chest buried near his home filled with Playboy magazines from the early 1960s." google.com/amp/s/25iq.com…
"Before his death Mr. Cichy contributed to my childhood education when, together with some friends, I found a chest buried near his home filled with Playboy magazines from the early 1960s." google.com/amp/s/25iq.com…
