READ THE FLOOR. Every morning we open the doors at nine and check the marquees one by one — Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Centipede, Defender, the whole row glowing orange through the front glass. Every night we count the quarters and write down what broke and what got fixed. This clipboard holds one month of that, June 1982, every shift we worked. The floor is humming. tap any date to read the day.
★ Legendary Regular ★
Marcus, age 16
Walks in every Friday at 4:15pm sharp, still wearing his paper-route satchel. Top score on Tempest (board 27, town record), strong on Defender, patient on Donkey Kong. Returns his stool to the rack without being asked, takes turns gracefully, knows when a cabinet needs a soft tap on the housing versus a real call to Ray. The night crew chips in for his birthday Coke in October. He is one of the reasons we keep this floor running.
— posted with affection by the night crew, late June '82
Crew · June 1982
M.K.Manny Kovacs · owner · every shift
D.L.Dottie Lammert · Tue/Thu nights
R.H.Ray Hoxie · repair · Wed/Fri
J.P.Janet Pruitt · weekend days
T.A.Tom Asato · Fri/Sat nights
S.B.Sally Beecher · Mon/Wed days
June 1982 Calendar · 30 days · each cell a shift
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