Date: October 10th & 11th, 2009
Location: Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Road East, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex, TW16 5AQ, UK.

Report by Richard M Wade Esq.

Jukebox Madness: "21 years and still rockin!"

For the fourth year running, Jukebox Madness was held at Kempton Park Racecourse.

Kempton Park Racecourse

I was really pleased to have made the trip again this year, there may not have been as many pinball machines as in previous years, but even so, for all things Americana - this place rules!

Just check out the cars.

A selection of the cars at the Jukebox Madness show

Jukeboxes, Neon, Americana merchandise (pay phones, parking meters, traffic lights, clothes, lighters, etc) & more quality 7" vinyl than I think any mortal being could
possibly wade through!

A few of the jukes, neons, signs and furniture

Elvis lives!

On the pinball front, there appeared to be three stands when I was there:

Stand one was from Clint's Amusements:

• The Simpsons Pinball Party
• Elvis
• Austin Powers
• Funhouse
• The Flintstones
• Theatre of Magic
• Bugs Bunny's Birthday Ball
• Who Dunnit
• Hurricane
• Bram Stoker's Dracula

The first set of pinballs at the show

The second stand was from the Pinball Parlour museum in Ramsgate, Kent:

• Touchdown
• King Pin
• Bank-A-Ball

Pinball Parlour's games

Stand three had a solitary Whirlwind.

Whirlwind

By the end of the show I had managed to play a few fine games of pinball, made a mental note that I had to visit the new pinball museum in Ramsgate ASAP, got
original schematics & manual for my obscure 50 year old jukebox, got loads of quality 7" records at 12 for £1!, ate loads of overpriced junk food & enjoyed excellent live
music & dancing.

Live music and dancing at the JBM

Can't wait until next year's show now!

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