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Pinball wizard, The biggest and most favored 'toy' in Steve Podborski's living room is a Genie pinball machine complete with music and flashing lights(...)
Pinball wizard, The biggest and most favored 'toy' in Steve Podborski's living room is a Genie pinball machine complete with music and flashing lights(...)

Pinball wizard, The biggest and most favored 'toy' in Steve Podborski's living room is a Genie pinball machine complete with music and flashing lights(...)

Date8/17/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pinball wizard, The biggest and most favored 'toy' in Steve Podborski's living room is a Genie pinball machine complete with music and flashing lights. It was a birthday gift. Podborski says playing pinball is a good way to relax. The busy skier who won a bronze medal at the Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. - runs Pod Enterprises, among other things.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0074088F
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