Erik Swedlund
@hipsmart.bsky.social
Pinball he/they
Brooklyn PinPride. APAB. NYC Pin Pod. ScrappleLeague. NYCFSA cap, Butter Baller.
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Brooklyn PinPride. APAB. NYC Pin Pod. ScrappleLeague. NYCFSA cap, Butter Baller.
noonewantstotalkaboutcompetitivepinball.com
https://linktr.ee/hipsmart
Butter Ballers captain Courtney asked me to transport our trophy to the Pinball NYC end of season party Monday, so I snagged it from its place of honor at Buttermilk Bar last night
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Butter Ballers captain Courtney asked me to transport our trophy to the Pinball NYC end of season party Monday, so I snagged it from its place of honor at Buttermilk Bar last night
A few weeks ago we noticed a pair of stickers on the underside of the toilet seat in a bathroom at Buttermilk Bar. They appear to spell “BCF” which coincidentally are the pinball initials of my NYC Pin Pod co-host Benjamin. He said he would add some of our podcast stickers to the seat…
December 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A few weeks ago we noticed a pair of stickers on the underside of the toilet seat in a bathroom at Buttermilk Bar. They appear to spell “BCF” which coincidentally are the pinball initials of my NYC Pin Pod co-host Benjamin. He said he would add some of our podcast stickers to the seat…
South Slope Pinball League had its finals last night. I had missed a few weeks and didn’t qualify—but a couple people couldn’t make it and I got bumped up to the last slot in B. My incredible week of pinball rolled on and I finished in 3rd!
December 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
South Slope Pinball League had its finals last night. I had missed a few weeks and didn’t qualify—but a couple people couldn’t make it and I got bumped up to the last slot in B. My incredible week of pinball rolled on and I finished in 3rd!
December 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
My Tuesday teammate, Sonny, is also a captain of a Monday team that also won their division, so we did a Winning Captains photo shoot, hee hee!
December 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
My Tuesday teammate, Sonny, is also a captain of a Monday team that also won their division, so we did a Winning Captains photo shoot, hee hee!
My Tuesday team, Butter Ballers, are champions of Pinball NYC’s Right Inlane division for season 29!! Last night we played the Trolls (in their first ever championship match) to an 8-8 tie, then took the win on a 1-2-3 game of Jurassic Park.
That’s three straight seasons for we Butter Ballers!
That’s three straight seasons for we Butter Ballers!
December 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
My Tuesday team, Butter Ballers, are champions of Pinball NYC’s Right Inlane division for season 29!! Last night we played the Trolls (in their first ever championship match) to an 8-8 tie, then took the win on a 1-2-3 game of Jurassic Park.
That’s three straight seasons for we Butter Ballers!
That’s three straight seasons for we Butter Ballers!
Our New York City Flipper Sport Association has won Pinball NYC’s Season 29 championship in the Left Orbit division—for the third season in a row! Last night we defeated The Mutants (for the third season in a row!) at Scrappleland, 10-6. Love this team!
December 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Our New York City Flipper Sport Association has won Pinball NYC’s Season 29 championship in the Left Orbit division—for the third season in a row! Last night we defeated The Mutants (for the third season in a row!) at Scrappleland, 10-6. Love this team!
One of the great perks of attending the monthly South Slope Strikes is that tournament director Jess always makes cookies or treats #pinball
![Some brownies on a tray sitting on the bar next to a hand-written sign that reads, “Vietnamese Coffee Swirl Brownies
contain [sic] flour, butter, cream cheese, condensed milk, egg.” Also in frame is a pile of NYC PIN POD stickers.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l76hiwhtnjdujfcuoipzhwt2/bafkreicsktabuhob6plqig4gemrdymdeux2w2eekkwrg63cyoxl22j7scy@jpeg)
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One of the great perks of attending the monthly South Slope Strikes is that tournament director Jess always makes cookies or treats #pinball
My Tuesday night #pinball team also won our semi-finals match; the venue was At the Wallace, my Monday night team’s home bar, heh. We Butter Ballers defeated Everybody Loves the Sunshine 11-5. I played great on these familiar machines, including a personal best on Deadpool (with a 5x Mechsuit).
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
My Tuesday night #pinball team also won our semi-finals match; the venue was At the Wallace, my Monday night team’s home bar, heh. We Butter Ballers defeated Everybody Loves the Sunshine 11-5. I played great on these familiar machines, including a personal best on Deadpool (with a 5x Mechsuit).
Last night at Rullo’s Bar, in Pinball NYC’s Left Orbit semifinals, our New York City Flipper Sport Association defeated Lionpersons! by a score of 11-1. I personally got one of those points with a pitiful ball 3 walk-off win on 007 with a score of 15M (I played it out to something like 125M).
December 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Last night at Rullo’s Bar, in Pinball NYC’s Left Orbit semifinals, our New York City Flipper Sport Association defeated Lionpersons! by a score of 11-1. I personally got one of those points with a pitiful ball 3 walk-off win on 007 with a score of 15M (I played it out to something like 125M).
11:30pm drawbridge lift contributes to 90-minute subway trip home from pinball league and author’s yawning this morning
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
11:30pm drawbridge lift contributes to 90-minute subway trip home from pinball league and author’s yawning this morning
We Butter Ballers were the virtual home team at Barcade FiDi tonight as we took out Pinister Six in the first round of Pinball NYC’s Right Inlane playoffs, 10-6. I had a meh game of Congo and a good game of Rush, both in doubles rounds and both in our favor
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
We Butter Ballers were the virtual home team at Barcade FiDi tonight as we took out Pinister Six in the first round of Pinball NYC’s Right Inlane playoffs, 10-6. I had a meh game of Congo and a good game of Rush, both in doubles rounds and both in our favor
In the lost & found box at work: coin purse full of tokens
November 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In the lost & found box at work: coin purse full of tokens
Last night our New York City Flipper Sport Association traveled to Midway Bar to visit Balls of Steel; they won 9-7, but we secured enough points to guarantee us the top seed as we go into the Pinball NYC playoffs. We also tried to obey the bar’s posted rule.
November 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Last night our New York City Flipper Sport Association traveled to Midway Bar to visit Balls of Steel; they won 9-7, but we secured enough points to guarantee us the top seed as we go into the Pinball NYC playoffs. We also tried to obey the bar’s posted rule.
Played in The Harvest: Nonbinary & Femme Edition last week (and got myself done up with a mohawk, miniskirt, and new slutty Converse boots). What I didn’t reckon on is now I’m qualified for New York women’s state finals 😳
#pinball
#pinball
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Played in The Harvest: Nonbinary & Femme Edition last week (and got myself done up with a mohawk, miniskirt, and new slutty Converse boots). What I didn’t reckon on is now I’m qualified for New York women’s state finals 😳
#pinball
#pinball
The Funhouse pinball machine at @scrappleland.bsky.social has two custom shooter rods meant for Elvira’s House of Horrors, and I do not like it
November 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Funhouse pinball machine at @scrappleland.bsky.social has two custom shooter rods meant for Elvira’s House of Horrors, and I do not like it
Here are the two photos I took last night as our New York City Flipper Sport Association hosted The Lesser Players at At the Wallace (a 13-3 home win for our Association) #pinball
October 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Here are the two photos I took last night as our New York City Flipper Sport Association hosted The Lesser Players at At the Wallace (a 13-3 home win for our Association) #pinball
Tournament director Adam Robinson took the winners’ podium photos for the At the Wallace Selfie League finals, and they are a hoot #pinball
October 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Tournament director Adam Robinson took the winners’ podium photos for the At the Wallace Selfie League finals, and they are a hoot #pinball
Saturday, I worked at Barcade Brooklyn, replaced a flipper on Eight Ball Deluxe. Went to a friend’s Halloween party, stayed out very late, played pinball and had a snog. Sunday, very hungover, came in second at the finals for the At the Wallace Selfie League.
October 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Saturday, I worked at Barcade Brooklyn, replaced a flipper on Eight Ball Deluxe. Went to a friend’s Halloween party, stayed out very late, played pinball and had a snog. Sunday, very hungover, came in second at the finals for the At the Wallace Selfie League.
On Wednesday night, I lost the tie-break game to get into ScrappleLeague A Division finals, then got knocked out in the semi-final round of B Division. Oh well, that's pinball--especially since South Slope Pinball League started up again on Thursday night. Back on the train!
October 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
On Wednesday night, I lost the tie-break game to get into ScrappleLeague A Division finals, then got knocked out in the semi-final round of B Division. Oh well, that's pinball--especially since South Slope Pinball League started up again on Thursday night. Back on the train!