Ben Williams

By BEN R. WILLIAMS When I got into the pinball hobby about three years ago, there was one machine that...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS I recently saw an old friend of mine and he told me a story. After repeating...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS A couple of months ago, my dad had laser eye surgery. To be clear, this is...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS About ten years ago, I worked at a coffee shop just outside of Roanoke. In a...

      By BEN R. WILLIAMS Letter dated Oct. 1, 1949 Dear Mr. Johnny Marks, I received the single...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS Some years ago, I was the general manager of a playhouse in downtown Roanoke called Studio...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS My friend Doug has a lot of great stories. Today I’d like to share one that’s...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS As I’ve mentioned in this space before, my hobby is collecting, playing, and repairing pinball machines....

By BEN R. WILLIAMS In recent weeks, the supervisors in both Henry County and Patrick County have voted to make...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS For years, there has been an old white plastic lawn chair sitting in my car port,...