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SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Before the Goo Goo Dolls began performing one of their most well known songs at Simpsonville’s CCNB Amphitheatre, a sign in the crowd caught the attention of lead singer John Rzeznik.

It read: “Can I play Name w/ you on guitar.”

Seconds later, 19-year-old Jake Stein was making his way on stage.

”I still can’t believe like the whole thing in general,” Stein said.

The crowd erupted as Stein played the first few notes.

“[I] thought I’d be more nervous than I was,” he said.

Stein, who lives in Charlotte and attends Appalachian State University, said he looked at past performances of the Goo Goo Dolls and noticed Rzeznik usually spoke before playing their first hit song, “Name.”

He decided that was when he would get the singer’s attention.

Stein spent a month practicing “Name,” playing along to videos of the band performing live.

The last step was asking his sister to help him make a sign.

“The thing that made me the happiest about the whole thing was just seeing like how much they were smiling on stage or how much Johnny looked like he was really happy, which that was really cool for me personally,” Stein said.

The 19-year-old, who is studying exercise science, said he’d only played in front of people one other time at his high school’s coffee shop.

You can watch Stein’s full performance below:

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Neighbors concerned about state of creek

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SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. —

Leaders in Simpsonville are working to fix damage from a storm in a city neighborhood last week.

Flooding last Monday destroyed a water pipe and wiped out a section of road along Willow Branch Drive in the Westwood subdivision.

Water rushed in and was too much for the 90-inch culvert, which then caused the pipe to crack, leading to road damage.

"It was a raging river, I kid you not," said Judy Cockrum. Her yard flooded and she had water in her garage. She said it overflowed once before.

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"But it’s never been this bad. This time it just took out just almost the whole road."

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The road is blocked off until it can be fixed.

City Administrator Dianna Gracely said the city is in the process of repairing the damage.

She said the city has to first obtain permitting from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which it has applied for. After that, the city can go in and begin making repairs.

She also said the city has already begun ordering parts, including the culvert pipe.

"We anticipate having those permits by early next week, and we'll be on scene clearing out some of the debris and getting ready to do the repair," she said. "We're probably going to have to contract that out with an outside contractor."

Some neighbors say they are concerned flooding will happen again. In some cases, they said, flooding has been close to getting into homes.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has jurisdiction over the creek that flooded.

The city says it is responsible for fixing the road and pipes and is committed to doing that.

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – We’ve had beautiful weather lately, but the heavy rains from last week are still wreaking havoc in the Upstate.

In Simpsonville, one neighborhood’s road has disappeared into a sinkhole.

Barricades are up on Willow Branch Drive. City leaders believe the damage was caused by heavy rains from recent storms. 7NEWS spoke with neighbors who said they are taking detours and are worried about everyone’s safety.

“I mean, that is unacceptable,” said neighbor, Debbie Gould.

Simpsonville City Administrator Dianna Gracely said the recent water overflowed the culvert and pipe under the road, causing it collapse.

“It is the city’s responsibility to maintain safe and passable streets, that are city streets,” she said.

The city is working as fast as possible to fix the street.

“We started working on our U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permitting, we’ve ordered materials, we’re waiting on a contractor to schedule to come do the work,” stated Gracely.

Neighbors said it takes longer to get home now.

“The backup on the road to get here, from the other end of Davenport, it took 30 minutes when it’s a 2-minute drive,” said Amelia Hall, who lives in the area.

“It’s getting to be aggravating already to make the long detour around,” said neighbor, Judy Cockrum.

Safety is a huge concern, especially for children who like to play in the neighborhood.

“We’ve had some bikes riding their bikes through here, it’s not safe, there’s no light around here at night,” said Louise Plaster, who lives close by.

“The safest thing to do is to have that repaired as quickly as possible and that’s what we’re doing,” said Gracely.

“Somebody is going to come down here at night, there’s no streetlights, and somebody is going to come down here at night, a kid on a bike and think ooh, I can get around there. He’s going to end up in there,” said Gould.

People who have been in the area for decades said the creek is notorious for flooding.

“I’ve actually seen the water so high that it took up half their yard before. So, when I saw this, I just was not surprised at all,” stated Hall.

“We pay our taxes, and the city needs to do something about it,” said Gould. “I know it’s not going to be a quick fix, but we hope it’s soon,” said Cockrum.

Gracely said the city anticipates all the repairs will be done in around 4 weeks. In the meantime, they encourage everyone to stay away from the barricades.

She said the city has repair money in the budget for things like this. If the project costs more than the budget, she said they will still fix the road.

An awesome arcade that has the best games from the 80s and 90s is located in Simpsonville, SC and we just had to try it out! Thanks to the Upstate Pinball and Arcade Museum for having us come by to do this review.

When I see an old-school Pac-Man machine, I immediately think of my mom and how much fun we used to have to play it (and constantly getting eaten by ghosts). Super Mario Brothers bring back memories I had of my friends and me playing it together in middle school. Yes, I’m dating myself but I don’t even care because there’s a place in Simpsonville where I can now go and play all these retro games and share my own great memories with my kids and make new ones as well.

About the Upstate Pinball and Arcade Museum

The Upstate Pinball and Arcade Museum, located at the Warehouse at Vaughn’s and near the Ice Cream Station, has more than 50 games for guests to play, including classics like pinball, Pac-Man, Paper Boy, tons of Nintendo video games, ice hockey foosball, and even Frogger.

This isn’t a regular museum; it’s a cool museum. It does have vintage games on display at the counter and you can read about the history of many of the games, but you can play nearly every game at the arcade. The place started because the owner, Mike, really loved pinball and had quite the collection. So, what do you do with a collection? Play with them, of course! Mike, being the cool guy he is, decided to share his passion and hence, opened the Upstate Pinball and Arcade Museum.

We found the place to be super clean and the games in great working order. I can’t wait to go back honestly.

Birthday Parties & Special Events

One of my first questions to Mike was if people could have birthday parties there and the answer was a resounding “yes!” When we posted to our Facebook page about the museum, a reader commented that she recently had a birthday party there for her son and it was awesome. I was actually thinking it could be really fun for an adult birthday party – think of all the great memories you could reminisce about!

The Upstate Pinball and Arcade Museum also hosts special events and corporate parties. So, if you want to do something nice for your employees, bring them here and let them challenge each other to play Super Mario Brothers 3 and make it through the castle without dying.

The cost for two hours of free play for up to 15 guests is $225 plus tax. Extra guests are $10 each and parties must be booked during non-operating hours. Tables and chairs can be set up per request.

Food is Right Next Door

The Upstate Pinball and Arcade Museum is located adjacent to the Warehouse at Vaughn’s, where there are multiple dining options and areas to eat both indoors and out. There’s also an ice cream place right next door to the arcade or you can walk across the street to the Ice Cream Station next to the train tracks.

If you want a fun date night with food and arcade entertainment, this is it. And the arcade is really for any age. I went with my two kids (ages 11 and 7) and their grandmother and all of us had a blast.

Play Time and Hours

No coins are needed at the Upstate Pinball and Arcade Museum! The cost for unlimited play is $10/person and that includes all day. So if you want to play for a bit, go have dinner next door and then come back, your admission includes all of that time.

Operating hours are Wednesday – Thursday from 4-9 pm, Friday 4-11 pm, and Saturday from Noon – 11 pm. They are closed Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

Upstate Pinball and Arcade Museum109A West Trade Street, Simpsonville, SC 864.881.1876

An Upstate couple discovered a framed photo in their attic and posted it to Facebook. It eventually led them to the original owners.

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SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. —

Madison Hennigan and her husband bought a home in the Simpsonville area roughly two weeks ago.

Madison said they bought the home for more space as their family continues to grow. Less than six months ago, they welcomed a daughter into the world.

Since moving in, the family has been renovating and remodeling the house.

“I was kind of actually curious about how much storage was upstairs in the attic,” Madison said.

She and her family's curiosity led them to check out the attic. That is when she discovered a large, framed photo.

"We saw it as soon as we walked up,” Madison said.

The framed piece contained a picture with a date of 2000 showing a man holding his two daughters. Below that are footprints from each child and the father, as well as a poem titled "Walk A Little Plainer Daddy."

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Madison said after realizing the photo did not belong to the people, they bought the house from, she contacted her realtor and began to look at old tax records on the house in hopes of tracking down those pictured.

"We weren't having any luck, so then we made the [Facebook] post,” Madison said. "One of my Facebook friends ended up finding him and he commented, hey I think this is them. I looked and immediately saw the husband’s picture and said I think you’re right.”

Roughly two hours after the post, social media connected Madison with Ken Pruitt and Nichole Frisch. Ken currently lives in Fairfax, Virginia and Nichole currently lives in Millington, Tennessee.

Ken is the male in the picture and Nichole is his daughter, pictured on the left of her father.

"So, I’m holding my first adopted daughter Nichole right beside me at age three," Ken said. "Bethany who was about 5 weeks old in my arms, and then my wife took a picture of that. Bethany's biological grandparents came in, placed the baby in our hands, and the adoption began at that moment. This picture, this frame, captured all of that. Then the frame and the picture disappeared. We had no idea where it was. We just knew it was gone.”

Ken said the family moved around a lot, and the framed photo was lost roughly 15 years ago after only living in the Simpsonville home for about a year.

Ken and his wife were unable to have children. The photo shows his two daughters at the time, who they adopted. The family now has a third daughter who was adopted years later.

“What this photo is to us is really representative of our history with God and the way that he formed our family,” Nichole said. "They could’ve easily just seen that and tossed it, but she took time to look for us, which was really touching and shows that people can still be so kind.”

"It shows what God has done in our life, because we could not have our own family and he’s allowed us to adopt three amazing daughters,” Ken said.

Madison has a daughter around 6 months old, and she said she hopes one day her daughter will have memories like the framed photo, as well as hoping her daughter understands the importance of being kind and helping others when you can.

Ken said he plans to drive from Virginia to Simpsonville to personally thank the couple, as well as pick up the framed photo.