international bowling industry march 2015
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THE WORLD'S ONLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE BUSINESS OF BOWLING
PUBLISHER & EDITORScott Frager
[email protected]: scottfrager
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERDavid Garber
OFFICE MANAGERPatty Heath
CONTRIBUTORSBrian DaigleFred Groh
Patty HeathMark MillerRobert Sax
EDITORIAL DIRECTORJackie Fisher
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6ISSUE AT HAND
Hooray for Oorah!By Scott Frager
6YOUR BOWLER
OF THE MONTH
8SHORTS
• Chris Paul’s CelebrityInvitational Bowling
Tournament.• Massimo Baraldi isQubica’s new CTO.• Strike Ten selects
5WPR as full-service agency.
By Patty Heath
12IN MEMORIAM
Rememberingthe Dean
Friends and colleaguesmourn the loss of bowling
icon Chuck Pezzano.By Fred Groh
16BUSINESSHeartaches
The shocking reality ofAEDs and your liabilityin a cardiac emergency
at the center.By Fred Groh
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22COVER STORYOperation MakeoverCamp Pendleton’sLeatherneck Lanes setsa new Marine CorpsR&R standard.By Robert Sax
32ON THE LANESDo Free Lessons Pay?The debate rages overwhether to charge youthfor lessons.By Mark Miller
36IN MY OWN WORDSRockin’, Rollin’and Bowlin’Celebrity bus driver shareshis story of new-foundpassion for bowling.By Brian Daigle
46REMEMBER WHENAMF Magic TriangleBy Patty Heath
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THE ISSUE AT HAND
One of my favorite parts of being the executivedirector of the Bowling Centers of SouthernCalifornia is that, unlike most civilians, I can visitbowling centers on military bases, of which thereare quite a few in the lower half of the state.
I’ve been lucky enough to call on centers atinstallations in almost every branch ofservice—Air Force, Marines, Navy andArmy. I’m only awaiting my chance tocheck out a Coast Guard base with abowling center.
We’ve featured many militarycenters in IBI through the years (theirmanagers, too, most of whom arecivilians). Their styles, condition andamenities match the range of centerson the civilian side of their perimeter fences.There are centers that have seen better days andcenters that would make even the pickiest ofproprietors salivate.
But one thing is common to them all: when youwalk in, there is an energy that is palpable, evenoverwhelming. Men and women in their BDUs(battle dress uniforms), usually the camouflagetype, are bowling with their comrades, theirspouses, kids, and it hits you like a blast from ahowitzer: for these men and women, bowling issomething not to be taken for granted.
For active-duty personnel, whether at sea, inthe desert, or even in transition from one base toanother, being able to bowl where they happen
to be makes military life just a little more like being back home.For wives (husbands) and children who live near or on the base, an
outing to the base bowling center can be just the ticket to wipe away atear or two after Dad (or Mom) has left on deployment.
As in the civilian community, a military center can be the “third place”for many of America’s Greatest and those who mean the most to them.
An “oorah” kind of place, as they sayin the Marines (it’s a battle cry and incalmer situations, an expression ofenthusiasm).
No surprise, bowling has alwaysbeen important in the arsenal of MWR(Morale, Welfare & Recreation), theDefense Department’s operator ofleisure and recreation facilities onmilitary installations. When a military
bowling center is built or remodeled, the project is really a small but vitalinvestment in the well-being of our entire nation.
Which brings me to this month’s cover story on the newly remodeledand renamed U.S. Marines bowling center at Camp Pendleton (CA). It’snow called Leatherneck Lanes. The transformation from the old Devil DogLanes was so great it took my breath away.
It made me proud to be in the bowling business. It made me proud to know our servicemen and
-women are taken care of so well. It makes me proud to be an American.
– SCOTT FRAGER, PUBLISHERAND [email protected]
Hooray for Oorah!
4Your Bowler of the Month
If you travel the web at all and focus on bowling, it is amazing the number ofnonagenarians hitting the lanes. One might get the idea that bowling and a long life gohand in hand.
IBI would like to introduce you to Sally Bowler, no pun intended, who recentlycelebrated her 98th birthday bowling with her team, Bi-Polar Rollers, who bowl atLakeview Bowl in Peterborough, Ontario, above the border. According to Mike Davies,Peterborough Examiner, Sally bowls every Saturday night in the Happy Gang league. She’sdubbed the “Smoking Ace” by her teammates ranging in age from mid-20s to, well, 98!
At her peak, Sally’s average was above 150. These days she’s closer to 100. “I’m tryingto get better,” she said.
Do you have a special bowler at your center we can highlight? Email Patty at [email protected].
Sally Bowler doing that thing she does sowell. Photo by Clifford Skarstedt,Peterborough Examiner
QubicaAMF Worldwide (QubicaAMF) hasannounced the appointment of Massimo (Max)Baraldi to its new position of Chief Technology
Officer (CTO), which will coverthe company’s technologyteam, including all R&D,engineering and IT functions.Baraldi joined QubicaAMF in1999 and in 2011 waspromoted to vice presidentof R&D worldwide, leadingteams located in Bologna,Italy and Mechanicsville, VA.
Baraldi holds a degree in computer science fromBologna University and is specialized in userinterfaces and software engineering.
“The role of CTO is a new one for QubicaAMF,but the concept and our focus on technology andinnovation is not,” said Emanuele Govoni, CEO.“Max’s main mission will be to drive all of ourtechnology, product, and IT activities, automatingour company processes and providing theinnovation and tools we and our customers needto run our businesses successfully.”
“Since my arrival more than 15 years ago atQubica, the company and its culture have alwayspushed me to dare, try, risk, learn from my mistakesand grow. I am honored for this further opportunityto innovate not only our products but also ourcompany and the ways we interact with ourcustomers and with our systems installed aroundthe world,” said Baraldi.
PEOPLEWATCHING
Massimo Baraldi
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SHORTS
WATCHMedia
Pinz Bowling Center in StudioCity, CA, is the go-to place for MileyCyrus and her boyfriend, PatrickSchwarznegger. The cameras caughtthem on a low-key bowling date.
MILEY CYRUS AND HER MAINSQUEEZE GO BOWLING
23 Wall Street is the site of one of the historical buildings in NewYork City’s financial district. Kitty-corner to the New York StockExchange, this structure was the House of Morgan, the home base forthe banking empire built by John Pierpont Morgan.
If only those walls couldspeak, they would reflectback on the Crash of ‘29and share the memories ofThomas Edison attendingthe ceremony marking theelectrification of the buildingin 1882. They would showthe scars on the outsidewalls of a 1920 bombing
that killed more than 30 in one of the first terrorist attacks to strikethe U.S.
After several years empty, this renowned address might possiblyexperience its most dramatic rebirth. Brent Brown, CEO of Latitude360, is about to sign a lease for the space, all 110,000 square feet andfive stories. Another financial dynasty? Well, sort of. Latitude 360 willhouse theaters, a restaurant and bars, a high-end bowling center, arcadeand sports theater dedicated to watching games. Brown hopes tocomplete this project in 2015. Other deals in the works for Latitude360 are a spot near the Atlantic Center in Brooklyn and two Midtownlocations, as well as Jersey City and Atlantic City.
While hopeful, Brown does have opposition to his concept.Community members expressed concern for increased foot trafficand revelers going late into the evening in a relatively quiet area.
BOWLING STRIKES ON WALL STREET
Strike Ten Gives Nod to 5W PRStrike Ten Entertainment has engaged the services of 5W Public
Relations to execute a comprehensive program designed to buildawareness for the sport of bowling and to drive consumers intobowling centers throughout the U.S.
John Harbuck, president of Strike Ten said, “We are lookingforward to working with 5W to assist us in continuing to spread theword about bowling and our goal in continuing to build awarenessof the game.”
5W is a full-service agency known for cutting-edge programs inboth B2C (business to consumer) and B2B (business to business)areas. The focus will be to engage with businesses, issues andideas with its more than 100 professionals.
Ronn Torossian, CEO of 5W, said, “Through leading consumer,sports, family and health media, we look forward to helping buildtop-of-mind awareness for the brand of bowling and ultimatelyshow consumers that bowling is a fun, competitive, healthy, family-friendly lifestyle that can be enjoyed for a lifetime.”
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SHORTS
EXPANSIONS, OPENINGS & NEW BEGINNINGS
A Slam Dunk for Bowl ExpoEarvin ‘Magic’ Johnson, NBA champion, entrepreneur and philanthropist,
has been designated keynote speaker for this year’s International Bowl Expobeing held June 22-26 at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.
“It is with tremendous pride and honor that we welcome Earvin ‘Magic’Johnson to serve as our keynote speaker at the 2015 Expo,” said TomMartino, president of BPAA. “Mr. Johnson is seen as an influential personin both the sports and health advocacy industries, and his presencereflects the ever-growing and cultural relevance of bowling.”
Johnson added, “I am a huge fan of bowling and look forward toattending the Expo and learning more about the many facets of the sport.”
Bowling Center Roof Collapse KillsSix Firefighters
Associated Press reported that six Taiwanese firefighters were killedin January when a burning roof collapsed on them in a bowling centerlocated in Taoyuan, a city south of Taipei. Two brothers were rescued fromthe fire which originated in an electrical transformer box on the secondfloor. The six firefighters were trapped when metal supports gave way andthe roof fell on them.
SHORT SHORTS
According to staff writer Ryan Poe, Memphis Business Journal, Bass ProShops has applied for a $600,000 permit to build an underwater-themedbowling center in the Downtown Memphis Pyramid building in Memphis, TN,with plans to install 13 Brunswick bowling lanes, pinsetters and scoringequipment. The opening date is set for May 1, 2015.
With a target date of October 2015, Harrisonburg, VA, will have duckpinbowling. The historic Wine Brothers Building is being transformed into an arcadeand bowling center. Owner Clay Clark said, “I think we have a very realopportunity to create something in downtown Harrisonburg that’s unique.”
The former Broadway Lanes in Sedalia, MO, will soon be an FEC. BobRouse, proprietor and general manager of Strikerz, based in Independence,shared, “I’ve been in business for 44 years and I’ve seen a lot of changesin the bowling business. We’ve had to change with the times.” The remodeledfacility will feature bowling, video games, laser tag and a restaurant.
Bowlmor AMF, the New York City-based chain, opened Connecticut’s first-
ever upscale, boutique-style bowling center, Bowlmor Lanes Norwalk. The38-lane facility also features laser tag and dining. “For the first time ever,Fairfield County residents can enjoy an upscale gaming and entertainmentexperience right in their own neighborhood,” said Tom Shannon, chairman,CEO, and president of Bowlmor AMF.
After 46 years at the helm of Boutwell’s Bowling Center in Concord, NH, ownerSteve Birch is retiring. He started working at the center when he was 13. Hisfather purchased and expanded the center in 1971 and then Birch bought it fromhis father in 1986. Birch said that after years of working nights and weekends,his retirement will be a chance to reconnect with family and friends.
Jay Hess and his business partner, Dan Holtzapple, have re-openedCarter Family Bowl & Pizzaria under the name Winter Garden Bowl. Hessand Holtzapple leased the foreclosed center from the bank. Since its re-opening in November 2014, business has grown steadily. Improvementsinclude new ball returns, bumpers, gutters and a new light show for glowbowling, plus new kitchen equipment.
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Chris Paul, NBA player with the L.A. Clippers,recently attended, with his wife and son, his ChrisPaul PBA Celebrity Invitational Bowling Tournamentat AMF Bowl-O-Drome in Torrance, CA.
This is the sixth fundraiser, which benefitsCP3 Foundation. Thefoundation was foundedin 2005 by Paul and hisfamily in honor of hislate grandfather. It hasraised hundreds ofthousands of dollars toprovide scholarships toPaul’s alma mater, WakeForest University. Otherinitiatives of the charityinclude Haiti relief,literacy and partnerships with Feed the Children,Make-A-Wish Foundation, Boys & Girls Club andHabitat for Humanity.
Although known for his basketball prowess,Paul’s other passion is bowling. “Some guyshave other hobbies, but I’ve been bowling sincesenior year of high school,” Paul said. “I just lovebowling. My family bowls all summer long.”
Paul is a PBA team owner. He purchasedL.A.X., a professional bowling team, two yearsago. Other celebrity owners are Terrell Owens,Jerome Bettis and Kevin Hart.
“Strike It Big for the Parks” was the first bowlingfundraiser held by the Village of Caledonia Park andRecreation Commission to help maintain services to itsseven community parks. The event was held at The Lanesin Mount Pleasant, WI.
Bowlaway Lanes, Walla Walla, WA, was the site for theDepression and Bipolar Support Alliance’s bowling fundraiser.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint (Michigan) heldits annual fundraiser at Galaxy Bowling Center in GrandBlanc. All pledges to bowl will help raise money for theBowl for Kids’ Sake 2015 program for community children.
Officers with the Sioux Falls, SD, police department spenta Monday afternoon at the end of December with a groupof underprivileged children. The children, ranging in agefrom 10 to 14, bowled with officers at Empire Bowl in SiouxFalls during the winter school break.
Knoxville High School in Knoxville,IA, held a Knoxville Coaches vs. Cancerevent at Fairlane Bowl. Spearheaded bygirls’ head basketball coach JimUitermarkt, this event has been a highlysuccessful high school fundraiser inKnoxville. In fact, Knoxville has raised$133,793 for the American CancerSociety over the past five years.
Supporters of the Southern ArizonaAIDS Foundation held its fundraiser, “Bowling for Tommy,”now in its sixth year, at Bedroxx Bowling in Tucson, AZ.Tommy Gin was a long-time foundation board member whodied in 2010 and is remembered with this event.
The Bowling and Billiards Center at Illinois State Universityhosted a “Strike Out Hunger” event. All students wereencouraged to attend and donate two nonperishable fooditems. The “foodraiser” was part of a larger annual RandomActs of Kindness fete.
Rossford Lanes in Rossford, OH, held the annual NWOApraxia Support Bowling Night. Childhood Apraxia of Speech(CAS) is a neurological disorder affecting fine and grossmotor speech skills. This support group provides resourcesand support of families of children with CAS and otherdisabilities such as anxiety, epilepsy, dyslexia and autism.
The Rotary Club of McDowell County hosted “Strike OutHomelessness,” a charity-bowling event at Lightning Lanesin Marion, NC. According to the McDowell Board ofEducation more than 800 children and youth attendingschool locally are classified as homeless.
What is your center doing? Email Patty Heath [email protected].
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Chris Paul with wife JadaCrawley and son Chris Paul, Jr.Daughter Camryn is not present.
Bowling Ambassador
The popular internet siteImgur.com posted these“before” and “after” photosof a bowling lane. It fits theadage “One man’s trash isanother man’s treasure.” Thediscarded bowling lanebecame a beautiful cookingisland with just a little workand a lot ofimagination.
This was one of themost viral images of
2014 posted byImgur.com.
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ports records are matters of numbers. For the record, then, somenumbers about Chuck Pezzano, record-setting dean of bowlingwriters, TV commentator, historian, champ bowler and charter PBAmember, who died Jan. 23 at age 86.
6,500 — the number of columns and articles he wrote for newspapers andmagazines in a career of more than 60 years—more prolific by far than any otherbowling writer. He gave us that estimate in a 2006 profile of Pezzano in IBI. Healso figured “hundreds” of publications worldwide had carried his byline.They came to include IBI.
1958 — the year PBA was organized. That year, Pezzano and other East Coastbowlers had been meeting to get better prices for exhibitions when PBAfounder Eddie Elias entered the picture. Pezzano became a charter member andPBA secretary, “which didn’t mean a thing but someone had to take notes,”he told Steve James, who did the IBI profile.
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By Fred Groh
IN MEMORIAM
The industry lost a vital part of its communitywith the passing of Chuck Pezzano.
REMEMBERINGTHE DEAN
Presenting Dick Weber with PBA’s BowlingAmbassador Award in the mid-’90s. The honorwent to Pezzano the following year.
In the 1960s, he co-founded the PBAregional program with New Jersey proprietor,bowling promoter par excellence, and closefriend Frank Esposito. Pezzano directed theEast Region for 20 years. He was PBA’shistorian until his death.
1,000 — Pezzano’s estimate of the TVbowling broadcasts where he was involvedas writer, color man, or coordinator.
“Frank [Esposito] was the original TVcoordinator for ABC,” he remarked to James inthe IBI profile. “In 1979 when ESPN came in, hecalled me and asked me to coordinate for them.I worked for them until 1992. In the meantimewe had shows on CBS, USA, HBO, and I worked
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with Earl Anthony and Jay Randolph on NBC. The money was real goodand I got to know a lot of people.” That included working with sportscastersMel Allen, Chris Schenkel and Brent Musberger, among others.
824 — first certified 800-series by a collegiate bowler, which Pezzanorolled in 1951 while at Rutgers University.
“I started bowling about [age] 15, and by 16, I was averaging in the180s. At 17, I averaged 200 for the first time and rolled my first 700 series.That was pretty darn good then,” he told James. Indeed it was; thatwas in 1946. Later, he won the first intercollegiate match gamechampionship as a Rutgers student.
600 — trophies at his New Jersey home, honoring his bowlingexploits and those of his sons, Charles Jr., Curt, Clay and Craig. His wife,Lila, died in 1983.
13 — bowling books he wrote, such as The Professional BowlersAssociation Guide to Better Bowling.
12 — halls of fame into which he was inducted, six for performance,six for meritorious service.
4 — sons who, with Chuck, were the first such foursome to rollcertified 300 games. A point of special pride to him.
2 — hours it would take Pezzano to read a 300-page book.
Dan McDonough, editor and publisher, Sports ReporterWhen the rest of the world decided that the Internet was the only way
to communicate and send out press releases, Chuck was out of the loop.
Not that he didn’t have the means to get connected,he just didn’t want to. The PBA gave Chuck a computerso he could get it all on the Internet. I don’t think it evergot out of the box.
Chuck began calling me and I began calling Chuckand sometimes mailing news to him. Including printingout the complete BWAA, PBA and other organizations’annual directories and mailing or personally deliveringthem to him.
A college champ in 1951. Chuck Pezzano (center) with ABCHall of Fame teammates Lou Campi (left) and Lindy Faragalli.
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That continued from 1996 until Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, when I went to Saint Mary’sHospital [Passaic, NJ] to get his vote for PBA Player of the Year at the request of BillVint of the PBA. I printed out the stats of all the eligible PBA players and brought it toChuck and we went over it all together, as we did every year. I used my smart phoneto contact Bill and relay Chuck’s decision. I even sent Bill a photo of Chuck in the hospitalbed. Who knew?
Wally Hall, past-president BPAAA master of both the written and spoken word, Chuck Pezzano had a unique gift
of being able to capture in one phrase or sentence what others might take aparagraph to cover. It was his dry wit, however, that made him such a popular after-dinner speaker and awards presenter.
Chuck developed friends easily and made everyone with whom he came in contactfeel that he was genuinely interested in their personal circumstances and what washappening in their lives. He always had time to encourage young people and yes, consolesome of his older friends when they were going through hard times. He brightened ourlives with his great sense of humor and ability to make us laugh at ourselves.
Mark Gerberich, past commissioner, PBAChuck was so connected to my life at the PBA all the way through. I won one of
his college tournaments when I was at St. John’s [University] and I had looked forwardto meeting him when I joined the PBA. We met at one of the meetings in Cleveland,and he was so humble and giving to a 23-year-old. Through the years he was alwayshelpful giving me encouragement, insight, another point of view, and just always beinga good friend.
In the last few years we connected as he assisted Peggy Elias with the Eddie Eliasbowling center at the University of Akron. I started calling and talking to him more oftenover the last couple years. He was always a cheerleader for bowling, no matter what.
Johnny Campos, pro bowler[As a member of the PBA] road staff, I was fortunate enough to work side-by-side with
Chuck on several hundred non-ABC Sports PBA telecasts. I learned first-hand the depthof his bowling knowledge and his love for the sport. It was almost surreal running theshows with one of the all-time greats of the bowling world.
As great a writer as he was,Chuck might have been evenbetter as a public speaker. I usedto marvel at how he tookcommand of a room when hewas moderating the PBA Hall ofFame induction ceremonies. Andas eloquent as he was, he alwaysthrew in some topical bowlinghumor. On one occasion, Chucksaid that the U.S. Post Officeonce made a stamp withMarshall Holman on it. But theyhad to stop making them,because people kept spittingon the wrong side!
Tom Kouros, bowling coachand author
No one loved the game more,believed in it, or labored for it more thathe did. We’ve lost the ultimate workhorsein the game. Of virtuous mold, whetherin speech or in his voluminous writings,he often responsibly criticized when hefelt the need, but if he couldn’t saysomething nice about someone he saidnothing. An accomplished bowler andgifted writer, I have lost a cherishedfriend, as have thousands.
Jim Goodwin, editor andpublisher, Stars & Strikes
When I did the interview [with Pezzanoin 1994], I had known Chuck for a littlemore than 20 years, and had tremendousrespect for his accomplishments. Now, itis more than 20 years later, and thatrespect never wavered. He always saidDon Carter was the greatest bowler of alltime. Without question, Chuck Pezzanois the Don Carter of bowling journalism.
We thank Jim Goodwin, DanMcDonough, and bowling writer JoanRomeo for background for this story. ❖
Popular presenter. Bestowing the MetropolitanBowling Writers Association’s Bill LandgrafAward for contributions to bowling onproprietor (and current BPAA president) TomMartino at the East Coast convention, 2009.
Receiving the Metropolitan Bowling Writers lifetime achievementaward during the group’s annual meeting at the East Coast showin 2013. Pezzano friends Johnny Petraglia, writer Joan Taylor, BPAApast-president John LaSpina, and Sports Reporter editor-publisherDan McDonough shared their thoughts on the occasion.
Fred Groh is a regular contributor to
IBI and former managing editor of
the magazine.
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f a customer has a sudden cardiac arrest, dies, and your staff didnothing, can you be sued?
There is a good chance. Would you lose the suit?
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Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is an abrupt stopping of the heart.Blood stops flowing, and the brain and organs that depend onoxygenated blood are suddenly deprived of needed supply. SCA canoccur in anyone of any age. About 350,000 Americans die yearly fromit.
In a normal heart, an electrical discharge moves rhythmically from thetop of the heart to the bottom, causing contraction, which pumps
blood. But some abnormal discharges, calledarrhythmias, fail to cause the normal contraction.These can be momentarily arrested, allowing theheart to resume normal rhythm and save a life, if theheart is given a strong electrical shock. That’s what anautomated external defibrillator, or AED, does.
“A lot of people have the misconception that anAED would be similar to calling AAA to come jump-start their dead car battery,” American HeartAssociation spokesman Jeff Woodin explains. “Insudden cardiac arrest, the heart has an electricalsignal still, but it’s a chaotic, disorganized rhythm. The
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AED shocks the heart to stop the heart and allow it to reset its normal rhythm.”Cardiac arrest is also popularly confused with a heart attack, which occurs when
the flow of oxygenated blood to the heart is cut off. If blood flow is not quicklyrestored, that section of the heart begins to die. Heart attack is basically acirculation problem; cardiac arrest is an electrical problem.
In an AED response to cardiac arrest, the rescuer attaches sensor pads of thedevice to the victim’s chest. The defibrillator checks the heart rhythm, then speaksto the rescuer. It tells him whether or when to administer the shock. In 95% ofcases where a defibrillator is applied, the device does not recommend a shock,Woodin says.
More sophisticated models analyze rhythm and administer shock without therescuer’s having to do anything once the pads are attached. Some of theseaccompany the voice with text printed on a screen, but all defibrillators have thevoice response. It helps a panicked rescuer make the right moves, and in somecases the voice instructions could enable a person completely untrained inmedical emergencies to save a life if he only knows how to attach the pads andturn the machine on.
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Defibrillators are designed for use solely where the heart has stopped, somistaken use of an AED on some other condition with the same symptoms isnot a likely problem, notes Ryan Abbott, opening a discussion of businessliability in a cardiac arrest situation. “It should only be put on someone who iscompletely unresponsive.” Abbott is associate professor of law at SouthwesternLaw School in Los Angeles and visiting assistant professor of medicine at the David
Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.“As for the AED malfunctioning, [a bowling
center] would probably only be liable for thatif they had reason to know that the AED wasmalfunctioning. If they purchased one from
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a reputable vendor that seemed sufficientand it ended up malfunctioning, it wouldmore likely be liability on the manufacturer ofthe AED than on the bowling alley.”
Elsewhere in AED rescue, however, thereis tension in the law. Courts can and do reasonfrom different directions.
In common law, there is no duty to rescuea person in trouble. And if you begin a rescueand make things worse, you are liable forthe aggravation. The effect is to disfavorrescue attempts by amateurs and to favorrescue by professionals such as paramedics.
“I’m walking by you on the street and havea heart attack. Not only do you not have tohelp me, you don’t even have to call 911.Except that is the relation that exists betweenstrangers. That is not necessarily the case forbusinesses and their customers,” Abbott says.“Businesses increasingly have a duty ofreasonable care to look out for the health andwell-being of their customers.”
Suppose you install an AED on yourpremises. Are you telling the public that youare ready and willing to rescue? Are youinviting liability?
“It may be that once someone [has] adefibrillator, they have a duty to train staff inthe basics of applying one. They’re dangerousif you don’t use them right. It’s not a terriblycomplicated thing to use, and they’re prettyself-explanatory, but when someone is having
a heart attack and people are panicking that’s it’s an emergency, people aren’talways thinking clearly. Having your employees negligently use a defibrillatoron someone would possibly open them up to liability as well [as you].”
What of Good Samaritan laws that limit liability if you start a rescue andaggravate the victim’s condition? According to the Heart Association, all 50 stateshave Good Samaritan laws on the books.
“Good Samaritan laws only protect someone where you don’t have a dutyto help,” Abbott answers. That is, in relations between strangers, “where thelaw says, ‘We know you don’t have to help them, but we want to encourage youto, so if you end up messing it up, we’re not going to hold you liable for it.’”
But with businesses, the courts are trending toward a duty to rescue, to assistcustomers, he continues. “I think these are changing social mores about the waycustomers interact with businesses and the sorts of responsibility we ought tohave for one another.” Two moral views, uncomfortable with each other, arefacing off. “On the one hand there is a sense of personal responsibility and thateveryone should take care of themselves, and a sense on the other hand thatwe’re all in this together and should be responsible for one another.”
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If the center is sued and the court holds it to a duty of reasonable care toprotect or provide aid to those on its premises, “the million-dollar question” wouldbe whether having an AED is reasonable.
The courts “can look at a lot of things” in answering that question, says Abbott.u They can ask objectively, “What do we think is reasonable by balancing such
factors as how much does an AED cost?” They can reason, “If it costs $10 millionand there are five in the world, we’re not going to hold that a bowling alley hasto have one. But, you know, if they’re $500 and they make an important survivaldifference, [the bowling alley] probably will [be held liable].” An AED can bepurchased for around $1,000.
u A court can look at customs. “What do other businesses in the area have?Bowling centers involve physical exertion, so what do other sporting venues have?If it’s common for [other venues] to have defibrillators, then we may use thatas evidence of negligence.”
u There may be statutes, a state law or a county or city law. A court may say,“Businesses are required to take certain safety precautions and having adefibrillator on premises may be one of those in [this] jurisdiction, and if it is,then violating that safety standard may also be grounds for common law liabilityto an injured victim.”
u “Over the years, courts have simply come to the belief that in limitedinstances, society will be better off if we place an affirmative duty on businessesto help their customers when it is reasonable to do so.” Thus the “changing socialmores” about business-customer relationships.
All told, Abbott’s recommendation is unequivocal if general:“As a general matter, I’d say having an AED would be, from a legal liability
perspective, a very good idea because courts are increasingly willing to imposeliability on businesses for failing to protect their customers, and a court may findthat a bowling alley is liable for not having an AED if they think it would be areasonable thing for them to do so. The cost of having them is low, they’re highlyprotective, and I see them all over the place these days. So I don’t think it’s agreat stretch for a court to say that a bowling alley should have an obligationto provide medical assistance by calling 911 and using an AED or having oneavailable for a trained rescuer.
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“My advice to a business owner would be that they should purchasean AED because it is relatively inexpensive, provides a substantial survivalbenefit, and businesses have an obligation to keep their customers safe.I think that the benefits of purchasing a defibrillator would outweigh therisks of it, not to mention that morally it seems like a worthwhile thing todo in that it helps save lives.”
He thinks back over what he has said. “I know you’d like a moredefinitive answer but it is in fact a court-by-court, case-by-case thing. Ifa court has never considered the question of whether a bowling alley shouldhave a defibrillator, they need to look at other similar cases, maybe lookat cases in other jurisdictions, but ultimately come to their own decision.Or if it’s within the realm of reason, it’s up to a jury to decide what [it] wasreasonable to do.”
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Abbott judges that one defibrillator on a bowling center premises shouldbe sufficient unless the center has a very large footprint. “You’re unlikelyto have two people needing one at once.”
But he also thinks that at all times when people are on the premises,at least one person on duty should know how to handle an AED. Oneperson should be enough “as long as they [are] able to get to the personquickly.” And that staffer should be trained, lest he use the AED negligently.
Center liability may be further decreased if staff are trained to call 911“very quickly” when someone becomes unresponsive. “The first thing youdo is call 911. 911 operators can also guide staff in rescue efforts—yetanother good reason to be calling 911. And if [staff are] relying on the 911operator’s instructions, they’re probably free from liability to the extentthat’s a reasonable sort of thing to do.”
The Heart Association does not endorse particular brands of AED. Forshopping and buying advice and the word of experienced users, Woodin
suggests contacting a local paramedic service, firedepartment or hospital. In some states, defibrillatorscan be purchased without medical prescriptionfrom general merchandise retailers such as Costco.
Woodin adds that CPR is an integral componentof a well-designed rescue capability. A defibrillatorrestores heart function; CPR keeps oxygenatedblood coursing through the body. Both arenecessary to prevent brain injury or death.
CPR can be learned in 30 minutes, he says. “Thetime it takes to watch a sitcom on television, you canlearn a life-saving skill.
“The average response time [by professionals ina cardiac emergency] is probably 4-6 minutes inmost metropolitan areas. For every minute thatgoes by that a person doesn’t receive CPR ordefibrillation, the chance of survival decreases by 7-10%,” Woodin reports.
“If you look at it nationwide, the survival rate [in]sudden cardiac arrest is about 8-12%. In earlydefibrillation—the first 3-5 minutes—we can havea survival rate as high as 85%.” ❖
Fred Groh is a regular contributor to IBI and
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By Robert Sax
COVER STORY
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radition is revered in the United States MarineCorps, but the Marines are also known forinnovations like the amphibious assault andthe digital camouflage pattern. So it’s no
surprise that Marine Corps Community Servicescontinually strives to improve the recreational andsupport facilities it provides for Marines and their families.
The role of MCCS is to improve the quality of life onbase and build morale by providing “relevant andsustainable recreation programs that the Marines andtheir families can use in a safe environment” says ChiefWarrant Officer 4 Anthony Cisneros, the deputy directorof MCCS at Camp Pendleton in Southern California.
Cisneros says the Marine Corps is currently doinga review of its recreational programs to learn whichofferings are the most popular and what each baseshould have as its core programs. The recent makeoverof Leatherneck Lanes, the bowling center at CampPendleton, is a success story that grew out of thisreview process.
There are some 20 bowling centers located onMarine Corps installations worldwide, ranging from theU.S. mainland to Hawaii, Okinawa and Japan. Withmore than 300 lanes, these centers offer year-roundcompetitive leagues and recreational play combinedwith promotions and tournaments. Most centers housea pro shop and snack bars.
At 40 lanes, Camp Pendleton’s Leatherneck Lanesis the largest bowling center in the Corps. It openedin 1971 with the utilitarian name of Base BowlingCenter, but it has had more colorful names since thenincluding Devil Dog Lanes and Stars and Strikes.When customers lobbied for a name change in 2013,the management asked them to post their suggestionson the center’s Facebook page. The alliterative andhistorical “Leatherneck Lanes” was chosen from amongthe many submissions.
Over the years the center received upgrades asneeded including an overhead scoring system in 1985,new carpet in 2000, new pinsetters in 2004 and newlanes in 2006. But it was noisy and the 1970s designwas dated, prompting facility managers David Angleand Richard Tobias to undertake the center’s firstmajor makeover. “The facility was tired and we wantedto bring business back,” recalls Angle, “but you don’tjust put lipstick on it.” Angle and Tobias wanted to
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incorporate the latest trends inbowling centers across the country.
A civilian employee of MCCCsince 2004, Tobias initially workedon the food and beverage sidebefore assuming management ofthe lanes as well as the base’s golfcourse restaurant. Prior to working at Camp Pendleton, Tobias wascatering manager for the entertainment facilities at nearby SanDiego State University.
Angle, also a civilian employee, was manager of the lanes formore than four years. He now oversees business development forthe lanes, golf course and food operations including the baseoutlets of such well-known operators as Starbuck’s, McDonald’sand Subway. He has a background in commercial construction anddevelopment and has owned restaurants.
The two did their own research, checking out such industryleaders as Trevi, Lucky Strike and Dave and Buster’s and going totrade shows to find the best of the best. Their goal was to makeLeatherneck Lanes competitive with the leading BECs to be foundoff-base.
“Our research was very thorough,” says Angle. “We adaptedwhat we saw to our particular facility.” That included installing astate-of-the-art QubicaAMF BES X scoring system offering more
than 40 types of games for casualbowlers and the ability to post scores,images and comments to players’Facebook pages.
Outdated black–and–white monitorswere replaced with color touchscreens.
They also added soundproofing, a new sound system andbig–screen TVs that run the Bowling Music Network andother programming. The lane areas and lounge wereupgraded with leather couches; “We had plastic furniturein there from 1970,” says Angle.
“We upgraded the grill and lounge area and revised ourmenu,” says Tobias. The new menu includes suchcontemporary fare as Buffalo chicken pizza, fish tacos andCaesar chicken wraps. The beverage choices have beenrefreshed with the addition of energy drinks, specialtycocktails and even a beer flight.
Angle and Tobias report that their customers are thrilledwith the new Leatherneck Lanes. “It’s been a very positivevibe from our customers. They love it,” says Tobias, and theglow bowling is a special hit. “The children walk in and
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they’re just in awe. They want to run right down to the lanes.” Tobias says a lot of the customers comment on the more comfortable
atmosphere, and what a great place it is for hanging out with familyand friends. The makeover has boosted morale among the centerstaff too. “The employees are excited,” says Angle. “They love workingthere [because] it’s a brand new facility.”
Although Leatherneck Lanes is not open to the general public, it isavailable to outside companies for business meetings and social events. Itcompares favorably to other facilities in the area, and Tobias says corporatebookings are growing since the makeover.
“We’ve gotten a lot of interest from the Chamber of Commerce inOceanside and businesses that are off the base. It’s a great opportunity todo something different,” notes Tobias. “Coming on base is always excitingfor people that don’t normally visit the base.”
The new Leatherneck Lanes is also a success when judged by the numbers.“Since the renovations, laneside [revenue] has increased an average of80% compared to the same months in the prior fiscal year,” says Angle.
“Bowling [was] trending down,” says Cisneros, “but with our investment
into Leatherneck Lanes, we have seen an increasein patronage of our food facility and our lanes.”Bowling operators at other Southern California
bases have taken notice and hopeto benefit from the success ofLeatherneck Lanes as their ownfacilities come up for repair andrenovation.
“At Camp Pendleton, welike to share our businessmodel with sister installations,”says Cisneros, “and show themthat a similar business modelcan get them to a break-evenor profitable position.” It’s one
more example of what a few good men with a fewgood ideas can accomplish. ❖
Robert Sax is a writer and PR consultant in Los
Angeles. He grew up in Toronto, Canada, the
home of five-pin bowling.
“At Camp Pendleton, we like toshare our business model with sisterinstallations and show them that asimilar business model can get them toa break-even or profitable position.”
– CWO4 Anthony Cisneros
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here’s an interesting debate occurring in the bowlingcoaching world that has nothing to with the skillsbeing taught or the latest technology.
One side of the argument says asking youth andtheir parents to pay to improve their games the same as adultsis appropriate. The other disagrees, wanting to “give back” tothe sport. In between are those who incorporate both ideas.
At odds are bowling’s historical penchant for highlydiscounting or providing free services and its more recentgoal of wanting to be considered a legitimate sport. Theformer dates back to the old American Junior Bowling Congresswhere from the mid-1940s to the early 1980s, many in chargewere volunteers and a majority of coaches were parents andgrandparents. The latter dates back perhaps only a generation,since the infancy of current coaching certification programs.
Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, former director of coaching for USBC,has seen both sides as a top youth competitor in Linden, NJ,and as a hall of fame collegiate and professional bowler andcoach for more than two decades.
“There’s not a definite answer because of the structure ofbowling,” she said. “In our sport, we’ve always given a lot awayfor free. People have kind of learned to expect it. But don’tjudge on those who make a living. For me, I want to give back.Bowling has done a lot for me.
“When I was six or seven years old, there were a lot of freelessons because of the way we were structured and the waywe viewed coaches. It’s only been in the last 15 years that’sthere’s been an emphasis [on] coaching bowling as a sport. It’snew territory for us.
“When I grew up and bowled on Saturday mornings, thecoaches were employed by the centers. It was part of their job.Times have changed. Today there are many full-time coachesand youth coordinators.”
As parents and top-flight athletes, Dorin-Ballard and husbandDel Ballard have seen the other side of the argument.
“Our daughter [Alyssa] takes swim lessons and gymnasticsand their coaches get paid,” she said. “There’s no discountfor individuals.”
One coach who firmly believes in charging youth for herservices is Susie Minshew of Alvarado, TX, near the Dallas-FortWorth area. After starting her bowling career as an adult inthe early 1980s, coaching has been her full-time occupationfor two decades.
“I have heard many people say that they just can’t chargefor the kids,” Minshew said. “The truth is, a coach is notcharging the kids. The charge is to the parents.
“The dance teacher and the taekwondo instructor aren’t
The debate continues over thevalue of bowling knowledge.
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Susie Minshew:A coach must value himself and hisknowledge by charging a fair price.
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giving away their services. What about the $400 three-day band camp? A‘free’ lesson is telling people that what the coach does is not difficult, requiresno commitment, and really is not very important. It‛s just bowling. Notcharging demeans the profession and the sport. Parents are happy to payexperts and professionals to help mold the life of their child. If the coachdoesn‛t think they‛re worth it, why should the parents?”
Minshew earned her first coaching certification from the former NationalBowling Council in 1989 and began her coaching career part-time in 1992.Two years later, she made it her full-time occupation after earning her Bronzecertification from the former USA Bowling.
“In bowling, we think someone with a high average is a coach, the‘anyone who averages more than you can tell you how to do it’ mentality,”Minshew said. “It is simply not true. Learning how to teach is different thanlearning how to do it. This learning requires that the coach attend classesand keep current with technology and teaching methods. That‛s why[continuing education is] required to maintain certification. That’s not freeto the coach. It costs money, time, supplies, and commitment. That needsto be passed along with your knowledge.
“Money is an exchange of energy. Everyone feels better when theinteraction is satisfactory to all the participants. Even if a coach feels goodgiving it away, the receiver doesn‛t always share that warm, fuzzy feeling.In fact, they can often begin to doubt information they didn‛t have to workto get. In other words, since they didn‛t pay for it, they don‛t have to abideby it or use it. No energy exchange equals no commitment. Therefore, no
improvement. A coach must value himself andhis knowledge by charging a fair price.”
Minshew has taught as many as 40 students,most taking lessons either every other week ormonthly. Though the vast majority are adults, oneof her star youth pupils has been Morgan Reisingof Lewisville, TX, now a freshman at Stephen F.Austin University.
Minshew worked with Reising about every sixor eight weeks for more than two years.
“The biggest part she likes is how Susie tells herabout different ways to play the lanes,” said Reising’smother, Michelle, who learned about Minshew inthe “Find a Coach” section on bowl.com. “There’snot a lot of discussion on her technique.”
Joseph Haynes of Denton, TX, combines bothworlds into his coaching. He began in the late1980s by working with Special Olympics bowlersand youth in Santa Maria, CA, after earning hisLevel I credentials from the former YoungAmerican Bowling Alliance. He added Bronzecertification from USA Bowling in 1993.
Since moving to Texas in 1994, he’s coachedyouth at Brunswick Zone–Denton and several high
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school teams. While he charges for private lessons, heoffers plenty of free advice to the center’s youth bowlers andhigh school players.
“It depends on where your pipeline is,” said Haynes,who currently has about 10 private students. “Whensomeone asks me to coach them, if they are in our youthprogram or in high school, I have an idea where theycame from.”
Haynes charges adults $50 an hour, and youth involvedin the Saturday morning or high school programs, $40. Heagrees with Minshew on why youth must be charged forprivate lessons.
“It’s all about perceived value,” he said. “If it’s free, do weput a value to it? If you are going to give it away, there’s noperceived value.”
Haynes adds value for his private students by attending andsupporting them at area tournaments.
“I’ve had some parents tell me their kid can be bowling badand all you have to do is walk in the building and they respond,”he said. “Once you put a number on it, there’s an expectationof results.”
But Haynes also knows there’s a value in helping kids duringand after youth league or high school matches. He’s evenbeen known to help high school opponents who are membersof his youth league.
“It’s okay to give back time in helping the youth leagues,”he said.
Donating to youth is something Dug Barker of Louisville, KY,believes is important, especially in the lower income areasurrounding Ken-Bowl Lanes where he’s overseen the youthprogram since 2003.
“A lot of our clientele couldn’t afford $10 a lesson,” saidBarker, who charges adults $50 a lesson. “I tell people if you can’tpay that, we’ll work with you. The young folks who can afford topay do pay $50.”
But Barker, who started teaching less developed bowlers inthe mid-1980s and earned his YABA Level I certification in 1998followed by Level II, Bronze and Silver, also sees the value incharging his youth.
“At first we were told not to charge the kids; then we startedto realize that some kids who didn’t pay didn’t show up,” he said.
So since 2005, Barker has been conducting monthly two-hourclinics where he charges $7 to cover lineage. It’s an invitation-onlyevent open to youth who show an interest.
“Some parents slip me money on the side but I don’t ask,” he said.“I would rather give them the opportunity and give up my time. That’sa way I give back. And there’s a selfish motivation in keeping one ortwo kids out of trouble. We’ve been told that it makes a difference.
“I much prefer working with youth than adults. They are moreopen to new suggestions and have a willingness to try anything youask them. You don’t get many adults who are used to that.”
So, should lessons be paid or free? Some observers of thedebate think the side a coach takes depends on whether hecoaches full- or part-time. Others believe it’s whether the coach isdirectly involved with youth or high school programs. Fortunatelyin today’s bowling world there’s room for both views. ❖
Mark Miller is a freelance writer, editor, and public relations specialist
from Flower Mound, TX. He's the author of Bowling: America's
Greatest Indoor Pastime, available at Amazon.com or directly from
him at [email protected].
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Joseph Haynes:It’s all aboutperceived value.
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y day, I’ve been a rock-and-roll bus driver for thepast 24 years, transporting rock stars on tour.Around Thanksgiving 2013, I finished the Madonnatour and returned home to my mountain retreat in
Eustis, ME, where I live in the wilderness, riding mysnowmobile and skiing at Sugarloaf ski resort about 11miles from my home.
I also discovered the new bowlingcenter, Moose Alley, in Rangley,ME.
Because I was new to thesport, all I knew was The BigLebowski. Every day after skiing,my ski buddy Bob Foster and Iwould drive 23 miles throughthe woods and bowl. We wouldbattle day in and day out. Wewere not getting any better, butwe were really enjoying our newcompetitive sport. We played 300 or so games
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over three months, battling itout every day.
When I came back to workthe first week of March 2014,
I flew to Florence, AL, where my bus company, SenatorsCoach, is located. I picked up my bus and headed forToronto, Ontario, Canada, for my first rock tour of the year.
As I was driving, I thought to myself, “How can I beat BobFoster at bowling when he is retired and an avid golfer witha good knack for that stuff?” So I thought it was time togear up and learn a proper shot with an approach andrelease that would shatter the pins and beat my buddy.
I found a great bowling alley in Erie, PA, with a great proshop and that is where I bought my first ball, a 16-poundDV8 Hell Raiser Terror. I loved it, but after 30 or 40 differentbowling alleys, I down-shifted to a 15-pounder. Eventhough I had lessons and friendly instruction along the way,I was slow to grasp the concepts. But now, 10 months later,it’s starting to make sense. I have met pros, locals, old andyoung across 48 states and Canada. I love the sport moreand more every day.
So many places have helped me in my goal of (hopefully!)beating my friend Bob. I’ve bowled at one of the oldestbowling alleys in America (in Detroit), and three or four morealleys in Michigan and Minnesota, where Mike’s Pro Shopin Flaherty’s Arden Bowl, near St. Paul, was helpful insetting me up with a new ball, bag and supplies.
I love the Vegas scene; South Point is huge and I couldfeel the vibe there. I bought nicer shoes from them and
some swag. Sam’s Town has a great bowling sceneand I love it there, too.
Deer Creek Lanes in Rancho Cucamonga (CA) is a placethat has embraced me. Old George is a coach and a hell of anice man, and the locals all are very friendly. Carolier Lanes inBrunswick, NJ is a wonderful place with great employees. A specialshout-out to Debbie who coached me through four lessons. Ibowled about 100 games there! Everything she attempted to teachme is kicking in now, a month or two later.
Clique Lanes in Grand Rapids, MI, was a favorite of mine wherethe owner, Denis, was very friendly. I met two beautiful olderbowlers there who were in their 80s, and boy, did they have abeautiful approach and release! They wanted to assist me on myquest to beat Bob. I can't wait to retire to Grand Rapids and bowlat Clique Lanes again, a unique center with upper and lower lanesin two stories of bowling.
Cherry Lanes, which is in a casino in Dubuque, IA, was awesome!I was driving the Beach Boys to a gig there, and I was “comp-ed”all I could bowl. I bowled 10 games in the morning and 10 at night.Midtown Lanes in Atlanta is a very challenging place to bowl becausethey oil all the way down the lanes; I enjoyed the challenge threetimes this year.
There are a lot more I could write about. But the bottom line isI love the sport and hope to meet some touring pros. I watchbowling TV all day and being a lefty, I enjoy seeing lefty pros.
Last year I drove for Dream Theater, Lady Gaga, Broken Bells, theBeach Boys, and recently, Julian Casablancas and The Voids. I can'twait to bowl again, maybe tomorrow in Missoula, or Seattle, orMinneapolis. Wherever my tour bus rolls. ❖
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Danny & Daryl TuckerDanny & Daryl TuckerTucker Bowling Equipment Co. Bowling Parts, Inc.609 N.E. 3rd St. P.O. Box 801Tulia, Texas 79088 Tulia, Texas 79088Call (806) 995-4018 Call (806) 995-3635Fax (806) 995-4767 Email - [email protected]
www.tuckerbowling.com
Michael P. Davies (321) 254-7849291 Sandy Run, Melbourne, FL 32940
on the web: bowlingscorer.com email: [email protected]
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CENTERS FOR SALE
OHIO, Archbold: 12-lane Brunswick centeron 1.81 acres w/ 13,440 s/f commercialbldg. Plus QubicaAMF scoring system, proshop with eqpt. & restaurant/bar area witheqpt. & fixtures. Asking 189,900.00. [email protected] or (800) 451-7843 x15290.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: 32-LANECENTER. Owner retiring. Priced to sell. $1.8mil annual revenues. Broker: Harry Sidhu,cell (510) 490-9705 or office (510) 366-6130.
OKLAHOMA: 16-lane center with laser tag,arcade, snack bar, lounge. Only game intown. Must see—fully remodeled & beautiful.Needs a bowler to build very potentialbusiness. Owner will carry to viable investor.(719) 251-1616.
GEORGIA: Busy 32-lane center, realestate included. Great location in one offastest–growing counties in metro Atlanta.5 years new with all the amenities.Excellent numbers. Call (770) 356-8751.
16-lane center in Southern Coloradomountains. Great condition. 18,000 s/fbuilding w/ restaurant & lounge. Pavedparking 100+ vehicles. Establishedleagues & tournaments. $950,000 ormake offer. Kipp (719) 852-0155.
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n November 2011, IBI shared one in a series of “EverybodyBowls” ads featuring AMF Magic Triangle centers. Withthe formality of the 60s, Mrs. Robert Cushing, her givenname not given, was a Barnard College alum and board
member of a prestigious hospital in New York, who representedthe world of sociability that comes with bowling.
Now, we have Mrs. Carol Heiss Jenkins, Olympic and WorldAmateur figure skating champion. Probably due to her athleticfame, we know her as Carol. She too enjoys bowling for funand relaxation.
In the 1960s, bowling had enrolled 1.9 million women in theWIBC. I am sure that Carol watchesher roll at one of the 9,467 centerscertified by ABC/WIBC. She andMrs. Cushing were definitelychosen to portray the excitementand involvement in the world ofbowling by women of all socialstrata.
Note that AMF was still using‘American Machine & FoundryCompany.’ It wouldn’t be longbefore the acronym ‘AMF’would replace it.
Next? Mrs. Samuel SloanAuchincloss. Stay tuned. ❖
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