And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saw one the other day that was advertising axe throwing at the alley. Didn't go in, didn't look up the details, but maybe they some will be converting some of their real estate to try and stay relevant.
Back in the middle 1960', while I attended New Mexico Military Institute, I worked in the bowling alley as a manual pin setter. It was hard work. I think that I lasted one weekend. And I almost got hit by a blowing ball that some ass wipe threw at me for being too slow.
I'm envious of the drive-in theatre. The closest one to me is 100 miles away in Newton, IA. The next closest is in North Kansas City and the neighborhood isn't the best.
They are still popular on military bases. Not much else to do off duty. Cheap games and cheap beer where you can sometimes get your boss to buy a couple of rounds and be driven home by the MP's.
Ten pin (or Duck pin as we liked to call it) is all over the country. But Candlepin is only in the Northeast and Canada with some alleys in Florida to serve the snowbirds. Candlepin is the canary in the coal mine. That will expire before the fat boys do.
Around here (NJ) they all seem to be going to the string bowling mechanism, where pins are connected by strings to the mechanism that pulls them back into place. Not the same pin action, but much cheaper to run. Not league sanctioned.
Saw one the other day that was advertising axe throwing at the alley. Didn't go in, didn't look up the details, but maybe they some will be converting some of their real estate to try and stay relevant.
ReplyDeleteBack in the middle 1960', while I attended New Mexico Military Institute, I worked in the bowling alley as a manual pin setter. It was hard work. I think that I lasted one weekend. And I almost got hit by a blowing ball that some ass wipe threw at me for being too slow.
ReplyDeleteI remember Red Rooster Lanes out West Second Street. Where was this manual set-up bowling alley at?
DeleteIt's good fun what could replace it? Video games just aren't the same. Just like shoot'em up video is nothing like shooting a real gun.
ReplyDeleteIn my AO there are still 3 or 4, the main one stays pretty busy with multiple bowling leagues.
ReplyDeletedid you mean 'alleys' not allys?
ReplyDeleteThere used to be at least a dozen in the county, we're down to two.
ReplyDeleteOur local lanes also have Lazer Tag. And, we have a Drive-In Theatre 6 miles north on US 21.
ReplyDeleteI'm envious of the drive-in theatre. The closest one to me is 100 miles away in Newton, IA. The next closest is in North Kansas City and the neighborhood isn't the best.
DeleteThey are still popular on military bases. Not much else to do off duty. Cheap games and cheap beer where you can sometimes get your boss to buy a couple of rounds and be driven home by the MP's.
ReplyDeleteTen pin (or Duck pin as we liked to call it) is all over the country. But Candlepin is only in the Northeast and Canada with some alleys in Florida to serve the snowbirds.
ReplyDeleteCandlepin is the canary in the coal mine. That will expire before the fat boys do.
They will...but only if you spell it correctly.
ReplyDeleteI hope so. They were a bright spot in drab places like Fort Leanard Wood and Korea and even in Ligonier and Pearl Harbor.
ReplyDeleteAs goes the bowling alley, so goes Heritage America.
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ReplyDeleteThere aren't many in the UK. I suppose that, like cinemas, they'll be converted to bingo halls . . .
ReplyDeleteOr Mosques....
DeleteAround here (NJ) they all seem to be going to the string bowling mechanism, where pins are connected by strings to the mechanism that pulls them back into place. Not the same pin action, but much cheaper to run. Not league sanctioned.
ReplyDeleteJust another pinball type game.