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Well no matter what they throw at it these days - no team will compare to the 1958 Budweiser Team - Carter, Bluth, Hennessey, Patterson and Weber - 3858. Just remember what they were using, what they were bowling on and what the condition was. This team was simply raw talent nothing else but...

How ironic - the video states "the lanes got easier"....no mention of course that a significant slice of the problem of inflated scores and thus the departure of millions of regular bowlers came directly out of their own factory [and others as well of course]. It really is...

Michael............I know you well enough to know that making off the cuff, thoughtless, generalisations are not your usual style. You know me well enough to know that if you do happen to engage in these, as rare an event as it might be, I will pull you up. You and people like George, Jason and...

Michael Given I assume your intent is not to infer that everyone associated with the ATBC in the past was on your perceived "gravy train".....as noted in the selected segments below from your recent post: "It isn't like the old days of the ATBC where awards etc, paid trips and the...

Lovell - Vegas is the same year in and year out - the only thing that changes are the numbers..but then being "comped" at the Bellagio has it's upside!! Well done to Joe and June - and of course Don's 50 [and then some probably] will likely never be beaten - when we get back Lovell I'll call -...

I would like to congratulate Don Atkinson for bowling 50 National Championships - what a sensational performance to have competed in EVERY Nationals - and Don looks less likely to slow up than he did about 5 years ago. You know Lovell, Don has bowled in more Nationals than you have had...

Interesting stuff - in direction proportion to the loss of my hair so too go my brain cells...........however I do recall being at the wedding of Graham Wales in Bronte [pretty sure it was Bronte] about 100 years ago ........ and if my memory is not as bad as my hair loss - Brian Burge was MC or...

Wally and John - well said indeed - my note was of course designed intentionally to pull a chain or two - all in good humor. Let's hope that what this thread does is generate in others the motivation to recreate for so many the lives of a few really great Australian bowlers. My good friend Rich...

I think this is thread is terrific - Joe Velo the greatest bowler ever in Australia. No doubt about it - the proof will be in the written history - who could ever contradict that?! However, John Velo just as an aside and as one "for instance", when asking Joe Velo to recount history for the...

Peter was an outstanding competitor and supporter of tournaments and bowling in general. Whilst as a Tournament Director there were times he came close to overstepping the line - he was nothing short of spectacularly entertaining - and always and I MEAN always - had the best intentions for his...

Whilst I am these days long departed from the business this has been an interesting topic. Some quick points. 1. Some years back Brunswick released an automated ball drilling machine [the Pro Drill I believe it was called] - a rig designed by Accountants is what it was! It was for the K Mart...

Hi Terry - hope all is well and prosperous - yes you were certainly there that day as I recall - and YES again - a great deal has most certainly changed since then. Cheers Steve

The photos are of the opening of the ATBC Offices at Brookvale NSW - these were the offices purchased by the congress and replaced those on Pacific Hwy, Chatswood. The VIP guest pictured is Dr Nat Indrapana of Thailand. At the time of the opening Nat was FIQ Asian Zone President - since then he...

John Burgess was a quality bowler there is no doubting it - however whatever he did ON the lanes has been eclipsed by the seemingly endless work he has done OFF the lanes since the early 1990's promoting bowling the sport, the business and the games International Olympic ambitions. I couldn't...

Nicely said Lorraine - in my view Pat was one of the great leaders of bowling in Victoria. Each state and territory has had their own version[s] of Pat of course - bowling has been very fortunate in that regard - how many like her are around now however I have no idea - very few I suspect. Pat...

Congratulations Carol - justly deserved...if anything, probably overdue. and George ..........many people DO understand the importance of this achievement - you might consider the reality that not everyone in Australia is an idiot but you.

Neville was a rare individual in this sport - he was someone who gave more than he could ever have expected back....time after time. To his family and close friends I extend my sincere sympathy and many thanks for all he contributed to the sport in Victoria and elsewhere. He will be missed by...

On behalf of Paul Costante, Switch Bowling Asia Pacific and myself I'd like to thank all those bowlers who participated in the Open at Innisfail, congratulate the winners and of course extend our most sincere thanks to E-J, his family and associates who made the event such a great success...

Thx Jase - and yes our plan is to evaluate what might be missing once we have determined what we have and then detail the "missing" so perhaps we can locate some of it. Appreciate you interest - Steve

Thanks to you both allow me to revert separately re the data input once I better understand what is already in place at TBA and I also know of one other private data resource that I understand to be extremely precise. Jim, I hoped you might latch on given clearly you have some contacts in NSW...

In recent weeks a few like minded people have been discussing how it might be possible to locate much of the missing history of bowling in Australia. Sadly, as some will know having read recent posts on this topic here on Total Bowling, it appears very likely that much of the history was...

Chris, if the best you can do is offer up emotional responses, devoid of logic and utterly without any appreciation [self admitted] of how this business operates and what costs are involved - whilst coming up with profit percentages of three digits [where did you pull these from by the way] -...

......so you acknowledge Chris [well at least I think you do] that AMF are entitled to make a profit - so long as it's a profit made within the boundaries of what's acceptable to you. Perhaps you might care to extend that thought to it's natural conclusion and explain how they can actually make...

It's very likely that after the operation Brian will understand exactly how it was done and probably will be able to repeat the process later in the day - perfectly!! Brian is/was one of the sports great thinkers - in his day an outstanding player, a wonderful supporter of tournaments [anywhere...

Steve Henley will be sadly missed by an industry that frankly lacks people with his open and warm personality, his immense knowledge and straight forward way of communicating. Steve was a pleasure to be associated with either socially or in business - you never had to guess where you stood with...