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Sorry Jim as I say I was not in Australia at the time of the transition, I was away for the best part of eight years...so I simply can't help you with the Peter "Bevan" confirmation.

Jim - just a short comment on what once was. In the early 1990's the ATBC relocated from it's offices in Chatswood to purchased premises in Brookvale. The new location was purpose built and had a formal room dedicated as a "museum" and a significant and well kept library [both literature...

Thx Terry this is really great to have - pls thank Pat as well I'm sure she has a mine of history. Jim's frustrations are good to see - it means that I am not alone in thinking I am losing my mind - things that I thought were so clear and positive [like when Moorrabbin was built and opened] are...

Lovell is it?? Rings a bell - did you EVER bowl fella? Speak up son I can't hear you!!! Jones

Hi Jim - no relation. Steve

Hi Wayne [Burton] trust all is well - perhaps I can help a little here - Mark and Nina Simcocks are the owners of Healthways [aka Squash Bowl] - and if I may indulge a little - Switch Bowling is doing a modernisation there before mid year - new GID Synthetic Lanes, approaches and pindecks along...

Belly yes St Kilda Bowl in Inkerman St was 24 lanes then, if I recall correctly, they took out 6 lanes [19-24] for table tennis and the 18 lanes remaining were certainly AMF - 30's I think. Joe Kang - who could forget - what a terrific man he was - if he wasn't holding a bet for you. Ted...

Go The Cell - for your information the proprietor of Bendigo Bowl has been very possibly one of the most productive, outward looking and significant independent operators in this country for more years than you could possibly imagine. Not all would agree - and most certainly the man himself...

...patent it now Jase - in my view house shoes will largely be irrelevant within the next five or so years as synthetic approaches become more available - in some markets they are almost that now. People who arrive to bowl with no shoes will be able to rent a pair using a vending machine - just...

The very reason Brenton why I wanted to bring John Petraglia to Australia for a Melbourne Cup way back then - along with a container of LT48's - we would have sold them all. Sadly John does not fly. As for balls - well in the dark recesses of my mind [which lately has proven to be very suspect...

Strop I had in my mind that perhaps the first "culprit" was the Yellow Dot...certainly not a pure reactive - but guilty by association I would think! But then a ball specialist would be much, much wiser than I am on the topic....Lawrie for instance? Steve

Jim, I suspect you will get a number of lengthy responses to this post - and a good one it is too. My comments are simple and of course hardly go into detail or specifics - but in my view comparing 300 games and holes in one has very little similarity. What can be compared between the two...

..and Jim - the very reason [as you well know from first hand experience] why Steve Mackie was so great. There were/are others of course who dominated in their own time - but in my view no one dominated as dramatically based so significantly on their winning attitude and strength of will.

The "bossing me around" bit clearly is a great sign and a strong move forward - well done Adrian great news that the first steps have been positive. Steve & Paul

Thx Pat - well found - also interesting is that I would have bet money that Caulfield was Brunswick equipped - and given your note I would have lost...as I said..relying on memory is a tricky thing.

Hi Jim - memory is a tricky thing - particularly so far back - but to my mind I didn't think Moorabbin opened until early 1964 - John Sassella [of the famous small goods family] being the first centre manager. Amongst the initial crew of staff were Graham Smith and Bob Partridge - both...

Adrian and Shannette our thoughts are with you at this time - we know Adrian that you will be brand new in a few months time and well able to defend your Switch Open title in Innisfail. Steve Jones and Paul Costante

You're right, you're far too smart for me.

"Closing everywhere".....sorry I don't have the time or inclination to bother answering you in any detail - because our company is too busy building new centres and refurbishing older ones that are modernising. Except to say that in the past ten years this industry has generated the OZ Tenpin...

I think a few people need to read some recently announced financial reports and take a look at exactly what the the state of play is in this business in this country. What I read here are a few people who have an old [very] axe to grind - and some with zero appreciation of the real "big picture"...

Lovell - correct - I'll pick up the entry fee and the [small] bar tab you usually run up boring bowlers young enough to be your own [some of them probably are!!] with stories about how great you WERE!! I guess the deal is as per usual [is it 25 years you have been duding me] whatever you cash...

...Geoff 300 - clearly [well I thought "clearly"] my offerings have been tongue in cheek...well except the bit about Lovell who bowls like a three legged dog and always has done! Ott - as usual - appears to have the entire exercise well captured in his brief missive above.

Tony we'd ask you to join us but you're such an ugly SOB!!.............oh I should have added you as #5 on my list....it's that darned back swing you see!! Merry Christmas old son...cheers Steve

oh...... OK ....so that's why I tripped over his dog all the time and why he carried that cane!! Thx Lovell - I had no idea you guys were so close! Jones.

Think hard Lovell [I know it's a stretch for you old blokes] about Bradford's essential hand change. Cheers Jones.