The Strib article about the bowling alley is up. The accompanying photo gallery even has a pic of my dad on top of one of the machines. The article is cute and sad. The reporter…
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Mighty Parking Lots Punked
As I mentioned before they are gonna tear down the bowling alley to put up a parking lot. So when my cousin Wendy suggested we gather together for a final Chromey v Chromey, everyone was…
the big yellow taxi metaphor can’t be stretched thin enough
The Savage Pacer ran a cute article about the closing of the bowling alley. Apparently, they liked the paving paradise metaphor too.
This is not the last frame
It’s not the last night, but the melancholy is thicker then the cigarette smoke that hangs in the air like a cloudy blue curtain. I am perched behind the bar like every Friday night from…
So long Sloppy Joe
The Sloppy Joe Bowling Tournament is no more. Never again will I serve Manwich Sloppy Joes with Bud Light at 9 on a Saturday morning. I’m not quite sure what to say about it all.