An old friend and I were talking about our early bowling adventures and both remembered the "perfect storm" at a league meeting.  The league president had brought up the subject of ABC raising yearly dues to $1.00+ or -.  Neither one of us remembered exactly. Instantly the room was full of cusswords, threats to ABC, etc. The room had just quieted down when he raised the next subject. The subject was raising the prize fund by 5 cents per game per person, which would make a total of 30 cents per league night.  The room erupted again.  Threats of quitting the game, etc.   After sanity was regained, the ally manager informed everybody of alley's responsibilities to serve the bowlers, happy hours, snack bar specials, beer specials, etc.  He ended by informing all that fees for league bowlers would be raised from 30 cents per bowler per game to 35 cents per bowler per game.  As cries for a lynching went up, president was calling for calm, I left.

Last night probably.

AMF in Baltimore linage is going up 10.00- 15.00. The manager at one of the lanes said Bowlmore.

An old friend and I were talking about our early bowling adventures and both remembered the "perfect storm" at a league meeting.  The league president had brought up the subject of ABC raising yearly dues to $1.00+ or -.  Neither one of us remembered exactly. Instantly the room was full of cusswords, threats to ABC, etc. The room had just quieted down when he raised the next subject. The subject was raising the prize fund by 5 cents per game per person, which would make a total of 30 cents per league night.  The room erupted again.  Threats of quitting the game, etc.   After sanity was regained, the ally manager informed everybody of alley's responsibilities to serve the bowlers, happy hours, snack bar specials, beer specials, etc.  He ended by informing all that fees for league bowlers would be raised from 30 cents per bowler per game to 35 cents per bowler per game.  As cries for a lynching went up, president was calling for calm, I left.

           1959

I came in here expecting a new Storm ball

 

Quote from: djgook on April 05, 2017, 12:55:36 PM

AMF in Baltimore linage is going up 10.00- 15.00. The manager at one of the lanes said Bowlmore.

That seems... egregious. You sure that's right? If so they're basically telling league bowlers that their weekly league cost is going to double. And their leagues are probably done. I can't imagine being them surviving that kind of cost increase.

The manager said Bowlmore wants to get rid of leagues and just have open play. A lot of people already said that they are going to Bowl America for leagues. The summer passes has went up again,but this time they added the passport so you can bowl any AMF/Brunwick for 10.00 extra.