Can anyone tell me what anyone in their right mind is thinking when a bowling center promotes birthday parties aimed at 7- to 10-year-old children (bowling, pizza, cake, etc. – all that good “kid” stuff) on weekends, then proceeds to have this supposed “hip-hop” music blaring from their speakers (which in most cases is nothing more than vulgar gutter language spoken to a beat) that most responsible parents wouldn’t let a TEEN listen to, much less a child of single-digit age?
Rant over.
What say you? Our lines are open …
What do you think of the following true and current situation?
One of our area centers has a fairly large gay/*** league, and many of the team names can't be posted here (and certainly not used in my bowling column).
However, most of the frequent birthday parties are conducted on the left side of the house, and in a prominent location, there is a plaque that lists the names of the championship teams in the gay/*** league for the past 10 years or so.
I can just imagine some parents attempting to explain to their youngsters if any of them were to ask, "What does x&$# *&@#$ mean, daddy?" [improper words deleted].
MightyFish: What do you think of the following true and current situation? One of our area centers has a fairly large gay/*** league, and many of the team names can't be posted here (and certainly not used in my bowling column). However, most of the frequent birthday parties are conducted on the left side of the house, and in a prominent location, there is a plaque that lists the names of the championship teams in the gay/*** league for the past 10 years or so. I can just imagine some parents attempting to explain to their youngsters if any of them were to ask, "What does x&$# *&@#$ mean, daddy?" [improper words deleted].
What is hard to understand here? The proprietor wants bowling to be popular to the age group that enjoys the vulgar rap music. He is not interested in attracting accomplished bowlers. He is looking to attract mindless consumers, but Mike keeps cramping his style by showing up on weekends in his blue bowling shirt making the place look like a bowling alley.
Doctor Doom:Not that I disagree with you, but are you not the biggest opponent of censorship, and the suppression of freedom of speech. Would not removing that plaque be a form of censorship, or a violation of their 1st Amendment rights???????
Dear Doctor Doom:
I just sent you a PM listing some of the names. Do you believe it's proper to have such names prominently displayed -- especially in the area where youngsters' birthday parties are conducted?
MightyFish: Doctor Doom:Not that I disagree with you, but are you not the biggest opponent of censorship, and the suppression of freedom of speech. Would not removing that plaque be a form of censorship, or a violation of their 1st Amendment rights??????? Dear Doctor Doom: I just sent you a PM listing some of the names. Do you believe it's proper to have such names prominently displayed -- especially in the area where youngsters' birthday parties are conducted?
MightyFish: Dear Doctor Doom: You are correct that, in general, I am anti-censorship ... but I certainly feel that vulgar and profane words shouldn't be a part of discussion forums (or prominently displayed in a family bowling center).
Back on topic. Mike we had a center in Montgomery that I use the love to practice at. It had a lot of birthday parties on Saturday and Sunday. Usually I would go on Saturday afternoon .95 a game could not go wrong. The only problem was out of the blue and at no specific time, on would come the lasers, smoke, mirrored balls, and Rap at it's best. The decibles were louder than a jet taxiway. Ten minutes of that and out the door I went.
Is "Exploring Uranus" one of those names, by any chance?
Doctor Doom: Back on topic. Mike we had a center in Montgomery that I use the love to practice at. It had a lot of birthday parties on Saturday and Sunday. Usually I would go on Saturday afternoon .95 a game could not go wrong. The only problem was out of the blue and at no specific time, on would come the lasers, smoke, mirrored balls, and Rap at it's best. The decibles were louder than a jet taxiway. Ten minutes of that and out the door I went.
Thanks, Doc, for bringing this back on-topic. I'm with you on that one. I used to run a moonlight doubles tournament back in the day, but the only difference was the lights were out (just pinlights and telescores -- where's THAT word been?) lit up the lanes -- no music, no smoke, but a packed building of 150 couples at Saturday midnight. In the scenario you describe, you can't even hear the pins fall. Besides, those blacklights they use nowadays give me a migraine.
