ICEMAN has found a Mom and Pap 6 lane WOOD bowlling alley!!!!

[MICHAEL]

I will be interested in knowing what Gene, and Mary think of the wood lanes. This will also be Icewoman's firs time laying the ball down at this alley! More to report tonight if its not too late!

[rv driver]

I will be interested in knowing what Gene, and Mary think of the wood lanes. This will also be Icewoman's firs time laying the ball down at this alley! More to report tonight if its not too late!

Looking forward to hearing about your experience!

[MICHAEL]

It was a GREAT NIGHT, we all had a BLAST bowing the wood.... My wife stared out with 3 strikes, (remember she has never bowled wood before)

Gene had the high game of the night with a 240. ( I let him shine,,, didn't want to hurt his feeling, and unleash Shock and Awe)! LOL

Mary and Joyce had some great games also... Mary and Gene brought a bottle of Jack Daniels, which they drink while bowling! Remember , at this Mom and Pop place you can bring your own beer, or mixed drinks including food. There was a pizza delivery while we were there, they even shared it with Iceman!! LOL GREAT FRIENDLY HOME TOWN BOWLING ALLEY!!!!!

It's what bowling should be like all over the wonderful country!!

Talked to a guy that bowls on the men's Thursday night league, which is the Hard Core Men's sanctioned league, and he asked if Gene and me were going to bowl on THAT LEAGUE. ( they had only two opening on their 6 lane establishment) Teams on that league consist of 5 male bowlers.

That would be 30 bowlers on Thursdays!

Its 37 miles.... good roads, but two lane out in the country.... winter coming on,,,,, hummmmm Still thinking about the 45 minute drive.

I did get verification that since its been open, NO ONE HAS BOWLED a SANCTIONED 300 game! This goes back to 1957! Only 3 non sanctioned ones, two by Georgia's son! ( one of the owners).

How big would it be to throw a 300 or 800 in this medium size town with all its history!!!

It would be FRONT PAGE NEWS in the local Paper!!

ICEMAN BOWLS 300 and 824

Plattsburg Bowling Alley! Headline News!!!!! EXTRA,,,,, EXTRA.... get it while its hot!!!!!

DREAMING ABOUT GREAT THINGS is HALF THE FUN, REGARDLESS as to whiter it HAPPENS OR NOT!!

[MICHAEL]

THANKS GENE and MARY for bowling with us!!! See you guys Tuesday at Gladstone lanes!!

[rv driver]

Sounds like you all had a LARGE time!

[MICHAEL]

Another interesting thing, and MAYBE why they haven't had a SANCTIONED 300, or 800 since it open in 1957 might be that until not long ago, it was Hand Oiled by Chris! I think it would be a blast to bowl on a hand oiled set of lanes!!!!

It was very interesting hearing step by step how Chris CLEAN and OIL the lanes!!! How many mechanics now days would know the skill needed to achieve this feat! He said it was usually a damn good shot when he got threw conditioning the lanes. I know it was labor intensive!!

I will have to ask how long they have had the oil machine they use now!

He also said that on the men's league, each Thursday night, they change the pattern from a 35 foot, to a 38 foot, to a 40 foot!

Last Saturday night when Gene, Mary, My wife and Ice were bowling, it was the 40 ft pattern!

WHO WILL BE THE FIRST TO BOWL A SANCTIONED 300 at this Wood Alley!! Only 3 non sanctioned since 1957, and two by the owners son!

IF YOUR EVER in the Missouri AREA Give it a try!! Maybe you could be the one to bowl that fourth non sanctioned 300 in over 50 years!!!!

Plattsburg Bowling alley.... ONE OF A KIND!

[Mudpuppy]

I have faith it will be none other than the ICEMAN

[MICHAEL]

I wonder if there are still wood lanes using the old heavy short oil patterns that used to be common. Those were fun with the urethane balls. My house is still wood but they've lengthened the oil patterns to where it doesn't play that way anymore.

I stand corrected on the SPORTS oil! Chris does a 35, 38, and 40 foot house pattern! He does not do sports patterns. I might ask him next Saturday if his machined has the capacity to do various sports patterns. I did take a picture of his machine, maybe some of you mechanics know this machines capacities.

I do know when we bowled last Saturday, the day before he put a 40 foot pattern on the lanes we bowled, and it had not been bowled on since he put the oil down. I thought it played great even at 40 foot, Geneo2u had the high game that day, 240. . I had a few low 200's, but then I was caught up in the moment of this GREAT FRIENDLY BOWING ESTABLISHMENT! Best KEPT Secret maybe in the whole State of Missouri!!! (

If any of you are ever interested in checking this place out, drop me a line on here, and I can give you the hours of operation.

I know in the summer its very limited... but you can book the whole alley which includes all six lanes, shoes, and all for 65 buck and hour.

Try to beat those prices at WALMART!!! And this PLACE is 100 percent Home Grown!

In some ways I wish I had never seen or heard of this place,,, mainly because of the distance involved and my NEED TO BOWL THIS WOOD ALLEY!!

I am thinking very seriously of bowling a Thursday night league there, ( all men, not sure if its scratch or handicap will find out), this winter!!

The people that I have met that run the place are the SALT OF THE EARTH, and truly LOVE THE SPORT of bowling!

Part Owners of the place, they are not in it for the MONEY, but rather the LOVE OF THE GAME! Can't say that about many other businesses!!

If your calling from out of this area code,,,, LOL,,,, you need to dial:

816

[MICHAEL]

[vdubtx]

Looks like their sign painter needs a spell check.