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Rick Decanay, manager. "I used to work for a company, and then I was laid off. I bowled here, and Don Marzano, the owner, asked if I wanted a job..."   [more]
 
 
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Marge Garcia (left), with Laura "The Doll" Luna, Thursday night league bowlers. "Gosh, I've been bowling about 30 or 35 years," says Garcia. "Myself and my husband bowl. I have two sons. The baby just turned 20, and the older boy is 36. Their wives bowl, and their children bowl on Saturday at Town Hall Bowl..."   [more]
 
 
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Steve Roberts and friends model some of the bowling shirts he designed.
 
 
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Maurice Tanter, Chicago Tappers League bowler. "I started bowling in college in 1973 at the University of Illinois in Champaign. A group of our friends were blind, and we started bowling on weekends. I was bowling regularly then. Then when I came back to Chicago, I started bowling regularly here..."   [more]
 
 
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Steven Roberts, Thursday night league bowler. "I've been in a bowling alley most of my life. I'm a bowling bum, but it's kept me out of trouble..."    [more]

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