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WATmmam-WyJuty 24. 2013-9 , . K , . . . . o .i . t.mvitalliillitUXItii Gummgfor , Mmdflmm iyasmeiityhessetinthatWatenoo fultohavehadtheopportunltyto R l l m to aid W Bowlinglanes is no more. serve you in a span that is afford- Do an um e I would like to thank all of you able. andth awommodates folks . would like to express my deep~ good folks that allowed us to serve from five tossyearsofage. tactically since heavy metal emerged as a new musical 4 65} appreciation '0 the three you in the Sport of 5-pin Wire â€" Our only have now is that you game in the early 19705. detractors have been declaring drivers who stopped and rushed your loyal support over the years was will find a way to continue bowling that “heavy metal is dead." to my aid on the morning of luly_ to truly appreciated} and volunteeringlnthlsoeat sport. They’re still wrong in fact. metal is thriving in 2013 on the when i fell off my bicycle during It has been an unusually trying There are excellent facilities in summer concert scene as classic metal bands like iron Maiden, heavy commuter traffic on Columâ€" few months as we've tried to re- Kitchener. New Hamburg, Elmira Judas Priest, Whitesnake, Megadeth. and Black Sabbath are bia St. West. locate Waterloo lanes to keep the and Cambridge and they'll be happy storming the world on tour. Your thoughtful “Id compas- history and community 0f friends ‘0 accommodateyou. Since the age of 12. I’ve been an unabashed metalhead. » sionate cam were greatly aPpmclat- that existed in our business alive for we wish nothing but sincere best That’s why 1 was united to hear one of my fanm-w bands {mm ed- 1 am recovering well due to your years to come wishes in the future to all out Water the '80s. LA Guns, will beperforming at the Rock and Rumble prompt and kind responses. I think of our Youth Bowling Pto- loo Bowling Lanes customers and Motorcycle Show in ‘1th Kitchener on July 27‘ Your concerned Care for a gram andall the childrenandtheir friends SoliecentlyuadteddownLAGunssingerPhiileMsabout l stranger tweed is a wonderful sis" very involved parents I think of our 0617M the band’s enduring legacy and the iconic music scene ofCali~ of 0‘” caring community. Thank many senior citizens “HIM “P “momma: fornia's Sunset Strip in the 19805. ~ you so much for your generous to bowl no matter what the weather where glam metal bands like Quiet compassion! was outside. i think of our blind Riot. Motley cum and LA. Guns rose NanCyMlnn bowlers and their many volunteers to fame. waw’lm whon 3‘ 0W “lame"! for “There was nothing like that in my years London, and. where I came from Thank-you from l think ofall the manyfriends that to join LAEnguns." leans told me over Waterloo Lana had continued to bowl in our adult the phone from Last/9833. if ”38“” l think or the many volun- “it was a huge strip on at Fri- . .- ' O ne of the greatest assets of life. teers from the Waterloo Lanes 5-pin dayand Saturday nigh that would just g'fi! . as i see it. is its true friend Bowlers Association that provided bepacked withso many rockers flood. , ships. organized tournaments, and an ing over the sidewalk. There were ‘ A friend is a valued possession. l atmosphere for fellowship amongst posters and flyers everywhere. chicks have given this a lot of thought later all our leagues â€" we are truly grate- in little mirmkirts with his hair. and it . R was madly festive." ‘ l . . ltoldlewisthatlwasthrilledtosee . Time to re for a natural disaster LA mm “W i. “M” . . -' . ‘ p p of'88. when theyopened for AC/Dtj at ‘ l I Hamilton's (apps Coliseum. ‘ Ireally do enioy a good storm, Winter or summer, April, but we have come through those fairiy easily. ‘ “We've come a long way since then." Lewis said with a and last Friday's weather fell into that category Even after those events. there's a significant ' laugh. “lhat was a magical time. though. as we'd been strugr l ‘ I was returning home from a charity golf touma amount of complacency even with me. ‘ gling for a while to get: record deal. Then once we got noticed. mom when the storm mart-d through the west side of i don't have a generator at home. even after the I It was pretty aman'ng AC/DC were the first band to take us out. Waterloo. and certainly l was one of the lucky ones. 2003 blackout ldon'i havea 48 hour supply ofbottled l i and i think we did Mr) or three tours with them. then we did . ' . llit- sum total of damage at our house water. i do have candles. batteries and some shows with iron Maiden and did a whole tour with Def l was two tipped over plastit lawn chairs own a Windup radio â€" not on purpose. ‘ l leppard. who were old friends of mine from England. it was so and an empty beer bottli- rolling off the ‘ that last one, l won it at a golf tournar ‘ ‘ much fun.” . deck lhank gtuKlnt‘xs it was empty lust merit, But we don’t have a lot of canned Their second release. (ocked and Loaded. sold more than 1 in be safe. l “mini until Saturday to clear H! l l l I: |\ l food. l l million records, caming LA. Guns their first platinum album the ramagt' l'm not sure this storm has changed l . With singles like Rip and Tear. Never Enough. and my personal But at rim llit' my. damagi- was much my mind losing power for an extended . l favourite. The Ballad of layne. "That song has been played at more t‘Klt’nNin’ lives down, plenty of ‘ period would be an inconwnience but it’s l l weddings it's been played at Christening, and somebody even people Without power Kudos to the . summer. like most people I figure we can l r writ! me a phohtsntlifa headstone from a cemetery With a Couplt' l lt-anu t'rt-ws Whit‘h worked so hard to . get through it. . of mes on it the song.” Lewis told me. "And we still enjoy rr‘Sltirr’rihtll'nial operations. ,. That won’t be the tasv ii we ever get l l playing“. It’s a beautiful song and it‘s held up well. I think.‘ ltir a lung (”DP Waterloo region and - ’ pounded by a Winter blast. such as the ice ‘ l told [Ewis that I think my nostalgia for heavy metal lies iii the t Ines have been touting the benefits * storm which ma red through eastern i the fact that the sound OflOUd. distorted gunars brings back so ”1mm,“ a pm” and WNW!“ m place f”, a UnLaYIU a 2‘“: years ago. A Lhtiuplt- of days l ‘ rpany oliegiories ”If mygteenage yEamhhanging rout at thfe (. (til a disaster ‘ wit out a irnace is mart-t an an incon ‘ .(‘ntra nlann 2x i ition) tn itc ener Wlt] rm WI P it it~ii ‘ Honestly. l'u- ll('\l‘l worm-d about II “n; ‘ Vl‘nlt‘llt‘t'. it'stitiwnnghr dangerous. l ‘ girlfrit'ndi Sylvia, riding one whiplash indut mg titlt- after liit-n-‘s usually enough food in lht‘ house I know municipal officials are right l another l for a couple of days and we could cope BRIAN when it comes to emergency preparation. “Yeah. there was such a great energy and something so opti . Without electricity for some time ll BOURKE like most people though. I haven't been I misfit about the music back then. With bands like (inderella. ‘ assume lhli. although my Wife tends to able to convince myself to do ll. Our Poison. Ran. and LA. Guns.' said [ems " lhat whole scene. we l l get quile upset when she doesn’t have a meteomlogical history just does not sugr rust thought we were going to live fort-wr " l Will connection in the backyard nut is most deli gest such troubles are going to be constant enough to i l Hwy will live forever. in a some bu .uiw bonny lilt'lal will ‘ ‘ nitelya First World prrihlt'mi prompt movement (in my part Human nature. I l I nt'wrdie l Perhaps ytiu an- the same way Our ('lN‘lnCal and gums. but pt‘rhaps its Imu- ttI mthtnlt that y i m hi'arin systems are extremely reliable. and most of us '" i y , _ . .. \ , ‘ . i. aw ‘ iii. l that's a mam-r of geography We‘ve had some maior mummietmm 1‘11!in n’m‘hnlhw mat/(l! l wwmuafznmj,h”,,”l“(“.,,n, storms, int hiding last Friday and ”11‘ it t- storm in hhourLMlnnl/m mm ‘ .