1989 LPBT Canoga Park Classic

Courtesy of cdrvlguy.
www.cedarvalelanes.com

[@veggieoilerfan2940]

Lorrie Nichols and Robin Romeo wore sunglasses on TV long before Pete Weber popularized it.

[@mathewhorodner2000]

That was an unbelievable finish to the championship match

[@mjfreeman]

Did y’all notice they had Amf foul lights? Those machines were Jetback. There are several centers in the Los Angeles area that started with 30’s and either put in Jetback sir A2’s.

[@railroadskater2896]

Lorrie's style very much reminds me of Philip Ringener.

[@20alphabet]

Sadly, it's no longer Canoga Park Bowl. The name of this historic establishment has been changed to Winnetka Bowl.

[@mikerichardson7053]

Pins must be extremely light

[@vanni9283]

Robin was SOOOOO lucky that 10 pin didn't stand in fill ball!!!! : O

[@slmrcs]

You can really see how some aspects of the game have changed a lot. Today you're not going to see a show with players lofting it so much. Everyone now is super smooth trying to roll the ball onto the lane. "hitting up" on the ball used to be more common and projecting it down the lane.

[@mathewhorodner2000]

When I bowled decades ago, I lofted the ball some

[@irishpogi]

Lorrie with the PDW look!

[@Dana_Danarosana]

300000182 AMF solid sweep bars installed on Brunswick A2's?

[@railroadskater2896]

Yes sir!! Also Woodland Bowl Indianapolis, Cypress Lanes Winter Haven FL, Golden Pin Tuscon (which closed last year) and Northrock Lanes Wichita.

[@LowEnd31st]

Jetbacks!!!

[@tomy5868]

Lori is the cranker? 10 board cranker? wow.

[@davidwright6153]

Is it just me or did Eddie Van Halen just win a PWBA event?

[@DrFrankensteam]

Lol!

[@SuburbAllied]

Lorrie the female version of Pete Weber!

[@irishpogi]

Robin with the shades? OMG

[@NYDanno85]

I know… I wonder if some shades company was an LPBT sponsor at the time.

[@20alphabet]

Robin Romeo and her mother were friends of ours since Robin was in Juniors.

[@jamesbomar3903]

what's with the sunglasses? they got the pinkeye?

[@Platoon3090]

Eddie Van Halen

[@daltondick5223]

I just have to point out the fact that they have AMF plastic sweep bars with the Brunswick sticker on it on the Brunswick machines. I think it’s one of the most disgusting things ever Woodland bowl in Indianapolis has them. If it’s Brunswick buy a Brunswick rake board for god sake. It’s just as bad as all these AMF alleys with Brunswick machines writing AMF on the rake makes me mad because it’s not an Amf freaking machine it’s Brunswick credit them for their machines in your alley.

[@20alphabet]

I don't disagree. The now defunct Arcadia Bowl in Arcadia, California was half AMF and half Brunswick. Who decided that?

[@KydenBufect]

Could've been just for television: Brunswick was a sponsor AMF wasn't?

[@daltondick5223]

@@KydenBufect Not always. Some centers would use the plastic AMF sweeps to replace broken metal Brunswick rakeboards. Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis Indiana had original rakeboards up until the 80s when they then replaced them with the AMF bars. I heard from somewhere that they maybe where a conversion kit made by a pinsetter part remanufacturer until the late 90s and could possibly not be real AMF. Next time I go to Woodland I'll see if I can talk to the head mechanic about where they came from and why they have them. I'm a mechanic myself so I think they'll be cool with it.