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Article: BOWLING ALLEY MECHANIC CAN'T ESCAPE THE GAME, TEMPERAMENT OF BOWLERS
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- Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
- Article date:
- December 22, 2002
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CHEYENNE -- Mike Langhoff has heard just about every excuse
bowlers have for throwing a poor game.
"The lane's too oily, the lane's too dry," Langhoff said. "It's
always the bowling alley's fault when they do bad."
And for Langhoff, the blame always seems to fall on him. As co-
owner and head mechanic for Two Bar Bowl in Cheyenne, Langhoff is
responsible for much of the behind-the-scenes work that bowlers love
to complain about. But his dedication to his family and the sport
he's grown up around keep him motivated to do his job.
Langhoff can often be found in the back room of the bowling alley,
where clanging of the machines and the crack of the pins sound
continuously. Keeping that ...