February 25th is Go Bowling Day

Bowling has a long and rich history, and today is one of the most popular sports in the world. In fact in the 1930′s A British anthropologist, Sir Flinders Petrie a collection of objects in a child’s grave in Egypt that appeared to him to be used for a crude form of bowling. It looks as though The Egyptians were rolling a ball to knock down targets more than 7,000 years old, but modern day bowling is a very American sport. The Dutch in New Amsterdam (New York) were bowling at ninepins in 1650. Their alley was a long plank only about a foot wide, so I imagine they had a lot of gutter balls *SMILE.   For more on the history of bowling visit The International Bowling Museum at http://www.bowlingmuseum.com/history.asp.
 
In 2008 between January 15 to 18,  the 29th annual Icebox Days at International Falls held four days and nights of brrrreathtaking events and activities. Highlights of this cold weather festival included frozen turkey bowling; snow sculpting; smoosh races; nighttime snowshoeing in Voyageurs National Park; the famous Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run (ten-kilometer and five kilometer races in extreme weather conditions); ice skating; snowmobile races; ice rink croquet; Texas Hold ‘em, darts and bridge tournaments; concerts; and a bonfire in Smokey Bear Park For more information, visit www.internationalfallsmn.us/iceboxdays.shtml. Splitsville in Tampa Florida is one of the most renowned bowling alleys in the United States having served the likes of such celebrities Jenna Elfman, Susan Sarandon, DMX, and a Saudi prince.

Check out Scott Allen’s 5 Famous Bowling Alleys on MentalFloss.com for four other FAMOUS BOWLING ALLEYS.

Check out the slideshow: Famous Rapper David Banner goes bowling… in Blaine And he wore REAL bowling shoes and didn’t even require his ball be dipped in gold. Brunswick Zone bowling alley hosted the benefit this weekend sponsored by B96. PHOTOS BY NECESSARY EXPOSURE 
 
Bowling for Dollars was a television game show where people could play the sport of bowling to win cash and sometimes prizes based on how well they bowled created by Bert Claster of Claster Television, who also created the famous children’s show Romper Room. Episodes of Bowling for Dollars were taped either in a local bowling alley, or on a pair of bowling lanes constructed right inside the TV studio. (source: Wikipedia)
 
Also on this day in history:
 
On February 25, 1862 Paper Currency was introduced in the U.S. by President Abraham Lincoln. Good thing too, because if you want to bowl at Splitzville is costs $85 for a Friday or
Saturday night!It took more than 100 years for the 1st Bank of U.S. to be chartered in 1771!

People probably figured out stuffing money in their bowling balls wasn’t a good idea.
In 1957 Buddy Holly and Crickets record “That’ll Be the Day.” For some of you reading this, that WILL be the day when  you go bowling!

Other historical events of note:

1859 ~ The first use of “insanity plea” in court
1919 ~ Oregon is first state to tax gasoline of 1 cent per gallon
1963 ~ The Beatles release their first single “Please Please Me” in United States
1982 ~ The Final episode of “The Lawrence Welk Show” airs

What could you do to go Bowling for Dollars in your business? Call your local cable television company and see if they would be interested in filming a bowling tournament. Or how about networking at the local bowling lanes? 

More great marketing ideas can be found in the Quirky Marketing Calendar ~ How to Use Zany and Non-traditional Holidays to Promote Your Business 365 Days a Year!