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<description><![CDATA[Billy Hardwick was a professional bowler, and was one of the most successful PBA members of the 60's and 70's with 18 championships during his career, a significant accomplishment in any sport.  When he retired from the tour, he opened a bowling alley in his hometown of Memphis.

I don't follow professional bowling, so I wasn't really aware of his history.  However, he's also the father of Chris Hardwick, internet/television star (at least here in America).  I'm a fan of Chris's work, and listen to his Nerdist podcast.  Chris talked about his dad often, and devoted one entire podcast to a conversation with his dad.  He sounded like an interesting man.  

I had planned on looking the alley up on my next trip to Memphis, and possibly meeting Billy and getting a photo of him in his &quot;office&quot;.  But on the day I was flying down, his son tweeted that his father had just passed away that morning.

So, instead, I looked up the alley, took a couple of shots of the exterior, and paid my respects to the man's memory.

The sun was in a bad place that day, and the lighting was very harsh, but I was on my way to the airport so I took what I could.  I'll probably convert this to B&amp;W and see if I can make it better.

Olympus E-M5, d. Zuiko 12-50]]></description>
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