Wayne Bibbens has been at the forefront of a lot of things in his life.
A longtime bowler, Bibbens was there when Rainbow Lanes first opened its doors in 1962 and has since found a second home, bowling at Rainbow at least twice a week.
Bibbens, a member of the PBA Senior Tour for the past five years, has been at Rainbow regularly over the past 18 months working through an injury he suffered while snowmobiling.
He has recently found a way back to his old form, just in time for the senior tournaments to kick off March 17 in Elmira.
“I had to change the way I bowl,” Bibbens said. “I had to change the way I do things to alleviate the strain on some of my ligaments and my hip. But for the last two and a half weeks I’ve been able to bowl pain free.”
Luckily, Bibbens didn’t have to undergo surgery, but he said it was a long road to figure out what he had to do to get his game back into top form.
“It wasn’t enough to keep me away from the alley,” Bibbens said. “I wish I’d figured this out 18 months ago. When you are injured, it just changes the way you have to do things. When you can’t finish with your bowling ball, you can’t keep it in line and it just makes you not as good a bowler as you’d like to be.”
But Bibbens said with a simple adjustment — he moved four feet closer to the foul line — he has been able to find his stride again and has been pain free on the lanes.
While Bibbens was right there from the very beginning of Rainbow, he was also at the forefront of another revolution of sorts.
Before home computers were the common place, Bibbens was fascinated with the machines, particularly Apple.
In the late 1970s, Bibbens was working at Carrier Corporation as an engineer and bought his own home computer before the corporation had purchased any for business use.
From there Bibbens was hooked on what would become his other passion away from the lanes.
His love of computers led to Bibbens opening his own company, Wayne’s Computers, which grew from a home-based business to a business that now occupies a 6,000-square foot facility on Route 5.
Over the years, Bibbens admits that he has never been able to part with any of his old computers unless they have been completely beyond repair.
And this has paid off for Bibbens, who was approached by some film producers who were working on a documentary called “Welcome to Macintosh,” exploring the history and impact of Apple computers.
“They came from Columbus, Ohio,” Bibbens said. “And they interviewed me and were interested in a lot of the early stuff that I have. But then they decided to expand on it and came back about a half a year ago and took a lot more footage and we talked a lot more in depth.”
Bibbens said the filmmakers commented that he had the largest collection of early Macintosh computers they had ever seen.
The full length documentary will be premiering at the Wisconsin Film Festival, which will run April 3-6.
While some trailers have been released on the web, Bibbens has yet to see the completed film.
“The producers have talked to me about doing a private screening,” Bibbens said. “I’m anxious to see it. When it will really hit me is when I can go to the theater and see it. It should be really interesting. I’m looking forward to seeing all the other parts of because it is something that I’m really interested in. it doesn’t have anything to do with bowling, but it is something I really am interested in.”
To see a trailer of the documentary, visit www.welcometomacintosh.com
Bibbens, a member of the PBA Senior Tour for the past five years, has been at Rainbow regularly over the past 18 months working through an injury he suffered while snowmobiling.
He has recently found a way back to his old form, just in time for the senior tournaments to kick off March 17 in Elmira.
“I had to change the way I bowl,” Bibbens said. “I had to change the way I do things to alleviate the strain on some of my ligaments and my hip. But for the last two and a half weeks I’ve been able to bowl pain free.”
Luckily, Bibbens didn’t have to undergo surgery, but he said it was a long road to figure out what he had to do to get his game back into top form.
“It wasn’t enough to keep me away from the alley,” Bibbens said. “I wish I’d figured this out 18 months ago. When you are injured, it just changes the way you have to do things. When you can’t finish with your bowling ball, you can’t keep it in line and it just makes you not as good a bowler as you’d like to be.”
But Bibbens said with a simple adjustment — he moved four feet closer to the foul line — he has been able to find his stride again and has been pain free on the lanes.
While Bibbens was right there from the very beginning of Rainbow, he was also at the forefront of another revolution of sorts.
Before home computers were the common place, Bibbens was fascinated with the machines, particularly Apple.
In the late 1970s, Bibbens was working at Carrier Corporation as an engineer and bought his own home computer before the corporation had purchased any for business use.
From there Bibbens was hooked on what would become his other passion away from the lanes.
His love of computers led to Bibbens opening his own company, Wayne’s Computers, which grew from a home-based business to a business that now occupies a 6,000-square foot facility on Route 5.
Over the years, Bibbens admits that he has never been able to part with any of his old computers unless they have been completely beyond repair.
And this has paid off for Bibbens, who was approached by some film producers who were working on a documentary called “Welcome to Macintosh,” exploring the history and impact of Apple computers.
“They came from Columbus, Ohio,” Bibbens said. “And they interviewed me and were interested in a lot of the early stuff that I have. But then they decided to expand on it and came back about a half a year ago and took a lot more footage and we talked a lot more in depth.”
Bibbens said the filmmakers commented that he had the largest collection of early Macintosh computers they had ever seen.
The full length documentary will be premiering at the Wisconsin Film Festival, which will run April 3-6.
While some trailers have been released on the web, Bibbens has yet to see the completed film.
“The producers have talked to me about doing a private screening,” Bibbens said. “I’m anxious to see it. When it will really hit me is when I can go to the theater and see it. It should be really interesting. I’m looking forward to seeing all the other parts of because it is something that I’m really interested in. it doesn’t have anything to do with bowling, but it is something I really am interested in.”
To see a trailer of the documentary, visit www.welcometomacintosh.com
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