As bowling pushes closer to cultural
relevance, 27-year-old Anthony Simonsen’s dynamic personality and
record-shattering talent are tailor-made for him to take the PBA to the next
level and become its new face — whether he likes it or not.
Photograph by Mikayla
Whitmore
JAN 19, 2024
9:01 AM
“Simo’s in this?”
“Pfft. Fuck.”
It’s 3 p.m. on a Friday in late July, and it’s 114 degrees outside. I’m 15 minutes off the Las Vegas Strip at South Point Casino, eavesdropping as I follow two twentysomethings up an escalator — I’m here to meet the guy they’re scared of.
South Point is what you would call old Vegas. There are no celebrity chefs or pop-star residencies here, the blackjack odds are better than they are on the Strip, the buffet line is long, and the ornate red and gold carpet will make you dizzy if you look at it for longer than a second.
Up the escalator, past the seniors choking down cigarettes in the…
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