It's Hard to say GoodBye

[BubbaRay]

It brings great sadness :( to report that Mr. Brian Graham is resigning from Ebonite Int. and Hammer. Mr. Graham took a new position with the USBC and their new Youth Program. He joins the USBC on Jan 28th. :(

I think I can safely say that Mr. Graham will be greatly missed by everyone at Ebonite Int. Hammer, The PBA Touring Players , The Regional Staff Members , International Staff Members and all of us here at the Hammer Message Board. His Dedication, His Drive , Commitment , the knowledge, the support, the friendships, the passion for the sport that Mr. Graham has for our sport cannot be matched. When Mr. Graham recieved his personality at birth, there will never ever be a person with what Mr. Graham was blessed with.

He is a true Gentleman and a Scholar. He will be sadly missed by all. The Youth of our sport is gaining one of the best in the business to help their program and we all know the youth bowlers are the furture of this sport. I know he will do an outstanding job at his new position at the USBC.

I have known Mr. Graham for a short time and in that short time I gained a friendship that I charish. I know some of you here had dealings with Mr. Graham and some of us didn't. He was there for anyone with questions or problems whether it be with equipment or members . His support cannot be matched by anyone he is replaced with. He looked out for HammerHeads every where. You don't find this in a person that often.

I cannot thank him enough for what he has done for me . I can never repay him for how good he has been. Mr. Graham if you read this I and all of us here at the Hammer Message Board wish you the best in your new position at the USBC. They are gaining a person that has the drive and passion for this game to make things better for our youth.

You will be missed and Please keep in touch . Thank you for everything Brian and be safe and God bless.

Jim Sabatell (aka ) BubbaRay
Hammer Message Board Moderator.

[JoshWithrow]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b3mftcV0dY

I've only exchanged words in converstion via email twice with him but he was thorough, polite, and made me wonder why more people aren't as swell as him.

But from my experiences on the board, to my many readings on the internet, and him being mentioned in a few of the buddies videos, all I can say with great regret is that the Hammer/Ebonite team is losing one of it's most valuable contributors.

However, although it's a loss for Hammer/Ebonite, and us, the USBC (and sport as a whole) couldn't have had a better person come onboard to aid in the revival this struggling sport. To that, I congratulate the USBC, and Mr. Graham, for his unending and enduring love of the sport as well as all of his contributions to it (and us) no matter how indirectly it has effected the sport or one of the people in it.

To Mr. Graham: Good luck with all you do, but I know you won't need it ;)


Josh Withrow
CTO/Director of Details
LuckyDog Digital LLC
http://www.luckydogdigital.com

[can-ham]

Stock in hammer just dropped over 50%!

Good luck to Brian in his new endeavor. There couldn't be a better person in place for that. Brian had even asked me (via email) over a year ago about ideas to get youth more involved in bowling. I hate to think that we have lost his knowledge and availability about the hammer product line.

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[ravenhammer]

That B****, good luck Mr. Graham.

[TenPinSniper]

Lets hope they have someone to fill his shoes... This is a sad day for HammerHeads everywhere.

Personally Ebonite has enough depth as a company, to keep the Brand going strong.

The real matter is whether or not they can find someone who is Market the brand as well... Brian is responsive to emails and phone calls, he was always friendly each and time I called or emailed him.

I'm sure the next guy will do us all right.

Ed Gallagher ran the brand for while, now he is over running Ebonite. So, it possible they have somone in the wings waiting to be promoted from another Brand or Promoted to Brand Manager.

Either way, best of luck to Brian. The USBC is lucky to have him.

[Rowdy]

Our loss is the kid's gain. Let's look at it that way. BG,you done good here in HammerLand. The new guy has some pretty big shoes to fill. Thanks for all you did for me and others,freebie balls,patches,PDF file for the logo,and taking time to return every E-mail,no matter how dumb the question was. I just hope you tell the new guy to keep on doing what you've already done.

[mongoliantreesloth]

+1 to all the above. He's one of the good guys.