I'm listening to the podcast now, and I have to agree, I think that the host should have made a more broad-stroke approach with the cussing. I have to agree with his intent, but I don't agree with how he went about it. I do wonder why specifically this was stated with Mr. Rocco on the horn.
I have visited the Lex while I was stationed at NASCC last year, and I went in May or June in 2011. I enjoyed the ship, I truly did. I never found the bowling alley
I actually really liked the escalator on board too. I know it's not original, but it was humorous.
The aviation portion, I will admit, I was disappointed in, but the only aircraft that I scratched my head at was the Huey Cobra and the A-3. I never noticed the other issues, but I was somewhat pressed for time when I visited. The only aircraft that I noticed was the T-34 due to my time flying them, and it was missing flight surfaces that they could easily get replaced with 15 miles to the east with the high-time T-34's that occasionally sit in piles near the sea wall. My feelings were not hurt, but I just found that one odd.
Come to think of it, I never found the bar either....

It's one of the biggest tourist attraction in Corpus, and it's worth a visit. While you're there, check out the Aquarium that is just across the bridge. Bar-none, I found it better than Seaworld San Antonio.