bowling stones: 2 week update

well, i never did get around to updating week 3, so i'll roll it into this update...

first off, in the previous stones' update i alluded to the fact that we'd likely soon be making enemies... mostly in a facetious sort of way, you know, not really meaning it... but, you know, When in Rome...

so it only took us 3 weeks to get into our first confrontation - last time i think it took at least half a year. and this time around, the stakes are a little higher - no one's yet to threaten use of a gun, but if i was a bettin' man, my money would be on Old Man Flip-Up. your typical angry old man with camo gear, yellow tinted flip up sunglasses, and a batman t-shirt. the east london riff-raff version of dick cheney. he got his knickers in a knot when they called for practice to halt and a couple people near our lanes were still standing up on them - no ball in hand, but still. so he gets a little vocal about it, and $hakey got a little more vocal about it, basically tellin' him to relax. which he did not. after the game started he comes stormin' down the alley to get in our faces... or, i should say, MY face... demanding to know what i said... to which i just kept laughing with my arms folded telling him i didnt say a fuckin' word. i was gettin' a kick out of watchin' this guy get steamed over my stonewalling, until $hakey piped up and told him what it was like. once this lunatic realized he couldnt intimidate the Bowling Stones he put his tail between his legs and shuffled off down the alley. a tense start to the night, and we never really did get back on track. we were on lanes with a group we never really got comfortable with and wound up dropping a few games... no worries, though, coming into week 4 we were still holding strong onto 3rd place, with one of the highest total team scores in the league. things are looking good for the stones this season!

week 4 went last night and we were up against a team from the newly joined SouthSiders league... on paper things looked pretty evenly matched, and that also translated out onto the hardwood. both teams were throwing rocks last night, and i'd say we probably put together our best 3 games yet this season, walter had a life-time high of 207, the doc put up a 186 in his last game, $hakey was solid throughout.. but it just wasnt enough against a team consisting of the new Johnny 175 and a girl named Linda Lou. the 2nd game (which featured walt's 207) also featured a 205 from Johnny, and a 213 from Linda who boasts a 131 average!! 3 Hole Punch started the game with 10 straight marks and never looked back. Linda was the slow silent killer all game, reminiscient of a young Anne McNeil, who we all hope is recovering well from her surgery this past week. get better soon, anne - the stones miss your fiery passion and inspiration on the lanes! we squeeked out the last game to get a point for the week, but there's really not much more we could have done - props to the Puncher's for comin' to play and handing us our asses. we'll remember this for next time...

... and we'll remember you, too, Flip-Up. bring it.