Well, After traveling on 3 different junkets for about 10 days I'm finally settled down and can comment on the most important junket of all.
My trip to Winston! The other's were just business!
Not my first time at the beautiful Creekside lanes! Met a lot of people.
First up was the kind (till ya bowl em) SrKegler. Boy this is just a nice guy along with his wife. Right away when SR is there you are going to be right at ease and welcome! Within an hour of arriving me and Little Lucky were tossin.
Right on our pair was our friendly personalble host Mr. SR and he proceeded to disect us like surgeons. 231 the first game amputates the arm. A little rusty he says and follows with a 235! Out goes the ailing lung. Just getting a touch or a little feel of these lanes and he slips in a little 240! Oh Mr. Lucky ...."What about my grip?" "Do you think it's proper?" Oh ...adn Mr. Lucky...Do you inhale or exhale during your backswing??? Oh and you've got a nice son here....250. What a fine bowler and a nice game! "Surgical! commented Saddam Hussein about the cruise missles".
As we switched pairs for our next few games he mentioned his injured shoulder.
I felt sorry for him!
Pin Nut. Now here's a guy I admire. Strong opinions, bag full of Columbias and a lefty and he throws it SO good! Strong axis rotation(like me) but nicer speed and just a bowler I'd like to copy. This guy can really do some scoring.
I'm hoping he'll come up my way and show me how a guy with strong side roll can tear up these dang crazy lefty lanes I'm struggling on! Sorry to see him go the first day!
Triggerman, now heres the guy I went to see. He messaged me and said I could NOT ...NOT go! So I cleared the table. Well ...then he didn't show. But I understand, he had child visitation and living in a nearby area, well you know those nasty ex wives...she might have had all future visitation rescinded by court order if he didn't take it when he had it! BEen there done that brother.
I understand but you WERE missed!
Joe Falco, no doubt THE energizer bunny of bowling. I have never seen a guy like it more! I thought I liked it! What a joy to be around! AND he BOWLS REAL good. Think Norm Duke at age 7X. If Norm will be able to throw it that good! Free armswing simple game There goes your soda money in an enthusiastic blink. 220 after 220 in practice. I think the scores were 220, 221, 223, 219.
BORING except ....well it was JoE! Love that guy. As did my son!
Nollster, man that's a powerhouse guy. AFter talking forward thumb pitches on the web with him I was glad I conceded he may have a point. He benches about 400 pounds before he bowls and also is just a hell of a nice Pennsylvania guy!
Lucky for me ...they come in two flavors...big and nice, and big and well...not so nice! He spent a lot of time talkin to Littlelucky and I and we both concluded we like him.....and we hope he likes us or... well that wouldn't be too lucky!
MMIKE1053, fun guy, lots of style on the lanes. Enjoys the hell out of the game and getting better. And he done... done that!
JPRlane, man, I thought Robert Smith had come to bowl with us. I'm serious.
Yeah....OK Robert go ahead and call yourself JPRLane ....OK. But then he got up and mysteriously all weekend threw a very soft and smooth released lefty shot just to trick us up. This just before he went over had a protein shake and benched 500!
Nice guy...Robert er em I mean JPRLane and I really fell for the throwing slower than me lefty style to make me think your not really Robert Smith on the moneymakin weekends. Nice guy too!
StormTrack, nice bowler, cerebral type of guy. Going straight forward ...in life bowling everything. This is the type of guy who makes me think and stand up and take notice. Really a pleasure to meet this guy and talk concepts, business, woman, business. Weeding out all the crap to get to the core!
He is and will be a hell of bowler! Just in the makeup.
Billy Sewell, the winner of the braggin rights tourney. Firm and up 8. Would Walter Ray have stood a chance? I personally think it was Walter Ray but he was quite a bit nicer and had his Dad with him. Since I was with my Son I thought that was the ultimate cool. Got one of those accents that all of a sudden you find yourself mysteriously over at the food counter and your ordering corn bread or biscuits and gravy! I love how those people talk.
And they are so polite when you are handin them cash!
Lex Lefty, well a fellow lefty and he can hum it! Hum it in there babe. Right over the outside corner .....fire one up 8. Let's just say this guy can sling it! A Devotee of the classic lefty style of Dave Davis straight up 8 with the slashing backend that clears the rack! Didn't get to talk to him as much as we lefties usually do but we'll catch up next gathering.
Glen and Linda, now there is a couple having fun. Glen can hook it and Linda can wing it! Nice people and Linda when you get a chance since I'm a about double your weight could you show me how you throw it twice as fast as me!?
Thong Princess, well well well, it's about time we had the child support showdown. I got screwed by my X and she got screwed by her X! But guess what, we found out after an initial bowling to the death tie, that we were both right! The system sucks! We just wanted fairness! And we thought we were each cool!
I must also confess that I loved her bowling. Formful, elegant with a beautiful pose at the end. I took pictures to be on the cover of this month's playboy. That good a finish! UmmmmmUmmmm. Smooth roll strong elegant hook!
Well, how can one forget!!! My son's favorite bowler. You guessed it!!!!
Big Willy style!!!!! As my son says about three times a day as he walks up on the left side of an imaginary lane! Then throws and imaginary ball and swings his arm threw a couple of nifty loops. "who am I DAD?
??" My reply....."Hmmmm, Big Willy style?" I am sure that is going to make the rounds in South Florida.
If The real Willy ever gets down to the Southern regions of Florida I'm sure he'll only have to throw one ball and several people will come over and ask...."Big Willy Style?". And he can score!?
And not only that, if a personality can be measured on 1 to 100, well 120 is not out of the question!
MRS Clifton, I don't know if that is Ron's teaching. "OK baby, now on this one we just want you to wind up .....hold the ball like a bird and throw that thing with a completely free armswing..... uh yes right back through the back curtain! "Gotta make sure those mechanics are awake!" I don't know if she had the revs of Jimmy Keeth but she may give up nothing to him on speed!
As far as lots of pins going down, they did, but I'm not sure if it was because of wind or if I actually saw a few go down before the ball got there in fear!
9Cline....not to be forgotten, this North Carolina bowling hall of famer(not yet) I don't believe it. Throws no 9s and was in only for a brief few moments, just quick enough to show us all that our money must be hidden and that Liz Johnson may be taking men's cash on tour, only because 9Cline is doing on a little more private basis! This woman can flow and roll! And you may not realize how fast that ball is movin! When I get the same action down on the left, they'll all be handen me cash! Bowler!
Not mentioned by others but not forgotten by me. Ron's new ball driller Mary!
Talked to her for about 3 minutes and concluded....hmmmm I've never met a ball driller like that. Short skirt lots of tan and other accessories, funnier than hell...did I just get married?
The Storm guy, Dave Garber. That was great! But next time I ask another question ....please tell me to shut up. I went from mow en um down with a Storm Super charge in practice to finding that my White dot was almost apprapo for the braggin rights tourney. Thank God Robert Smith er um JPRLane was there
with a XXXL for me to save face with at the end of the braggin rights tourney!
CAN you say Friction!
King of the Mill, well I can only say that 3 X 24 packs were awaiting your arrival and the travelling mill on wheels but alas...it was not to be.
WE stayed, some might say we talked, we awaited your arrival and alas, some excuse like hurricanes or food poisoning interrupted out meeting.
Russ and I properly dispensed of the beer, that's ok in North Carolina right.
I must confess that Mary got a few.
Hotties, as always at Creekside lanes there are hotties, those woman from Winston salem seem to be a hot combo of curves and face and putting those comely twins on the pair next to Russ and I Friday night was a nice touch brought to us by our host Mr. Magic.
Magic Carpet, last and not least I must report that in just a hour of what must have been intense effort for Ron but was fun for me he got me back to where I was, a quick switch to 5 step, and some good movement undre the watchful eye of the maestro has me now throwing the ball quite a bit more nicely on these lanes that till last week looked dry. Funny how 1 to 2 mph can make a difference in how much oil there is on the lanes. A great host with a gift.
REgards,
Luckylefty
PS Without a PS many would not know it is one of my posts, but I'd like to say that the kindness of everyone to my young son Russ(LittleLucky) was much appreciated. Living in a beautiful house in Florida but practically abandoned on a daily basis I saw a sparkle come back in his eyes that continued for the rest of his way too short visit with his Dad! (Just a month), as many of you mentioned in your nice posts, he is a nice kid with a lot of personality.
He just loved getting out bowling and interacting with adults with passion and enjoyment of their game. He left all fired up about bowling, about himself and his enthusiasm for life and his interests. I think in many ways though he has been taken to some of the most lavish resorts in the world this may have been one of his best trips ever, a different type of event. He talked about all the nice people he met and just seemed to energized whereas before our trip he was bored and a little irritable. Upon return he shot a nifty 192 with two impossible splits that he could not pick up! He wanted to bowl or golf nearly all the time and had endless energy, many Big Willy Style impersonations were done. A few Joe Falcos and also ensued(no 220s though).
He's talking about maybe coming to live with his Dad. Nothing could make me happier. His twin sisters who didn't make the bowling trip agree! He needs Dad and he needs someone who's interested in him! As Billy Sewell might say, "Ya'll fit the bill" Thanks!
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