Wanting to make a day of the Brockton Bowling Association’s membership meeting today (during which I was re-elected for a three year term on the board), I invited my best friend Ed, his wife, and a classmate, first name Chris, whom I’ve come to know fairly well in the run up to and since our 25th reunion, to a bowling outing. The wife wasn’t feeling well, so it ended up just being the guys.
Chris hadn’t seen me bowl before (other than possibly on YouTube), so I had some motivation to show him I “know my stuff,” and I didn’t disappoint him. I had a 588 on the day, including a clean 217 that I later told him I felt better about the fact that it was clean than about it actually being over 200. I was disappointed that I couldn’t finish, as I had two straight open frames to close the series for a 179 when I needed the first two strikes in the 10th for my 600. I did end bowling by making sure Chris knew that my set was better than my summer league average.
The Tenth Board 