Sorry if this wasn’t announced beforehand (I didn’t know his wishes on this matter.), but Parker Bohn III returned for a visit to Westgate Lanes last night. He was bowling on lanes 51 and 52 when I got there, and he had a large crowd gathered in the spectator area watching him. He was throwing a mix of good and bad shots, but, after a couple of the bad ones, I saw him convert first a 3-6-7-9 (lefty), then a 6-8, making the latter conversion look really easy. Junior also got on the PA at one point while Parker was bowling to joke that Parker would be subbing on Brian Gaskill’s team in the Coke league that night.
Afterward, some of our older youth bowlers got to meet and greet Parker, and he obliged with autographs and photo opportunities. Later, Stephen Major remarked to me about how he was talking to Parker while he was bowling and helped him get lined up; I complimented Steve, saying it showed that he had a good mind for the game in helping another bowler (even one as legendary as Parker), and that that was what team bowling is about.
Parker will be at Town Line Luxury Lanes in Malden on Saturday, running the Brunswick ball seminar in connection with the Next Level clinic, at which Norm Duke will be the featured pro.
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