Week #14 Results

Upon our arrival at Pinole Valley Lanes, we were astonished to find the stat sheet showed us still tied with The Icemen. This was interesting since we were tied entering last week and won four points while The Icemen won only three. Olivia asked Pam about this apparent discrepancy and she was told The Icemen won four points last week. Reggie Van Hook told us his Icemen won only three, so we can't help but wonder if the scorekeeping is on the level.

MONTE CARLO - A $231 STRIKE

I was expeting a big turnout since the dollar prize pot was growing so big but only about ten people showed up to bowl Monte Carlo at Paddock Bowl. As a result, the pot increased only $20.00 to $231.00. Of course, $231.00 is still a pretty nice prize. Cleo Robles's ticket was drawn and she excitedly stepped up to the approach for her shot. She didn't show any signs of nervousness as she buried a perfect hook into the 1-3 pocket. All ten pins were sent flying into the pit and the money was hers!

Week #13 Results

With our four-point sweep of The Strike Force while The Icemen were winning only three of four from The Desperados, we have sole possession of first place again. The Strike Force were in third place before last night but the four losses sent them spiraling downward to no higher than fifth place.

More Monte Carlo

Saturday night was another Monte Carlo night at Paddock Bowl. Our usual hostess, Kate, had the night off and the man who replaced her was about as electric as Ben Stein. I'm sure everyone would like to see Kate back at the microphone next week. Olivia, Sharon, The Coach, and I enjoyed ourselves even though the atmosphere was lacking without Kate. The bowling was good even though the money shots weren't so plentiful. I think Sharon was the only one in our group who won any more than a few dollars. Olivia had a shot at the dollar pot worth $211.00 but she didn't strike. That money will roll over to next week and I expect it will be worth at least $250.00. I suspect we'll have a big turnout next week with the pot getting so big.

More Video

Here are some more shots of Sharon bowling Monte Carlo at Paddock Bowl.

More of Olivia's Mutant Cell

When Olivia and I went to Al Louie's Pro Shop to pick up her new Mutant Cell, Al mentioned that her thumb slug was (intentionally) slightly large and that she should add one or two pieces of tape for a firm fit. Well, in all the excitement of getting started with a new high performance ball, we forgot about the tape.

You can see there is very little hook on Olivia's shots and most of them come up short of the headpin. One would expect an aggressive high performance ball like the Mutant Cell to hook a lot.

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Olivia's new ball

Here are some shots of Olivia breaking in her new Mutant Cell from Roto Grip. This is Olivia's first high performance ball. She's still using her Ebonoite Tornado for the spare shots.

Here's some more video of Olivia, just before she got her Mutant Cell.

Sharon's Turn

Sharon seemed a little camera shy but I think she'll enjoy an opportunity to evaluate her technique.

Some Video From Paddock

My daughter shot this.

More Video

Here's The Coach practicing his hook shot.

Week #12 Results

With Sharon's Houses taking three of four from us Monday night we fell into a tie with The Icemen. The good news is it's a tie for first place at 32-16. Sharon's Houses remain five games behind us with a record of 27-21. I don't know how the other matches turned out so I can't post the standings yet.

Video

I finally got around to editing some of the video I've shot over the past few weeks. Unfortunately, Uncle Sam's security software will prevent you from watching the video on your office computer. But you should be able to see it on your home computer without any trouble. Anyway, here's some video of Olivia firing some shots earlier in the season. There will be more soon.

CHEER UP/REVENGE

HELLO FELLOW BLOCKHEADS, WE WILL REBOUND FROM THIS PAST MONDAY NIGHT AGAINST SHARRON'S HOUSES. WE MADE THEM WORK FOR THOSE 3 VICTORIES. YOUNG HOUSE (LAMONT HAD TO BOWL AT 250 OR HIGHER EACH GAME TO DEFEAT US. CONGRATS TO THEM BUT WE WILL SEE THEM AGAIN.

Monte Carlo Night at Paddock Bowl

The Blockheads minus Olivia rode out to Paddock Bowl Saturday for another night of Monte Carlo bowling. Olivia wasn't able to join us this time because she had relatives visiting for Easter. Though Olivia was absent we have a group of six from the office. The Coach and I were joined by Sharon and first-timers Cleo, Aline, and Jeff. Brandon was along for the ride but because of his recent knee surgery, he was limited to spectating and helping us with the automatic scorekeeper.