A look into bowling alleys and bowling culture in South Jersey.
Courtesy of Pinsetter’s weekly email list: ” Roll with us this Saturday December 15th for our 1st Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party. Tickets will be sold at the door for $25 Open Bar, which includes well liquor, domestic draft beer, and house wine. The party starts at 9:00pm and keeps rollin’ until 12:00am. We hope to see you in your Ugliest Sweater, the Uglier the better.”
Hello! How are you doing?
I know it’s been a while, but I have an update for you.
Pinsetter Bar & Bowl will be closed on Thanksgiving, but will be reopening on Friday, November 23.
However, on Wednesday, November 22, Pinsetters will be hosting a special event – their annual Thanksgiving Throwdown. It starts at 7 p.m. There will be a house dj and the Amberlamps performing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Playdrome in Cherry Hill will be opening at 12 pm this afternoon because they are converting to solar power. It’s part of their new green initiative. Go check it out!
¿Querrías Aprender Un Poco de Español?.
For those of you who don’t know, I will be going to Spain this summer. Just thought you’d all like to see another student’s perspective on phrases.
I promise, a bowling trip is coming soon!
Hello all. I’m sorry for my absence these past few months; I’ve been busy with school and work. However, school is now over so I should have more time to make updates.
I plan to venture down the road to DiDonato’s Bowling Center. They recently added 3-D Galactic Golf to the alley so I will be sure to see what that is all about.
I also want to take a trip to the Playdrome in Cherry Hill to see if they installed their rock climbing wall yet.
Lastly, I will definitely make a big trip to Pinsetter Bar & Bowl. I have been dying to go there ever since my high school bowling team went there in 2006. I never got the chance to visit last fall semester.
Hopefully I will be updating this a lot more since it is summertime. In the meantime, happy bowling!
On a side note, I will be studying in Spain for one month at the end of this summer. I will be sure to investigate what the bowling atmosphere is like abroad if there is one.
I know this isn’t bowling related, but this is a recent story for my News Reporting 1 class that has been getting a lot of attention. I’d like to share it with you, too.
Storm bowling products are U.S. made. Have a look.
“We get to work with a product and be innovative with a product we want to build and because of that we have been very successful.” More than 2,000 bowling balls are made each day inside the Brigham City facility. “Each ball gets personal attention, making sure what leaves the facility is perfect.”
“We think it’s important to be made in America. We see people going overseas and we think that’s hurting business – we don’t want to do that.” “It’s important to keep jobs in America as much as we can. There isn’t enough manufacturing happening in our country anymore.”
Professional bowler, Josh Blanchard, made the hilarious slip during a World Championship qualifier in Las Vegas. – Courtesy of ESPN’s YouTube page.
I went bowling with my best friend, Ellen DeStefano, last night at DiDonato’s Bowling Center. Sunday nights at DiDonato’s are $2.50 game nights and $1.25 for shoes. I realize I tend to go on Sunday nights often, but it is the cheapest option for me, and the alley is usually quiet and not crowded.
It was the first time that I have seen her in some time. We bowled three games each, and we caught each other up on everything that had happened lately. We talked about everything ranging from school and boys to how cool it was finally being 20 years old.
I did not bowl my best three games; I had a 122, a 129, and a 132 which averaged out to a 127. This looks like my average from my early high school varsity years. At least they were somewhat consistent, and when I have the time and money to go bowling more often, my average should go back up to what it is normally.
Ellen had bowled much worse than I did; we forgot to write her scores. However, I do remember that she averaged less than 100.
Overall, we had a great time at the bowling alley last night. We spent almost four hours bowling, talking, and eating. It was nice to just enjoy each others’ company doing something we both enjoy.
Wordpress notifications expanded (please disregard my awful crop job done in Paint.)
I gained a new WordPress follower today. Died and Yet … started following me, and it is an interesting blog. It is a combination of obituaries celebrating all the interesting feats people accomplished in their lives.
I received an e-mail notification for this follow, so I came over to WordPress to check it out. I also received a WordPress notification in the top right hand corner (kind of like the notifications you get on Google +).
I clicked on the notification on WordPress to expand the window, and at the bottom it says, “That is a total of 6 followers!” It was rather amusing, and I think it is kind of adorable. It definitely brought a smile to my face that WordPress is so excited about my followers. I am excited for my followers, too!
On another note, I apologize for the lack of activity on my blog lately. I am trying to keep up with it, however, it is slightly harder when I am not required to write a post for class each week.
I went bowling with my best friend tonight, so expect a post about that tomorrow afternoon. I have also been trying to write a post about bowling during an emotional time and the pros and cons of that. I am still working on a pros and cons list that I think would be beneficial for you.
Until tomorrow, I am off to bed. I appreciate all of your support!
December 12, 2012
Waldy
No Time To Spare 