LION vs ICEMAN

[MICHAEL]

Looks like EVRYBODY is skipping town after the SHOWDOWN in the Sun! Maybe Rob will become my best buddy, and show me around! Iceman and Icecycle alone after the bikers victory over the suferdudes from San Diego!!
Bring your Bike Mud,,, and we can head out to CA, after the team beating!!! I know a lot of GREAT BIKE trails all over CA!! Like I mentioned, I lived there for 6 years! BIKER HEAVEN!!! I am going to get one of those cameras you use to film while on the bike.... actually went out and priced them. The one I want is 399.99 at Best Buy,,, think I can beat that price, but it has the wide view high resolution ect ect...

I think when you order it through Sams/Costco, its the same price, but they throw in a bunch of goodies with it! Looking forward to meeting all of you!

[Aslan]

Looks like EVRYBODY is skipping town after the SHOWDOWN in the Sun! Maybe Rob will become my best buddy, and show me around!

I will be around that evening. If nothing is going down, I might try to find a poker tournament that isn't too outrageously priced. Fortunately I'm better at poker than I am at bowling. I can't stay out too late though. Got a lesson with Rob in the AM on Thursday and then I gotta go to Laughlin for Sweeps. I could have stayed another night in Vegas and left for Laughlin on Friday but;
A) The longer I stay in Vegas the more likely I am to spend money on things I shouldn't.
B) The sooner I get to Laughlin, the more practice I can get on the lanes we'll be bowling for sweeps.

[MICHAEL]

OK Rob,,, Iceman will be on his bike, weather permitting, and the number of balls I will bring will be limited to 3! I have 14 to choose from. What can you tell us about the lane conditions. I believe you said it would probably be reasonably fresh unused. How long is the pattern, heavy or light, trying to figure out a combination of balls that will handle anything that might present itself to me! I would love to bring my 6 ball Storm bag, but then I would have to leave my wife at home, and that's not going to happen!! (

Any information you can pass on about what the lanes will PROBABLY be like would be appreciated.

I have an idea about this bowl off! I think this would be a FUN!

Ok,,, we have two teams,,,, MIke White, Aslan, Mudpuppy, and Iceman. We will be videoing this event also. How about you being the Roving Coach helping both teams as we bowl! We could film you giving advise to each of us, ( with the exception of Mike White, who everyone knows, KNOWS more then even YOU!) LOL

That way you could show off you Coaching skills, and at the same time save face if you have a bad day! EVERYONE HATES to see a COACH get BEAT! Being the Top Gun you probably are,,, keep the patrons wondering,,,, ( How good you really might be), like the in the old westerns when the gun slinger enters the bar, with his gun slung low, with that intimidating demeanor, and never having to really show his stuff!

I think what the people want to see is YOU COACHING all of us, but MIKE, and the improvements in our games due to your Coaching skills!
DO YOU LIKE THIS SETUP?
I do,,, and its MY BIRTHDAY!!!

[RobLV1]

Okay, to address the last issue first. While you are competing is not the time to receive coaching, in fact Aslan has already booked a lesson with me for the next day. Secondly, I really want to join in the bowling. I fully intend to get beat because, as I have said on numerous occasions, I pretty much suck at bowling. Coaching involves a totally different skill set and has nothing to do with my own physical ability or lack thereof.

As far as the lane conditions, I just started a daytime league there last week and found that the weekday lane conditions are totally different from what I have seen in practice on the weekend. I believe it's medium length (around 40') and pretty dry on the outside, but with little shim in the middle. I found the lanes to be speed sensitive in that too much speed results in lots of washouts (I shot 133 the first game). After starting to get a clue and several ball changes, I shot 193 the second game and finally came on a winning combination, slow hooking my Melee Cross the third game to shoot 232. The Melee worked very well, the Fortera Exile was next, followed by the Meanstreak Brawler and the Radical Grease Monkey. IF the lanes are the same on Wednesday, I would say that a fairly aggressive sold with some surface is probably your best bet, with ball-down options to fill out your arsenal.

[MICHAEL]

AS soon as you find out today, please pass on the room rate? thanks..

[RobLV1]

I will.

[MICHAEL]

I will.

Thanks. ice

[MICHAEL]

just received a call from Rob at the casino! He had a number of questions, that they wanted to know. Should know if the rates are within my budget soon. I must say Rob sounds better then I thought he would on the phone!

He wanted to know if he got Iceman a special rate, would I take a bowling lesson from him?? What???

He also said that for a fee, he could guaranty that Aslan would not be a problem, by feeding him bogus bowling instructions!

He said he had a SPECIAL surprise for the Wise Guy, Mike White all planned out!!

He said Mudpuppy and Ice would treated like Kings, as long as we win the doubles match against Mike and Aslan! I said what if we don't, he said, FORGET-ABOUT-IT!!
Just do it!

He said, in not so many words, that we BETTER win the Team Match,,, that many big wheels in Sin City had a bunch of loot placed on the match.

I had no idea that this was on the books, and people were beating on this Historic meeting of Bikers, against Surfers!!

The Adventure begins in 8 days!! That's the day Ice jumps on the Goldwing and heads out to Vegas,,, that City of Dreams!!! I hear their is a water shortage in Vegas!

Water is not that important, who needs to shower? We are there to Bowl,,, and bowl we will to settle the BIG QUESTION! Who is number ONE!

FLASH..... FLASH... just got a call that the GOLDWING is ready to be picked up!!! ( this is true, going to get that puppy now)!

disclaimer: All of the above is probably not true, and in fact is completely created in the frozen mind of Iceman!

[Aslan]

Okay, to address the last issue first. While you are competing is not the time to receive coaching,

Yes. And even it was a god time, Iceman has the "gift" and is immune to coaching. All you could tell him is whether he is fully utilizing his gift or if maybe on that shot his gift was less utilized.

in fact Aslan has already booked a lesson with me for the next day.

Yes, because RobM is the bowling coach to the stars much like MWhite is the bowling ball driller to the stars and I am a star. So, do the math.

Ice, you're not really ready for a silver level coach. Howbout I give you a lesson after the tournament is over. I am working on my Level I and already went through the course on teaching little kids how to bowl. I'll bring RVP credentials and maybe we can start you with a one-step release and work from there?

Secondly, I really want to join in the bowling. I fully intend to get beat because, as I have said on numerous occasions, I pretty much suck at bowling. Coaching involves a totally different skill set and has nothing to do with my own physical ability or lack thereof.

This is where I think I need to coach ROB!! Rob...you're great, you're a wealth of knowledge and are a great coach and article writer. But we need to work on your confidence and mental side of things. You can't go into this saying, "I'll probably get beat". NO! BAD ROB!! You have the knowledge...and if GI Joe taught us anything (and I'd like to think it did)...it's that "knowing is half the battle". <---Mudpuppy might be the only one that gets this. You have the knowledge...you're on YOUR home turf!! Don't let Icemann psyche you out with his bush league Missouri nonssense!!! YOU are the favorite...in MY book...because YOU have the skills, the knowledge, and the advantage that every time a slot machine dings you don't get distracted!! How many white haired ladies are in Suncoast casino at 1:30 in the afternoon on a Wednesday!!? Iceman probably won't make it to the event because he'll get mobbed by "his people"!!

See Rob...I may lack all semblance of bowling skills. I may be comepletely un-gifted. Uncoordinated...a bit annoying...akward...kinds mentally "slow"...easily distracted by beautiful women...and yes, sometimes I have an odor and gas problem. All those...bad things, for sure. But what I HAVE...is the ability to use my MIND to completely intimidate and fluster my opponents. And I don't even have to try. Do you know how long I was on THIS website before getting Iceman IRATE?? I think it was my first or second post. And thats when I knew. This Iceman guy....I can get in his head...run around in there...yell, holler, blow up some baloons...the whole 9 yards! His weakness is he's EASILY rattled by minor league mental manipulation. THATs my strength. I am immune to being rattled. I can rattle myself by throwing a 113 game and wanting to punch something but not finding something appropriate to punch. But as to other people getting in my head...I'm a ROCK.

Now, you and I are giving these clowns a HUGE amount of pins scratch. We're expected to lose!!! If we win...it's the biggest thing this century!!! And they KNOW that. I've beat MWhite scratch...and he's a 209 average bowler (that likes to pretend he's a 179 average bowler)!! Did I get lucky? Given. Was it on my home court? Absolutely. Did I once again put him in an environment that gave me the edge. For certain. But who cares? I WON! Iceman and Mudpuppy are traveling the country...with inflated egos and inflated averages...and they are RIPE for defeat. But you HAVE to believe you can do it. 3 games of qualifying...but it's the stepladder finals that MATTERS.

You NEED the "PIZAZZ"...that "hunger" or absolute desire to win. You have to think you can win this thing. Whats the worst that happens...you get beat by 3 guys that have 20-40 pins higher average than you? Uh??? No duh? But...BUT...what if you DON'T lose??? This may just come down to who wants it more. So WANT IT!!!

The above advice/coaching is for Rob and MWhite, Iceman, and Mudpuppy are prohibited from using it.

As far as the lane conditions, IF the lanes are the same on Wednesday, I would say that a fairly aggressive sold with some surface is probably your best bet, with ball-down options to fill out your arsenal.

***p! I only have one of those...and it's not very aggressive. I might have to take some 1000 grit to it to get it to behave.

[Aslan]

Well...I just talked to Rob and booked my room at Suncoast. A room rate of $50.15 for a nice room in a nicer hotel is good enough for me!

I lost Rob's call (he was breaking up) but I will forward this info to Mike and Mudpuppy. Iceman is in the system but Mudpuppy was not so I'm assuming Rob still needs to check the PM I sent him with Mudpuppy's name and nights.

I also canceled the lane reservation at Sam's Town.

We're less than 2 weeks from the premier bowling event in internet history!!!