LION vs ICEMAN

[MICHAEL]

Glad to see you so excited Iceman. FYI, I am a Silver Level Coach, not Gold Level, and the only stars that I've coached are located in the sky at night. As far as picking the lanes goes, you guys are more than welcome to pick them. I bowl all over the valley and am quite capable of bowling very well or really horribly most anywhere depending whether my head happens to be on my shoulders that day.

I am really looking forward to meeting you Rob! Iceman, can bowl VERY, VERY Good on some days, and VERY, VERY, average on others, ALSO!! LOL... Lets hope we Both bring OUR BEST games the day we bowl for the Big PRIZE!

To be honest, LOL,,,, My Main concern is Aslan!!!

This Lion Man seems to have this uncanny ability to bowl Great Scores, when the chips are down, and lets face it,,,,,,there are a lot of chips in Vegas!

Between now and then we need to decide a format that is agreeable to the 3 of us.

A lot is on the line, with the meeting of 3 bowling warriors!

I know that Aslan will be rearranging his schedule, so I want to MAKE SURE THAT ICE will be there on the 24th!

IF,,, IF<<< the weather looks bad the week of,,,, I might have to jump in my Wife's Prius and make the trip! BANK ON IT, short of a disaster on the way to Vegas! ICEMAN will be there! Funny, we have had 3 Prius! When we moved back to Kansas City form Modesto Ca, it was a 1800 mile trip. we averaged 60 mpg.... it took, 30 gallons of gas to make the trip! (better gas mileage then I get on my bike, which is about 42mpg)

I don't know your league average, but mine is #@! to %$, but like YOU, I can do a 700 plus on a good day! So the scratch sounds good to me! I am not sure what average the sandbagging Aslan has, but he has agreed to bowl scratch also, knowing he is a MUCH better bowler then his sandy record shows! He,,,Aslan,,,,lives form moments like this, nothing would elevate his sandbagging self-esteem more then to destroy us!

I am sure in his dreams, THAT scenario takes place every night between now and then! Its too bad that in reality, his dream will be turned into a nightmare in Vegas when Ice, and Bob turn his imaginary dream into a reality nightmare!! (

Bob,,, you live in Vergas,,,, keep us posted on the odds!!

"A COOL WIND is GATHERING strength,,,, soon it will be BLOWING into VEGAS from the East, along with ICEMAN!"

[RobLV1]

Whatever you guys decide is fine with me, but who's Bob?

[MICHAEL]

Whatever you guys decide is fine with me, but who's Bob?

Could it be YOU?? Did you change your name when you moved to Vegas,,, Protective Witness Program? Do you have a twin Brother???
I am sure it came from somewhere???

[RobLV1]

Unless you talked to someone who knew me prior to 1989, it's always been Rob. Unless, of course, my wife gets mad at me, and then it's a**hole!

[Aslan]

and the only stars that I've coached are located in the sky at night.

HEY!!

Okay Mr. Iceman. I'll be driving to Vegas on the 24th.

Not sure if I'll stay there Wednesday night or head to Laughlin Wednesday night.

My suggestion is that you head to Vegas on the 23rd, so you're already there on the 24th. That way we can schedule the lanes without having to worry that it'll be too early (and you're not there yet) or too late (and run into conflicts with Wednesday night leagues.

ROB...assuming the main event will be sometime Wednesday afternoon...I'd like to schedule lesson #2 for either Tuesday night, Wednesday morning, or Wednesday after the event...whatever and wherever best suits your schedule.

I AM agreeing to a scratch format quite simply because should I win, then I win. And should I lose, I'll have a great excuse that the two 200+ average bowlers refused to give me any handicap..which HAD I GOTTEN...I'd have easily defeated them. It takes all the pressure off me actually. It's a win/win.

For me, the strategy will be simple. Iceman is easy to rile up. Ever since my first encounter with him on this website when I accused of him of being on drugs...his weakness has been repeatedly exposed. I can get in his head easier than I can make Bowl1820 mad at me....which was THAT easy (just mentioning it!). So yeah, Iceman isn't my concern. It's like fighting Superman. Sure, on Earth...Superman is nearly indestructable....just like Iceman in Missouri. But we won't be in Missouri. So, I predict he'll throw a lot of gutters and splits and by the 3rd game claim that the oil pattern is screwed up or the long drive is wearing on him or some excuse. I already had to deal with that with MWhite in the FASCAVZBHMI.

Much like the FASCAVZBHMI, it wasn't MWhite I had to worry about...just like this won't be Iceman that I'll have to worry about...it's Rob. Like ZDawg earlier this year...I wasn't worried about MWhite...I was worried that ZDAwg with his massive handicap would be unbeatable. And it took every frame to defeat ZDawg...he was 2 shots away from victory! Now it's Rob I have to worry about. He'll be nearly impossible to rattle...playing on his home ice. Vegas is intimidating for those of us lucky enough not to live there. You walk in to the center and it's a giant casino!! And everything is huge and fancy and there's lights and noises...Iceman and I aren't used to such nonsense. Even the cloud of cigarette smoke you have to force through...it's liable to kill Iceman before he makes it to the escalator!! That or he'll see other white-haired folks at the slots and get stuck there and miss the event altogether!! Those machines are HYPNOTIC!!

I will change my Laughlin arrangements accordingly Iceman...and as we get the details settled, I'll make plans to head to Vegas first. My only hope...is when (not if) Iceman falls...yet another BBer that has been tested and found wanting...will he return to the site with his usual swagger and enthusiasm? Or will he "fade away"...maybe go to a different site? Maybe I should let him win. I mean, it's his birthday...which he has like another 10 tops...he travels across the country...it just seems mean to crush him. But I will...because I'm mean and have a "rep" to protect....no room for mercy on the STREETS yo!!

[Aslan]

Unless you talked to someone who knew me prior to 1989, it's always been Rob.

Before then it was Margaret.

Little know trivia facts about Rob M.

[Mudpuppy]

I am planning on bowling both Iceman and Rob scratch. If Gene wants to join the slaughter…have him come along. But no Iceman, you can't have Gene prop you up in some kind of half *** elderly doubles tournament. If you need Gene to bowl for you, then save the gas and just send him!

We'll set the date as 6:00PM on September 24th at Gold Coast. That may change if 6:00PM does;t work due to leagues or something. I'll change my Laughlin plans accordingly. When it gets closer I'll book my night in Vegas and call Gold Coast to reserve the lanes. I figure a pair of lanes, 4 games each, 1 warm-up, then 3 that count.

If you get there early for practice, thats fine, but I'll have to make sure it's (the practice) not on the actual lanes we're going to bowl on.

Good luck Iceman…you're going to NEED it.

I am planning my Vegas trip for around those dates. Now that I read this I will do whatever I can to get there for this. The wife just said "end of September". So I will keep you posted.

[MICHAEL]

I climbed an old oak tree, pulled out my HIGH POWERED scope, and pointed it to Vegas! This scope has the ability to see into the future! It cost me a fortune!!

I dialed in,,,,,,( September the 24th,,,,, some damn huge Casino in Vegas,,,, simply typed in both your names, and BOOM!!! There you Both were.



Rob, on the left, and Aslan humbly standing in his shadow, holding on to Rob's pant leg...... NOW I HAVE seen the face of those I must defeat!!!

YES SCRATCH IT"S REAL,,,, Handicap proves NOTHING,,,, may THE REAL BEST BOWLER WIN!!

FOR THAT DAY!

When you bowl a WOMAN, Handicap is understandable, but Real MEN bowl Real Scores

SEPT 24th!

[Aslan]

He's just really tempting me to wear that teletubby costume when we bowl.

If it wasn't for the ungodly heat in Vegas...I'd die in the parking garage...I'd be tempted.

Mudpuppy...ALL are welcome.

I think if Gene makes the trip and YOU make the trip, we expand the "Iceman Memorial Invitational" to include all 5 of us. Granted, thats just 1-2 more people that might get lucky and beat me...but I'll take my chances.

And no, Iceman isn't dead...but he's 66...so, come on...unless he's a tiny Japanese man...which he's not...ya know. And I want to lock in the "Iceman Memorial Invitational" before he actually dies and somebody tries to steal it.

[MICHAEL]

He's just really tempting me to wear that teletubby costume when we bowl.

If it wasn't for the ungodly heat in Vegas...I'd die in the parking garage...I'd be tempted.

Mudpuppy...ALL are welcome.

I think if Gene makes the trip and YOU make the trip, we expand the "Iceman Memorial Invitational" to include all 5 of us. Granted, thats just 1-2 more people that might get lucky and beat me...but I'll take my chances.

And no, Iceman isn't dead...but he's 66...so, come on...unless he's a tiny Japanese man...which he's not...ya know. And I want to lock in the "Iceman Memorial Invitational" before he actually dies and somebody tries to steal it.

mudpuppy is a biker too... maybe the bikers against WHO EVER,,, especially if Gene rides out with me!! We would need some more non biker meat to beat! (((but only from this site))) Bob,,, or is it Rob, might pull some of his top guns form Vegas into the invitational!

It's not going to be pretty if Mud, Geneo, and Ice, take on YOUR team Aslan,,, if that's what you want!

Gene bowled a 286 on that wood alley, the same day I had my 256. I would love to bring Pat Henderson, but he is not a member on this site!

I know mud is one hell of a bowler, all bikers are!!!!!

How about mike White, or Zag??? I still need to see if Gene wants to make the trip, he is working still, but seemed interested!

The FRICKEN MORE THE MERRIER

Defeat on a LARGER scale!