Yeah, but you're still mentally sharp. Iceman is obviously showing signs of "issues".Originally Posted by RobLV1
Mr Rob,,,please report to front desk!
Mr Rob,,, Mr Rob please come get you medication at the front distribution center! Mr Rob, please come take your HAPPY medication!!!
Don't make me send my dancing monkeys!!
Last edited by MICHAEL; 09-08-2014 at 10:54 AM.
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Yeah, but you're still mentally sharp. Iceman is obviously showing signs of "issues".
In Bag: (: .) Zen Master Solid; (: .) Perfect Mindset; (: .) Brunswick Endeavor; (: .) Outer Limits Pearl; (: .) Ebonite Maxim
USBC#: 8259-59071; USBC Sanctioned Average = 192; Lifetime Average = 172;
Ball Speed: 14.7mph; Rev. Rate: 240rpm || High Game (sanc.) = 300 (268); High Series (sanc.) = 725 (720); Clean Games: 198
Smokey this is not 'Nam', this is bowling. There are rules. Proud two-time winner of a bowlingboards.com weekly ball give-away!
1) The format is already determined. 1 game practice. 3 games qualifying. 5-person stepladder finals. Doubles match afterwards. The only thing to decide is whether we want the double match to be just one game or a 3-game match.
2) Rob already has the momentum out there in terms of planning. So lets give him till the end of the week. If my Friday we haven't heard anything, I already have lanes reserved at Sam's Town, and we can just book the rooms there and bamm, done deal.
I'm thinking once we get this nailed down, we're gonna start to receive calls from sponsors and what not…maybe media. Wednesday is a slow TV night…maybe ESPN makes an offer?? All I can say, with the buzz this is generating…Suncoast is gonna end up being very, very sad if they pass on what 'might' be the premier bowling event for many, many years to come. I imagine…maybe 2-7 years from now…re-naming it the "Iceman Memorial Tournament" in your honor. But, lets not get ahead of ourselves.
The key is we need all 5 members committed to this thing. Mudpuppy is in and relying on reliable transportation. I'm definitely making the trip and am not very far away. Iceman I figure at about 92% chance of showing given he's gonna be riding on a motorcycle from nearly the Mississippi River. Odds of MWhite showing up is nearly the same as Rob M….I'm thinking high 60s in terms of %. Mike is rather shy…and Rob isn't 100% used to Iceman/Aslan antics and hijinks and may decide to smoke a pipe and read a good English novel…maybe have a brandy with some friends. I don't know…whatever mature people do that have a life void of antics and hijinks...
Last edited by Aslan; 09-08-2014 at 07:53 PM.
In Bag: (: .) Zen Master Solid; (: .) Perfect Mindset; (: .) Brunswick Endeavor; (: .) Outer Limits Pearl; (: .) Ebonite Maxim
USBC#: 8259-59071; USBC Sanctioned Average = 192; Lifetime Average = 172;
Ball Speed: 14.7mph; Rev. Rate: 240rpm || High Game (sanc.) = 300 (268); High Series (sanc.) = 725 (720); Clean Games: 198
Smokey this is not 'Nam', this is bowling. There are rules. Proud two-time winner of a bowlingboards.com weekly ball give-away!
OK,,, MARK me down as 99.9 percent chance of being there! IF the weather goes to hell the week of the trip, I will simple jump in my Prius and make the drive in what ever bad weather could be going on! Bowling you, (my friend, is going to be right up there with that 245 I bowled today on the seniors league) Don't ask me what the series was,,, don't want to FREAK you out before we Tangle on the lanes!
Like I said, am hoping to ride the bike, but if it looks like crap, I will take the car,,, if that can't happen, I will fly,,, if planes are being kept on the ground due to security reasons, I will jog out!!! ICEMAN WILL BE THERE.
I like the two out of 3 team format for the doubles,, (if Mike shows up, and I hope he does)
I don't know about Rob,,, He just might be WAY to mature to deal with you and me Kitty Cat!! He might be 6 months younger then Ice, but in maturity he is light years up on ME!!! (Guess what,,, I DON"T CARE)
I don't think he realizes how BIG this is, and all the ramifications it might have in regards to World Peace, Hunger, and The Honey Bee's!!
The way everyone around here look at this doubles challenge, they are calling it the Surfer Dude's, against the Bikers!! Sounds good to me!
Sounds like in West Side Story,,, the what ever's, against the Jets I believe! GOING TO BE A RUMBLE!!
Being new to bowling, What in the heck is a 5 person Step latter?? How does it operate? What in the hell does a latter have to do with bowling, and who is bring the damn thing, I will be on a BIKE with my wife, pulling a trailer, YOU BRING THE FRICKEN LATTER!!!!
Thanks for naming this Rumble after ME! But,,, but,, tears dripping form Iceman's eyes,,, I can't continue,,,, be back later.....
I feel honored, that this will become an annual event, and continue even after I am gone! I know I don't have long to go,,, being 6 months older then even Rob,,, but then neither DO YOU before I Destroy YOU Mr Womanless, Wordy, Over thinker, too many bowling balls, kitty cat!
I have your Avatar picked out,,, I posted it! sixteen days,,,,, can't you feel the excitement GROWING,,, I get dozens and DOZENS of private messages saying ICEMAN,,, Good luck,,, show him that even an old stinky man, old enough to be his grandfather, can beat a MUCH YOUNGER bowler who's bowling stinks!!
LOL...LOL... SOON MY FRIEND! This will be settled! ( Bring some preparation H , for the ask whippen your going to get, in the NAME OF ALL OLD MEN ALL OVER THIS WONDERFUL BOWLING WORLD!!
Last edited by MICHAEL; 09-09-2014 at 12:30 AM.
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Aslan email me tomorrow where we are bowling so I can book. Traveling around VA, TN and NC right now so internet access is shady at best. So I want to try and book this week. If not I can book when I get back on Sunday or Monday if that is not too late.
I guess Rob must have told the mayor!!
I guess they know we are coming!!
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Aslan After the Rumble in Vegas with Mud and Ice
The very next DAY!!
The lion reduced to THIS!! Pictured is Aslan, in a small corner of his house in San Diego! Cheap no name beer, and coughing up Hair Balls......sad...... sad indeed!
Last edited by MICHAEL; 09-09-2014 at 09:40 AM.
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I'm waiting to hear from Rob. If he ends up getting a preferred rate for us at Suncoast, we'll be staying and bowling there. If not, we'll be staying/bowling at Sam's Town.
I will e-mail you when I hear from Rob. If you don't get an e-mail by Saturday morning, call Sam's Town and reserve your room there. Given that this thing is a mere 2 weeks away; Friday is the deadline. I don't anticipate Sam's Town filling up...but we best not push our luck. I'm still crossing my fingers for Southcoast...I think it's nicer and closer to the strip...but like Iceman said...it really doesn't matter where we stay...especially me and MWhite since I'm only staying one night and I presume Mike is as well.
FORMAT:
4 games: Not sure what rate Rob got, but I think they quoted me $3/game at Sam's Town. We'll set up the order alphabetically.
- The fits game for each player is "practice" and doesn't count towards qualifying.
- The next 3 games are "qualifying". They will determine where you are seeded in the stepladder finals. Since Iceman is pretending not to know how this works, I'll explain it to amuse him. Highest series from qualifying is seeded #1, 2nd highest is seeded #2, etc....
- The 5th seed bowls the 4th seed...the winner of that match (match-play) faces the #3 seed. The winner of #4/5 vs. #3 faces the #2 seed. The winner of that match faces the #1 seed. The winner of that match is crowned CHAMPION.
- A tie in qualifying is broken with a coin flip.
- For the sake of Iceman's and Aslan's sidebets, winner is the person who makes it furthest in the stepladder finals. If Iceman is seeded #3 and me #5 and I lose in the first round, Iceman wins the sidebet(s) even though he didn't actually face me in the finals.
- If certain members don't show...we'll do the singles qualifying and stepladder with whomever makes it/doesn't back out.
- Following the stepladder finals, there will be a doubles match (3 games each, no practice game) of Iceman/Mudpuppy vs. MWhite/Aslan. If for some reason MWhite doesn't show or is injured, RobM is his alternate. If Rob chooses not to participate AND MWhite cancels...doubles match is cancelled.
- Standard USBC rules apply. There is no dress code so shorts are fine as are hats as are shirts without your name on them (as are tank tops for Iceman).
COST: For those participating in singles AND doubles: Bowling cost (assuming $3/game) will be $27-$36 depending on how many games are bowled in the stepladder finals. For those NOT participating in doubles (Rob); the cost will be $18-$27. To make it easy, I'll probably pay for all the games [[(4 * 5) singles +(3 * 4) doubles] + (2 * 4) stepladder] @ $3/game = $120 up front and then each of you can pay me back $3 for whatever games you bowl.
That is based on $3/game...I don't know what rate (per game) Rob got at Suncoast...could be a little higher, the same, a little less, or FREE!
Any other questions while we wait for event site confirmation??
In Bag: (: .) Zen Master Solid; (: .) Perfect Mindset; (: .) Brunswick Endeavor; (: .) Outer Limits Pearl; (: .) Ebonite Maxim
USBC#: 8259-59071; USBC Sanctioned Average = 192; Lifetime Average = 172;
Ball Speed: 14.7mph; Rev. Rate: 240rpm || High Game (sanc.) = 300 (268); High Series (sanc.) = 725 (720); Clean Games: 198
Smokey this is not 'Nam', this is bowling. There are rules. Proud two-time winner of a bowlingboards.com weekly ball give-away!
My contact at Suncoast has been off for the past three days. She returns tomorrow. Hopefully, she'll have an answer for me then.
Will there be roads I can take to get into Vegas? Looks like on the weather channel several roads have been washed out and destroyed!
I will need to make sure I have a good route with working roads!! Crazy weather... VEGAS are you still THERE???? Is there still a water shortage in the City of Sin, and Bowling?
Last edited by MICHAEL; 09-09-2014 at 07:40 PM.
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