Bowl Portland

Breaking news from Wilma…
Date:  Saturday, July 12, 2008

Location:  The Forks, Maine

Bowl Portland and Three Rivers are teaming up for some “Serious Fun”!  The Kennebec River is renowned for its breathtaking wilderness setting, exhilarating high-volume whitewater with 6 to 8 foot waves and large holes in rapids that live up to their names like Rock Garden, Big Mama, Whitewasher and the power of the infamous Magic Falls.. All our trips include a snack and drink on the river and a complete homemade meal sure to cure any paddler’s appetite followed by a slide and video presentation of your day on the river.  (I think we might even get Zeak to video and Hank, Bernie, Wilma & Maude to guide).  Check in for the whitewater rafting trip will be 8:30 AM on Saturday morning.  There will be a buffet breakfast offered for $6 per person from 7:00 to 8:30.

There will be bands on both Friday and Saturday night - Friday - The 3 Horseman and Saturday - JC & The Pick-ups!   Come and dance the night away by our large bonfire or “Hollow Log Bonfire”!

Driving time from Portland is about  2 ½ hours.  You can check - in anytime after 1 pm,  we will have Bowl Portland happy hour with specials throughout the evening!  Dinner is served until 11 and the bar is open until 1 AM.

Lodging Options:  Special Pricing for Bowl Portland Participants
(Recommend arriving Friday evening and departing on Sunday)

Camping - Free (Bring your own equipment
Bunk Houses - $18 per person per night (These sleep eight and you would need to bring your own sleeping bag)
Cabins -  $45 per person per night  - (Full House keeping Service)
Inn By the River - We also have an Inn about 1 mile north if you are looking for a little privacy.

If you do not want to raft and just want to take part in the fun, you can do that, too!  There are plenty of hiking trails or fishing opportunities as well! To book your spots or if you have any questions, please call 1-800-786-6878 and mention you are interested in booking the Bowl Portland week-end to get the special pricing!!  Once you have made your reservation you will receive a confirmation, as well as directions to Three Rivers and ideas of what to bring!

Thanks to everyone for making Tuesday’s Serious Fun this winter!  Also, be sure to come to the Bowling Ball, as there will be a give away for a freerafting trip!! (Must be present to win)

www.threeriversfun.com
Kim Christopher aka “Wilma”

www.innbytheriver.com
www.jumpandraft.com
www.threeriversfun.com

That’s it folks.  With the all-star game in the books (I’m awarding MVP of the all-star game to Jeltz), BowlPortland year one is officially in the books.  Over 100 bowlers participated.  Next year we will be expanding to 24 or more teams.  Already the offseason buzz has strated - Off Constantly may be breaking up, trades rumors are everywhere, and now most members have sweet new bowling balls.

Keep checking in occassionally.  There will be news about BowlPortland events, including a Summer Hat Tournament, BowlPortland Day at the Forks, info on the Bowling Ball Gala, etc. 

In the meantime, I had to include this, because I think this is the natural progression for Off Constantly now that they have that gorgeous Cup.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epa5YZIJU8I

Noone can beat Off Constantly.  Congrats to Off Constantly on taking home the 1st Annual BowlPortland title.

Bernie was already an all-star.  Jasper Pond will replace TJ.

#1 Off Constantly vs # 3 Dirty Half Dozen

C’mon, you saw this one coming.  DHD jumped out to an early lead with some dominating performances early in the season.  They held that lead until they ran into Off Constantly in week 6, and the OC Boys put it to them 10-5.  That led to a losing streak for DHD, and Off Constantly took over the top spot and has held on to it.  Now they meet again.  OC has cruised through the playoffs, taking out a game Binga’s Ringas and the sex addicts of Happy Hands Productions.  DHD has struggled a bit with their scores, but ultimately done enough to put away Spare Us and Purple Haze.  Tonight they meet for all the marbles. 

Gametime is 8 pm, lanes 3-4.  Lanes 1, 2, 5 and 6 are reserved for BowlPortland fans.  Roy and Karl will be covering the game for BPSN, game will be available on DVD after the season, but be there live and have stories to tell your grandchildren.

Little drama last night, as the favorites both clinched in their second games.  Off Constantly will meet Dirty Half Dozen on lanes 3-4 Friday night at 8.  Be there or suck.

 The all-star extravaganza has been moved, and tweaked.  It is next Tuesday.  4 teams of 6 (top 16 men ((well, one exception so each team is represented)) by average and top 8 women by average) will be matched up in a single elimination tournament - all 6 roll.  First game at 8, next game at 845, finals at 9:30.  The league will put up $30 of excess trophy fund for the winner - so that’s a cool $5 you could pocket!

Team 1: Mitchell Power Family and Friends

The Dude - Purple Haze, Hungus - BEER, Bubbles - DMB, Wilma - 3L, Tron - OC, Harlyn P - DHD

Team 2: Zing!

Riggs - DHD, Beebop - Pinups, Poppy Wildwood - HHP, N Sauce - SauPo, Frenchy - Spare, Herbie - 3L

Team 3: Gorillas in the Mist

Oz - OC, R Sauce - SauPo, Hank - 3L, Dutch - DHD, Pinstigator - Pin, TJ - HHP

Team 4: Hells Yayus

Tender Alex - BW, Jeltz - DHD, Number One - OC, Sasha Northfield - HHP, I-Moan - PH, Bernie - 3L

 SILKY PETE CLINCHES NCAA POOL!  CONGRATS!  SO, SILKY, WHO WINS BOWLPORTLAND?

Well BowlPortland, in one whirlwind night we eliminated eight teams.  We are down to our Final Four.  The matchups are set.  The ridiculously sweet trophy is in my trunk.  Now we play the games.

The one-and-done prelim rounds turned out to be even more intense than I had imagined.  That’s a whole lot of pressure (though so far we have avoided the ultimate in pressure - a one game bowloff to break a tie).  Binga’s, Purple Haze, and Happy Hands advanced easily, but the Spare Us - 3 Livers game came down to the last ball.  Needing 16 pins to tie in the final frame, Bernie picked up the must-have spare.  6 to tie, seven to win.  Shockingly, the surehanded Bernie rolled a five, and a hushed Spare Us crept into the quarters.

The quarterfinal matchups were glorious.  First, a rematch of the Week One maroon-off.  That’s a lot of Maroon!  The Dirty Half Dozen retained their title as the “Most Maroon” with a walloping of Spare Us, but there was a lot of hugging and smiling.  Second, sibling rivalry.  The Dude is on a tear, and he paced his Haze to a major upset over the #2 seeded Balls and their Cpatian, his sister, Bubbles.  Lefty also chipped in a 185.  Should the cinderella Haze reach the finals, the Dude will be out of the country.  We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.  Happy Hands rallied for 8.5-6.5 win over Hungus’ BEER.  They lost game one 5-0 before turning it on.  Hannaford is anti-bowling.  Finally, Off Constantly, miffed at all the attention being lavished on the upstart Ringa’s, reasserted their dominance.  They appear to be on amission to sip sweet nectar from The Cup.  Speaking of which, we need a name for the trophy.  Lombardi Trophy is taken, and Stanley Cup, but along those lines.  Submissions welcome.

So, there may be a shcedule shift to Thursday for the title game and all-star game, but as of now they are still on Friday.  Please let me know if you are an all-start that can’t make the all star game.

Current all-star roster:

Pinstigator, $3 G       Hank, 3 Livers

Wilma, 3 Livers         R Sauce, SauPo

NSauce, SauPo         Beebop, Pinups

Frenchy, Spare Us Wing Alex, Binga’s

Bubbles, Balls

Terribly disturbing video below.

 http://wonkette.com/374041/barack-obama-fails-at-bowling-in-pennsylvania

http://somebigsbowl.kintera.org/faf/help/helpEventInfo.asp?ievent=259644&lis=1&kntae259644=29A4466E11EB4FEAB12B6CB3904F5FC9

It is for Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Portland.  It’d be cool if some BowlPortlanders represented.

Tuesday, April 1 

#10 Purple Haze vs #3 Dirty Half Dozen

#5 Happy Hands Productions vs #1 Off Constantly

5th Place Game

BEER vs Balls

7th Place Game

Spare Us vs Binga’s

More info to folllow, stupid legislature…