Wednesday had rolled around again and that meant bowling night. After early successes in the season, everything since the July 4th break has been pretty bad. Unfortunately, last night I just wasn't "feelin' it" either. My first game was a lowly 130. I went to the bar for a smoke and to be all pissed off at myself alone for a few minutes. When the bartender asked if I needed anything, I had every intention of saying no... But for some reason I ordered a shot of Patron and a Tecate. After downing my shot and a half of warm Tequila and chugging half my beer I stumbled back to the lane.First frame... spare. It should have been a strike, but sometimes the 10 pin refuses to fall... Then a strike. Then an spare... Then strike strike strike strike... Holy pins of fury! When the game was over, I had bowled a 200. And I was feeling much better about life in general.
As I swaggered back to the bar I remember thinking to myself... "Self. That was good, but if you drink those again it is going to be too much." I knew it was a mistake, but it was a theory I wanted to test. After downing my second shot (that tasted much better by the way) I grabbed my beer and headed back over for the third game. I opened with a gutter. Then finished the first frame out with a spare. "Whew!" It was all downhill from there. I ended the game with a 111. Ouch. That hurt.
Next Wednesday I am going to start the night with a shot and then have one beer per game. I will let you know how that works out.
--C
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