I don't often hang out in Addison but I had heard about a disgraced cop turned house painter who could give Johnny Petraglia a run for his money and I wanted to check him out. When I arrived I was highly disappointed. This legendary man was bowling in a women's league. Not only that, but he was only averaging 162 for the season.

My disappointment turned quickly to joy was I wandered down to lanes 31-32 where several bearded men in Phish t-shirts were open bowling. Now these fellows could bowl! And they were gambling for significant stakes as well. The best bowler in the group was the one they called "Chus" (it rhymes with shoes). Every ball was dead in the hole. If not for a few taps and a ball that was too good and left the eight pin, he may have rolled a perfect series. As it was, he scored 829 for the three game set. It's always a pleasure to watch a good bowler in action.

As I was leaving, the St. Bede's Ladies' Auxiliary League was just finishing up. The house painter I had come to see had shot 413 for his series and was in the parking lot shaking down three black teenagers for a bag of weed. I got in my Buick Riviera for the long ride back to Streeterville and popped in a Doors cassette. Strange Days.

I wonder if Bathhouse John knows One Shot John?

Are we still beating this white-hooded horse?

I didn't know Chus had ever rolled an 800.

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Yes. Gleefully so.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

I have not, and I've only bowled at Stardust once.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Is that right?

When I pronounce it in my mind, which is often, I always think "Chuz".

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You know me like that.

Rhymes with bus

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

<º)))><

Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

It would have been funnier if it was " I knew Chas when he shot 800 at Stardust Bowl"

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Big crowd that night.

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You know me like that.

There's the Dr. Ken I know and love.

They were probably all Muslims.

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Stardust does have 84 lanes.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Hey, who wants to hear a riddle ?!?

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

I assume Bathhouse John is Keeping Score?

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

That sounds aboot right.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

<º)))><

Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

His last comment before leaving the Board a while back referred to it becoming a "bathhouse".

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

Bathhouse John tried to mult vote in the tournament and then complained about how Rick runs the tourny


who could THAT be?

That's funny. I've only bowled once in my life and it was at Stardust.

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Or the Kid Cairo mult.

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Not me.

My one remaining different username is still alive, but I've forgotten the password.

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