Bowling In Ball Square!

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

The mysterious bowling alley in Ball Square is a mystery no longer! I slipped a note in an envelope through the mail slot at the alley, and the owner called me back the next day. His name is Butch and he was very nice, and he rents out the alley now and then for private functions. He's happy to rent to us! It's 8 lanes of candle pin, BYOB/food. So let's have a davis_square bowling party in January or February!

Bowling leagues have the place permanently booked every weeknight, but the alley is available for private party rental on Saturday nights. I know we don't usually do DS_LJ meetups on Saturdays, but I think this is worthy of an exception. :-) $9 a head includes shoe rental and three hours of bowling, 7PM to 10PM. They don't sell food or beverages but we can bring our own, including alcohol. Organizational details to follow. But first, we have to find a date!

Note that this poll is not an RSVP poll, just a date survey. We've eliminated the 1st week in Jan (too soon after the holidays), the 3rd week in Jan (Arisia weekend), and Valentines weekend (lots of people will be busy). I can't guarantee the alley will be available on the #1 favorite date, but lets see when the most folks could make it. Wanna bowl in Ball Square? Check off all the Saturday nights you could do it. We need a minimum of 20 people to make this happen!


[Poll #1499836]

Comments

[genesayssitdown.livejournal.com]

god i love bowling. specifically candlepin bowling. SCREW THAT BIG BALL BOWLING, GIMME ORIGINAL BOWLING

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

(Warning: Bowling alley may be loud.)

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Leave it to me to not check and to post this right after an airplane wank poll. Bowling noise will WAKE THE BABY!!!!

[oneagain.livejournal.com]

You are a silly wench.

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

I'M SO EXCITED I VOTED FOR EVERY OPTION

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for putting this together!!

[ron_newman]

All of the Saturday nights are fine with me, but I'm just curious -- is it closed and unrentable on Sunday nights? Or do the leagues use it that night as well?

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

That's his night off. I did ask about that.

[beowabbit]

Bowling is for losers, so I am really looking forward to it!

[josephineave.livejournal.com]

I'm confused by: But first, we have to find a date!

Is this one collective date for us to share or do we need to bring our own dates? And if it's one date to share, how do we handle the various sexual orientations/fetishes of our members (no pun intended)? I realize it will probably be a first date, but I want to be prepared and really suck (no pun intended) at group dates.

Oh, and what if we just want to watch? (Shoutout to Chance the Gardner).

[ron_newman]

+42

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Maybe I should make us one collective OKCupid profile and see who finds us attractive enough to meet. :-)

[enhf94.livejournal.com]

Six things I can't live without: butthurt, snark, wank, recommendations to 311, burritos, and Ron Newman.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Pressing LJ's non-existent "like" button! :-)

[fenicedautun.livejournal.com]

No Tom Champion?!?

[enhf94.livejournal.com]

I know, but including two people in the list would've been less funny.

As my head lay on the pillow, this floated in my mind:

"The most private thing I'm willing to admit here: I voted for cinnamon bun."

but it was too DSLJ-in-jokey and not entirely accurate.

[ron_newman]

Looks like 2/6 is the winner, followed closely by 1/23, 2/20, and 2/27 . So what happens next?

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

I'll be squaring away our booking in a few days. I'm shooting for 2/6.