A Sad Day in San Francisco
Yesterday was a sad, sad, sad day for our family. We went down to the Metreon with the Fishers to show them San Francisco's best kept secret, virtual bowling, before they move. As we went up the escalator and turned the corner, our worst fears came to life. The arcade in the Metreon is closed. No more virtual bowling! We were so sad--for the Fishers, for future visitors, and especially for ourselves. Poor little Max will never be able to cultivate his virtual bowling skills. The night was not a total bust though. We headed over to Yerba Buena Gardens to do some real bowling. I know, REAL bowling. How Jurassic! The kids had a great time watching 
their balls VERY slowly roll down the lane and the point of our game soon became knocking out the balls that lost their momentum and got stuck in the gutter. Afterwards we enjoyed some nourishment at Denny's. I had french toast and hashbrowns--the end to a perfect evening.
But I have to go back to the virtual bowling. Blake and I remember once a couple years ago when the arcade closed and then reopened under new ownership. We can only hope the same thing happens again. Until then, here is a slide show of some of our virtual bowling memories.
5 comments:
How sad! Hopefully it will re-open so Vaughn can get a chance to be part of the bowling video!
louie and i laughed at your video. very tear jerking with the music. clever. and to think i didn't even get to go one time. sad.
thats so sad. i dont know if you have a chance now with me moving there! :( and i loved the video. very funny.
A worthy tribute to one of the best games San Francisco and the world has ever seen. As the music played and the memories of fierce competition flashed on my screen I couldn't hold the tears back. You really captured the essence and passion of virtual bowling.
my computer didn't pick up the video--just the blogpage. stinks, kind of like me at virtual bowling.
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