Let's Do the Time Warp, Bowling Style
Written by Kyle on Saturday, February 06, 2010 in Korea, Republic of
Feelin' excited
Rev up the flux capacitor and open the doors to the Delorian because we're headed back in time to a time when connecting to the internet meant that you couldn't use the phone. A time when gas would regularly dip below $1 per gallon. A time where I was a kid at a bowling alley, just striving to get that last pin down.Feelin' excited
We found this time warp bowling alley just off the busy shopping area of Myeong-dong in Seoul and it had all the requisite awesomeness of a bowling ally in the early 90s. First, it had the obligatory "bowling in space" scenes that come alive under a blacklight. I'm not sure of the connection between space travel and bowling, but I do know that when space travel becomes possible, I would like to do it in a bowling pin shaped vessel.
Second, there is the push button score keeping machine.
Of course, the scoring machine needs a display, and that's where these wonderful CRT monitors come in handy.
This particular time machine is not without its quirks, though. Most obvious, it's in Korea, so it's full of Koreans in matching bowling outfits. Not any matching outfits. Pink ones.
And of course, in my memories of bowling alleys, I did not have facial hair or a wife. Such is the march of time.
Finally, if you are in Korea and you want to visit your own personal bowling time machine, they're pretty easy to find. Just look for the giant bolwing pins outside.
Glad you found a diversion for all that "after school" angst release!
by Linda at February 24, 2010 04:25 PM