I leave tomorrow morning. After all of the stuff that I have gone through in the last 6 months, I am really looking forward to this trip. My game may not be where I would like it to be because of my layoff from the sport but I still think that I should do okay. We have 4 teams going so it should be a blast. I fly from Chicago to St. Louis where I have a 2 hour layover. I meet up with 6 people there and then we get on the plane for the 3+ hour flight. The flight attendants won't know what hit them

I mentioned this in the chat room yesterday. We had a guy tear his rotator cuff on Wednesday night. I spent a good part of yesterday on the sub-boards and on the phone. I think that we may have someone though.

If anyone is in Albuquerque, I am bowling team at 8:30pm on Sunday on either 21/22 or 23/24 and D/S at 11:30pm on Monday (worst squad time ever). I am hoping that my hotel has free internet. If so, I will post updates. If not, I will report on Tuesday or Wednesday. I have a feeling when I get home on Tuesday I may just need to pass out.

Good Luck GP, I wish I could go with you. Let me know how you do.

Really wish I could have made it down there for competition it would have been a cheap trip for me, at least the "having a place to sleep" part of it. Best of luck to you GP, bowl good!

Good luck GP. Thats a bad break on the bowler tearing his Rotator cuff so close to the time you bowl. Let's hope you get someone to be able to fill in. I'd like to make at least one trip to nationals in my career.

On a side note, thanks for not open posting this site over on the USBC Championships Forum on bowl .com.

I like to bowl nationals one time too. Never been but i heard so much about it for you all. I love to go once in my life. Maybe next time there in reno or even vegas i take a trip down there and bowl it.

VEGAS NEXT YEAR!!!

They expect twice the normal applicants. First allowed in will be the ones who bowled in Albuquerque, and prepaid this year. Then it will be opened for others.

Missed you in the chat room, GP. Hope you have better luck than I. Don't strain the leg.

Well next year I doubt I would be able to do it. I would have to try to put together a team or two, or find a team that needed a bowler. I'd like for it to be a little closer to me as I'm not a flier, I hate being in a vehicle and not be in control of it. I know this years bowlers have first dibs for Vegas. Maybe in 2011 when its in Orlando, since thats where it looks like it will be then.

We are still looking for a person. PM me if you can go. WE NEED SOMEONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope you find someone

Good luck ....