Dave: a Profile From Obscurity

Dave: a Profile From Obscurity

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Saturday, June 21,2008

Today I went bowling for the first time this year. It isn’t all that important to note that I haven’t been bowling in all too many months, but I figured if your reading this you probably have a simple curiosity and a passion for details. So, first off I will let you know that I don’t bowl habitually, but rather for the occasional fun of it.

It was on this not so typical trip to the local bowling alley that I met Dave. Dave is a ‘regular’ here at Victor Bowl. After just having met him, I decided to invite him to bowl with me for the evening. You know, I am really glad I did. As it turns out; Dave hangs out at the bowling alley practically every night and I couldn’t have done nearly so well without him.

Dave had a worn out look about him. He was sort of rough around the edges, but still was ready to bring his best game to the table.

By now you have probably already guessed that "Dave" is a bowling ball. He was the best 16lb bowling ball I could have used that evening. I was first drawn to him just because he was yellow, which happens to be my favorite color. His yellow tint reminded me of my first car a 1973 Chevy Nova. His chipped and worn holes weren’t the perfect fit, but they would certainly do for a quick hour of non-competitive bowling.

I landed strikes during my first 2 frames with ease. Dave was a special bowling ball indeed.

When I first examined Yellow Dave, I couldn’t help but think of the potential for a nice creative writing article. I figured it would be a good simple story about an ordinary object that is far too often taken for granted. After all, can anyone bowl without the ball?

"Yellow Dave" The Bowling Ball

DAVE a Profile from Obscurity
I can only guess about the life of the man who made Dave his namesake. It is obvious that Dave’s original owner was in all probability named Dave or David. By that assumption I could also tell you that Dave was a man.

A rather large, right handed man with pretty huge fingers, Dave must have been. Oh, yes, and he liked the color yellow, and at some unknown time he lived nearby to Victor Bowl Victorville California where he likely enjoyed bowling for many years and may for all I know, continues to do so. He also probably didn’t like throwing things away that are still useful. Like “Yellow Dave the Bowling Ball” rather he donated him to the very bowling alley he frequented so often.

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