HOWARD CAMNER and that’s Saint Dennis
master of swing-step synchronization Saint Dennis
constantly confused with Dionysius Saint Dennis
the war-cry of French armies Saint Dennis
invoked against demons and headaches If you ask politely
(rim shot)
The execution of a proper arm swing in bowling is particularly difficult when you’ve just been executed yourself
(rim shot)
The good bowler must be intelligent, confident, and focused In short, he should have a good head on his shoulders
(rim shot)
Reading lanes is the toughest challenge a bowler faces as oil patterns affect how a head (or a ball) will move toward the pins
But here is where Saint Dennis has the advantage over the hardware store team, anyway Here is where he really shines
with his eyes in his head and his head on the floor he can see it all
At the carnival
except the Saint Dennis Memorial Carnival in full swing and only five blocks away from Rue Gaston de Caillavet
you can test your skill at the many games that honor Saint Dennis and his disembodied talking head. You can play: Ring-Around-The-Head, Head Toss, Pin the Head on Saint Dennis, Dig-That-Head (for the archaeology buff), Whack-A- Head, and the popular “Dunk the Head in the Think Tank” where a replica of the saint’s head rests on a plank just over a tank of water (rumored to be holy water, but really from the Seine)
The head teases and taunts contestants who hurl a baseball at a target on a lever to drop the head in the tank so it will shut up once and for all
Back at the bowling alley
the head of Saint Dennis is staring down his lane at a bad situation; one rotten scene
The bowler’s nightmare is, of course, the Impossible Split
As bowlers say, when it comes to the Impossible Split and life itself, “Never try to be a hero. Just get what you can”
and that’s Saint Dennis he did what those crazy cats do on their soap boxes and rum crates with their hearts on their sleeves and their heads in their hands
He just wanted to say his piece that’s all
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his head will tell you that relaxation is the key to good bowling But it’s hard to relax when you’ve just been decapitated
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