KAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHNNNNNNN!!!!!

[bluegargantua]

Hi,

My world has just gotten a little less happy.

Good Times Emporium is closing!

Apparently, their landlord said -- "We're putting in a furniture store. You've gotta be out by June 30th."

Words cannot express my sadness...well, actually they can.

Good Times Emporium is an arcade/sports bar/pool hall/laser tag/go kart track all under one huge roof. It's a delightfully ghetto place where they have children's birthday pizza parties at 11pm at night.

It also has skeeball.

You know, skeeball. Bowl a little wooden ball down a lane, it pops up and you try and get it into a high-scoring hole, you get tickets based on your overall score? Skeeball. Good Times has lots of skeeball and a wide selection of cheap, tacky crap you need a million prize tickets to claim.

Skeeball is also a the ultimate tool of seduction. If I take a girl out to play skeeball, I'm eventually going to bed with her. Maybe not that very date, but eventually. It makes perfect sense really -- if you're the kind of girl who likes playing skeeball, you've got a fun, playful streak that complements mine and when two fun, playful people have exhausted the entertainment in skeeball...they come up with other things to do.

Man, now I totally need to take a bunch of girls out to play skeeball with me before Good Times closes.

later
Tom

Comments

[kadath.livejournal.com]

Skeeball! Skeeball is the best thing ever!

[velvetdragon64.livejournal.com]

You've never invited me to play skeeball!

[hawkhandsaw.livejournal.com]

I love skeeball!

[dot_fennel]

They didn't even say when they were closing! Just "if you have tokens for use with us, you'd better use them soon".

I have a ton of Good Time tokens. If I can find them tonight, maybe I should plan on going tomorrow.

[bluegargantua]

You should get the boy to take you! Y'know, I can't remember if Ten Minute Walk has skeeball...or if it's even open anymore...

Tom

[mikecap.livejournal.com]

Man, fuck furniture. Everything should just be a beanbag chair.

[bluegargantua]

Like a good craftsman, I have many tools of seduction in my toolbox.

But I'll totally take you out for skeeball if you'd like. :)

later
Tom

[bluegargantua]

So, ah, wanna go play skeeball with me? You've definitely got the shoes for it. :)

later
Tom

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

Me me! Skkeeeeeeball!
Whoa! Oh no!
SKEEEEEEEE

[bluegargantua]

They said they have to be out by June 30th and the website still lists a WWE event on the 29th. So I assume they're closing the 29th or 30th.

later
Tom

[sweetmmeblue.livejournal.com]

I'm in, I still have the tokens from last time. When do you want to go?

[bluegargantua]

Here's the DIY knife in the back. That furniture store? IKEA.

Sweedish bastards!
Tom

[mikecap.livejournal.com]

You know what dude, seriously? Start a letter writing movement and insist that IKEA install skeeball and a couple games in the store to replace that which they are taking away.

I bet they'd do it if you got enough people behind you.

[mighty-1.livejournal.com]

Fun World (http://www.funworldnh.com/) in Nashua is *just* like that. I've played skeeball with goldenoak there many times and I don't think they will go out of busineed any time soon.

[twwombat.livejournal.com]

The sign is still there. Their web site is still there even though it hasn't really been updated since 2005.

And they've got pictures of skeeball in their gallery...

[purple-dj.livejournal.com]

Last time I was in Fun World (2 years ago?) I was a bit disturbed at the condition of the place. I don't think they've done any upkeep or renovation of any kind in the past decade. The place didn't used to be skeevy when I was growing up, but it's way-skeevy now.

[da-popa.livejournal.com]

Aw Suck! I can't believe they're closing! IKEA?!?! Man, they're trying to change the area....