Thursday, 04 October 2007
An Elder Hit on YouTube
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When, over the summer, I visited Monarch Landing, an Erickson retirement community in a suburb of Chicago [TGB story here], one of the most popular activities among the residents was Wii bowling.
In case you’re behind the curve on Wii, it is video game console from Nintendo in which a handheld controller similar in look to a television remote, is swung like a tennis racket, golf club, bowling ball, etc. toward a large screen where the action takes place. In other words, virtual sports.
I tried Wii bowling while I was at Monarch Landing. It’s a load of fun and as close to the real feel of the game as is anything likely to ever be invented. [Undoubtedly I'll regret that prediction some day.]
Erickson recently held a Wii bowling tournament pitting several of their communities around the U.S. against one another. And they recorded it. The edited tournament has been running on YouTube for only a couple of days and is rated (as of early this morning) in the top 50 viewed sports videos.
Here is it for you:
[At The Elder Storytelling Place today, Paul Henry, the Old Professor, tells us what happened when, as a youth, he decided I Want to Play Like Duke Ellington.]
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Excellent!!!!
Posted by: Kay Dennison | Thursday, 04 October 2007 at 04:23 AM
Ronnie tried to write you at the contact address and it did not go through. Just wanted to share. Found your site about 3 weeks ago and I am thoroughly enjoying it. My daughter is a writer and has a blog and told me about it. Yesterday I felt young. Now I am 3 score and 10 and mind feels young but body is beginning in some ways not to agree. Where did the time go. Just moved to be nearer children into a smaller home. A challenge, drew the plan and drove daily quite a distance to be with contractor and very tiring. Finally coming back to life and I love the area in Nashville. I am now settled 4 months. A new world has opened up. Like starting over. Daughter keeps encouraging to start a blog. A lot has happened in this life. So far just enjoying responding to blogs. Now I am beginning to think what is my next project. I need to slow down.
Enough said.
Posted by: Ernestine | Thursday, 04 October 2007 at 04:24 AM
Hi all-- I watched this video with my mom last night, who mentioned she would have liked to see it in full screen.
After searching for a bit, I found the same video in a higher resolution with option for full screen here:
Wii Bowling Episode 1
Posted by: Carrie | Thursday, 04 October 2007 at 07:17 AM
What fun!
Posted by: Darlene | Thursday, 04 October 2007 at 07:36 AM
I play Wii Bowling too. The mechanics of the game is obviously very different than regular bowling in the alley. But I think the experience is very much the same (i.e. satisfaction when knocking down a spare). It's just a matter of figuring out and adapting to the Wii control. It is indeed very fun to play.
Posted by: Paul @ Elders Tribune | Thursday, 04 October 2007 at 08:13 AM
Hi Ronnie,
My Grandson,Andrew, taught me how to play Wii tennis and we have a great time. I could never play real tennis anymore but I love playing Wii.
The bowling at Erickson looks like a lot of fun.......
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Posted by: Nancy | Thursday, 04 October 2007 at 02:35 PM
What fun! My daughter introduced me to Wii bowling. I am proud to report that I went on to try some Wii boxing and knocked out my first opponent.
Er, but I think I'll go back to bowling now.
Posted by: Betsy Devine | Friday, 05 October 2007 at 02:00 AM
Love it! Most importantly, the players were more fun than lots of my peers! It's getting into the spirit of things that makes life FUN!!
Posted by: Nikki | Friday, 05 October 2007 at 02:15 AM
Good Show! What Fun!
Posted by: Geoff | Friday, 05 October 2007 at 07:41 AM
Once again you have done it. Everytime I receive a FeedBlitz email telling my there is a new post on Time Goes By; I eagerly go to see what you have added that day. And then it happens--time goes by.
You have just given me a new YouTube video to put on my Squidoo lens under new vids.
Check it out. Do you Squidoo? I think that you should; you would rank very high.
http://www.squidoo.com/babyboomersandretirement/
What a great blog you have! Thanks for your posts and the message you send.
Posted by: Carol Ann Wiley | Friday, 05 October 2007 at 07:52 AM