Bob Oedy

My girlfriend and I had just left the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino on our way home after Punk Rock Bowling. We were talking about how much fun we had bowling, seeing all the bands and going to the pool parties. We did a lot of other things too like visiting China Town, Pawn Star's Pawnshop, discovering great restaurants. We thought someone should write a book explaining how to navigate the perfect Las Vegas stay. That's when the idea hit me, "The Punk Rock Las Vegas Survival Guide". My band The Grim played the festival before, I bowled in the tournament, I've attended as a single person and with kids. I thought it would be fun to introduce people to the subject. Most of my friends never venture off to see things like Kiss Monster Mini Golf, Pinball Hall-of-Fame or Flamingo Wildlife Habitat. There are so many free or inexpensive things to do in Las Vegas.

I didn't realize there were so many punk bowling leagues out there; Nardcore Bowling, Ska/Punk Bowling, SLO Bowling, LA Gutter Punx, etc... I interviewed them all and put the information in the book.