I was never much of one to watch bowling as a spectator sport... for me it was an active sport (back when you used to have lanes all over the place). Now it's darn hard to find an easy to reach a good candlepin lane.

I never saw anyone bowl anything near a perfect game of candlepin either...

Playing the deadwood was always an important part of the game for me... it was generally the only way I ever managed to pick up a spare...