If the Pool Hall Studs get tired of having their asses kicked at Ryan's, we could kick 'em at the new Rock 'N Bowl...

Rock 'n Bowl felt like home, even in a shiny new space
All the essential elements were in place when the new Mid-City Lanes Rock 'n Bowl opened for business the evening of Wednesday, April 15. Live music. Cold beer. And owner John Blancher atop the bar, gyrating in a hula-hoop alongside his wife Deborah and two bartenders in short skirts.

On opening night, Harry Connick Sr. gave the new space a thumbs up. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival impresario Quint Davis admired the new automated scoring systems and shiny hardwood floors. "This is almost too nice for New Orleans," Davis proclaimed. "Even without Katrina." Davis marveled at Blancher's moxie, to invest in building a bowling alley from scratch in the midst of a recession. Essentially, Blancher had no choice. His relationship with his landlords at the original Mid-City Lanes at the corner of Tulane and Carrollton had grown increasingly testy. With a lease option coming up, Blancher decided to make a move. - complete article