Skip Bowlinski is a cloying human mystery wrapped inside a greasy deep-fried conundrum. To some he is merely a nuisance, a mustachioed superfreak and unsavory oddball -- but to many others he is regarded as some kind of folk hero, someone who speaks to them and understands them in a way few others can. Who can fathom Skip?
Skip can be counted on to appear uninvited at many New Canaan Society Friday morning gatherings, and despite our rather strict and elaborate security precautions, Skip has also become a fixture at our annual retreats. Our violent and embarrassing "Broomball" matches at those retreats wouldn't be nearly as violent or embarrassing without him.
Skip is of indeterminate age and speaks in an embarrassingly low-rent Chicago-area accent. He claims to have acheived fame in years past as the lesser half of a bowling team called the "Bowlinski" brothers (pronounced "brudders"). Skip is easily identified by his eye-poppingly garish clothing and outre vulgar demeanor. His uniform, such as it is, consists of a velour smoking jacket, gold chains, and a paste-on mustache. And did we mention the fabulous white shoes?
Note: Skip has never been seen in the same room as Mac MacNally, who heads up YoungLife Ministries in the Tri-State Area. We are convinced this is mere coincidence. Mac is generally very well thought of and any association, however, inadvertent, with Skip, seems wildly unfair.
