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When Vinnie "fast eights" Lauria, chief party organizer at the social startup Meetro, invited Valleywag to the premier Web 2.0 bowling event of the year, it only seemed fair to share. Here's what Vinnie wrote:

Yes, it's really happening. It's a pre-league party at the alley next week just to introduce all 12 teams:

Here are the party details:

Wed, July 5 @ 8pm
Palo Alto Bowl
4329 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306
(650) 948-1031

The league will be 8 weeks, every Monday night from 7-9pm starting July 10, wrapping up Aug 28th.

Photo: Night Bowling [Dave Gorman at Flickr]