I had teenage sisters so my roller skating music of choice is usually something disco related. I learned to ice skate when I was 10 and I got into hockey when I was in college so my favorite ice skating music is usually hard rock/emo stuff they play at hockey games. Best ice skating moment of mine was when we took a friend skating and she made the mistake of asking what a check was. I showed her in a very gentle, but physical way and we both ended up on the ice laughing our asses off.

I know I've been ice skating at the Galleria when I was little, but I don't remember it. We used to roller skate nearly every weekend in elementary and middle school. The music was mostly hair bands. I'm sure there was Poison, Def Leppard, Guns 'n' Roses- that kind of stuff.

Ohh. I do remember that a boy who was a couple of years older, Shelby Smith I think, bit a hole in his tounge when he skated into a bench.

Yay! Isn't vacation lovely? I slept in until 8 myself. Luxury.

I slept in until 12 noon.

I guess I was a bit tired.

I haven't been skating in years, (Bad Canadian), but I used to go often on weekends when I was a kid/teenager. There's something about the smell of an arena - some mingling of outside, dirty ice, sweat, and hot chocolate. I've often thought about getting some skates and going to the building next door to my office at lunch for their lunch time skate, but I haven't gone much further than the thinking stage.

I learned to iceskate on the pond next door. Actually - on the tiny piece of ice in our drieway first - then to the pond. ( my sister started on double blades - I started on a single) I remember really really bright blue days - people from all over the neighborhood were on the pond . The hockey players were not allowed to crowd out the rest of us. Lots of crack the whip . One corner of the pond was unfrozen and my dog, Honey, astounded people by her willingness to swim underwater to fetch rocks.

Our skating music was The Jackson Five and The Osmonds. Not that I necessarily liked it (I did, it was the early 70s, what can I say), but they had upbeat songs that provided a good rhythm to skate to. Just about any pop music of the early 70s was good that way. Still, whole lotta shakin' going on to "Rockin' Robin" let me tell you.

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Why are Docs so spendy? And why can't I find some faux Docs?? Brown ones. Boots. Grrr.

Well, if my experience is any indication Aims, faux Docs suck.

I keep threatening to take M ice-skating at the Embarcadero rink before they take it down. He was surprised that I know how to skate, until I reminded him that I am More Northerly Than Him.

Rollerskating was a HUGE part of my pre-teen life. We'd (my parents, my parents' friends, and the assorted kids) drive out to Polar Rink in North Pole, bring a lunch, and skate all day. And in elementary school, we'd have ice-skating during recess (when it was warm enough to let us out).

Well, if my experience is any indication Aims, faux Docs suck.

I really only need 'em for Michigan.