NEVER MISS THE WATER, TILL YOUR WELL RUNS DRY…
November 19, 2008
When Chaka Khan sang these words more than a decade ago, I never thought that they would be more than just lyrics to me. For the past two years, my passion of roller skating has been starved and forced to feed itself only in moderation and small portions.
I moved from Detroit, MI (A skater’s paradise) to Chandler, AZ (A skater’s hell) for a number of reasons. At first it didn’t bother me not being able to enjoy R & B music at an adult session several times a week. I was new to the area, and there was so much to do like familiarize myself with the area and get to know people. However, as the months went by, I started to long for some Patrice Rushen cuts or the occasional Gap Band song when I did visit the rinks here. I was soon forced to put my IPod into overdrive and load up as much music possible and turn it up as loud as I could to drown out the wails of children and undecipherable lyrics that were un-skate able.
I begin to envy what I had so easily taken for granted before and started wishing for a miracle. No longer being able to “leave it on the wood”, now I had to “leave it on the epoxy-glide” (The blue stuff). That doesn’t even sound right. Now, instead of checking into a mental hospital, I travel five hours to California once a month or to the occasional out of town skate party just to get my roll on.
Some may ask, “Is it worth it?” Real skaters already know, “Of course it is!” But I’ll do whatever I have to do to get my roll on.
So when your rolling during the week get a slide, a split, a one-stop, a jack-leg or whatever you style calls for in for me! J
KP “DETROIT STYLE ALL DAY”
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Scooters Roller Palace Mississauga Stories about Roller skating NEVER MISS THE WATER, TILL YOUR WELL RUNS DRY…November 19, 2008 When Chaka Khan sang these words more than a decade ago, I never thought that they would be more than just lyrics to me. For the past two years, my passion of roller skating has been starved and forced to feed itself only in moderation and small portions. I moved from Detroit, MI (A skater’s paradise) to Chandler, AZ (A skater’s hell) for a number of reasons. At first it didn’t bother me not being able to enjoy R & B music at an adult session several times a week. I was new to the area, and there was so much to do like familiarize myself with the area and get to know people. However, as the months went by, I started to long for some Patrice Rushen cuts or the occasional Gap Band song when I did visit the rinks here. I was soon forced to put my IPod into overdrive and load up as much music possible and turn it up as loud as I could to drown out the wails of children and undecipherable lyrics that were un-skate able. I begin to envy what I had so easily taken for granted before and started wishing for a miracle. No longer being able to “leave it on the wood”, now I had to “leave it on the epoxy-glide” (The blue stuff). That doesn’t even sound right. Now, instead of checking into a mental hospital, I travel five hours to California once a month or to the occasional out of town skate party just to get my roll on. Some may ask, “Is it worth it?” Real skaters already know, “Of course it is!” But I’ll do whatever I have to do to get my roll on. So when your rolling during the week get a slide, a split, a one-stop, a jack-leg or whatever you style calls for in for me! J KP “DETROIT STYLE ALL DAY”
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Roller Funk: How long have you been skating as a group and why did you decide to form a club. Get Em Girlz:WE'VE BEEN A SKATE CLUB FOR A YEAR NOW, WE FORMED IT UNDER OUR FATHER CLUB "TUGGER PRODUCTIONS"...IT STARTED A LITTLE BIT AFTER ATL 06'..WE WENT TO ATLANTA AND SAW HOW UNIFIED OTHER SKATERS WERE..WE WANTED TO SHOW OUR UNIFICATION AND WHAT WE CAN DO AS WELL. WE'RE ALL A GREAT GROUP OF FRIENDS WITH SKATING IN COMMON SO IT WAS ONLY RIGHT THAT WE GOT TOGETHER AND FORMED THE GET 'EM GIRLZ.. Roller Funk: What are your favorite rinks and why? Get EM GirlzOUR FAVORITE RINKS ARE DEFINITELY BRANCHBROOK AND SKATE 22, THOSE RINKS ARE OUR HOMES, BUT OUT OF TOWN? EMPIRE AND THE SKATE KEY WERE DEFINITELY MEMORABLE AS WELL..R.I.P.. Roller Funk: Who are the members of your club and what makes each of you distinct as a skater? Get EM Girlz: MS. AISHA "THE COMMANDER" SHE'S THE CRAZY ONE THAT ALWAYS KEEPS US SMILING, NOT TO MENTION SHE HAS SOME OF THE BEST SPINS AND TURNS OUT THERE.. MS. CHYNA (THE GENERAL), SHE'S THE "STYLIST" OF THE CREW, SHE HAS HER OWN SALON AND IS THE COORDINATOR OF OUR FASHION. KWANNA "BIG K", SHE IS ONE OF OUR NEWEST MEMBER BUT WAS ON THE INJURED RESERVE LIST FOR A WHILE, SHE IS OUR WEBMASTER AND BRINGS HER OWN STYLE AND UNIQUENESS TO THE GROUP.. MS SHAE "SHAE-BUTTA", SHE'S THE MODEL OF THE CREW BUT WILL DEFINITELY ''SERVE U" IN THE MIDDLE..SHE'S ONE OF THE BADDEST CHICKS IN THE MIDDLE IN THE RINK, IN ANY RINK FOR THAT MATTER..VERY FOCUSED AND IS ONE OF OUR ROUTINE COORDINATORS.. MS.KEYANA "THE QUIET ASSASSIN"..SHE IS ANOTHER ONE OF OUR ROUTINE COORDINATORS AND BRINGS THE SMOOTHNESS TO THE GROUP MRS.TOYA "BEEVO!" SHE'S THE MARRIED ONE OF THE GROUP, SHE'S OUR PHOTOGRAPHER AND SHE'S ALSO THE "SPARTAN'S WIFE" ( INSIDE JOKE) MS. ROSA ( ROOSSAASSIITTAA) SHE'S OUR LATINA SPICE, SHE'S A SWEETHEART AND WILL GIVE U HER LAST, SHE IS OUR PARTY PLANNER.. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ITS ME!! MS MONIEK (BIG MOE) I'M THE OUTSPOKEN ONE, THE JOKESTER, THE GLUE THAT KEEPS US ALL TOGETHER! LOL, WE'RE A DIVERSE GROUP OF YOUNG LADIES THAT HAVE DIFFERENT TALENTS THAT WE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE AND FUSED TOGETHER TO BECOME ONE.. Roller Funk: What goals do you have for your club? Get EM Girlz: OUR GOAL IS TO SHOWCASE OUR LOVE FOR SKATING THROUGH OUR TALENT AND OUR DIVERSITY. WE WANT TO EXPAND HOPEFULLY INTO SOMETHING BIGGER THAN JUST THE STATE LIMITS OF NEW JERSEY. HAVING NATIONAL MEMBERS WHO WILL BE TRUE TO THEMSELVES AND TO THE 8 WHEELS, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT..THAT'S WHY WE STARTED THE GET EM GIRLZ MYSPACE PAGE..CHECK IT OUT. Roller Funk: What would you like to tell the skaters around the world? Get EM Girz: ENJOYING SKATING ISN'T ENOUGH, U HAVE TO HAVE LOVE FOR IT AND NURTURE YOUR PASSION..IT'S A SKATE MOVEMENT PEOPLE..U GOTTA GET WITH IT OR GET ROLLED OVER..EITHER WAY, MOVE, CAUSE IT'S COMIN!! LIVE FREE AND SKATE HARD!! LOVE, GET 'EM GIRLZ!!
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Our Rink I could write 2,000 paragraphs about skating. Our local rink here in Schenectady, NY is Rollerama. We've been skating there for over 30 years. My parents took my brother and I when we were only 4 years old, with little wooden wheels on our skates. We've skated ever since. My husband and I make great skate partners. We skate at least twice a week. The rink floor is awesome, larger than most floors around here. Our pet peeves.. hmmm. The biggest is the music. We just cannot skate to hard rap or hard rock. It isn't really that I don't like some of it, but not to skate to. Chris and I rent the rink, literally for 2 hours at $250 a pop, after hours, just so we can make our own play list and invite people we want. No hard rap, no rock, no bubble gum music, no games, just 2 hours of GET YOUR SKATE ON jam music. We're dead by the end of the night, but it's worth it. I could tell many stories, but need more than 2 paragraphs. SKATE HARD OR GO HOME. Jeannie Schenectadaty, New York
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