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?
Champ:
I'm
not sure how to answer this question... I skated for about a year when I was
in junior high school and then I returned to skating in 2003...So, I've been
skating for real for about 4 years! Roller Funk: What are your two favorite rinks? Champ :
My first favorite rink is Skate Key (RIP). I loved that
rink because that's where I started skating; I had the most amazing times
there; the floor was awesome; I met a lot of my skate friends in that
particular rink, and that's where I really learned to love skating. The DJ's
were great! My second favorite rink is Branch Brook Park Skating Rink. I
love this rink because it is the only rink that comes close to what the Key
was to me. Besides that, it's my new skate home! Roller Funk: What is currently your favorite song to skate to? Champ :
Wow! Do I really have to answer this? I have so many songs
that I love to skate to but, if I must make a choice...I choose "P to the
J". I think that's the right name. It's a House song. I actually just found
out the name of the song the other day. Anyway...why do I like to skate to
this song? The beat is ridiculous; it makes you want to skate. I can't even
describe it. Smooth B played it for the ladies on first Thursday at BBP and
I lost my mind! Hahahaha! I wish the DJ's would play it more often.
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Roller Funk: How would you describe yourself?
Roller Funk: What was the best skate jam you ever attended and why? Roller Funk: If you could tell the skaters around the world just one thing, what would it be?
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