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”
New York's Lady Luck
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Roller Funk: How long have you been skating?
Lady Luck: I have been skating for 3 years, 6 months, and 1 day, to
be exact but who's really counting, lol? Roller Funk: What are your two favorite rinks? Lady Luck:
My two favorite rinks are the Skate Key, when they were located on 138th and Canal Place in the Bronx, NY and the legendary Empire
RollerDrome in Brooklyn, NY... R.I.P. The Skate Key was where both my 10 year old son and I discovered together, our deep passion for this unique form of art and individual self expression and Empire because as a child, that is where I skated. It wasn't on a consistent basis but nonetheless, it was the beginning of my humble beginnings.
Roller Funk: What is currently your favorite song to skate to? Lady Luck : Right now, my favorite song to skate to is called "Testify". It is a gospel house song with no words but something about is moves me. You wouldn't know it's a gospel song by listening to it but anyone who really knows me, knows when that joint comes on' " Clear the outside lane" cause Lady Luck from NY is coming through!! Roller Funk: How would you describe yourself?
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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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