Round & round we go...
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dseag2
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I tried skating when I was much younger and just never had the coordination. 
WheatenLover
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I tried it, too, @dseag2 . The problem was no coordination. I was so disappointed because I thought it would be a fun way to get lots of exercise. I was running the risk of seriously injuring myself -- from a 20-something point of view.
I turned to racquetball and running for that. I get the runner's high starting after the first mile. It was hard not to keep going on and on forever.
I turned to racquetball and running for that. I get the runner's high starting after the first mile. It was hard not to keep going on and on forever.
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NorthernLight
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Yes, 40 years ago. Great fun. Then it closed down.
dseag2
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I ran as well. I was on the track team. I understand the "high". It was so liberating in high school.
Timewise 60+
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I grew up in the mountains of Colorado. Winters were long and cold. We had wonderful outdoor ice rinks and I ice skated a lot as I grew up. I also had a pair of sidewalk roller skates that I used during the summer to go round and round our blocks.
But, never in my life did I try skating in an indoor skating rink. Cannot say why, I guess I did not think I should have to pay for it when it was free all year long where I lived.
But, never in my life did I try skating in an indoor skating rink. Cannot say why, I guess I did not think I should have to pay for it when it was free all year long where I lived.
RadishRose
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Oh, it was so much fun!Anyone ever go to an indoor roller rink...to skate?.
Oh! Yes...fun, laughs,silliness..forwards, backwards!
To great music.
Who else?
Alligatorob
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Yep, the Berthanan in Ogden, Utah 50+ years ago. Roller rink was on the second floor and you could skate out onto the balcony overlooking the busy street below, it was a part of the marquee.
It was a bruising and embarrassing experience, my first and only time on roller-skates, but a great memory.
Sadly the Berthana is long gone today.
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OneEyedDiva
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Oddly, I didn't go to one until I was middle aged. My husband and I visited his daughter and her children in VA. She was having a skate party for one of them. My husband skated, was really good at it and even did a couple of tricks if I remember correctly so it was fun watching. But I hadn't skated in decades (that was on the sidewalks) and was too chicken to get out there. I do remember my friends going to the rinks when we were teens but I never went.
I do remember my friends going to the rinks when we were teens but I never went.
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hollydolly
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Oh yes, when I was a teen we used to go roller disco-ing ...it was fabulous I loved it..Anyone ever go to an indoor roller rink...to skate?.
Oh! Yes...fun, laughs,
To great music.
Who else?
Alligatorob
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A little different but I did once go to a Roller Derby, got to see Joan Weston and the Bay Bombers, don't remember who they were up against.
I thought the Roller Derby was long gone, but I see they are trying to make something of a comeback. It used to be a little like professional wrestling, on skates.
I thought the Roller Derby was long gone, but I see they are trying to make something of a comeback. It used to be a little like professional wrestling, on skates.
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Kika
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I went every chance I got. Loved it. Here is the one I went to.
Park Circle - Forgotten Roller Rinks of the Past
Park Circle - Forgotten Roller Rinks of the Past
hollydolly
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In Scotland the Edwardians couldn't get enough of Roller Skating...
In gowns which skimmed the polished maple wood floor and to the rousing oompah of a brass band, Edwardian ladies and their smart-suited companions rolled in never ending circles around the room on their skates.
Trying to maintain their dignity and dodging wobbly learners in former mills and empty halls cheerfully decorated with Union flags, bunting and Chinese lanterns, they indulged in what was billed “this most healthful and exhilarating” of sports.
It was 1909 and Scots were gripped by a roller-skating frenzy that saw rinks spring up in towns and cities in their dozens, hastily constructed to meet the astonishing demand for four wheels that was sweeping the nation.
For a few years Edwardian Scots were obsessed by a roller revolution – there were competitions to see who could go fastest, do the most impressive tricks, skate the most elegantly and, for up to 1,200 people at a time who crammed onto huge roller rinks in Glasgow and Dundee – and smaller ones in places like Linlithgow, Stranraer and Stirling – there was a chance to socialise on wheels while being entertained with the latest brass band tunes.
In gowns which skimmed the polished maple wood floor and to the rousing oompah of a brass band, Edwardian ladies and their smart-suited companions rolled in never ending circles around the room on their skates.
Trying to maintain their dignity and dodging wobbly learners in former mills and empty halls cheerfully decorated with Union flags, bunting and Chinese lanterns, they indulged in what was billed “this most healthful and exhilarating” of sports.
It was 1909 and Scots were gripped by a roller-skating frenzy that saw rinks spring up in towns and cities in their dozens, hastily constructed to meet the astonishing demand for four wheels that was sweeping the nation.
For a few years Edwardian Scots were obsessed by a roller revolution – there were competitions to see who could go fastest, do the most impressive tricks, skate the most elegantly and, for up to 1,200 people at a time who crammed onto huge roller rinks in Glasgow and Dundee – and smaller ones in places like Linlithgow, Stranraer and Stirling – there was a chance to socialise on wheels while being entertained with the latest brass band tunes.
Oh yes, hadn't thought about that for a long long time. We used to go a lot as pre- and early teens. I always enjoyed it when they'd stop the general skate to play the Hokey Pokey song. We were never good skaters, functional going forward, but slow and awkward going backward. It was great fun though.Oh! Yes...fun, laughs,
To great music.
Judycat
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Yes they would open the community center for roller skating on Saturdays during the winter months. Went every Saturday when I was a kid then took my kids when they were old enough to stand up without falling. My youngest son would stand on his skates while I pulled him around the rink. Fun times.
Serenity4321
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I did! I loved going and the music was so much fun since it was often the latest hits. To skate with your latest crush was even better!!Anyone ever go to an indoor roller rink...to skate?.
Oh! Yes...fun, laughs,
To great music.
Who else?
All the pics!
Sassycakes
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Growing up I went roller skating a lot and I loved it.
RadishRose
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Roller Derby!
officerripley
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Naw, not to skate since about as physical as I like to get is to fall asleep. I do like going to see female Roller Derby, though; have only been twice but really enjoyed it; the one I went to wasn't like WWE wrestling (fake) at all and my brother knew 1 of the skaters so it was kinda fun meeting her and some of the other gals. Covid shut it down; I hope they start up again soon.Anyone ever go to an indoor roller rink...to skate?.
Oh! Yes...fun, laughs,
To great music.
Who else?
