Pac-Man Fever
I took the girls rollerskating yesterday with the homeschool group and I was surprised to find that the roller rink did not play “Pac-Man Fever” or “Freeze Frame.” I know, right? Back in my day, those songs were the go-to skating songs. I must have been a little young because I remember being disgusted whenever “Open Arms” would start to play. Disgusting! All the teenagers holding hands or skating with their hands in each other’s back pockets (”Here, let me move my comb to my other back pocket so you can put your hand in that one.”) Disgusting!
The roller rink I went to back then was about 30 minutes away from where I grew up and it seems like every weekend I went skating with my friend Melinda and her family. It couldn’t have been every weekend, though, because that would’ve made for an awesome childhood and it would have totally compensated for all of the benign neglect and outright abandonment that has contributed to my issues that some people say I have today. It was probably only a few times, but those are some of the best memories I have. Sometimes Melinda’s brother Jeremy even chose his best friend Bryan to go with him, but not often. (Not good with the wheely sports, that one.) That’s ok, though, because I had yet to realize what a catch Bryan would be and I was there to skate with MELINDA! (Ok, I might have had a little crush on Jeremy back then, but that had more to do with proximity than anything else. I see that now.)
I might be projecting a little bit, but I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who had fun yesterday. Lena, Liberty and Maya got right out there and kept at it, fall after fall, big ol’ grins on their faces. At one point, Lena said to me, “Do you feel young, Mama?” Nothing gets past that girl. I answered her with, “Who you callin’ ‘Mama’?” And then I skated away and pretended I didn’t know her. Next time I’m bringing a comb for my back pocket. And maybe some pom pons for my skates.
March 6th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Did you know you can’t put a comb in your back pocket if you roller skate in sweatpants? Also, you are my official link to “Blogs I Like” because my computer puked again. I won’t link through that “other” site anymore!
March 6th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Oh, but you are young stetchy!
March 7th, 2008 at 8:53 am
I think you should read this.
This has nothing to do with your post which I will come back to read in a minute.
March 7th, 2008 at 9:31 am
I remember rollerskating to Free Bird. How old are you, again?
March 7th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Ha! I knew there was something special about Obama!
Yeah, “Free Bird” might’ve been just a smidge before my time in the roller rink. It came out in ‘76. I came out in ‘75.
March 8th, 2008 at 10:24 am
Ahhh. Roller skating. Yes, things have changed in Xanadu as we found out when we went to ladies night or whatever that was - LOL!! That guy wouldn’t even play Prince for us! I swear I am going to take over the DJ booth some night - by force if I have to and invite all my friends to come skate. It just feels so wrong to have skates on and not hear some J. Geils Band or John Cougar or something.