Re: Quads making a real comback

"Pat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>
> > I remember when inlines first came around and all the media was showing
> how
> > out of style quads had become.  I felt a little wierd being a part of
> > something that was fading away, so I told myself that I could skate on
> > whatever someone could come up with. I began skating inlines, but I
could
> > never give up my quads.
>
> Why not?
I started rollerskating on my 3rd day living in San Francisco. It was
rollerskates that enabled me fit in and make friends. Quads are a different
kind of skating.  I like skating to funky music. Dancing comes much easier
and is more fluid than on quads than on blades. However I don't skate my
quads on the Friday Night Skate or any really long distances.  I have worn a
quad on one foot and a blade on the other foot before. I just try to use the
right skate for the right job.

> >
> > After many years, quads are making a big comeback.
>
> Why?
I think people want to dance.  They want to do what they see happenning at
the Skatin' Place in Golden Gate Park or the Dance Skate Plaza at Venice
Beach or on Dead Road in Central Park. Also, there is a perception out there
that rollerblading is gay. I'm sorry its like that, but that is what I hear
on the streets. Younger people are getting into quads to be cool, hip and
different. It's all good to me.

I have heard that rollerskating makes a comeback every 20 years.  That means
it's time!!!

D. Miles Jr.
The GodFather of Skating