This Is Roller Skating

[@janiesippel225]

My mother and father met at a roller skating rink in 1948. He and his buddies were in the Air Force, she was there with some friends. My first memories is skating with mom and dad while listening to the pipe organ playing. As a teenager my friends and I would go skating almost every Friday or Saturday night. When I got married and had children, my husband and I would take our kids skating. It truly was a great activity to do as a family. 💖

[@ninapagonakis4628]

My first job was at the roller rink in my town. It was the perfect first job! It’s still open and I keep in touch with my old boss from time to time.

[@proud2bpagan]

the one we'd had in town since I could remember shut down in the early '00's. I didn't go there so much for the skating as I did for socializing. It's sad to see roller skating rinks go, but I can understand why the owners don't think it's worth it anymore...ppl are *way* too sue happy nowadays, even if you do put up the 'skate at your own risk' signs. Did you ever get to play d.j.? I think ours was a 'whoever's not manning the snack bar,restrooms, or skate rental' type thing.

[@riggs20]

"Overweight? Roller skate!" Ok, Mr. Narrator, I'll try it!

[@mph1ish]

Poor lady they highlighted for that quip!

[@karenwhalen8231]

Been roller skating for 53 years. I even skated a week before my son was born when I was 20. I enjoy it so

[@thefirebreathingduck7386]

Wholesome, fun entertainment for the entire family - even grandma and grandpa!

[@redwingfan9393]

It's all fun and games until grandma falls over and breaks her hip.

[@Jane.Doe.]

Watching this in *Jan 2021* and missing the days that seem not that long ago at all...when I used to go roller skating in the early 1980's. That was when I was in before and during junior high 4-8th grade. So fun!

[@jodihepler6202]

My mom and uncle used to skate when they were young. My mom put skates on me when I was 2. I didn't really skate again until I was about 11. I met my best friend at the skating rink when we were around 13 and 14. Gosh I miss those days. A lot of our skating rinks have shut down 😢.

[@nicovargas7776]

I remember the first time a boy asked me to skate with him during the boy's choice couple's skate at the rink

[@jenniferhansen3622]

That's adorable 😊

[@TP-om8of]

That was me. As I recall, you turned me down.

[@armorybrunotjr.3204]

Bill Stern was a very prominent sports reporter from the 1940s and 1950s. He excelled on the radio and was one of the first successful sportscasters on early television.

[@b.t.2796]

Stern's old radio shows are fun to listen to. Paul Harvey obviously copied some of Stern"s style.

[@falloutFG]

I still do compulsory dances on roller skates like they do in this video. My three turns, rockers, counters, etc all on point

[@suem6004]

Anyone remember disco roller skating in the 1970s?

[@maunster3414]

A whole lot of fun and faster, too. I wish I had gone roller skating more often. I know these people were having fun but it looks a bit stodgy.

[@lindathrall5133]

I DO AND SO DOES MY FELLOW FIRST AIDERS RED CROSS LOVED PUTTING ON HIS ROLLER SKATES AND DO SOME SUPER COOL TRICKS

[@tiamaat2387]

Lol, I was a dancing queen.

[@bretman14]

Okay...I have a confession to make. I was a teenage disco DJ and my local skating rink! 😳

[@mysecondemailatl]

@@maunster3414 only because new things have grabbed our interest. But it can come back with the right elements just as we are all watching old films or some famous celeb brings back trends and memes of skating we all like sheep may return to it.

[@timjones4905]

Disco roller skating was the thing when I was a kid. But when the 80s came, disco was out and so were roller rinks. Many of them closed. This video doesn’t have the trains we used to do where you would get whipped around and fly off over the rails out of control. AHHHHH wholesome injuries.

[@aleafox1675]

When I was a child I remeber watching theis 80 year old man that was more agile that any of the youth. He would spin, skate fast, had amazing fast foot work, he even did jumps. Everyone was amazed with his expertise in roller skating. The man was amazing and he was in his 80's when it was the early 70's. When I became an adult my husband was a manager for a roller skating rink, and I was one of his assistants. Used to go to siminars about skating along with managers and rink owners from around the world. Sadly because of computer games, and everything else you can do on the web, like social media, the skating bussiness has almost went out of style. Now rinks make most of their profits from birthday paries, and homeschoolers as a part of physcial education and religious groups. Music has also played a big role because of the quality of the lyrics, parents do not want their young children to be exposed to the words used. So the rink ends up playing older music that is sutible for young ears, unless it's a private party like christian groups, then religious music is played, or on Friday and saturday nights bleeped out music that you hear on the radio is played for the teens. Teens these days have become out of control and that is another problem so security must be hired to protect the other teenage patrons. This also increases the price of skating, and birthday parties, food, and private parties. Look, I like computers, use them all the time because of my career, but I also played and communicated, formed friendships because of activities like skating. I was fit, and healthy because of activities like rollar skating. Now look at many youngsters today, overweight, have difficulties in forming bonds, communicating, and with thier eyes just to name some of the issues too much time spent spent on electronics. It''s made us unheatlthy, both mentally and physcially!

[@lindathrall5133]

MY MOTHER ROLLER SKATED WHEN SHE WAS A YOUNG GAL SHE COULD SKATE BACKWARDS WITH THE GREATEST OF EASE AND STILL DOES IT TODAY

[@TallyWackaTha2nd]

WOW THATS COOL

[@daffy4549]

MY MOTHER TYPED IN ALL CAPS UNTIL THE DAY SHE DIED! ALL US KIDS DO TOO!

[@cheypam]

@@daffy4549 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@Michelle77Va]

Roller skating was a big deal in my family. My grandparents owned a rink I was told.

[@botulismcasserole9832]

Yeah I once went poopy on the floor there and everyone got it in the bearings if they skates.

[@CTeale1]

I loved roller skating back in the 60’s. Does anyone remember the skating rink at Riverside Park in Agawam, Mass?

[@scratchdog2216]

Born in '65. Never got the hang of roller/ice skating but grew up in the Suffield/Enfield CT area and have many childhood memories of Riverside Park. Went almost weekly for the car races. I remember the big concrete thing in the middle of the parking-lot that had 'NO DIVING' printed on it and my mother explained about the wading pool that had been there and was filled in to make room for more cars. We also visited Mountain Park in Holyoke, MA once in a while too. Gosh what great times.

[@cheypam]

I sure do! I loved Riverside and Mountain Park. The good old days.

[@marystar6021]

I simply loved seeing this film again! What an enjoyable pastime for all ages. The first time I saw this video, it prompted me to look in to my local community recreation center to see if they have a roller skating rink. An inexpensive healthy pastime for all ages! I would recommend finding out when their slow times are if it's your first time or havent gone in ages.

[@leslieringer8001]

I wish life was still like this!

[@daniellack3559]

So do I Linda

[@alishagay2482]

So do I

[@botulismcasserole9832]

Also her name was Leslie not Linda you need to get those specs checked pops.

[@kennethmartin1300]

@@botulismcasserole9832Ok, Bobby.

[@20alphabet]

I still skate every Wednesday.

[@momondaa]

Do you still skate every Wednesday?

[@celestialskye1]

Still is fun today ~ 2019. (From a Baby Boomer)

[@20alphabet]

Okay boomer.

[@51516]

Reading from the bible aloud whilst roller skating? Now that's wholesome!!

[@proud2bpagan]

and a darn sight better than I could have done! I salute anyone who can walk and chew gum at the same time...roller skating while reading the Bible(out loud or to themselves) would be an Olympic level event for someone as 'graceful' as I ! You know that episode of Home Improvement where Tim's trying to do some handiwork on the show 'Tool Time' and he winds up at the e.r.,and he and the nurse greet each other on a first name basis? Yeeeeeaah…. been there,done that,got the t-shirt. One of the aides at our local hospital e.r. would see me in sick bay,and say 'you again?'. That's when you know you were an albatross in another life,lol.

[@anthonyknox6797]

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[@dravenzachariah8454]

@Anthony Knox instablaster ;)

[@billpotter9716]

When I was in my later teens (and had a car and a job) I went skating once a week until I was about 22 then just stopped. I am going to give it another try. Hope I don't break a leg or worse. (I am 55 now.)

[@chaneldunbar112]

Ask Yourselfs Mother Um, wtf?

[@riggs20]

How did it go? I'm 45 and a little nervous to take it up again!

[@billpotter9716]

@@riggs20, I haven't been skating due to COVID, but I tried on my skates and rolled around on the driveway for about an hour. My legs felt like spaghetti, so out of shape.

[@aleahduran3611]

Purchase some safety gear! You won’t regret it

[@sodality3970]

And they were all high quality and made in America .

[@davidfrehlini5430]

Well let me see? The Bladensberg Md Skating Ring in Bladensberg Prince Georges County Md just 2 miles from the Washington D.C. Line. Oh. And we also had alot of great TV Shows in these old days that The entire Family really enjoyed watching. And Thank You Old Time TV for this great video. God Bless.

[@judeharper3829]

David Frehlini .....That is where I use to skate. My brother in law was a pro there. This was in the early 1960’s. I would go every Sat. Night. I also took lessons and was in a skating Christmas show. It was Babes In Toyland. I was one of the tin soldiers.

[@davidfrehlini5430]

Jude Harper. I am not much of a Skater butt I was OK I guess. I was born in 1945 in Washington D.C. I grew up in The Belmont Heights area ( Little Italy ) in Northwest D.C. On Friday and Sometimes Saturday Nights we would go out to The Skating Ring and Skate and have some fun. And lo and behold I met The Mrs. ( Prescilla Lee Marcellino ) at the old Van Nuys Skating Ring in The San Fernando Valley in The City of Los Angeles. Well we have been Married just a little over 51 years , still very happy and very much in love. And of course both of our Son's are grown and our Grand Children are now grown and Married and Prescilla and I are now Great Grand Parents. Butt we still love to see the faces of all of them light up on Christmas morning. Io ancora Tiamo Prescilla Lee Frehlini. Well take care and Merry Christmas. God Bless.

[@davidfrehlini5430]

Jude Harper. Don't forget our Generation and all those great TV Shows. We had some great ones. Well let me see? Leave it to Beaver, Dragnet, Lassie, The Littlest Hobo, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Perry Mason, No time for Sergeants, The Man behind The Badge, Lawman, Chiller Theater, Horror Theater, Shock Theater, Dennis The Menace, Crusader, Crusader Rabbit, The Goldberg's, The Rounders, The Ruggle's, The Real McCoy's, The Adventures of Superman, The Bowery Boys, My Little Margie, Love that Jill, I Married Joan and It's Time for Jamey. Well there are more. God Bless.

[@sodality3970]

Some of my fondest memories are from the roller rink in my town when I was young , Organ music , the hokey pokey and fun games and free prizes ,

[@Navygrl58]

Oh my goodness! We were there every Saturday it didn’t matter if you knew how to skate or not you were out on that floor doing your best! Everybody would clump together in the center of the rink for the hokey pokey!😂. As I got a little better and was able to not fall every five seconds I still couldn’t master how to stop, I had to head for the rails every time!🤣😂. They were good times and our rollerskating rink is still open after over 75 years!

[@harlanforman1866]

You can find me rolling on the bike trails or at the rinks. Making folks smile, Dayton's Skate Elvis. Awesome video.

[@simonasada4918]

"Overweight learn how to rollerskate" Priceless We have so many fatties who need this in this day and age!

[@scratchdog2216]

What's that 'I got roller skates, you got a key' song? Somebody here knows I'm sure.

[@fromthesidelines]

"Brand New Key" (1971), Melanie {Safka}.

[@scratchdog2216]

@@fromthesidelinesI can hear parts of the song in my head. Now I will listen to the whole thing again. Thanx.

[@cliffevans9858]

A skate ring opened up for a summer on Coney Island: packed every night

[@Michelle77Va]

Rink

[@NipkowDisk]

Lynnwood Roller Rink in Lynnwood, Washington... sure brings back some great memories. They had neon lighting for the rink itself back in the day which was WAY cool!!!

[@psychedelicpython]

I remember 2 roller skating rinks in Spokane in the mid 1970s.

[@proud2bpagan]

I used to love going to my local rink during organized events, like b'day parties and extracurricular outings from school that the class would get as rewards for high performance on tests(usually also involved some killer pizza!). The last time I went to my local rink was on a church trip with my then boyfriend's church. They went out of business not long after that. My mom wouldn't let me go unescorted because she was convinced that that's where the drug dealers and gang members congregated. I couldn't skate for crap, but I think the appeal for me was more because of the fact that I could socialize with kids my age. Once a month, K-12, we would receive a calendar with events on it. I used to love the end of the parties and social get togethers bc they had games on the rink floor at the end of it. I dreaded falling down while people were skating bc a girl at my cousin's b'day party told me that she knew a girl who fell,and the ppl behind her couldn't stop...she wound up having her arm skated over, and a really bad concussion.

[@nellgrill3845]

Good clean fun!

[@janjkey]

My Grandparents met at a roller rink

[@fromthesidelines]

Originally released in 1955. Note the kid wearing the "Davy Crockett" T-shirt at 7:45; '55 was THE year for "Davy".

[@cybersee9966]

I always bought corn nuts from the vending machine at the roller skating rink.

[@DalainaRenee]

Love this fun times 💗✨🥰

[@GojiraNeko]

imagine their reactions if they had encountered a pair of roller blades

[@jadsi]

0:49-1:07 My paternal grandmother is in this! She had a dark skirt on with her sister in a plaid skirt.

[@mikesilva3868]

Fun short ☻

[@TobiasTheWolf]

Back when boy scouts were boys And Girl Scouts were girls

[@TwistedQuestionMark]

Aloha Roller Palace, San Jose, CA. FTW 👍

[@ashleigh6192]

Man, now I wanna pull out my skates!

[@nickmad887]

thank you

[@only257]

😌rifftrax needs to make fun of this short they really do

[@sodality3970]

There are so few around anymore :(

[@MsSilentsiren]

Another thing I wasn't allowed to do as a child...

[@sophierobinson2738]

Me, either. I had skates but the only place to use them was the basement. My brother and sister got to go into town to our aunt's house ever weekend, and they got to skate everywhere.

[@robotrix]

Watch films like this? 😉

[@BudSchnelker]

All skate... all skate!I'd like to go skating but I can't find my skate key.

[@DawnaOlson]

Narrator sounds like Larry King. 😅

[@CowSaysMooMoo]

8:45 "#1 participant sport????" There were WAY more bowlers back then....

[@lindathrall5133]

ROLLER SKATING CAN BE A FUN THING TO DO PICK UP A PAIR OF ROLLER SKATES INSTEAD OF A GUN

[@TP-om8of]

Or with a gun!🔫🔫🔫🔫

[@mistaman4638]

Remember my Mom used to take us Skating, Corse she was Meeting the Nabor for a hook up & My Good old Dad Stabbed him an he died, Father died 3 yrs ago in Prison ... Ahhhhhh Memories 😊

[@TallyWackaTha2nd]

My tailbone hurts just watching this

[@ORIGINALREDY2MIX]

My ankle won’t let me be great..... 🥺

[@nancymccartney8845]

"Overweight? Roller Skate!" WTF?

[@loki6253]

That CRACKED me up

[@ninapagonakis4628]

Overweight? Roller skate!

[@danadoozer9990]

Rollerskate, conform or die!

[@sophierobinson2738]

Not so much now.

[@jeffkrebs]

... and African Americans were not able to attend during the making of this film. As much as I loved roller skating, it included everyone unlike this film.

[@TP-om8of]

Shut up, white boy.

[@fredtello]

people were starving in Africa also... why did u not bring up their suffering also... bigot

[@fredtello]

jeff.. white knighting for the blacks... the black will rob nd beat you in their neighborhood.. lol

[@ORIGINALREDY2MIX]

Over weight roller skate!! She was thick Af she wasn’t fat! Smh lol