Fuck, man. Sorry for swearing, but this deserved it, and I'll tell you why: Roller skating, And of course the song "Total Eclipse of the Heart". Gosh, I owe Bonnie Tyler!
Man, I loved roller skating when I was a kid. I may have been an average ankle-biter in grade school… but at the skating rink? If my mom knew what went on there, I would have been sent away to military school. :) Even though we couldn't afford it.
I don't want to date myself here, but I remember being a very bold 4th grader. I walked right up to a girl that I knew was in high school and asked her to couple's skate with me. Come on, man. I was a kid. But she said yes. And it was to that freaking song.
Now granted… again, I was a kid. She knew it. I knew it. But I didn't care. It clearly meant more to me than it did to her, but that's all I needed. I used that exact same play for the next 80 Saturdays (I'm talking years!). I skated with so many girls. I loved it. Do you know why? Most 4th-grade boys weren't interested yet, so I was doing pretty alright.
One of these days I'll tell you about Stacy's mom. Yep I had one of those.
This song rolled through the rotation for a few more couple's skates... but yeah, man, that was awesome.
Wow - I've got a core memory regarding "Total Eclipse of the Heart." Our school choir teacher picked that as one of the songs we'd sing regularly and I had my first real girlfriend at the time. This was 7th grade I think, so already and awkward time of life. I just remember locking eyes with her while singing this song, feeling that weird feeling in my stomach... that first time feeling of "wow, she likes me and I like her" and not sure what to do with that because I was timid as hell. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times - haha!
Fuck, man. Sorry for swearing, but this deserved it, and I'll tell you why: Roller skating, And of course the song "Total Eclipse of the Heart". Gosh, I owe Bonnie Tyler!
Man, I loved roller skating when I was a kid. I may have been an average ankle-biter in grade school… but at the skating rink? If my mom knew what went on there, I would have been sent away to military school. :) Even though we couldn't afford it.
I don't want to date myself here, but I remember being a very bold 4th grader. I walked right up to a girl that I knew was in high school and asked her to couple's skate with me. Come on, man. I was a kid. But she said yes. And it was to that freaking song.
Now granted… again, I was a kid. She knew it. I knew it. But I didn't care. It clearly meant more to me than it did to her, but that's all I needed. I used that exact same play for the next 80 Saturdays (I'm talking years!). I skated with so many girls. I loved it. Do you know why? Most 4th-grade boys weren't interested yet, so I was doing pretty alright.
One of these days I'll tell you about Stacy's mom. Yep I had one of those.
This song rolled through the rotation for a few more couple's skates... but yeah, man, that was awesome.
Rest in peace, Bonnie Tyler.
Rest in peace Bonnie and thank you for the memories…
Wow - I've got a core memory regarding "Total Eclipse of the Heart." Our school choir teacher picked that as one of the songs we'd sing regularly and I had my first real girlfriend at the time. This was 7th grade I think, so already and awkward time of life. I just remember locking eyes with her while singing this song, feeling that weird feeling in my stomach... that first time feeling of "wow, she likes me and I like her" and not sure what to do with that because I was timid as hell. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times - haha!
The girl didn't hold back. Coarse and aching...dedicated.
She won't be forgotten.