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“Great skaters are not great because of their technique, but are great because of their passion” -Unknown
Do you still roller skate? This is the age-old question that seasoned skaters hear each time they mention this passionate pastime, the truth is skating never ceased. Sure, it fell out of the headlines for a while until some famous and fresh faces were spotted “having a little fun”. The evolution of skating is the journey through the lives of skaters as they share their tales of discovery, growth, inspiration and passion of when they fell in love with roller skating and the impact it has on their life. This compilation of stories will take you on a twisting ride into the gritty underground of adult roller-skating introducing event organizers, videographers, DJ’s, skate critics, rink owners and more. Giving the reader a peek into the deep, passionate and personal world of this artistic, vibrant, seldom understood historical past time called Roller Skating.
Richard Humphrey
Joshua Smith aka Batsmoke
Ramona Guy aka Snowflake Richard Houston aka Crazy Legz
Wayne Tinsey, MBA & SeNequa Cade-Tinsley aka Wayne & Mecka
Angela Parham aka My Sk8ts Jumaanee Rogers aka 2 Smooth
Tijuana & Kenneth Anderson aka ATL Original Skaters Sharon aka The Bus Queen
Jaye Flynn aka That Cat with the Gold Plates
Kris Ward aka Skatemeister
Kenneth Perdue aka Crash Dummy
Demitirus & Denise Knowles aka Dee & 1 Country Cutie
Letticia Lola Etti aka Lola
Joe Carter aka ShowStopper
Sandice Jackson David Walter
Gene Elliott
Lee Vasquez aka Lee McFee