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Grown Folks Skate a HUGE Success

Skate NewsJuly 27th, 20081 Comment

AURORA, CO – After Music Spectrum’s “Grown Folks” Session ended Sunday, July 20, several skaters commented that they had not sweated so much in a long time and, with a crowd of 120 in Skate City, that only increased the heat and contributed to so many getting an extra workout to song after song played by DJ Big Mike.  The Old School session was a pleasant change up from what skaters have become used to in the Denver area with sounds from artists like Stevie Wonder, Lou Rawls, Mary J, Keith Sweat, Tupac, Biggie, and RST’s favorite of the night was “The Rain” (1986), by Oran Juice Jones ….. a song we haven’t heard (to our recollection) at any skate event nationwide.

 

Here are some of the faces from the special night:

 

 

 

Big Mike pleasantly surprised many skaters who came through the doors and rolled to the variety of songs he played from the ‘back in the day’ era.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most Sundays find Victoria Ayers (l) and Lori Span at the skating rink where they meet up with other adults who share their same passion for skating. “We’re like family,” Span said during a break from her weekly roll. A skater for 35 years, she explained that when she misses a Sunday, her whole week is thrown off. Ayers has been on skates for 38 years and said she is in another world when on the skate floor where all her troubles just fly away.

 

 

 

 

 Pictured at Skate City, and preparing to roll, are: Henry Kirby (l) and DJ Lemon (r) who make the 45 minute drive from Colorado Springs regularly for adult skating in the Metro area. Kirby has been skating for more than 10 years and most enjoys the fact that he receives a beneficial workout while skating. DJ Lemon is originally from Brooklyn, NY and has been skating since he was a young boy. Skating, he said, takes his mind away from everyday trials and concerns and allows him to relax.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even community activist, organizer and businessman Brother Jeff takes a break from his busy schedule to “get his roll on” from time to time at the local adult skating session.

 

 

 

Photos by Lens of Ansar

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