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Jul
04

S.O.S. in Denver Skating – No Changes

GeneralJuly 4th, 20113 Comments

Table of contents for Skate DJ-Denver

  1. Is Your Skate DJ Getting the Job Done?
  2. Is Your Skate DJ Getting the Job Done? (Pt. 2)
  3. Is Your Skate DJ Getting the Job Done? (Interlude)
  4. S.O.S. in Denver Skating – No Changes

Well, almost a whole year since the last posting in this series and still, NOTHING has changed in Denver-area skating. Despite those who were upset with RST’s postings about the DJ situation and some claiming what was said only went up out of spite for how one of my relative-deejays was treated …… NOTHING has changed, people are still complaining, the crowd is still diminished, and the music selection offered up by DJ1 (KK) and DJ2 (BS) continues to be horrible.

 

I’ve gone to the rink 3 times in the last 6 months and each time I’ve gone, S.O.S. (and that doesn’t stand for save-our-souls).   Last month, a “true” skater was rolling around with her arms folded across her chest, a position many of us take when we’re mad. When I approached her about it, she said she was mad and had even heard from another skater that the deejays wouldn”t get away with playing such mess on the east coast.

 

Last night, another “true” skater said he only came because one of his partners called him and said he’d be there, otherwise, he was planning on sitting the night out. He outlined how, 2 weeks prior, he and another “true” skater sat down with DJ2 and discussed the music selection and suggested he stop playing the same songs every week and put in some effort during the week to plan out a fresh playlist for each Sunday. They were told, by DJ2 that he worked a day job, deejayed at other events, etc. and just didn’t have the time to put more effort into music for the rink.

 

Another skater, who also has only been to the session 2-3 times in the past year, said last time he went (a few weeks ago) it turned out to be “the trifecta”: a waste of (1) time, (2) money and (3) gas.  All I can say is “ditto”.

 

I never got around to doing my full series about what I’ve experienced over the years with Denver area skating, starting with the 2001 petition that more than 60 people signed agreeing that it was time for DJ1 to be replaced. Well,  more than 20 years after cofounding the adult R&B session, he’s still in place along with his sidekick DJ2, who has more than 10 years in the seat. It looks like neither one of them is planning on moving to the side even though all signs are there that it’s time for some new, fresh and probably younger blood to take over.

 

Kind of like if Mike Tyson were still trying to be king of the boxing ring in 2011 even though his time was up years ago but I guess the boxing world doesn’t have time to let a person’s ego keep them in the championship seat. If you don’t have the skills, you will get that you-know-what beat and the title given to someone else. Ain’t no way someone with bifocals, hearing aids, 35 pounds overweight, taking Geritol …. you get the picture, I’m sure …. would be allowed to hang on past the time. Not so in the world of skate deejaying in the Denver area. Not so.

 

Am very much looking forward to skating in Chicago at the Sherri’s Skate Productions event this month. I’ve been fienin’ for a good skate for more than a year and just can’t get no satisfaction anywhere in Colorado.

 

Until next report,

Kim

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Aug
29

Is Your Skate DJ Getting the Job Done? (Interlude)

GeneralAugust 29th, 2010No comments

Table of contents for Skate DJ-Denver

  1. Is Your Skate DJ Getting the Job Done?
  2. Is Your Skate DJ Getting the Job Done? (Pt. 2)
  3. Is Your Skate DJ Getting the Job Done? (Interlude)
  4. S.O.S. in Denver Skating – No Changes

Last Sunday, I went to the adult session (Aurora, CO), where it was announced that, starting in September, the hours would be changed …….. and also reduced. Instead of the 6:30-9:30 pm time slot, the R&B night will now go from 8:00-10:30 pm.

Some with complaints about the music were still complaining and the crowd was somewhat light but that usually happens during the summer. It might be time for me to go ahead and finish out the story I started telling months ago, just to complete it while there still is an adult session to speak of. The fact that the session’s time has been reduced seems to speak for itself in regards to how much value the rink owner puts on it. But, I digress …. for now.

Kim

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Jun
12

Mail & Updates

GeneralJune 12th, 20101 Comment

PERFORMERS SOUGHT IN DALLAS AREA

RST received this request via email:

Looking for a skating group to perform for my daughter’s sweet 16
skate-jam party in June. We live in Dallas, TX. Can you refer any
groups???

If any skate groups in the Dallas area are interested, contact Ms Turner at cjswife(at)gmail.com.

NEW SITE LISTINGS

Two new additions have been made to the Links page:

Justice League Rollerz and

Skate Executive Productions/Kansas City

Link to their websites and the others listed.

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Jun
04

Flashback: The Genesis of National Skate Parties

GeneralJune 4th, 2010No comments

Taking another stroll down memory lane, this is a repost of the article that got RST started back in 2002. It takes a look at the history of national R&B roller skating events, how they got started, some of the key figures who got the wheels rolling, the successes and difficulties they faced, etc.

Read more in: The Genesis of National Skate Parties.

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May
02

New Listings and Comments

General, Site updatesMay 2nd, 2010No comments

BLACK RINKS

Another rink has been added to the Black Rinks listing; a rink that was on the brink of being shut down in Baltimore but has weathered the latest storm and remains open:

Skateworks
Whitehead, MD
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RST ROLL

Updates have been made to the RST Roll listing for adult R&B sessions in:

Colorado
California

and a new listing has been added for

Maryland

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COMMENTS

Readers have commented on the following topics:

DJ Big Bert Lopez

Baltimore Rink Faces Closure

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