Lisa had a paper route. She delivered papers to who knows how many homes in her little neighborhood. To speed up the process, she did it on roller skates. If I wanted to spend time with her, I had to join her on the route. I jogged at first but skating looked kind of fun.
I didn’t have skates and for some reason was not satisified with going out and buying a pair of those black boot style skates. So I made my own from scatch. Yes, that photo you see are the actual skates I made duringThe Rise & Fall Of ’84. They look rather MTV inspired don’t they? I still have them to this day but it has been many years since I’ve tried to use them.
I had some nice hockey skates and had spent a little time on the ice when I was in Vermont. So I wasn’t completely alien to the mechanics of skating. It was different and falling had a more severe punishment than sliding long slippery ice.
Lisa was a fairly accomplished skater and looked quite graceful even though her store bought skates were not nearly as cool as mine. She could also skate backwards with ease, something I have never been able to do.
Duran Duran – The Reflex
Billy Joel -The Longest Time
The Cars – Magic
Steve Perry -Foolish Heart
Bryan Adams – Straight From The Heart