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Dire Straits - Skateaway (Original Post) Dulcinea 14 hrs ago OP
The imagery.... like the hair on the lady writer on the TV..... 3Hotdogs 12 hrs ago #1
Bookmarking Bayard 12 hrs ago #2
One of my favorite Dire Straits songs. love_katz 2 hrs ago #3

3Hotdogs

(15,768 posts)
1. The imagery.... like the hair on the lady writer on the TV.....
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 11:23 PM
12 hrs ago

Are there still roller girls? I remember them in N.Y.C.


Does anyone who hung around NYC in the 70's and 80's remember Rollarama? He was wonderful - full of life.

love_katz

(3,306 posts)
3. One of my favorite Dire Straits songs.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:31 AM
2 hrs ago

Back in the 80's, I worked at a car rental agency at the airport. The airport wanted to charge my employer for letting employees park on their lot while we were working. The airport shuttle busses didn't always run to schedule, so I bought some roller skates fitted for street skating, and some knee and wrist protectors, and began skating from the employee lot to work. I would always hear this song in my head, and skating in rhythm to it got me quickly to work. It was fun!

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