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Where have we been??? – I retired in March 2005 and took two years off from updating the site.  For those of you who have been checking, sorry for the extended delay.  I’m back now.  Laura and I moved to Oregon where there are NO ADULT SESSIONS within 120 miles so we have not been skating.

Outstanding websites for adult freestyle skaters:

1)      www.skategroove.com

2)      www.getyoursk8on.com

3)      http://www.seskate.com/rinks/index.html (find rinks BEFORE traveling)

4)      http://www.detroitconnectionnow.org/upcomingevents.htm

5)      http://www.sk8athon.com/

6)      www.youtube.com (enter roller skate in the search field)

Note: Advertising on this site is always free.  If your event is not listed, please e-mail us at: rollerskaters@juno.com or kevin@rollerskate.net and provide the details.  We will be happy to list it.  All that we ask is that you include www.rollerskate.net and www.skategroove.com on your flyers.  

Please also check Skate Groove and GetyourSk8on for upcoming skating events.

 

 

 

When a DJ asks us where we find music that is rare or out of print, we have an answer.   Click on the link below for music stores and DJs that specialize in roller skating music.  Note:  If you are a DJ and want to be added to the list, we will do that for free.  Just ask! 

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If you have not seen Tyrone Dixon's skating documentary "8 Wheels and Some Soul Brotha Music", PLEASE support this Brother and order his DVD.  He went to 16 cities and captured the different styles that make us unique.  See more here!

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Upcoming events:

ROLLER SKATING SCHEDULE

Please support the skating events that are occurring throughout the country.  Many of these events draw skaters from all over North America and even as far away as Japan, Sweden, and Europe.  When I retired in 2005, I also retired from giving skating parties.  However, there are some who are still going at it strong.  You can find a list of events at this link: http://www.skategroove.com/skatejamz.htm.  Desi does an outstanding job of keeping people informed about what is occurring in the adult – freestyle skating world.  This is your best bet for know what is happening and where.

With that said, We recommend two parties above all others:

1)     Skate-a-Thon – Labor Day Weekend

2)     Detroit Connection Now’s Annual Dance and Skating Events in October

Why these two above all others?

Joi’s event is well planned and she is an extraordinary host(ess).  You will see people from all over the country converge on Atlanta.  The weather is nice, the city is historic and the styles and beats unforgettable.  I cannot say enough good things about Joi, the city and the party.  Well… one more thing.  Big Bob and DJ Spin are great DJ’s for groups coming from all over the country and it takes a unique ability to please such a diverse crowd.

The Detroit Connection Now is recommended because of my bias in favor of my home town.  Also, Detroit skaters are exceptionally talented.  When you travel to Detroit, you will be entertained by so many people with skills that you will leave amazed.  There are so many good skaters, I cannot list them all.  But, I will list a few: Reggie, Perry, Mike, Wayne, Rick, Cynthia, Deb, Tony, Baby Jim, Rockin’ Richard, T, Andre, Charles, Kenny, Cookie, Lisa, Chuck, Darnell, Byron, Charlotte, Melvin, and I can go on and on.    In Detroit, when you mention these people by name, they are known all over the city!  I encourage you to go to Detroit and witness SLIDING and OPEN HOUSE for yourself.  If you see if from the safety of the sidelines, great!  If you see it from the skating floor, we’ll make sure there’s an ambulance standing by.

Thursday August 30 – Monday September 3, 2007 – Joi’s SK8-A-Thon, Atlanta, GA.  See Skate Groove and Joi’s site for details.

Friday October 12 – Saturday October 13, 2007 – Detroit Connection Now’s Annual Dance and Roller Skating Parties, Detroit, MI.  See link #4 above.

 

BEST SKATING SONGS OF ALL TIME

 

A few years ago, I asked the question, “what is the best skating song”.  I received a number of responses as I tried to develop a list of the top 100 songs.  I quickly noticed that a few of the same songs were mentioned by virtually everyone I talked to.  I have listed the songs here and I would like to know what songs you feel should be on a list for your area.  I add this  emphasis because the list below is for the Detroit, MI and Toledo, OH area.  This list would not work in Chicago, New York or many other parts of the country.  So, please send the names of the songs and I will list them here, along with your city/state.

 

DETROITER’S LIST OF BEST SKATING SONGS:

 

Let’s Ride 1

1                    Play at Your Own Risk – Planet Patrol

2                    Flashlight – Parliament

3                    Must Be the Music – Secret Weapon

4                    Housequake – Prince

5                    Owner of a Lonely Heart – Yes

6                    Computer Age (Push the Button) – Newcleus

7                    Shake Your Pants – Cameo

8                    I Just Want to Be – Cameo

9                    I Can’t Stand It – Kimberly Ball

10                You’re the One for Me – D Train

11                Sun is Here – Sun

12                Peanut Butter – Twennynine & Lennie White

13                Firecraker – Mass Production

14                Plastic Dreams – Jaydee

15                Dazz – Brick

Let’s Ride 2

1                    The Floor – Johnny Gill

2                    Just Got Paid – Johnny Kemp

3                    We Got Our Own Thing – Heavy D

4                    Rock Creek Park – Blackbyrds

5                    Happy Music – Blackbyrds

6                    Groove Line – Heatwave

7                    Give Up The Funk – BT Express

8                    Movin’ – Brass Construction

9                    Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry

10                I’m Your Boogie Man – KC & The Sunshine Band

11                Shine Your Light – The Graingers

12                For Those Who Like to Groove – Ray Parker Jr.

13                Doin’ It to Death – JB’s

14                I Want – Chaka Khan

15                I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Gladys Knight & The Pips

Let’s Ride 3

1                    It Should Have Been You – Gwen Guthrie

2                    I’m Ready – Kano

3                    Beyond The Clouds – Quartz

4                    Body Work – Hot Streak

5                    New Jersey Deep – Black Science Orchestra

6                    LRP Pop – General Caine

7                    100% Pure Love – Crystal Waters

8                    Mirda Rock – Reggie Griffin

9                    Is It In? – Jimmie Bo Horne

10                Spank – Jimmie Bo Horne

11                Body Music – The Strikers

Let’s Ride 4

1                    Wind Me Up – RJ’s Latest Arrival

2                    Is It In? (12 inch version) – Jimmie Bo Horne

3                    New Jack Swing (instrumental) – Wrecks N Effect

4                    You’re the One for Me (instrumental) – D Train

5                    Basstronic (instrumental) – The Unknown DJ

6                    Football Hero (instrumental) – Tony Chambers

7                    One to Grown On (instrumental) – The UMC’s

8                    Pictures on a String – The Comateens

9                    Stomp (instrumental) – God’s Property

10                Sticky Situation (instrumental) – Tyrone Brunson

11                The Smurf – Tyrone Brunson

12                Bad Times (instrumental) – Captain Rapp

13                Turn It Up – The Conway Brothers

Let’s Ride 5

1                    Master Rocker – Bernard Wright

2                    Do You Wanna Go Party? – KC and the Sunshine Band

3                    Everybody, Everybody – Black Box

4                    Let’s Start The Dance – Bohannon

5                    Booti Call – Blackstreet

6                    Physical Funk (instrumental) – Domino

7                    It’s Automatic (instrumental) – Freestyle

8                    Freestyle Express – Freestyle

9                    Ladies Choice (instrumental) – Stone City Band

10                Private Party (instrumental) – Bobby Nunn

11                Joints and Jam (instrumental) – Black Eyed Peas

12                Nasty Girl (instrumental) – Kasino

13                Brin’ Back The Beat (instrumental) – Rappin 4-Tay

14                What You Wanna Do?  (instrumental) – Kausion

15                Things That Dreams Are Made Of (instrumental) – The Human League

Let’s Ride 6 (December 1999)

1                    On & Poppin – Young MC

2                    Do You Wanna Get Funky – C & C Music Factory

3                    Galaxy – War

4                    I Don’t Know What You Come To Do – TTT

5                    A Little Bit Of Jazz – Nick Straker Band

6                    Wordy Rappinghood – Tom Tom Club

7                    Computer Game (Theme From The Circus) – Yellow Magic Orchestra

8                    Slow Down –  Loose Ends

9                    Long Hot Summer Night – JT Taylor

10                Hey Look At Me, I’m In Love – Love Unlimited Orchestra

11                Somebody Else’s Guy – Jocelyn Brown

12                Sticky Situation – Tyrone Brunson

Let’s Ride 7 (All Instrumental)

1                    Still in the Groove – Ray Parker Jr.

2                    The Floor – Johnny Gill

3                    I Go To Work – Kool Moe Dee

4                    Feel Good Party Time – JR Funk & The Love Machine

5                    Be True To Yourself – 2nd To None

6                    The Creator – Pete Rock & CL Smooth

7                    Too Close – Next

8                    Beware of My Crew – LBC Crew

9                    Down, Down, Down – DJ Quik

10                Phenomenon – LL Cool J

11                Pistol Grip Pump – Volume

12                Ownlee Eue – Kwame

13                Ounce Rap – Bobby Demo

14                TWISM – Shaq

15                Dwelling in the Labb – JT & The Bigga Figga

16                Hand in Hand – DJ Quik

Let’s Ride 8

1                    Bad Times – Captain Rapp

2                    Get Up Offa That Thing – James Brown

3                    Body Talk (instrumental) – The Deele

4                    I Know You Got Another – The Reddings

5                    Dance Wit Me – Rick James

6                    Standing On The Top – The Temptations and Rick James

7                    Scorpio – Dennis Coffey

8                    She’s A Bad Mama Jama – Carl Carlton

9                    They Want EFX (instrumental) – Das EFX

10                Blue Cheese (instrumental) – The UMC’s

11                Up Against The Wall – Fatback

12                Wanna Be Startin’ Something – Michael Jackson

13                Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll – Vaughn Mason

14                Year 2001 Boogie – Rick Cason

Let’s Ride 9

1                    We Call It The Box – Bill Summers and Summers Heat

2                    Take A Chance – Nuance

3                    Get Geeked (instrumental) – UC

4                    I Go To Work – Kool Moe Dee

5                    122 BPM – Jive Rhythm Trax

6                    Money Stretch (instrumental) – Lil Zane

7                    Me, Myself and I (instrumental) – De La Soul

8                    Do It Anyway You Wanna – People’s Choice

9                    We Got Our Own Thing (instrumental) – Heavy D

10                Chubbster (Haustramental) – Chubb Rock

11                Rollerskate – Vaughn Mason

12                Feels So Right (remix) – Solution

13                Bonnie and Clyde Theme (instrumental) – Yo Yo and Ice Cube

14                B Please (instrumental) – Snoop Dogg

Let’s Ride 10

1                    This Is How We Do It (instrumental) – Montell Jordan

2                    I Don’t Know What You Come To Do (instrumental) – TTT

3                    Al Naa Fyish (The Soul) – Hashim

4                    Din Daa Daa – George Krantz

5                    Trio Flo (instrumental) – B.O.L.D.

6                    Static – James Brown

7                    P.Y.T. – Michael Jackson

8                    Call Me – Skyy

9                    West Cost Poplock – Ronnie Hudson

10                Rub You The Right Way (remix) – Johnny Gill

11                The Big Bang Theory – Parliament

12                Jan Jan – The Fabulous Counts

13                Rapple – Spyder D

Let’s Ride 11 (OPEN HOUSE)

1)            Function at the Junction – Shorty Long

2)            Rockin’ Charlie Pt. 1 – Bobby Peterson

3)            Rockin’ Charlie Pt. 2 – Bobby Peterson

4)            Ham Hocks Espanol – Jimmy Castor

5)            Monkey Jump – Jr. Walker

6)            Shotgun – Jr. Walker

7)            Shake and Finger Pop – Jr. Walker

8)            (I’m a) Road Runner – Jr. Walker

9)            Nothin’ But Soul – Jr. Walker

10)        Pucker Up Buttercup – Jr. Walker

11)        Do You Wanna Go Party? – KC & The Sunshine Band

12)        New Jack Swing – Wrecks-N-Effect (vocal)

13)        Scorpio – Grandmaster Flash

14)        Don’t Stop The Rock – Freestyle

15)        It’s Automatic – Freestyle

16)        Freestyle Express – Freestyle

17)        The Party Has Just Begin – Freestyle

18)        The Fat Man – The T.K.O.’s

19)        Talkin’ All That Jazz - Stetsasonic

Let’s Ride 12

1                    I Like What You Do To Me – Young and Company

2                    Call It Want You Want – Bill Summers and Summers Heat

3                    I Go To Work (instrumental) – Kool Moe Dee

4                    Planet Rock (instrumental) – Afrika Bambaataa

5                    Gospel Slide (instrumental) – Dana Divine

6                    Holla Back Young’n (instrumental) – Fabulous

7                    I Feel For You – Chaka Khan

8                    Dance To The Music – Sly and the Family Stone

9                    Let’s Groove (instrumental) – EWF

10                Chicago Stepper’s Slide – Mel Devone

11                Last Night A DJ Saved My Life – Mariah Carey

12                Chinese Checkers – Lois Lane

13                Wikka Wrap – The Evasions

14                Going to a Go-Go – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

L & K Williams
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updated January 21, 2007

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