Newz Updated: Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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WASHINGTON, DC - Attention all who attended Forestville Skating Rink in the 70’s and 80’s, The Rolling Skulls (Forestville, MD) are getting organized for the biggest, long awaited event of all time. We are going to have our 1st Reunion in 2009 and need to get more people involved. We are presently looking for all the original members of The Rolling Skulls, Junior Rolling Skulls, Larry’s Angels, Fairfax Rollers, SE Rollers, Midnight Rollers and Duff’s Devils, to offer suggestions and membership for the occasion. Contact Carlton Winslow at TheRollingSkulls@aol.com and let him know your thoughts. If you wish to receive emails concerning this event and other events in the future, then also let him know your current address, phone number and email address. Also help us find others by forwarding this information. We also encourage pictures, fond memories and stories about skating at Forestville. We’d like to hear from you! - Joyce ATLANTA, GA - Due to situations beyond my control, one of Saturday night's session has been moved FROM "Sparkles" to SkateTowne Rink (5570 Old National Hwy, College Pk., Ga). We will still be graced by the sounds of Dj Wiz and you know he's gonna rock the house. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. - Joi 1st
Saturday's After Sk8-A-Thon Special ATLANTA, GA -Since Sk8-a-thon ends so close to 1st Saturdays at All American, those of you that bring any Sk8-a-thon ticket to the 1st Saturday's event, for the month of September, will get in for $4.00 (instead of $7.00). All tickets will be given back to you. My way
of saying Thanks!
CINCINNATI, OH – All was well when the clock struck twelve, twelve midnight that is. The Dyme Rollerz and SWS had everything set up, the DJ’s were in place and a bomb was ready to be dropped on the ‘Nati. The Ohio Skate Explosion was about to jump off, the first collaboration between the Dyme Rollerz of Columbus, OH and SWS Apparel of Cincinnati. Skaters drove over the moat and came through the Castle doors in large numbers just about filling up one of Ohio’s largest skating rinks. The Dyme Rollerz and SWS were there in a celebratory dance to meet their guests as they came through the door. It was the first skate even held at the Castle since 2006 and those hungry for a good roll were anxious and excited to be back. Then the bomb dropped. DJ Wiz (Brooklyn) and DJ Spin (Los Angeles) started off taking prisoners who fell victim to their musical madness. The funnel of air created by the skaters grew more intense through the night as skaters rolled their hearts out and sweated off the pounds. Food was served early which gave everyone enough time to get back into the swing of things and burn it off. It has become a tradition at this event to award the annual Rachael “Sweet Diva” Charlton Award and “John & Christina Brown Heritage Award” to deserving skaters. This year’s Sweet Diva award winner was Trish Allen of Jivebiscuit and the Heritage award went to Tasha Klusmann of Our Family Skate Association for her hard work with preserving African American Roller Skating History. Overall, the event
was a great success but you know you can’t just drop a musical
bomb on skaters and not pay the legal penalty. The event ended with
one arrest and two on the run. View the Ohio Skate Explosion Groove
Cliques to see who got arrested and see who remained to play another
day. Until Next Time Click
here to view the OH Skate Explosion Video by DJ Spin
TEMPLE
HILLS, MD - D'Light n Skate Palace is also hosting a skating
event for a good cause, to raise money for Breast Cancer research.
On Sunday, October 19, come out, skate and have a good time knowing
that your admission dollars will be going to a worthwhile charity.
National Skate Party in the Chocolate City TEMPLE
HILLS, MD - D'Light n Skate Palace is wrapping up its 2008
Tour De Skate by hosting a national skate party in the Nation's
Capital, Washington, D.C., October 16-18, 2008. The party begins
with a warm up skate on Thursday evening, followed by an adult skate
on Friday night, a family skate and picnic on Saturday and then
ending the weekend with the main event on Saturday night. There
are no advance ticket sales and host hotel must be booked by September
15 to get the block rate.
Supreme
Skate Jam and Battle of the DJs COLUMBIA,
MD - Let's get ready to rumble and roll on Saturday, October
25 in Columbia, MD when DJs will battle it out to see who has the
groove to make you move on eight wheels. This is an adult skate
jam and guests mus be 21 or older to attend. A
Classic Skate Weekend ORLANDO, FL - Get ready for a classic skate weekend in the sunny city of Orlando, FL. Coming November 21 and 22, the Ol' Skool Rollers will be hosting and event that will include a JB Skate Off with music being played by DJ Mike Music of ATL and DJ DMC of Chicago. Saturday will include a reunion of Roll Bounce skaters and the music will be played by Mike Music, DJ Fly Ty (NJ) and a special guest DJ. Prizes will be given away. A portion
of the proceeds form this event will be donated to charity.
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to Right Top row: Mike, Bodyguard, Lamont, Jaye, David "PiPwax" and Jeron"*RockStar*" Not Pictured: Michael and Tristina, Mike, 2Krunk, Dex and Fran |
ATLANTA, GA - Atlanta is gearing up for its Annual Labor Day Weekend extravaganza event, Sk8-A-Thon. This year’s Sk8-A-Thon is going to be slightly different. Some of the local skate clubs/organizations are working together in collaboration to make this year’s Sk8-A-Thon another memorable event. There will also be a total of six skate sessions throughout the weekend that skaters can choose from. Each skate session will be assisted by some of Atlanta's finest Skate Club/Organizations. Our goal is to provide service to the skate community. This year’s featured skate organizations are 285 Rollers, Bodyguard’s Skate Talk, Capital Rollerz, East New York Ent'l, J&J Entertainment, Jivebiscuit.com, and Sk8photos.com. For more information about Sk8-A-Thon, please visit the website at www.sk8athon.com or www.myspace.com/joisk8athon or call Joi at 678-231-1423
ATLANTA, GA - Yes, there are still rooms at the Westin Hotel. I have been given an extension for the rate os $79.00 until Friday August 22, 2008. Call 404-762-7676 for hotel booking and ask for the Sk8-a-thon Room Block. *Don't forget the Sexy but "Classy" Swimsuit contest. Only 1 piece swimsuits allowed in contest. Please remember there will be children at the pool. Also, NO THROWING OTHERS IN THE POOL and NO SKATING POOL SIDE! *Also, because parking is limited (and gas is so high) , I am asking that you car pool as much as possible. *Because sessions will be in progress, the rinks can not allowed parking for Sk8-a-Thon's session until 1 hour prior to start of sessions. Parents will be picking up their children and comeing in to early creates traffic problems. * Tickets will go on sale this Sunday at Sparkles, Cascade and Golden Glide.. Wednesdays at Cascade and Thursday at SkateTowne rinks. Thank you for your consideration and have safe travels. Joi Sk8-A-Thon Labor Day Weekend-Atl, Ga
NATIONWIDE - Hurricane Katrina may be long gone but the after effects and the burdens of what this devistating storm has left on the beautiful city of New Orleans are still to this day being lived by its residents. A new documentary has been filmed that will show more of the troubles that that Katrina left behind. The movie is called "Trouble The Water" and is coming to a few theatres soon. The film will be released to a limited number of cities and Atlanta is included. If we participate in this event, the film will remain at the theatre for months. If not, it will be pulled after two weeks. Please show support and make plans to see it. The government hid a lot from the public. The movie gives you an opportunity to see the events unfold from the 9th Ward…you will be shocked to learn about what happened. Please don’t miss this! Dates and Locations: 8.22.08 - IFC Center;
New York , NY
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to Desi [at] SkateGroove [dot] com.
SEPTEMBER
Sep 12 - Kevin and Dena Milligan Queens, NYC- Celebrating five years of marriage Do you know a skater who has a birthday, graduation or anniversary in August or September? Show your love by sending e-mail letting SkateGroove know the name, city, state, and birthday/anniversary and we will post it. Have a news item you would like to submit to the Groove? Send e-mail to Desi: Desi [at] SkateGroove [dot] com All submissions will be reviewed by the SkateGroove crew prior to posting. SkateGroove reserves the right to accept or reject submissions. |
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