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Slide of the Week: May 15th, 2008
SKATING ASS, INDIO, CA 1960
People parked at the curb line the main street for the annual date festival parade. Among the paraders is a snow white ass. This is not any old ordinary barnyard ass. This is an ass with special skills. It’s has roller skates attached to its hooves and its roller skating down the street. I love it when animals skate.
With all the talk of roller skating lately, with planning the Moonlight Rollerway Jubilee and all, I can’t believe how many people tell me they can’t skate. Even I can skate. And you can’t possibly be more uncoordinated than I am. I can count on one hand the times I’ve been skating since I was in third grade and took skating lessons at the Holiday Roller Rink in Montclair. So, since its been a while, tonight I went to the rink to practice a bit before the big show this weekend. Before long I was gliding around the well-skated wood floor like I had wings on my heels. It was wonderful and I can’t recommend it enough!
This weekend I host the moonlight Rollerway in Glendale at Southern California’s most historic roller rink! Come experience a cast of more than 60 thrilling champion skaters in a spectacular variety of costumed musical acts, I’ll be doing a slide show story of roller skating and there will be an after show all skate party - All this to live Hammond organ music by the worlds greatest rink organist, Dominic! Free snack bar treats will be served!
SATURDAY NIGHT May 17 at 8pm - $20. STANDING ROOM TIX ONLY (Seating for this Saturdays performance is sold out!)
SUNDAY MATINEE, May 18 at 3pm - $35. FEW SEATS STILL AVAIABLE!
Don’t miss out! Tickets and Info!
Here’s to Asses that can skate and YOU!
Charles Phoenix
Los Angeles
May 2008
8 Comments on “SKATING ASS, INDIO, CA 1960”
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May 15th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Charles…I love your photos and the journeys they take me down memory lane…but animal cruelty (showing an animal forced to wear skates) just doesn’t seem to jive with your usual sensibiities…I hope you won’t include anymore photos of animals being subject to the whims of insensitve humans…thanks…a loyal fan!
May 15th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Charles,
You didn’t point out anything about the interesting hairdo in the foreground, reminiscent of a thoroughly used brillo pad! Or perhaps that person’s hair is just standing on end at the sheer spectacle of the skating ass!
May 19th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
I must say- that the timing of your weekly slide of the week feature email was perfect!
kinda reminds me of this political hoohah going on right now….after all, it’s an election year…
just think of the possibilities….”skating asses” live on tour!! The muliest skating revue this side of Mount Rushmore!
why, it might even be the answer to the gas crisis!!
May 19th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
That’s Pinky the Skating Mule!
There was a roller rink in Beaumont (you know, on the way to Palm Springs) and we girls remember seeing the sign facing the freeway.
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:13 am
Eloise:
Maybe you should work for Charles to filter out all of the slides that are out of bounds. You could protect me from a chuckle about something that happened 50 years ago.
May 23rd, 2008 at 12:37 am
Look carefully at the spectators. I think I can see a chimpanzee smoking a cigarette. And he is pointing and laughing at the ass. A good time is had by all. Those crazy critters.
May 23rd, 2008 at 12:47 pm
I’m guessing Eloise never saw the slide and story about “Jungle Nursery” in Anaheim. Or she probably would have boycotted this site all together. This was a great story.It just had a bad ending. Your right Barry, it’s what we did 50 years ago. Keep up the good work Charles.
May 29th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Great!….It’s ALL great!