It’s a hot summer afternoon in Nashville so what’s something fun to do indoors? The skating rink, of course! Except technically the most well-known Nashville skate center is in Brentwood, if we’re being nitpicky. It’s just off I-65 and it’s the location of the new music video from Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton. Take a look then scroll down for more…
Rollin’. Inquiring minds want to know… did they use blades or quads? Well, that’s a trick question. The video is set in the 1970s and rollerblades didn’t become popular until the 80s and 90s. So “Lamberton” as their called in the video (Lambert and Stapleton mashed together) take to the floor in quads, as pictured below.
It’s Fun You Can Feel. I went to a local Florida skate center last week and let me tell ya, there are some very talented skaters out there. It’s like a subculture I know nothing about and it’s mesmerizing. I left feeling two things simultaneously: 1) they’re so awesomely coordinated, and 2) what the heck is wrong with me?
All jokes aside, I was super impressed with skaters who were fast, agile, flexible, just plain ol’ good. They were skating forwards, backwards, standing up, kneeling down, sideways, singles, couples, all kinds of styles and one guy in the group I was with, I had no idea he was good on wheels. He had blades and at one point he went up on his tippy toes (the front two wheels) like it was just another Tuesday night. đź‘€
It’s comforting to see Miranda and Chris lace up a pair of skates and be mediocre on the floor, isn’t it? But just check out this woman with roller skates in the Brentwood rink. One example of how talented people can be on 8 wheels.
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