I finally went to First Thursday at the Skate Ranch last night. Frankly, I wouldn’t recommend it. I love skating, and I love the people, but there were too many people and too much hostility. About a third of the people had no idea what they were doing and were a danger to themselves, a third of the people were “Wild Boyz” and were a danger to everyone else, and the rest of us were decent skaters attempting to avoid all the targets. There were a number of security guards and I saw them more than once interrupting a “situation” that was developing. There was also some tension between some of the groups of skaters on the rink. To cap it all off, I had a run-in with this very rude guy who was awful to me.
However, the Smooth Divas were there and they were all dressed in hot pink T-shirts, just like me! They treated me like a sister and I love them for that. I even skated along behind them, on their coattails you could say, and felt like one of the group. Jeff’s girl Latoya was there and I was so glad to meet her – she’s a really nice girl and easy to talk to. Bobby was there, of course, and he was tearing it up as usual, falling all over the place cuz he’s not afraid to try. King was there and was so nice to me. I love to watch him skate. I also got to see Willie, which was nice because he wasn’t there last Sunday. All in all, I had a good time and I was glad I went because I’m not sure if I’ll be able to go on Sunday, but I won’t go back for First Thursday again, I don’t think.
But here’s the best part. I bought new laces for my boots!!
Here’s the “before” picture:
Here’s the “after” picture:
Sweet, huh?