tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post4145238279403682818..comments2023-09-07T22:24:51.654-05:00Comments on League of Melbotis: A Few Items of ImportThe Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-75773626474762212412007-09-09T21:23:00.000-05:002007-09-09T21:23:00.000-05:00I have very vague memories of Magic Skate, as we m...I have very vague memories of Magic Skate, as we moved before I was in 4th grade. I do recall asking them to play the theme song to "The Greatest American Hero", and the DJ agreeing to do so. I guess I liked the song, but mostly I think I saw the sleeve for the 45 on the wall and it was one of the only things I recognized.<BR/><BR/>I waited an hour and he never played it. I assumed he had a play list and was super, super busy, becasue when you're 8, you think there's no bigger job in the world than DJ at Magic Skate. <BR/><BR/>Now, I kind of wonder if he forgot, or if the DJ simply didn't care... which is sorta sad.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-53371654317642718732007-09-08T17:13:00.000-05:002007-09-08T17:13:00.000-05:00The same thing occured at my home, though the toad...The same thing occured at my home, though the toad was smaller. <BR/><BR/>I have always loved toads. As you say, they are just about the most NON lethal creature that is bigger than a pill bug. The worst that can happen is, as you say, pee.Michael Corleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441107947600810769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-75451669094762871122007-09-07T23:05:00.000-05:002007-09-07T23:05:00.000-05:00IMHO, the Bourne movies are superior to the books....IMHO, the Bourne movies are superior to the books. The books are serviceable spy stuff, but nowhere near as subversive. Por ejemplo, 1/2 way thru the 1st Bourne book he's made nice with the CIA and spends the rest of the time hunting down the nefarious "Jackal". Oh, and he's angry because of Vietnam, not, you know, being waterboarded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-59525671026056809432007-09-07T16:19:00.000-05:002007-09-07T16:19:00.000-05:00This Magic Skate story will tell you a bit about w...This Magic Skate story will tell you a bit about where my priorities lay in elementary school...<BR/><BR/>One time I was at Magic Skate with some kids (a birthday party? I cannot remember), and I must have been in third or fourth grade.<BR/><BR/>While I was over at the arcade, a girl rolled up to me and asked on behalf of her friend if I'd like to go skating. I declined, and went back to my video game.<BR/><BR/>That's my clearest memory of Magic Skate. I always stunk at roller skating, and was never much interested in the couples aspect.<BR/><BR/>But I can also picture the way cool mural that lined the straightaway back wall of the place, with a big Statue of Liberty head on the right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-83691502949058878902007-09-07T13:21:00.000-05:002007-09-07T13:21:00.000-05:00MAGIC SKATE?!!!Sigh. The home of my 5th Grade Bir...MAGIC SKATE?!!!<BR/><BR/>Sigh. The home of my 5th Grade Birthday party (which was awesome, btw). Devo's Whip It always remind me of Magic Skate. Every so often (less frequently than a Black Light Skate or the Backwards Skate or the Couples Skate) the DJ in the booth would play a "Name that Song" competition by playing a snippet of a song - the first person to skate over and identify it won prizes. I won once by knowing Whip It, which probably had more to do with my being right near the booth than anything else. I won a free big pickle form the Snack Bar. When I hear Whip It, it takes me back to the soft thud of my skates bumping against the DJ booth shouting "WHIP IT BY DEVO!! WHIP IT BY DEVO!!"<BR/><BR/>Good Times, Good Times.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-66770395630390337422007-09-06T10:16:00.000-05:002007-09-06T10:16:00.000-05:00I want to say magic Skate is re-opened. For some ...I want to say magic Skate is re-opened. For some reason I want to say that one of the Olympic speed skater's family's owns Magic Skate and my mom knew them. I will foloow up.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-13648532369992112152007-09-06T10:01:00.000-05:002007-09-06T10:01:00.000-05:00I think Mono E should play "Kids in America," whic...I think Mono E should play "Kids in America," which every time I hear it reminds me of Magic Skate in Spring, TX. (closed down sometime mid-1980s).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-16317287370881933122007-09-06T09:08:00.000-05:002007-09-06T09:08:00.000-05:00Toad pee is good for you. Quiets the voices in yo...Toad pee is good for you. Quiets the voices in your head.J.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03903186469796595837noreply@blogger.com