Elliot had Tova’s 7th birthday party at a skating rink today. I went skating with him – the first time for me in probably 42 years (age 12). It was a blast! and I remembered how to skate pretty well! It was SOOO MUCH FUN! I used to go so often as a kid.
The final song they played was YMCA but otherwise all the music was modern. I skated to YMCA so many times as a kid, doing the letters with my arms. They even played the Hokey Pokey, and Elliot and I did it together.
It was nostalgic and tremendous fun for both of us. We agreed we’ll definitely come back. I can still remember going, the songs they played, the arcade and pinball machines I played, the food I ate, the birthday parties celebrated there. I had some of mine at a place very much like Skate City, but they had disco balls hanging from the ceiling and the skating floor was wood.
Ironically, I’ve had a reminder to go to Skate City every Saturday morning in my phone for 3 years. I get reminded to go every Saturday, but we end up going to Shabbat services instead usually. So I’ve been meaning to go for a long time.
I uploaded a video to YouTube. When YMCA started playing, I was excited and told Elliot I knew the song. On the video you can hear Elliot screaming to his friend Gabe, “MY DAD KNOWS THIS SONG!!!” It’s so cute. He really cared about my experience and was excited to tell his friend about it!
https://youtu.be/2Vn6h-BJl6M