Another Rollerblader bites the dust

Remember elementary school? Yeah, it was quite some time ago. So young and innocent.

Lately I’ve been jamming out to some classic 70s tunes. It all started with Queen. I was in the mood for some Queen. So, with the help of Pandora, I’ve slipped into a world of guitar melodies and male vocals. Today a song which reminds me of elementary school popped on my Queen radio station: “Another One Bites the Dust.”

Back in the days when Rollerblades were the “it” thing (the 90s, kids — ah the 90s), me and my elementary compadres would meet at a rollerskating rink for some novice flirting and rollerblading fun. Round and round we’d go as music from different genres blared from the speakers overhead. Every week, without fail, the rink DJ would spin “Another One Bites the Dust.”

This song always accompanied a contest of some type — speed skating, musical chairs or some other competition which weeded out the losers from the Rollerblading stallions.

Ah, the memories. If only life was still that simple.

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