Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Lost Memphis Roller Skating on WKNO's "Southern Routes"!
Posted by Vance Lauderdale on Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 12:10 AM
- Mr. Lauderdale with his "bicycle" skates
Not to give too much away, but back in those days, there was a whole lot more to roller-skating than just strapping on some skates and rolling around a wooden track. Rinks put on pageants, plays, races — even full-scale weddings. And skating wasn't just for ma, pa, teens, and the little kiddies. They made special skates for dogs, monkeys, and even BEARS.
The show will even feature rare photos of me (such as the one here), taken in my younger days, when I was a veritable Flash at rinks around the Mid-South. Why, it took servants almost a day just to polish all the trophies I earned. Or were those bowling trophies? I can't remember, since the Lauderdales were pretty much good at everything.
Tune into Southern Routes or you'll be very sorry (and so will I). The show will air Thursday, April 8th at 8 p.m., and then it will repeat on Saturday, April 10 at 2:30 p.m., and again on Sunday, April 11 at 12 noon. It also airs on WKNO-2 Saturday, April 10 at 9 p.m., so I really don't want to hear any pitiful excuses about, "Uh, I missed it."
And I'll be quite candid with you. Either watch the show, and admire the hard work done by my WKNO pals Kip Cole and Bonnie Kourvelas, or face the dire prospect of being cut out of my will. It's that simple.
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Yes, the Lauderdales were always ahead of their time. Unfortunately, we did not bother to patent this product, and the rest is Rollerblade history.
Hey Vance, who was the bald guy in the beard we saw in the opening of "Ask Vance"? Sure didn't look like the guy we saw in Monday, October 5, 2009's "The REAL Vance Lauderdale � At Last!"
Oh, and I've also been wondering, you know where Vance Ave. crosses S. Lauderdale St.? Did your parents buy you an intersection when you were born, or did you do it yourself with all your hard-earned Memphis Magazine money?
We watched last night, Vance. It was great. My daughter is a HUGE fan of yours, but she thinks a "couple pints of Kentucky nip" is too much at one time.
Well, that depends on how old your daughter is, sbanbury.
Heck, I remember it gave me a much-needed energy boost when I was in elementary school, so I kept the thermos in my lunchbox filled with the stuff.
