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Roller skates are shoes, or bindings that fit onto shoes, that are worn to enable the wearer to roll along on wheels. The first roller skate was effectively an ice skate with wheels replacing the blade. Later the "quad" style of roller skate became more popular consisting of four wheels arranged in the same configuration as a typical car.
The first patented roller skate was introduced in 1760 by Dutch-Belgian inventor John Joseph Merlin. His roller skate wasn't much more than an ice skate with wheels where the blade goes, a style we would call inline today. They were hard to steer and hard to stop because they didn't have brakes and as such were not very popular. The initial "test pilot" of the first prototype of the skate was in the city of Huy, which had a party with Merlin playing the violin.
In 1863, James Plimpton from Massachusetts invented the "rocking" skate and used a four-wheel configuration for stability, and independent axles that turned by pressing to one side of the skate or the other when the skater wants to create an edge. This was a vast improvement on the Merlin design that was easier to use and drove the huge popularity of roller skating, dubbed "rinkomania" in the 1860s and 1870s, which spread to Europe and around the world, and continued through the 1930s. The Plimpton skate is still used today.
Roller Skates is a book by Ruth Sawyer that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1937. It is a fictionalized account of one year of Sawyer's life.
Roller Skates opens with the narrator remembering back to a special year in the 1890s, when young Lucinda Wyman arrives at the Misses Peters' home in New York City; the two ladies will care for her during the year of Lucinda's parents' trip to Italy. The narrator's diaries help her remember the details of 10-year-old Lucinda's "orphanage," as she calls it. Miss Peters, a teacher, is "a person of great understanding, no nonsense, and no interference." Miss Nettie is shy and soft-hearted. Living with them Lucinda experiences unprecedented freedom, exploring the city on roller skates and making friends with all types of people.
Lucinda quickly gets to know Mr. Gilligan the hansom cab driver and Patrolman M'Gonegal. The first friend of her own age is Tony Coppino, son of an Italian fruit stand owner. Lucinda enlists Officer M'Gonegal to stop the bullies who knock down Tony's father's fruit-stand and steal the fruit. In return Tony takes her for a city picnic where they meet a rag-and-bone man. Later Lucinda reads Shakespeare with her favorite uncle and is inspired to put on a puppet production of The Tempest.
Actors: Jesse Garcia (actor), Scott Butler (actor), Rosa Isela Frausto (actress), Güstavo Stebner (writer), Güstavo Stebner (director), Dove Meir (actor), Tia Barr (actress), Ezra Saint James (actress), Ami Sheth (actress), Lizzie Thrasher (actress), Jordan Wentz (actor), Valerie Farrow (actress), Terrence Terrell (actor), Larayia Gaston (actress), Molly Marlette (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,The Moxi Skate Team is an all-female roller-skating club out of Long Beach, CA. The girls love having fun — while breaking down barriers.
Strap on your Blades and get some Road Rash: LED Rollerblade Wheels: http://amzn.to/1JaruFR Gotham Rubber Helmet: http://amzn.to/1OcUAMI Roller Derby AERIO Q-60 Men's Inline Skates: http://amzn.to/1MpZ4zd Roller Derby Women's V500 Adjustable Inline Skates: http://amzn.to/1KdGLrk K2 Skate Boy's Raider Pro Pack Inline Skates: http://amzn.to/1FdxNgS K2 Skate Girl's Marlee Pro Pack Inline Skates: http://amzn.to/1Nv24Js Watch more How to Roller-Skate & Rollerblade videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/514094-4-Tips-for-Beginners-RollerSkate Hi everybody, we're going to talk about roller skating tips for beginners. If you've never roller skated before, the biggest thing that you need to worry is balance. You would think balance is pretty easy, but when you put wheels on your feet, ...
Join Indy, Wendy, and Rolla Round as they venture to Echo Park Lake and learn how to spin on roller skates with Candice Heiden! SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE TUTORIALS AND ADVENTURES :D GET 10% OFF YOUR FIRST PURCHASE @MOXISKATESHOP WHEN YOU TELL THEM YOU ARE FROM #PLANET ROLLER SKATE! http://www.moxilongbeach.com Moxi Roller Skate Shop https://www.instagram.com/moxirollerskates/?hl=en SPONSORED BY: Moxi Roller Skates (THESE ARE THE SKATES I WEAR!) https://www.instagram.com/moxiskateshop/?hl=en THEME SONG "ROLL OUT" BY: @JFPRAPZ - https://itun.es/us/NkAucb?i=1112646783 SKATE JAMZ BY: Kim Manning Space Queen! https://soundcloud.com/kim-manning-1 GET YOUR OWN SKATE MONSTER HERE: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SkateMonsters Thank you so much to @candi from @larollergirls for helping me with this tu...
A 8mm film done by my sister while in high school for a class project in the 70's with music by Melanie that I transferred to tape. Location Wichita Kansas.
Learn how to roller skate with Indy and Pigeon! In this tutorial we share some roller skate basics focusing on safety while learning to build confidence on wheels. Roller skating is fun and anybody can fly with just a bit of practice! Questions? Comments? Follow Planet Roller Skate on Instagram and Facebook because this Tuesday 1/17 at 12:00 PST we will be hosting a live Q&A; regarding this tutorial. See you there! Thanks to: @moxiskateshop @pigeonskate @kimmanningspacequeen - https://m.soundcloud.com/kim-manning
Many people asked for a tutorial after I posted this video about two years ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvcHmRAgyrg So here we go. Enjoy, have fun and keep practicing! Music: 1. i-sHine - Overseas 2. i-sHine - Boardbagged 3. i-sHine - Still Boardbagged http://www.i-shine.com/music/ Tell me about your experience in the comments. But don't tell me how much better you are, this is a tutorial. Thanks a lot! Keep inline skating!
Fantastic little girl ! the best talent in the world 2016 Rollerblade Freestyle Slalom dancing usa auditions kids - Rider Sofia Bogdanova (russia) "team" Powerslide magic/seba skates. Event : World Championship Paris France (pswc & wfsc) moments fails training sport performance - If you like, remember to visit my other video (^_^) 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzCvD-CRfm0&list;=PL-R6WwtQKCY-mBGndjblJemkcPsgHBi8d&index;=1 My Page :https://www.facebook.com/fcvideo Si vous avez aimé, aidez moi, faites un don ! https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted;_button_id=KBK2URRASGY5Y Pourquoi ? Ceci pourrait peut être m'aider à renouveler mon matériel vidéo et à me permettre de me déplacer davantage sur différents événements, simplement ! Pour que je puisse vous offrir enc...
Today the family is heading over to the roller rink to get our weekend workout. It was a little too chilly outside to ride bikes and go to park, so we thought some indoor skating action was in order. We hadn't been skating for some time. So it took a while to get the hang of it. We were all sore the next day with a few cool bruises to show! Evan also thought it'd be cool to do a Skylander unboxing and bring our Roller Brawl to the rink so we could say that she actually went skating. Super Bowl XLVIII was playing on the big screen. But with the way that game went, I'm glad we had something more exciting to do. Shot with our sony "stealth cam" and a GoPro Hero 3+ Black Edition Royalty Free Music by http://audiomicro.com/royalty-free-music Sound Effects by http://audiomicro.com/sou...
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- California-based RocketSkates believes its battery-operated roller skates are the next great mode of transportation. Peter Treadway, the CTO and founder of parent-company Action, discusses the market opportunity with Bloomberg. Video by Alyssa Zahler, David Yim (Source: Bloomberg) -- Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg Bloomberg Television offers extensive coverage and analysis of international business news and stories of global importance. It is available in more than 310 million households worldwide and reaches the most affluent and influential viewers in terms of household income, asset value and education levels. With production hubs in London, New York and Hong Kong, the network provides 24-hour continuous coverage of the people...
The Moxi Skate Team is an all-female roller-skating club out of Long Beach, CA. The girls love having fun — while breaking down barriers.
Strap on your Blades and get some Road Rash: LED Rollerblade Wheels: http://amzn.to/1JaruFR Gotham Rubber Helmet: http://amzn.to/1OcUAMI Roller Derby AERIO Q-60 Men's Inline Skates: http://amzn.to/1MpZ4zd Roller Derby Women's V500 Adjustable Inline Skates: http://amzn.to/1KdGLrk K2 Skate Boy's Raider Pro Pack Inline Skates: http://amzn.to/1FdxNgS K2 Skate Girl's Marlee Pro Pack Inline Skates: http://amzn.to/1Nv24Js Watch more How to Roller-Skate & Rollerblade videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/514094-4-Tips-for-Beginners-RollerSkate Hi everybody, we're going to talk about roller skating tips for beginners. If you've never roller skated before, the biggest thing that you need to worry is balance. You would think balance is pretty easy, but when you put wheels on your feet, ...
Join Indy, Wendy, and Rolla Round as they venture to Echo Park Lake and learn how to spin on roller skates with Candice Heiden! SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE TUTORIALS AND ADVENTURES :D GET 10% OFF YOUR FIRST PURCHASE @MOXISKATESHOP WHEN YOU TELL THEM YOU ARE FROM #PLANET ROLLER SKATE! http://www.moxilongbeach.com Moxi Roller Skate Shop https://www.instagram.com/moxirollerskates/?hl=en SPONSORED BY: Moxi Roller Skates (THESE ARE THE SKATES I WEAR!) https://www.instagram.com/moxiskateshop/?hl=en THEME SONG "ROLL OUT" BY: @JFPRAPZ - https://itun.es/us/NkAucb?i=1112646783 SKATE JAMZ BY: Kim Manning Space Queen! https://soundcloud.com/kim-manning-1 GET YOUR OWN SKATE MONSTER HERE: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SkateMonsters Thank you so much to @candi from @larollergirls for helping me with this tu...
A 8mm film done by my sister while in high school for a class project in the 70's with music by Melanie that I transferred to tape. Location Wichita Kansas.
Learn how to roller skate with Indy and Pigeon! In this tutorial we share some roller skate basics focusing on safety while learning to build confidence on wheels. Roller skating is fun and anybody can fly with just a bit of practice! Questions? Comments? Follow Planet Roller Skate on Instagram and Facebook because this Tuesday 1/17 at 12:00 PST we will be hosting a live Q&A; regarding this tutorial. See you there! Thanks to: @moxiskateshop @pigeonskate @kimmanningspacequeen - https://m.soundcloud.com/kim-manning
Many people asked for a tutorial after I posted this video about two years ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvcHmRAgyrg So here we go. Enjoy, have fun and keep practicing! Music: 1. i-sHine - Overseas 2. i-sHine - Boardbagged 3. i-sHine - Still Boardbagged http://www.i-shine.com/music/ Tell me about your experience in the comments. But don't tell me how much better you are, this is a tutorial. Thanks a lot! Keep inline skating!
Fantastic little girl ! the best talent in the world 2016 Rollerblade Freestyle Slalom dancing usa auditions kids - Rider Sofia Bogdanova (russia) "team" Powerslide magic/seba skates. Event : World Championship Paris France (pswc & wfsc) moments fails training sport performance - If you like, remember to visit my other video (^_^) 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzCvD-CRfm0&list;=PL-R6WwtQKCY-mBGndjblJemkcPsgHBi8d&index;=1 My Page :https://www.facebook.com/fcvideo Si vous avez aimé, aidez moi, faites un don ! https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted;_button_id=KBK2URRASGY5Y Pourquoi ? Ceci pourrait peut être m'aider à renouveler mon matériel vidéo et à me permettre de me déplacer davantage sur différents événements, simplement ! Pour que je puisse vous offrir enc...
Today the family is heading over to the roller rink to get our weekend workout. It was a little too chilly outside to ride bikes and go to park, so we thought some indoor skating action was in order. We hadn't been skating for some time. So it took a while to get the hang of it. We were all sore the next day with a few cool bruises to show! Evan also thought it'd be cool to do a Skylander unboxing and bring our Roller Brawl to the rink so we could say that she actually went skating. Super Bowl XLVIII was playing on the big screen. But with the way that game went, I'm glad we had something more exciting to do. Shot with our sony "stealth cam" and a GoPro Hero 3+ Black Edition Royalty Free Music by http://audiomicro.com/royalty-free-music Sound Effects by http://audiomicro.com/sou...
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- California-based RocketSkates believes its battery-operated roller skates are the next great mode of transportation. Peter Treadway, the CTO and founder of parent-company Action, discusses the market opportunity with Bloomberg. Video by Alyssa Zahler, David Yim (Source: Bloomberg) -- Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg Bloomberg Television offers extensive coverage and analysis of international business news and stories of global importance. It is available in more than 310 million households worldwide and reaches the most affluent and influential viewers in terms of household income, asset value and education levels. With production hubs in London, New York and Hong Kong, the network provides 24-hour continuous coverage of the people...
Out on the corner
With my roller skates
Having fun with the girls
Says I'm feeling great woo
In the dark of the night
Street lamps glowing
On full blast is my radio
Radio
Up comes this guy in his flashy car
In his mouth stuck a big cigar
Needed my help said he lost his way
I never heard a word he said
To find some street, said he wanted instructions
So I turned down the music
To point out directions, guess what?
Guy jumped on me messed up my clothes
Smashed and grabbed my radio
Calling all detectives
A criminal at large smoking
A big fat cigar in a flashy car
And think him some superstar
CHORUS
Life life without music
I can't go go no
Life without music I can't go
I'm gonna get him
The last thing I do
Must get a beating
Till him red and blue
Didn't take long to catch him
Parked up car and music blasting
On the sidewalk he was dancing
Stealing the show, the people watching
Roller skate gang
Was hot on his tracks
Stick him up mister
Give me back Give me back
Give me back Give me back
My radio
Guy jumped on me messed up my clothes
Saaahed and grabbed my radio
Calling all detectives
a criminal at large smoking
a big fat cigar in a flashy car
And think him some super star
CHORUS
Life life without music
I can't go
Life life without music
I can't go
Life without music
Bimma! murder style
Dem have fe get a beatin'
Say dem have fe get a beatin'
Nothing greater nothing best
Like the music from my wireless
And the only thing that I detest
Is the man who steal my wireless
him ha fe run like a fugitive
Him ha fe run from detective
Samuel Thomas is the thief name
lie must a lead life of shame
Some a dem call him Uncle Sam
Some a dem call him Uncle Tom
Uncle Sam and Uncle Tom
Yes they are the same man
S.A.M. means "stealaway music"
T.O.M. means "thiefer of music"
The druna and the bass
Have fe move me waist
The ridim and skank
Me have JAH fe thank.
The lyrics and song
Me have fe keep me strong
Samuel Thomas him have fe get vank
Him have fe get a beatin'