When I was a kid I would put on my roller blades, take my boom box and blast music while I would skate and make up routines in the street in front of my parents house. I did this for years. The neighbors would often sit on there front patio and watch me while I did my thing. I made up routines to the music of Celine Dion, Live, Miss Saigon, All 4 One, Natalie Merchant...etc. Those were the days. I would be out there for hours. My mom's clients would walk up to the house and I would just be doing my thing. There were times I fell and had bloody knees but I kept going. It was like therapy for a young middle school gay kid. I loved it.
I remember watching Brian Boitano skate and he used a folding chair as a prop. So, of course I had to incorporate a folding chair into one of my performances. I made up a routine to Natalie Merchants song “Beloved Wife” using a folding chair. I think the neighbors like that one. :)
I’m writing about this because I just listened to that song and the memories came rushing back. I can still remember flinging the chair around and over my head while I would be turning on my roller blades. Those were the days. I’m telling ya. It was great fun.