A Life Set To Music
by Steven P. Velasquez Ever feel like your life has been set to music; somehow choreographed? Ever feel like there should be a camera crew filming you in your own reality TV show? A few nights ago would have been a great night for my film crew and I. A Place For Us Is Born When I was a kid, a roller rink opened up near my home in Rutherford, NJ. Its name was the " Wallington Skating Center " and she first opened her doors on Labor Day 1982. A buddy of mine (Anthony DiMeo) invited me there for an afternoon skate one day and curiously, I went. I had no idea what a "roller ring" or "roller rink" was. Once through her doors though, I discovered an enchanted wonderland of music and movement. Arcade games, a light show that reflected colored lights to the beat of the music - and girls - lots and lots of girls. What more could a pubescent Latino ask for in life than this? Life Has Rhythm Immediately, this thirteen year-old fell in love with th...