I bought some freaking wicked skates a couple of months ago, in a second hand store in Vientiane for US$4. How ace is that? They are blue and look like circa 1970s or 1980s, hard to tell. The stoppers have completely worn off, but otherwise they are gold. I just went shopping in Penang and found bright pink laces and bright blue leg-warmers, oooh, accessories. But I need to use them! My yard has a huge paved area so I’ve no excuse.
So far the only time I wore them was at a 1980s party, decked out in the skates and matching outfit, and I (and the rest of the party) actually got chased around the bar by a gangster wielding a machette. Truth. Scary. More excitingly, I dance skated and didnt stack it, it was impressive. On lovely polished wooden floor.
I hear there is a skate rink in this little city, I need to find it…
I have some sketcher skates back home in Aus that cost a hundred $ or so, and they are really excellent, in case any one needs recommendations for good street skates. But the $4 pair will do for now….
And bollocks to roller blades, they are crap.
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My $4 Skates
2 years ago
