As a newspaper writer, every now and then, you become friends, real friends with readers. I spent about four years at the Bradenton Herald. I lived downtown. In a small town. And could always be found at the same bar, on pretty much a nightly basis. The bar was called The Old Main Pub. Kellie, Meghan and Dave were my close pals — and most dedicated readers. So, when Meghan sent me this request today, even though it was a busy, bitch of a day, I had to come through.
Meghan:
Remember back in the day when you wrote a piece on skate songs of the 90's? Do you still have that? I'm DJ'ing somewhere the day after Thanksgiving and I am the "special guest" doing a 'speed skate power hour' set. It's a bar that has a special of $25 all you can drink from 9am-5pm on Black Friday. For the hour I am DJ'ing, there are dollar shots, and $2 car bombs. Hence, the Power Hour...
I remember that article [blog post for Bradenton Herald circa 2006] and wouldn't mind taking a looky again...
Me:
Who loves you? It took me 40 min. (aka a Willie Nelson CD and 2.75 glasses of wine) to track this down. I expect a shout-out during your set. Yeah, I know, nobody will know who the hell I am but I want it anyway. Miss you, too. Holla if ya ever make it to Tampa.
http://blogs.bradenton.com/in_tune/2005/12/top_ten_skate_s.html
Top 10 Skate Rink Songs (circa early '90s)
