Gone but not forgotten: the metal skate shoe.
I walked around the corner at the Field Museum last Friday (Day 3 of Theme Week: Museum Musings) and was surprised by an exhibit of nothing but footwear from floor to ceiling. Ancient Japanese clogs on little wooden stilts, authentic snow shoes, crampons for icy mountain climbing, fancy Manolo Blahniks -- all these faded from view when I spotted the item I knew well from my youth. What I didn't see was the skate key (which was true to form as that was always lost)! Call me "on my way to old fuddy duddy", but the current sneakers with wheels just don't come close!
Fun from the family toy box that collected rust all too quickly causing them to do less than "turn" as we shuffled down the sidewalks of yesteryear, you are missed.
I'M OLD ENOUGH NOW TO CONSIDER MAKING A "VINTAGE" PURCHASE:
http://www.aw-wrdsmth.com/offers/Vintage-All-Metal-Roller-skates.html
AND, IF YOU PRACTICED, YOU MIGHT END UP SUCCESSFUL HERE:
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WALK A MILE IN SOMEONE ELSE's SHOES:
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibits/exhibit_sites/living_together/shoes1.htm
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