Skateland Memories

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Comment by Debbie Sundberg Sullivan 51 on October 27, 2009 at 10:24am

Those were the days and all we did on Friday and Saturday night. So many good memories there thanks Uptons for all the years of memories (including Bessemer).

Comment by Andrea Tanner Mutchler on August 24, 2009 at 7:57pm

Skateland was awesome!!! So many memories!!! Holding hands.......those were the days!

Comment by crystal elise langston on May 16, 2009 at 10:46am

i loved spending the weekends up there!

Comment by Tommy Dale Stanley on April 24, 2009 at 8:54pm

Scott Redd,

You were close, The tag on my car was SkateDJ back then, this is Dale aka Tommy Dale Stanley, the DJ from Skateland between 1979 & 1986.
You, Jason and your MOM were always there.
So was Nita, Jerome, Brenda, Staci, and of course the one that I married, Jill.

I recently ran into Jeff Noie? at the World of Wheels, I did not reqniz him.
But at my age I am allowed a Senior Moment or 2.

Hope to get together and see you all again.

Tommy Dale Stanley

Comment by Kathryn Langner on April 6, 2009 at 2:40pm

Me and Wendy A use to always get dropped off there when we were at Pittman but ALWAYS left and went riding around! I dont think i ever actually skated there!!!

Comment by Donna Winstead Ingram on March 27, 2009 at 10:36am

I was introduced to skating while in elementary school. During the 3rd grade, I believe it was Steve that had a birthday party at the 19th street skating rink and invited all his classmates to attend. It was really a big deal and naturally, everyone attended. I remember they gave out Hawaiian lai's? for favors and all the girls thought that was fabulous! That got me hooked on skating. I asked for skates for Christmas and spent as many Friday and Saturday nights as possible at the rink (and Sunday afternoons too) until I was about 15, then dating took over.
I remember saving up to buy pompom's and the big thing was to swap one with a friend.
I remember skating with an older tall guy named Steve-who was great at skating backwards. I couldn't wait for him to ask me to skate on couples. Good times.

Comment by Suzy McDonald Tibbs on December 5, 2008 at 7:29pm

Wow, where to start, I met my husband there(Lance Tibbs) and both of kids learn to skate there!!! What can I say, between the corner and the middle o fthe skate floor where you could dance, it didnt get any better. Hey guys what about those SLOW skates? thanks for all of the memories.
Suzy Mcdonald Tibbs

Comment by Nita Upton on November 3, 2008 at 9:00am

Scott, you weren't a dork - you were just more reserved than the rest of us!!!

Comment by Scott Redd on October 31, 2008 at 5:55pm

Oh, wow, this group is a blast from the past. I always think about my Skateland days. It felt like a second home to me. My wife and kids get tired of hearing all my Skateland memories.

I can still remember Uptons easily: Brenda, Gerome (I think), Stacy, Nita... the DJ named DJ, and I think some guy named Melvin who owned that goofy horse racing game.

Skateland was also my first job. OK, it wasn't a real job, as I was underage and working under the table for $5 a shift and all the free soda I could drink, but working the skate rental counter was, in my opinion, the coolest job in town. It really brought this dorky kid out of his shell.

Comment by DEBBIE NEUMAN DYE SMITH on September 2, 2008 at 8:15am

OH YEA ,,,,,,, I ALSO SPENT THE NIGHT WITH SUSAN WARD ONE NIGHT WENT TO HER HOUSE WITH MY ARM KILLING ME,,,WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING WITH IT SWOLLEN AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR,,,IT WAS BROKE.....ALSO IF MY KIDS LEAVE THE SKATE RINK HERE IN CULLMAN ILL KILL EM.....WE USED TO WAIT ON OUR PARENTS TO LEAVE AND THEN TAKE OFF IN SOMEONES CAR......US BAD ONES ANYWAY...LOL...LAURA HISER... REMEMBER.....OR TERRY SELF......THOSE WERE THE OLD DAYS......

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