Gwen,I visited a roller rink one day just a few short years back and no,they don't skate with too much "joy". The music plays but they don't get into it to where their skating with it. It's more like background noise than anything these days. From what I saw,it looked like they were afraid to be seen smiling or enjoying themselves to much. The ones that looked like they were,they were more or less roughhousing on the skating floor trying to make others fall down. Then again,it was a few years ago,maybe things have gotten better since. I hope so. Been me,later!
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Borderstone (An,"Avid Listner" of G.L.)