Bucket List Item #68 - Attend a 70's themed Rollerskating Party in San Francisco
Last night's festivities are a great example of a time when I'm reminded of all the fun things that life has to offer. So far, I've been able to cross off some pretty amazing things on my bucket list -
- Smoking a blunt in Bob Marley's Inspiration chair in Jamaica
- Throwing a pitch from the SF Giants mound
- Jammin out to Eric Clapton live at Royal Albert Hall
- Eating a delicious catered lunch with my family at Neverland Ranch (not to mention touring his house and playing on all the rides!)
- Sipping on a beautiful Beaujolais wine while watching the Eiffel Tower sparkle
- Touring Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam (then, of course, visiting an Amsterdam cafe :) )
And in this mindset of living life to its fullest, I jumped on the opportunity to do something I've never done before - attend a rollerskating 70's party. Not only was it everything I'd hoped it would be, but it was one of the most fun things I've done yet!
The art gallery where the party took place had been turned into what I would imagine to be a spitting image of a club in the 70s. The 100+ people were all decked out in gold, white, short shorts and afros...and for some reason there were a bunch of clowns (side note - apparently it was a guy's birthday party, but the more I drank, the more scary the clowns became).
The funny thing about the event was the sheer contradictory of it all. I'm fairly certain most of us hadn't rollerskated for decades, yet we weren't afraid to down a few shots and put ourselves on wheels. You didn't have to look further than 5 feet during any part of the evening to see someone eating it hardcore. In fact, at one point, a big bear of a man rolled straight into the ground in front of me, flailing his arms about and taking down a few innocent bystanders while socking me in the face. I was hoping for a black eye battle wound, but ended up with a wimpy little bruise on my nose.
Lesson learned from Bucket List Item #68 - always say yes to something random and fun!
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