There is more than mere nostalgia at stake. An entire generation of
children is being taught to ice-skate USING WALKERS, a trend that
threatens to ruin skating forever. Are children more fragile than
ever before? Has the pathetic little ice rink at Seattle Center
been expanded to accommodate these new six-legged wuss-monsters?
NO. Those of us on the side of right and the side of
sense must go and do something. Make a scene. Take away a walker.
Do whatever you must. (Fisher Pavilion, Seattle Center, 684-7200. 11
am–10 pm, $5 adult/$3 child plus $2 skate rental.)
Jen Graves (The Stranger’s former arts critic) mostly writes about things you approach with your eyeballs. But she’s also a history nerd interested in anything that needs more talking about, from male... More by Jen Graves
Damn skippy! The worst part is that the kids quickly discover that the walkers are far more useful as bumper cars. That plus ZERO enforcement of the direction of the circle makes for some baaaaaaad juju.