I keep waiting for the new rolling foot fad.
Buh?
When we were kids, roller-skates were the big thing, right?
Roller-skates rocked, it’s true.
And then rollerblades took over and where suddenly the big cool thing.
Sure.
So where’s the next thing?
I never thought about that.
Right? I mean what’s the next evolution in rolly footwear.
Maybe that’s it. We’re done. We’ve moved on.
Do you honestly believe that?
Not at all.
Hahaha I didn’t think so.
Though it does make me wonder what else we can do.
Hmmm…
We strapped wheels to out feet and then put them in a line. What else is there?
Oh. Of course!
Hit me.
One wheel.
Uniskates?
Uniskates!
That would be… I want to say interesting but I think I mean dangerous as hell.
It could be both at once. I have no problem with that.
Fair. Still I can’t see it catching on?
Why not? All the kids would go for it simply because it is so crazy.
And if they go for it then younger kids would want them too, to prove how cool they are.
Exactly! How many stupid things did you do as a kid just because some older kid did it?
Too many to count. So, all right, one wheel.
Uniskates!
You know, we’re joking about this but it’ll happen and we’ll wish we had done something with the idea.
So make a pair and film it and become famous for the uniskate!
No way, I’d die.
Then let someone else take the glory.
Damn that theoretical person and their freakish ability to use a uniskate.
March 22nd, 2011 on 1:23 am
You are a bit late to the party
http://www.heelys.com/
March 22nd, 2011 on 5:04 am
But Melina – the next new thing in rolly footwear is clearly heelies. Haven’t you heard of heelies? The super exciting shoes with wheels in their heels?
March 22nd, 2011 on 5:42 am
Aren”t there these sneakers with a wheel in the heel already? Can”t remember the name. Those could be called uniskates in some way.
March 22nd, 2011 on 8:39 am
Sneakers with a logwheel in the back aren’t really the same as rollerskates or inline skates, to me. Yes I know of Heelies, but they felt like they didn’t count. Mel was thinking more of a big center wheel, really.
March 22nd, 2011 on 5:12 pm
heelies. and their many knockoffs.
March 22nd, 2011 on 5:13 pm
how about one in the middle of the shoe that’s about 8 inches tall? huh? i would buy it.
March 22nd, 2011 on 5:16 pm
That might just be a unicycle if it’s TOO big. Not sure what the ruling is on that.
March 23rd, 2011 on 11:04 am
there’s also these Freeline Skates which are basically itty bitty skateboards with two in line wheels attached to the bottom
March 23rd, 2011 on 4:51 pm
Like the ones Cesar Milan wears, with the two tiny, tilted bicycle wheels?