Omg! I haven't heard that song in eons. Thanks, Songbird.

Yes - I loved to skate and I loved my skates. They were the kind that hooked to your shoes, and you had to use a key to tighten them. I wore it on a string around my neck. I used to take my skates to school and roller skate on the blacktop during recess and after I'd eat my lunch.

Boot skates didn't come into fashion until much later.