Kick the Amp Over

The year was 1995 and roller-blading (also known as “in-line skating”) was all the rage. Its popularity was climaxing after an assumed taking off period of an unknown length.

In search of sensory stimulation humans flocked to amusement parks. For maximum excitement, “in-line skates” were worn to travel about the recreational park. In case of accident, protective pads were worn on the knees and elbows. Because humans back then had such perfect equilibrium (thus allowing them to ride “roller coasters” which swung them about every which way without getting sick) protective head wear was unnecessary.

Feeling they had no creative outlet at these parks and that they spent the majority of their time there being externally stimulated, humans opted to dance in well-coreographed segments in parking lots during their down time. This brought them together and allowed them to express themselves as a whole.

Whereas their language was the same as ours, theirs was exclusively dictated in sonic, musical patterns, which we regard in present terms as an art form (albeit an weak one). The rising and falling of melodies combined with the driving force of the rhythm parallels the rising and falling of the roller coaster and the steady rolling of the “in-line skates” which is clearly an underlying connection in this home video.

Interestingly, humans decorated their bodies in ink at these parks as well, often with arbitrary terms as another form of creative self-expression. The body decorations resemble present day permanent decoration, perhaps foreshadowing a style yet to come or ironically running parallel to the seeming permanence of a video which survived the worst of all fates.

There is no record of terminology for the square-shaped color patterns on certain clothing seen in the video. It’s believed to be a short-lived fashion.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hbsgDpT6Jnk