Roller Skating Association

In this interview, Albert Anselmi talks about his life in the business of roller skating. He talks about equipment improvements as well as other changes to the industry since he began. He focuses on organ music and the success of the disco era in the nineteen seventies. Anselmi also speaks about teaching children, championships, and the liability of owning a rink.

In this interview, Robert Bollinger talks about his experiences as a member of the Roller Skating Association and Roller Skating Rink Operators of America, or the RSA/RSROA, and as a professional roller skater. He comments on what he sees as the failings of the public image of roller skating. He contends that a more family-oriented approach should be taken toward the roller skating business. In addition, he talks about who he thinks are the most influential people in roller skating over the years.

In this interview, Joseph Nazzaro talks about his involvement in the roller skating industry. He developed a floor wax called Roll-on, which revolutionized both recreational and professional rollerskating. Nazzaro also comments on different skating competitions like the Gold Skate Classic, in which he participated to improve the public image of roller skating.

In this interview, George Pickard talks about his involvement in the roller skating business. He mostly talks about the important events and figures in roller skating during the last century. Pickard became interested in skating recreationally and eventually became professionally involved in the business aspects. Pickard also talks extensively about music in the skating industry and the connection different genres of music have had on the success of roller skating rinks around the country.