KTAB NEWS AT TEN CONTINUES. HUNDREDS OF SKATERS WILL SOON DESCEND UPON ABILENE– READY TO SHAKE, SHIMMY, AND SHUFFLE WITH THE BEST– FOR 50 YEARS “SHUFFLE SKATE” HAS SHOWCASED THE BEST ROLLER SKATERS IN THE COUNTRY AND THIS WEEKEND THE FIRST ONE EVER WILL BE HELD IN TEXAS– RIGHT HERE AT OUR OWN “SKATIN PLACE”…..
KTAB’S NOAH MCKINNEY TOOK TO THE SKATES FOR HIS STORY TONIGHT….. << *NATS MUSIC* "Your local skating rink always made the best backdrop for school or birthday parties, but it's not just for kids any more. In fact the industry has been seeing a comeback in recent years and increased interest in Adults. Don't believe me? Check out this thriving community of "shuffle skaters" finding audience on tiktok." *NATS MUSIC* "I've been skating for almost 50 years. To see it come back like it's done it's just amazing." JEFF GROBAN OWNS THE SKATIN PLACE-- FOR YEARS HE'S ATTENDED NATIONAL EVENTS LIKE U-S-A SHUFFLE SKATE-- WHERE ALL THE BEST ROLLERS IN THE NATION SHOW OFF THEIR SKILLS "I've been going to the shuffle skates in Atlanta and I know the owner there and I've been bugging him for a couple years to do it." PERSISTENCE THAT PAID OFF AS THE SKATIN PLACE IS SET TO HOLD THE FIRST EVER TEXAS BASED SHUFFLE SKATE FEATURING A FEW UP AND COMING SKATE STARS "This is huge for us. this is something that not a lot of rinks get." IT WAS THERE IN ATLANTA THAT GROBAN MET THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS-- *NATS MUSIC* A SKATING DUO OUT OF DELAWARE WHO HAVE BEEN MAKING A NAME FOR THEMSELVES ON TIK TOK "He came up to us at dinner and he was like hey I've gotta have you guys out in Texas for my event. I was like Jeff we got you. We love jeff. Jeff is amazing he's a great guy." THE GRIFFINS HAVE BEEN SKATING SINCE THEY WERE NINE-- ROLLING INTO THE SPOTLIGHT JUST LAST YEAR WITH APPEARANCES ON NATIONAL TELEVISION AND BUILDING THEIR COMMUNITY ONLINE AND GETTING RECOGNIZED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY "We felt like freaking LeBron James in there it was amazing...I mean I never in a million years thought I would be able to bring that same joy to people by doing what I love to Do too." THIS WILL BE THEIR FIRST TIME IN TEXAS-- BUT GROBAN SAYS THERE'S A WARM WEST TEXAS WELCOME WAITING FOR THEM "We just hope everyone from Abilene shows up and skates it's gonna be a blast." "Once you put on those skates and you get on the floor. You're just in another dimension Especially when you hear your favorite song it's over after that you're really gone." *NATS MUSIC* FOR BIG COUNTRY HOMEPAGE DOT COM IM NOAH MCKINNEY.>> THANK YOU NOAH….. THE SKATE WILL BE HELD THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FROM NINE THROUGH MIDNIGHT….. NOW THIS IS ONLY FOR 18 AND OLDER….. THAT’S BECAUSE OF THE
SPEED AT WHICH THE PROS WILL BE SKATING….. 20 DOLLARS AT THE DOOR GETS YOU THREE HOURS OF SKATING AND GROBAN SAYS HE HOPES THIS WILL LEAD TO FUTURE EVENTS LIKE THIS TO ABILENE’S THE SKATIN’
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