http://hp.vox.com/library/posts/tags/figure+skating/page/1/ Food, music and a lot of other stuff too... en Vox Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:21:53 -0800 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss figure skating http://hp.vox.com/library/post/blades-of-glory.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/blades-of-glory.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://hp.vox.com/library/post/blades-of-glory.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:21:53 -0800 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398e1bef50005" at:format="small" at:align="left" class="enclosure enclosure-left enclosure-small video-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: left;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item video-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398e1bef50005.html"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398e1bef50005-120pi" alt="Blades of Glory (Widescreen Edition)" title="Blades of Glory (Widescreen Edition)" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398e1bef50005.html" title="Blades of Glory (Widescreen Edition)">Blades of Glory (Widescreen Edition)</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p> Drake and I are <em>never</em> up on the latest movies--and we have a hard time getting the full value from our rock-bottom Netflix plan (the one they offered us when we tried to quit). We go to so much music (symphony, opera, ballet) that it pretty much fills our leisure hours.</p><p>Last night we finally watched Blades of Glory, which had Drake laughing so hard his face looked oddly sunburned by the end of it (we assumed, anyway, his red face was from laughing). I was a semi-serious figure skater growing up... though that was in the Peggy Fleming era--not quite so flamboyant as it is now.&#160; (In fact, I remember reading that her mother made the skating outfit she wore at the 1968 Olympics.) </p><p>My mom would have <em>loved</em> Blades of Glory (she was a big figure skating fan and had a great sense of humor).</p><p>For a look back at figure skating, here is a beautiful performance by Peggy Fleming in the 1968 World Championships:</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48ce02c640002" at:format="extra-large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-extra-large video-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item video-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48ce02c640002.html"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48ce02c640002-500pi" alt="Peggy Fleming 1968 world Championships" title="Peggy Fleming 1968 world Championships" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48ce02c640002.html" title="Peggy Fleming 1968 world Championships">Peggy Fleming 1968 world Championships</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p><br /> <div><br /></div></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/blades-of-glory.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48ce03df10003?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> movies figure skating