To Do Or Not To Do...

The Mo'Club

I went to The Mo'Club in Southampton this weekend for a friends birthday party. They advertise themselves as:

Moroller is the fun, friendly and 21st century version of the roller disco.

Pro-skater or beginner - come on in!

Join over 200 skaters at the mother of all roller discos here at The Mo'club - the perfect club for the roller disco.

There are no photos to our fabulous night out and for those of you who are visual addicts like myself, I apologize. I'll keep it brief since there are no pretty pictures. 

In summation: Great idea, poor execution. 

Need more explanation? Arrgghhh. Ok. Fine ;)

There were people of all levels just as advertised. What isn't advertised is that those who are "Pro-skater" level, will proceed to weave their way in and out of everyone else, at break neck speeds, doing crazy maneuvers. This is also a bar so after lots of alcohol even the Pro's are face planting. It can't get any sexier than that. As the evening progresses the Pro's get super friendly as they face plant and to make sure that no one feels left out of their crashing, burning blazing train wreck of a night, they take everyone else down as they go. I guess they want to make sure they're not lonely in the emergency room. 

This is where you ask: "What could they do to make it safer, more fun, and an overall better experience Rachel?"

And this is where I say: "Funny you should ask. I've had a few thoughts."

~ Let the DJ have more control over the skaters. Change up the direction of skate more frequently than every 3 hours or more. It's really tiring on one leg to be skating in the same direction for that long. Tired muscles mean lazy muscles. Lazy drunk muscles mean accidents. Disclaimer or not, a good lawyer will find a way to sue them at some point. 

~ Expand the skating area. This place is ridiculously small for that many people. Especially when you mix up complete beginners with amazing Pro's. 

~ Give the different level skaters chances to own the floor. Besides, it'll force the groups that aren't on the floor to entertain themselves by buying ridiculously overpriced drinks. 

Conclusion: Despite not being able to use one of my arms since Saturday because of a "Pro" after several hours of them drinking alcohol, I still class this as a "To Do" if you're in the Southampton area. Just make sure you wear protective knee and elbow pads, and take lots, and lots, and lots of cash for drinks because even the sodas cost as much as a small mortgage. 

After all, even royalty is doing the good old roller disco these days! How about you? Do you roller skate or go to roller discos for fun? If you do when was the last time you went and where are your favorite places to go?

{images of Kate Middleton from here}