'I got myself to Flatbush by subway because a yellow cab wouldn't go,' Ross told the Times. Dietz's photographs are part of a new book called Flipper's Roller Boogie Palace 1979-1981, a retrospective that Liberty Ross undertook. Ross would open his own roller disco called Flipper's in Los Angeles in 1979. 'Bands would play in the middle of the roller rink on an elevated stage.' Because celebrities like Jane Fonda went to Flipper's, the paparazzi were stationed outside – they weren't allowed in, the photographer recalled.

Source: The Times December 04, 2021 03:28 UTC