They might represent seasons, or various fungi found on mountain slopes. The lass emerging from between Twin Peaks in the lower right-hand corner is particularly unnerving, although Trellis-Head above her makes a good case for Miss Nightmare 1979. I am Crow T. Robot's mother! Lower left: a salute to Mustard on Hotdogs Previously Slatheted with Ketchup; upper left, a tribute to the healing power of white blood cells. Imagine them performing: you couldn't see their legs, so you'd just see these overdressed woman-cones sliding around, waving their arms.

Fun fact: "In every show, Richard Dwyer would give away a dozen roses to a random 'grandmothering type' lady who was sitting in the front row in the audience." We met him before in the 1971 book; from all accounts, he's still involved in the World of Skating.

This concludes our look at the glamorous world of people skating in the 1970s in costumes, and not falling down. Thank you for your visit.