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It's rarity to go to a rollerskating rink and find live music there.
在旱冰溜冰场能听到现场演奏的音乐并不常见
Most of the roller rinks have gone digital.
多数溜冰场都已经进入了数字化时代
But head to Southern California,
但如果你去加州南部
and you'll find one of the last remaining rinks to employ a live organ player.
你就会遇到至今仍在用现场演奏风琴的溜冰场
My name is Dominic Cangelosi, and I owe the Moonlight Rollerway.
我是多米尼克·坎吉洛斯，我是月光溜冰场的主人
I've been playing rollerskating music for 70 years.
我在溜冰场演奏已经演奏了70年了
There are only about 10 or 15 roller rink organists left in the country.
现在国内已经只有10到15家溜冰场还在用风琴手现场演奏了
In the ‘40s and ‘50s, most of the rinks around the country used live organ music,
上个世纪四五十年代，国内多数溜冰场使用的都是现场演奏的风琴
and then when Elvis Presley and the Beatles all came in to the picture in the ‘50s and ‘60s,
然而到了五六十年代，随着猫王和甲壳虫乐队登上电视荧幕
most of the rinks around the country phased out the live organ to play recorded music.
国内多数的溜冰场都抛弃了风琴演奏，转而使用录制的音乐
But not the Moonligh Rollerway.
除了月光溜冰场
Wednesday through Monday,
从周三到周一
the Moonligh Rollerway plays recorded music, just like most roller rinks.
月光溜冰场都会播放录制的音乐，和其他多数溜冰场一样
But one day a week, Dominic gets to dusy off his Hammond organ,
但是每周里有一天，多米尼克都会拂去他那哈蒙德风琴上的灰尘
and throw back to a different time.
带着大家走进一段别样的时光
OnTuesdays, I play from 8 o’clock 'til 10:30.
周二我会从8点弹到10点
The people that come onTuesday nights are mixed crowd.
周二晚上来滑冰的人比较杂
A number of the skaters are old-time skaters in their 70s and 80s
有一部分是七八十岁的老年滑冰爱好者
who like to skate to the organ music.
他们喜欢伴随着风琴的演奏滑冰
This place is special because it's been here for so long. It's a historical landmark.
这个地方的特别之处在于，它很久以前就在这里了，它见证了历史
People have skated here through the years, met their boyfriends, girlfriends here.
这些年大家来这里滑冰，在这里认识了他们的男朋友，女朋友
Raised a family, bring their grandchildren.
组成了家庭，还会把他们的子孙也带过来
And it's something from the past that I just want to hold on to at least one night a week.
我想留下过去的某种东西，哪怕一周一晚而已
I love coming here, I come every day. And I enjoy my customers.
我喜欢到这儿来，我每天都会来，我也喜欢来这儿的客人
They appreciate it and they like the music.
他们懂得欣赏你，他们喜欢我的演奏
I have no plans to stop playing the organ.
我没想过要停止在这儿谈风琴
I'll play as long as I am here.
只要我在这儿，我就会弹
Thank you for coming, and hope to see you all real soon. Goodnight.
感谢大家的光临，希望很快能再次见到大家，晚安
