Skippers, Skippers, Everywhere!!

One Skipper called it the Volvo rule. It's the phenomenon of deciding to buy a Volvo and then seeing one everywhere you look. The same goes for skipping. You'll start to notice more skippers and skipping references now that the concept of adult skipping has been brought to your attention. You'll smile when you see little kids skipping to keep up with their parents or out of pure joy. We hope that you'll write to us when you discover new skipping sightings. If you have any skippers to add to the list, email us now at kimskips@peoplepc.com.

Famous Skippers

• In 1996 as a member of the 1996 Colorado Rockies, Andres Galarraga celebrated a three run homer by skipping down the first base line.
• The singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette skips in concert
• Two-time Olympic runner Suzy Hamilton skips to loosen up before running.
• It's a different kind of Skipper, but this list wouldn't be complete without Alan Hale Jr. of Gilligan's Island fame.
• A skipper from Vashon Island, WA reminds us not to forget Barbie's little sister and points out that unlike her big sis, Skipper has flat feet...This is because she doesn't wear heels, but flats which is most likely because they are more conducive to skipping!!

• Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Steve Martin skips down the street in LA Story
• In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy and friends skip with double heel clicks

• On the old show Allie McBeal, Allie told a character played by John Ritter than when she used to be really down and depressed that she would just start to skip.
• On the old television show Laugh-In, Dan Rowen asked Alan Seuss (who was wearing a yachting cap) what kind of skipper he was. He replied, "this kind" and skipped off stage.

• The most obvious one: "Skip, Skip, Skip to My Lou"

• A recent Beck's beer radio ad has a man and woman talking. The man tells the woman that his Christmas wish is for the entire world to be holding hands while skipping in a snow covered field drinking Beck's beer. The woman asks the man why he sounds so bummed out as he talks about his dream. He says that if everyone is holding hands they won't be able to hold their beers. The woman asks if it would work to just skip without holding hands and the guy says that ruins his whole dream.
• In a television commercial for Clinique's Happy perfume, there is a cheerleader who skips all over the screen.