I have been a longtime fan of Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, this album and this song, “Skateaway,” based on watching young women like these zipping through L.A. traffic.

And then, years later, I found this video and I thought it was brilliant. I still do today. I’ve always been hesitant to share it for fear of being labeled a dirty old man, but the video’s meaning is closer to the song’s: it’s a tribute, too, to freedom, strength, athleticism and…oh, yes…to beauty, I guess.