October 20-24 Rickie Roger
Spectacular New Ice New York Critics Hail
Capades Cominff To Town Charlotte Singer, Writer
Special To The Post
Together as pros in the
spectacular new Ice Capades,
opening October 20 through 24
at the Charlotte Coliseum for
seven performances. Johnny
Johns and Melissa Militano
boast • a past that includes
three careers - his, hers, and
theirs.
Before teaming as ama
tuers, Melissa skated with her
brother Mark in their home
town of Dix Hills, New York. It
was with Mark that she won
the 1973 Senior Pair Nationals.
That same year, Johnny,
from Bloomfield Hills, Michi
gan, and his then partner
trailed his future teammate
by coming in third in pairs.
"But, they managed to cap
first place in dance," reminds
Melissa with a proud look at
Johnny.
It WAS fnllnu/ino ♦ ho Mofinn
als that Melissa’s brother
decided to retire, and she and
Johnny "got together.’’
By 1975 Johnny and Melissa
completed two undefeated
years as National Pair Cham
pions. In World competitions
they placed eighth in 1974 and '
sixth in 1975.
Aware that it is most unus
ual for a pair of skaters to
achieve such phenominal suc
cess in their first years as a
team, Johnny credits their
good fortune to individual ex
perience in competitive skat
ing.
"Competitions were nothing
new to either of us. It was
simply a matter of developing
unison and style."
Most skating partners claim
they would never date each
other. But Johnny and Melissa
disagree, having dated a year
before they teamed.
“It works pretty well,” Me
lissa says. "Of course, some
times we do get ‘picky’ with
each other on ice.”
“But that's good,” venture^/
Johnny. “We respect e*hh
other's criticism, so it.✓helps
our act. There are problems,
however. When^you’re to
gether all day,' you have a
tendency to talk shop on a
MILITANOR AND JOHNS
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"He’s not kidding,” Melissa
charges in a confidential
aside. “I have to keep remind
ing him to hang up his skates
when he leaves the ice.”
Temperamentally, they are
a challenge to each other.
Melissa laughs at Johnny's
ou^iamiuii ana cmaes nim
for the “lucky” pair of socks
he always carries and his
theory that taking a bath
before a competition is a lucky
sign. She insists she has no
superstitions of her own.
When not skating, both
young people enjoy tennis.
By Melvetta Jenkins
Post Staff Writer
Rickie Boger. a native of
Charlotte, is presently being
introduced in this area as a
promising singer and song
writer.
Rickie, one of seven child
ren, is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Cluste Byars, of Char
lotte.
Because of the family’s eco
nomic conditions, Rickie re
ceived no musical insturment
training during her formative
years. Singing on church and
school choirs was the extent of
her vocal preparedness.
Her musical career was
launched at the Irwin Avenue
Junior High School where she
and her two sisters, Ancala
and Doyle, formed a group
named the “Locketts". They
became very popular in Char
lotte and other cities around
the state where they appeared
at nightclubs, conventions, ta
lent shows, college campuses,
and Ft. Bragg, where they
sang for 1,000servicemen. The
group tried unsuccessfully to
secure a recording contract.
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