Replying to Who learned to ski on straight skis?

I keep meeting more and more people who have only been skiing for a few years, but still rip the park and are solid overall skiers and it's got me to thinking.  I probably skied on straight skis for the first 8-10 years I skied or so.  Who remembers skiing on straight skis? Think there's a significantly different learning curve?

Did anyone on NS learn to ski in leather boots?!  That'd be sick.

I think my first pair of skis with sidecut were K2 Enemys...  Yours?