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FYI, ARSD are not the top draw in roller derby today.
Rat City Rollergirls are drawing about twice what you draw in San Francisco. In a smaller market. Minnesota Rollergirls regularly draw larger crowds than you do.
Paying homage to the classic "ROCKY" films!
It's my understanding she had to stop skating as she was a police officer and they didn't want cops doing things like skating roller derby or wrestling (presumably for fear of being injured). She became a coach/manager. Don Lastra became a referee...
Freeforall for all old school discussion of roller derby and roller games from 1935 to 1989.
Vanilla actually has some newer boots aimed at derby skaters. Most of their skates aren't well-suited for derby.
These new ones that aren't on their web sites yet seem to be modeled after a Riedell 965 (but cost less). Wide toe box, narrower in t...
To my knowledge there aren't any national chains of sporting good stores that carry good skates. If they have any at all, those would be under $50 junk skates like Chicago or Roller Derby brands. Ironically the "Roller Derby" skates are not and ha...
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- Are you a newbie with a desire to skate on a team?
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- How did you hear about this website?
- Other
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- About Me:
- I just work here. I keep statistics for the local league, which becomes necessary when you're skating unscripted derby and want to determine the skaters' strong and weak points and observe their improvements. I also help out a bit with marketing the league to locals.
- Favorite RollerGames/RollerDerby Team:
- n/a
- Favorite RollerGames/RollerDerby Player:
- Loretta Behrens, Frank Macedo, if you're strictly talking about "pros."
- Favorite RollerGames/RollerDerby grudge between players:
- n/a
- I want RollerSports action to come to my town so that I can see it live.
- yes
- I am a skater, and would like to know how I can try out for a team.
- no
- The thing I remember most about RollerGames/RollerDerby is:
- Needed less splash, more substance. I prefer a real athletic competition with the outward trappings of a spectacle. As opposed to a spectacle with the outward trappings of a real athletic competition. Your mileage may vary.
- My Favorite Music:
- As many here do not like pseudonyms, I enjoy the works of James Newell Osterberg Jr., Lewis Allen Reed, Jeffry Ross Hyman, Douglas Colvin, John Cummings, Thomas Erdelyi and David Jones.
You might know them better as Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, The Ramones and David Bowie. Fake names are inherently evil, though, so I typed in their real ones.
- My Favorite TV Shows:
- The Sopranos, Rome, Deadwood, The Colbert Report, Daily Show (John Stewart), and the news. Our local city council meetings tend to be surprisingly entertaining, as our Mayor has a quick wit.
- Something nobody knows about me:
- Most know more than they'd care to.
- I promise to upload my picture to my profile:
- yes
- Please keep me informed about EVERYTHING RollerGames/RollerDerby!
- yes
- My personal website, blog, or MySpace site is:
- http://www.derbynewsnetwork.com
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Why the West might be the best...
The best regional tournament, anyways.
The West is the oddest region WFTDA has, but many of its peculiarities make its Derby on the Rocks tournament the best of the bunch, barring Nationals.
Here's why. Other regions have one of two behemoths with a solid grasp or (in the East) a solid grasp on one of the top two spots.… Continue
The West is the oddest region WFTDA has, but many of its peculiarities make its Derby on the Rocks tournament the best of the bunch, barring Nationals.
Here's why. Other regions have one of two behemoths with a solid grasp or (in the East) a solid grasp on one of the top two spots.… Continue
Posted on September 26, 2009 at 9:07am —
"The MTV Generation"
Whenever I read "the MTV Generation," it paints a picture for me. Not of a generation of kids interested in... *insert stereotypes here* but rather of an over-the-hill fogy ineptly trying to describe "them kids with the weird hair and baggy pants that I don't spend a lot of time trying to understand."
What exactly do you MEAN by the MTV Generation? Do you mean the generation that actually watched it for music videos back in the eighties? They're in their forties now. Do you mean the generation… Continue
What exactly do you MEAN by the MTV Generation? Do you mean the generation that actually watched it for music videos back in the eighties? They're in their forties now. Do you mean the generation… Continue
Posted on September 25, 2008 at 3:32pm — 5 Comments
Comment Wall (33 comments)
- At 6:47pm on October 28, 2009,
Juliana Rose said… - Yeah...One of these days, huh! How are you? :)
- At 5:22am on October 26, 2009,
Ronna said… - They are indeed! I'm looking forward to that.
- At 2:20am on October 21, 2009,
Elizabeth Johnson said… - Thank you so much Grand Poobah! I hadn't seen this video. I was the bolnde girl sitting in the second seat from the left (#14) watching in terror because we were about go to on and I didn't know what I was doing. It was my second game.
LiZzY
- At 5:16pm on September 28, 2009,
Libby Duarte-Loop said… - thank you yes I located Bren just waiting for a reply from him thanks so very much
- At 10:25pm on May 31, 2009,
Judy Crane said…
- I think I would crawl to see live action. We watched everything on tv and drove our neighbors crazy. Thanks for giving me information. The computer is a wonderful thing to have. I would be so alone without it. Thanks
- At 5:06pm on April 30, 2009,
Don Lastra said… - Hi GP,
I can't get the MY SPACE thing to work. Can you get the item up and E-Mail it to me on my regular E-Mail please.
refdon@rraz.net Thanks, refdon
- At 7:42am on April 30, 2009,
Tim Patten said… - I found this interesting video. They talk about WWe and staged fights.
- At 4:35am on March 21, 2009,
Bill Nagy said… - hey grand Poo-Poo,
I am the REAL Bill Nagy! and i am only making comments like everyone else on here. I have become disillusioned with this whole freak show called Rollergames!!!
Bill
- At 4:32pm on March 20, 2009,
Don Lastra said…
- Thanks Mr Poobah.
I'm glad to here that the Bill N I know is not involved.
refdon
- At 6:32am on January 22, 2009,
Tim Patten said…
- This is gonna sound crazy but I'd like to keep track of bouts/events you go to and see some time if I can join you?
I'd feel comfortable with you there too.
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