I’m into it. Saw my first match this weekend at the Rose City Rollers season opener. I wasn’t sure what to expect but I really enjoyed it. I’m still not completely solid on all the rules, but I’ll be back again. Pabst Blue Ribbon is one of league sponsors and they raffled off a Pabst longboard of all things. I was going to snap a phone cam picture of it but I didn’t want all the Burnside locals to croak and then roll over in their graves. Getting back to roller derby… interesting to see the now defunct Rebel Skates still listed as a sponsor. But anyway, go see roller derby!
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18 comments
Tim Laidlaw
Growing up in the midwest in the 70’s Roller derby was all the rage. A friend’s daughter is looking to get involved in roller derby so I’ll be hitting the rink more often. I still haven’t made a Rose City Rollers match but I suspect that will be changing real soon.
wftda.com for rules and regs
Gavin
Roller Derby is a blast. Roller Girls are hot as shit and the sport is a great spectator event. You’ll learn the rules and start to see the subtleties in the action. Do everything you can to make it to the after parties too.
curtis
good advice! go to the after parties!
Dave ILL
“One of the league sponsors is Pabst Blue Ribbon is one of league sponsors and they raffled off a Pabst longboard of all things”
getting a little excited there are we 🙂
kilwag
Yeah, must have been. Someone is going to lose their job.
Heath
My wife was on the Breakneck Betties a couple of years ago was on the Breakneck Betties. he he! but seriously… I went to a benefit, and won the grand prize: a PBR Cruiser Bike! Fun stuff.
patrick
i was there that night. i go to way to many of them. miss seein you there Heath.
John from Rebel sells the ladies wheels, bearings andeqiptment things for a pretty big discount, and is a VIP season ticket holder. Say what you will about him, but he’s really taken a liking to the derby scene and helped out with lots of the events.
Heath
Hi Patrick! I hope that your wife is holding up well… props to her for hanging in there. Those ladies work hard on and off the track.
I ran into Benji at the Above Coping event last month. We should all meet up for a sesh and brew!
heath.berg@abovecoping.org
kilwag
John’s a good guy, what else would anyone say about him? I just mentioned it because Rebel Skates is defunct.
talentlessquitter
You couldn’t wait ’till friday?
masterochicken
My thoughts exactly.
houseofneil
I’ve worked with a couple of the Windy City Rollers here in Chicago. You see their stickers around a lot.
kevin
hey montreal’s got em too. love to gawk
colinwalshrules
i think the one in the front farted… i’d take a whiff.
bobcat
here’s a list of the derby names. there’s some good ones.
leave it to the LA and San Diego teams to have trademarked names.
http://www.twoevils.org/rollergirls/
BoBo
Buy the refs a beer at the afterparty and they’ll answer any rules questions you might have.
Thor
Rebel Skates Lives. It’s not a company, it’s a lifestyle, it’s an attitude. Like saying Fuck in front of your mom. Bro.
egbert
I had a Billy Idol “Rebel Yell” sleeveless tshirt in 5th grade.