Women On Wheels
Filed under: Deserving - January 12, 2008 @ 8:44 amJust a quick plug to tell you how fucking cool roller derby is. Yeah, yeah, I know, a lot of you have known this for a LONG time, but I finally took my daughter to see a match between Arch Rival Roller Girls and The Windy City Rollers.
You gotta love the names of the players - Athena De Crime, Hoosier Mama, Malice With Chains, Goldie Shocks, Strawberry Shortkick. (More awesome names here.)
Here are a couple I came up with - Frida Killer and Jean Hardblow. And they should serve a drink called The Pabst Smear.
It was THE FIRST sporting event I’ve ever attended that I enjoyed. Fast paced, exciting, feminist, a diverse crowd, and lots of costumes. I loved all the fishnets and stripy socks. And beer. It was like a female version of a tractor pull. It was almost white trash, almost ghetto (OK, mainly because they played heavy metal and rap). Fuck yeah.
January 12th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
They are my tattooed superheroines. I have yet to catch a bout, but I think they fucking rock!
January 12th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
I keep wanting to attend a roller derby event here, but there always seems to be some schedule conflict. I’ve got to get to one this year for sure. Favorite name I’ve ever heard: Dollface Killa. You should definitely market the Pabst Smear. :o)
January 12th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Dang, when I saw the title of this post I was hoping it would be women on wheels as in wheelchairs. Ha.
March 28th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Chiming in a little late, but…
I’m so glad you liked us! We had a fabulous time losing to Chicago that night…
Anyway just wanted to pop in to let you know our season started on March 22, and our next game is on April 12. Tickets have dropped to $10 and kids 10 & under get in free.