We just confirmed that Hell on Wheels will be showing during Texas
Shootout (WFTDA Championships) weekend as well.

There is a really nice blurb here:
http://www.originalalamo.com/show.aspx?id=4808.

Too bad the new downtown Alamo won't be done in time!

"Hell on Wheels" in Tucson on Mon, Sept 3!!!
Upcoming screenings in Austin, SF, Melbourne…

Tucson Film & Music Festival
Monday, Sept 3 at 7:30 pm ***closing night film
The Rialto (318 E. Congress St.)
* director Bob Ray in attendance for post screening Q&A
http://www.tucsonfilmandmusicfestival.com/

www.HwllOnWheelsTheMovie.com
www.MySpace.com/HellOnWheelsTheMovie

"Hell on Wheels is an epic doc. It's fast, fun, and inspiring."
- Chris Gore (founder, Film Threat Magazine)

"…the kind of twists, drama, cat fights and compound fractures that
only happen in real life. The story is extremely compelling,
sometimes laugh-out-loud outrageous and above all inspiring."
- Ain't It Cool News

"Hell on Wheels is a killer documentary about the Austin all-women's
roller-derby leagues that inadvertently launched a nationwide (and
now worldwide) revival of the sport."
- Salt Lake City Weekly

"Hell on Wheels is a fascinating story and a fun movie."
- Cinematical

"Part rock 'em, sock 'em sports doc (cue Trail of Dead) and part
behind-the-scenes exposé, the film is blessedly free of A&E-style
jiggle and melodramatic pandering, and it makes clear the value of
Derby for misfit girls who like to clothesline people. Best of all
is the film's coda, which tracks the subsequent formation of Roller
Derby leagues across the U.S. and the globe."
- The Austin Chronicle

Hell on Wheels takes a from-the-trenches look at the dizzying clash
of athleticism, exhibitionism, egos, politics and business that is
modern-era roller derby.  A group of hard-hitting Texas women
overcome myriad obstacles in resurrecting and revamping the sport,
only to find internal strife ripping the fledgling organization
apart.  Two leagues emerge from the clash, and what follows ignites
an international roller derby revival.  Shot over a five-year period
by Bob Ray (Rock Opera) and Werner Campbell, Hell on Wheels was
edited by award winning editor Conor O'Neill (Murderball, Word Wars)
and features original music by …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of
Dead.

Australian Center for the Moving Image
Sunday, Sept. 9 at 3:30 pm
*free to rollergirls in uniform!!!
http://www.acmi.net.au/

Alamo Drafthouse, Austin – Flat Track Roller Derby National
Championship weekend
Friday, Sept. 28 at 7:00
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar
* director Bob Ray and producer Werner Campbell in attendance for
post screening Q&A
http://www.originalalamo.com/show.aspx?id=4808

San Francisco DocFest
Friday, October 5 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, October 6 at 9:15 pm
Sunday, October 7 at 9:15 pm
the Roxie Cimena (415) 820-3907
* director Bob Ray and producer Werner Campbell in attendance for
post screening Q&A
http://www.sfindie.com

www.HwllOnWheelsTheMovie.com
www.MySpace.com/HellOnWheelsTheMovie

Well, keep your eye out for one, and marry her next year at RollerCon! We've got
the best marrying Elvis ref in... well... anywhere, I suppose.

And this year in the Vendor Village there was someone making rings out of
bearing casings. For the average sized skater (non-dangler, heh) it actually
fits like a ring. They welded some together and put letters on 'em too.

Wish I'd caught their name, they deserve a plug for great work at great prices.
I believe they were Aussies? Still loving my SCRG and derby name bling-rings.

--- In RollerDerbyIsSport@yahoogroups.com, "Monica aka Sinister Sista"
<monica41976@...> wrote:

> Not really. I don't know how all that
> stuff works.. lol

For all of you fans and skaters in Austin this is a great chance to
meet the Texecutioners, to help them raise funds, and in general just
to have a blast.  You can ask them questions about what kind of wheels
they will use on the concrete floor in Raleigh?  There might even be
some skaters selling tickets to Nationals.

I guess you can tell that I'll be there because who wouldn't want to
hang out with their local rollergirls and help them raise some travel
funds?  And I don't have to show up at work the next day!

Thanks for the information Cheap Trixie!

Phil



--- In RollerDerbyIsSport@yahoogroups.com, "Cheap Trixie"
<cheaptrixie13@...> wrote:
>
> When:  Sunday September 2nd, 9 PM
>
> Where:  The Jackalope (404 E. 6th St.)
>
> What:  Texas Rollergirls Guest Bartending at the Back Bar of The
> Jackalope. All Tips made at the back bar go to the Texecutioners
> Travel fund (Remember that we are going to Carolina in two weeks!!)
>
> Why:  Because it's a three day weekend and you don't have to go to
> work on Monday.  Plus, it's going to be fun as hell!
>
> -Cheap Trixie
>

When:  Sunday September 2nd, 9 PM

Where:  The Jackalope (404 E. 6th St.)

What:  Texas Rollergirls Guest Bartending at the Back Bar of The
Jackalope. All Tips made at the back bar go to the Texecutioners
Travel fund (Remember that we are going to Carolina in two weeks!!)

Why:  Because it's a three day weekend and you don't have to go to
work on Monday.  Plus, it's going to be fun as hell!

-Cheap Trixie

Thanks Don!  Keep us informed about what is going on in Tucson and
with your show.  I know we have kicked around a few ideas about
television/video taped shows with a couple of people in Austin.  I
know that Hambone has some broadcasts, maybe podcasts he does in New
York.  The Colonel does some very good podcasts on Houston Roller
Derby and occassionally will throw in derby information from other
locations like Austin.

It will be great to meet you at Nationals!

Phil

--- In RollerDerbyIsSport@yahoogroups.com, "mrbombshelter"
<rollerderbyrocks@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> So I've been lurking here for awhile and love all the bout recaps
and discussion, etc. at this
> group.  It really helps keep up with what's going on with roller
derby.
>
> I'm particularly interested because I do an Access TV show in
Tucson on flat track roller
> derby called Roller Derby Rocks.  All the various web-sites of the
leagues have differing
> levels of details, and for some reason scores come very slowly.
So, this site has been
> awesome in helping keeping track of whats up.  Thanks to Phil for
all the work.
>
> In particular, I'd like to thank Hurt Reynolds and Justice Feelgood
Marshall for the great
> info on the Heartland Havoc.  Unfortuneatly, my computer was not
allowing me to keep up
> with Leadjammers blog, who I also know was providing real time
info.
>
> I'll be at the Nationals and hope to meet many of the participants
of this group in person.
> Although I briefly talked with Hurt at the Dust Devil this year
whilst sharing the DJ space.
>
> I'll probably be starting to post my two cents also.
>
> If anyone is interested in the show, it's simulcast at:
> http://www.accesstucson.org/whatsontv/watch_online/
> and click "Watch 73/98" on Saturdays at 2:30pm Tucson time (MST)
>
> Thanks again and see y'all at the Nationals!!!
>
> Don Bombshelter
> Host, Roller Derby Rocks (Access Tucson)
>

Hi all,

So I've been lurking here for awhile and love all the bout recaps and
discussion, etc. at this
group.  It really helps keep up with what's going on with roller derby.

I'm particularly interested because I do an Access TV show in Tucson on flat
track roller
derby called Roller Derby Rocks.  All the various web-sites of the leagues have
differing
levels of details, and for some reason scores come very slowly.  So, this site
has been
awesome in helping keeping track of whats up.  Thanks to Phil for all the work.

In particular, I'd like to thank Hurt Reynolds and Justice Feelgood Marshall for
the great
info on the Heartland Havoc.  Unfortuneatly, my computer was not allowing me to
keep up
with Leadjammers blog, who I also know was providing real time info.

I'll be at the Nationals and hope to meet many of the participants of this group
in person.
Although I briefly talked with Hurt at the Dust Devil this year whilst sharing
the DJ space.

I'll probably be starting to post my two cents also.

If anyone is interested in the show, it's simulcast at:
http://www.accesstucson.org/whatsontv/watch_online/
and click "Watch 73/98" on Saturdays at 2:30pm Tucson time (MST)

Thanks again and see y'all at the Nationals!!!

Don Bombshelter
Host, Roller Derby Rocks (Access Tucson)

Do you have a derby wife? Nope

Have your eye on one?  Not really. I don't know how all that stuff
works.. lol



--- In RollerDerbyIsSport@yahoogroups.com, "rollerderbybabe911"
<rollerderbybabe911@...> wrote:
>
> Do you have a derby wife? If so, how did you propose? Have your eye
> on one. How do you plan on proposing?
>

I suppose there are a lot of people traveling this long weekend, but
not many are likely heading to roller derby events since I have only
been able to spot three weekend events.

On Saturday, the Hard Knox Rollergirls of Knoxville, Tennessee will
be in action.  The Lolitas Locas will be skating against the Black
Betties at Cool Sports, 110 South Time Road in Knoxville.  Doors open
at 6 p.m. with first whistle scheduled to start the bout at 7
o'clock.  Tickets are $10 in advance.  For more information please
visit the Hard Knox web site at http://www.hardknoxrollergirls.com/.

Sunday a four team round robin tournament is scheduled for Conway,
South Carolina.  The Palmetto State Rollergirls will host the
Charlotte Roller Girls, the Reedy River Roller Girls, and the
Columbia Quad Squad Rollergirls.  The event will be held at DreamLand
Skate Arena, 4475 Privetts Rd in Conway.  Tickets are $10 for general
admission, with tickets and more information being available online
at http://www.palmetostaterollergirls.com/.
A tailgate party will be held from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. with free beer
while it lasts.  Also there will be opportunities to arm wrestle the
refs!

It looks like the FoCo Girls Gone Derby, of Fort Collins, Colorado,
will play the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls as part of the Thunder in
the Rockies rally.  The bout is scheduled for 1 p.m. which will take
place at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado.  Tickets
are in essence the price of a pass.  A single day pass is $10 and a
weekend pass costs $15.  For more information visit
http://www.focogirlsgonederby.com/.

That is all the events I have been able to find for this weekend in
Roller Derby.  As usual if I have missed any bouts that you know of,
please do not hesitate to post the information.

Phil Arnold,
Austin, Texas

Great write-up!  But the best part of all was finding-out you all have a skater
named Radar Love.  That's awesome.

zombie licious
now has Radar Love stuck in her head--will have to inflict it on my coworkers
later on




  -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Justice Feelgood Marshall" <sleepofswords@...>
> Night Terrors 86, Junkyard Dolls 60
>
> The evening's first battle saw the 1-3 Junkyard Dolls giving the 3-1
> Night Terrors a serious run for their money before finally going down
> 86-60 in a contest that was in question throughout the night. The Dolls'
> lineup was notably different than it had been in the first meeting
> between the two teams -- the talented jammer/pivot Dolly Rocket,
> previously of Providence Roller Derby, was playing in her first game as
> a full-fledged member of Charm City Roller Girls, and it was also the
> first game as a Junkyard Doll for ex-Mobtown Mod Schiesty McFeisty. The
> Dolls were also suffering a significant loss, though, as team captain
> Sizzle-Leen was still recovering from a recent broken ankle, relegating
> her to bench-coaching duties for the bout. Meanwhile, the Night Terrors
> were without one of their speediest jammers in Dr. Skabs, who was ill
> and unable to suit up for the bout, and were also missing jammer/blocker
> Minerva Vavoom, out with a rotator cuff injury.
>
> The bout opened with both teams' highest-scoring jammers on the line,
> but it was the Night Terrors' Joy Collision who beat the Junkyard Dolls'
> Cherrylicious out of the pack, grabbed lead jammer status and put up a
> quick 4-0 to start the game off on the right foot for the Terrors.
> However, the very next jam saw the Dolls' jammer, Ali Kaida, put up a
> 5-0 grand slam on the Mexican Fury, helped out considerably by Dolls
> pivot Dolly Rocket keeping the Fury from starting her second pass. The
> lead would switch twice more in the next two jams, as the Terrors' Rosie
> the Rioter took it back with a 4-0 jam over Radar Love, immediately
> answered by a 6-0 jam for the Dolls' Killer Kitten over Pixie Rocket.
> After Dolly Rocket won a 3-0 jam over Joy Collision in a crowd-pleasing
> matchup of strength and speed, the Dolls were up 14 to 8, but a Night
> Terrors rally on the next three jams swung the momentum solidly back to
> the scream queens. First, Dolls jammer Cherrylicious was sent to the
> penalty box during a failed attempt to get past a tenacious booty block
> from Frenzy Lohan, and Joy Collision capitalized on that to go 5-0. With
> Cherry still in the box, the Night Terrors' Marzipain was able to
> collect 8 unanswered points on the following jam, and then Joy Collision
> went again to pick up 4 points against none for Killer Kitten, who was
> on the business end of a colossal block from Mibbs Breakin' Ribs that
> sent her careening into the VIP seats. At the end of that 17-0 run, the
> Terrors were up 25-14, a margin that would stay almost exactly the same
> as the teams traded victories over the next six jams. On the period's
> last jam -- the only jam of the half without a lead jammer -- Terrors
> blockers Frenzy Lohan and Sister Midnight teamed up to bottle up Dolls
> jammer Cherrylicious for a significant amount of time until Frenzy could
> finally take her down, letting Terrors' jammer Pixie Rocket skate to a
> 7-3 victory. At the end of the half, the score stood at Night Terrors
> 45, Junkyard Dolls 29.
>
> Through the first few jams of the second half, the teams again seemed
> evenly matched, with every small margin victory for the Terrors being
> answered in kind by the Dolls. On the fifth jam of the period, the
> Terrors' blockers set up a grand slam point for their jammer Marzipain,
> as Joy Collision, Rosie the Rioter and Nasty Trick all took turns taking
> down Dolls' jammer Killer Kitten. That put the score at Night Terrors
> 59, Junkyard Dolls 37, but on the very next jam, Dolls' blocker Mistress
> May Eye was a guided missile on Terrors' jammer Mexican Fury, deploying
> booty blocks and shoulder checks that kept the Fury trapped on her
> opening lap long enough for Dolls' jammer Cherrylicious to lap her
> twice. With that 10-0 jam, the Dolls were suddenly back to within
> striking distance, just 12 points down at Terrors 59, Dolls 47 and about
> 11 minutes left on the game clock. Clearly sensing momentum was on the
> line in the next jam, the Terrors sent Joy Collision to the jammer line
> on the next jam and put in the bruising Mibbs Breakin' Ribs to block for
> her, and they did their jobs -- Joy sent opposing jammer Ali Kaida
> sprawling as soon as the jammer whistle blew, while Mibbs ripped open a
> path in the Dolls defense for Joy to follow, making for an easy 4-0.
> Rosie the Rioter followed that up with a 4-1 over Coach Ballbricker, and
> Joy came back to complete the trilogy with a 6-0 jam over Schiesty
> McFeisty. With only about 6:30 left to play, the score was Terrors 73,
> Dolls 48, and Terrors would hold that 25 point margin right about there
> for the rest of the bout. Final score at the end of 40 minutes was Night
> Terrors 86, Junkyard Dolls 60.
>
> Joy Collision led all scorers with 31 points on 9 jams and a jammer
> point differential of +21, but perhaps her most impressive stat was
> grabbing lead jammer on 8 out of 9 jams for a gaudy 88% lead jammer
> percentage. On the opposing bench, Cherrylicious put up 21 points on 10
> jams to lead the Dolls. The Terrors' Pixie Rocket had the highest
> average points per jam, hitting 4.6 in her 5 jams.
>
> The Night Terrors earned 41 minors and 6 majors over the course of the
> game, while the Junkyard Dolls received 65 minors and 6 majors. Rosie
> the Rioter was the most penalized Night Terror, getting 9 minors and 1
> major, while Dolly Rocket led that category for the Dolls, hit with 7
> minors and 2 majors. The Night Terrors completely controlled the lead
> jammer battle, getting lead jammer on 20 out of 30 jams, while the Dolls
> were only able to secure it on 8 of those 30.
>
> Speed Regime 104, Mobtown Mods 62
>
> In the second match of the doubleheader, a understaffed but still very
> effective Speed Regime team used almost every available weapon to defeat
> a Mobtown Mods team still in the process of rebuilding from injuries and
> departures, 104 to 62. The Speed Regime was down to 10 players, with
> effective blocker Cindy Lop-Her out with an arm injury, tenacious pivot
> Dirty Jersey out of state, multiple-threat Buzz Kill out for the season
> with a severe case of pregnancy, and feared blocker Berzerker having
> returned to her native Australia after last month's bout. The Mods were
> celebrating the return of their leading scorer from last year, Lady
> Quebeaum, who was playing in her first bout of the 2007 season after
> suffering a broken ankle in March, but also mourning the final CCRG game
> for one of its founding members, Mercy Less, who was moving to New
> Mexico and Duke City Derby after the bout.
>
> While the final score seemed to reflect an overwhelming win for the
> Speed Regime, the Mods played them tightly for most jams in the bout --
> it was a handful of major defensive lapses that accounted for the large
> point spread. After a series of three closely-contested opening jams
> that put the score at Speed Regime 9, Mobtown Mods 7, Stormin' Mormon
> came to the line to jam for Speed Regime against Duchess of Torque for
> the Mods, and it was bad news for the Mods. Speed Regime's Reckless
> Ndangerment and Jules Burn pummeled Torque relentlessly, and the Mods'
> blockers, focused on giving offensive help, twice missed Stormin' coming
> around for a scoring pass. With no lead jammer on the jam, Stormin was
> able to lap Torque twice in the course of putting up a 13-2 score on
> her, which brought the total to Speed Regime 22, Mobtown Mods 9. Tough
> breaks continued for the Mods when their jammer Penaltyna went to the
> penalty box in the next jam, allowing Pistol Whip to put up a 4-0 jam on
> her, but the Mods defense stepped it up on the following jam, with
> Siouxsie Slaughter and Angthrax battering Regime jammer Flo Shizzle long
> enough for Penaltyna to get out of the box, claim lead jammer, and put
> up a respectable 4 points to the 8 that Flo had already gotten. Still,
> though, the momentum was all Speed Regime. With about 7 minutes to go in
> the half, Mods jammer Ang Thrax got lead jammer and put up a 4-1 over
> Speed Regime's Deathany, who had been put on the floor by Anarchy
> Kournikova. That put the score at Regime 39, Mods 17, but the Regime won
> the last four jams of the half to leave the Mods in a disheartening
> 60-26 hole.
>
> The Speed Regime wasted little time in severely undercutting the Mods'
> comeback hopes at the beginning of the second half. On the period's
> third jam, Speed Regime's Psycho78 fell just one point short of tying
> the CCRG record for most points in a single jam by running up a 17-2 jam
> over a penalized Ang Thrax, moving the score to Speed Regime 82, Mobtown
> Mods 32. The Mods surprised the Regime by firing right back, though,
> with Mods pivot Roxy Toxic putting Regime jammer Reckless Ndangerment to
> the hardwood twice on the next jam and letting Mods jammer Duchess of
> Torque get on the right side of a double grand slam, running up 10
> points to 0 for Reckless. The 40 point margin got stuck right there for
> the next 4 jams, though, with each of them ending in 4-4 or 0-0 ties,
> and the Mods couldn't afford to let so much time go by without chipping
> away at the Regime lead. While the Mods once again played a much better
> second half than first -- in the second half, the total score was Regime
> 44, Mods 36 -- their rough first half sandbagged their chances for a
> comeback. When it was all over, the scoreboard showed a 42 point victory
> for the Speed Regime -- Speed Regime 104, Mobtown Mods 62.
>
> Psycho78 had a stellar game, leading all scorers with 28 points over 6
> jams, leading the jammer point differential stat with +24, and getting
> lead jammer on 5 out of 6 jams for an 83% lead jammer percentage. For
> the Mods, Duchess of Torque was right behind Psycho with 26 points on 9
> jams. Speed Regime's Stormin' Mormon led in average points per jam,
> averaging 9 points on her two jams.
>
> On the penalty side of things, the Regime racked up 48 minors and 2
> majors while the Mods were hit with 56 minors and 5 majors. Siouxsie
> Slaughter was the most penalized Mod, with 10 minors and 1 major, while
> Pistol Whip got 11 minors and 1 major in her services to the Regime. The
> Speed Regime had a small but significant lead in the lead jammer battle,
> taking it on 12 out of 25 jams while the Mods grabbed it on 10 of 25.
> The Speed Regime sent 8 of their 10 available skaters to the jammer line
> during the bout.
>
> -----
>
> With only one bout left in the regular season, the Night Terrors'
> victory guarantees them a spot in October's championship bout against
> the currently undefeated Speed Regime. On September 16, Baltimore gets
> treated to a preview of that championship clash, as the 0-5 Mobtown Mods
> try again for their first win of 2007 against the 1-4 Junkyard Dolls,
> and the 4-1 Night Terrors attempt to equalize their season record with
> the 5-0 Speed Regime.
>
> Justice Feelgood Marshall -- America's Referee
> Head Ref, Charm City Roller Girls <http://www.charmcityrollergirls.com/>
> // Co-captain, Harm City Homicide <http://myspace.com/harmcityhomicide>
> WFTDA Rules Committee (but not necessarily speaking for it)
>

Maybe this isn't an appropriate post for this group, but I'm looking
to split a room in Austin for Nationals.   Any hotel will do, although
the Sheraton is the least expensive of the downtown sites.

This is probably a make or break part of the trip for me, so if you've
made arrangements or are looking to do so, please reply directly to
this mail, and don't clutter up the digest.

- Scott

Oh man, now I REALLY feel sorry for Providence. PRD's loss = Charm
City's gain.

The Original GGRDonald
If CC participates in next year's Eastern Regional they'll be a force
to be reckoned with.


--- In RollerDerbyIsSport@yahoogroups.com, "Justice Feelgood
Marshall" <sleepofswords@...> wrote:
>
> Night Terrors 86, Junkyard Dolls 60
>
> The evening's first battle saw the 1-3 Junkyard Dolls giving the 3-1
> Night Terrors a serious run for their money before finally going
down
> 86-60 in a contest that was in question throughout the night. The
Dolls'
> lineup was notably different than it had been in the first meeting
> between the two teams -- the talented jammer/pivot Dolly Rocket,
> previously of Providence Roller Derby, was playing in her first
game as
> a full-fledged member of Charm City Roller Girls, and it was also
the
> first game as a Junkyard Doll for ex-Mobtown Mod Schiesty McFeisty.
The
> Dolls were also suffering a significant loss, though, as team
captain
> Sizzle-Leen was still recovering from a recent broken ankle,
relegating
> her to bench-coaching duties for the bout. Meanwhile, the Night
Terrors
> were without one of their speediest jammers in Dr. Skabs, who was
ill
> and unable to suit up for the bout, and were also missing
jammer/blocker
> Minerva Vavoom, out with a rotator cuff injury.
>
> The bout opened with both teams' highest-scoring jammers on the
line,
> but it was the Night Terrors' Joy Collision who beat the Junkyard
Dolls'
> Cherrylicious out of the pack, grabbed lead jammer status and put
up a
> quick 4-0 to start the game off on the right foot for the Terrors.
> However, the very next jam saw the Dolls' jammer, Ali Kaida, put up
a
> 5-0 grand slam on the Mexican Fury, helped out considerably by Dolls
> pivot Dolly Rocket keeping the Fury from starting her second pass.
The
> lead would switch twice more in the next two jams, as the Terrors'
Rosie
> the Rioter took it back with a 4-0 jam over Radar Love, immediately
> answered by a 6-0 jam for the Dolls' Killer Kitten over Pixie
Rocket.
> After Dolly Rocket won a 3-0 jam over Joy Collision in a crowd-
pleasing
> matchup of strength and speed, the Dolls were up 14 to 8, but a
Night
> Terrors rally on the next three jams swung the momentum solidly
back to
> the scream queens. First, Dolls jammer Cherrylicious was sent to the
> penalty box during a failed attempt to get past a tenacious booty
block
> from Frenzy Lohan, and Joy Collision capitalized on that to go 5-0.
With
> Cherry still in the box, the Night Terrors' Marzipain was able to
> collect 8 unanswered points on the following jam, and then Joy
Collision
> went again to pick up 4 points against none for Killer Kitten, who
was
> on the business end of a colossal block from Mibbs Breakin' Ribs
that
> sent her careening into the VIP seats. At the end of that 17-0 run,
the
> Terrors were up 25-14, a margin that would stay almost exactly the
same
> as the teams traded victories over the next six jams. On the
period's
> last jam -- the only jam of the half without a lead jammer --
Terrors
> blockers Frenzy Lohan and Sister Midnight teamed up to bottle up
Dolls
> jammer Cherrylicious for a significant amount of time until Frenzy
could
> finally take her down, letting Terrors' jammer Pixie Rocket skate
to a
> 7-3 victory. At the end of the half, the score stood at Night
Terrors
> 45, Junkyard Dolls 29.
>
> Through the first few jams of the second half, the teams again
seemed
> evenly matched, with every small margin victory for the Terrors
being
> answered in kind by the Dolls. On the fifth jam of the period, the
> Terrors' blockers set up a grand slam point for their jammer
Marzipain,
> as Joy Collision, Rosie the Rioter and Nasty Trick all took turns
taking
> down Dolls' jammer Killer Kitten. That put the score at Night
Terrors
> 59, Junkyard Dolls 37, but on the very next jam, Dolls' blocker
Mistress
> May Eye was a guided missile on Terrors' jammer Mexican Fury,
deploying
> booty blocks and shoulder checks that kept the Fury trapped on her
> opening lap long enough for Dolls' jammer Cherrylicious to lap her
> twice. With that 10-0 jam, the Dolls were suddenly back to within
> striking distance, just 12 points down at Terrors 59, Dolls 47 and
about
> 11 minutes left on the game clock. Clearly sensing momentum was on
the
> line in the next jam, the Terrors sent Joy Collision to the jammer
line
> on the next jam and put in the bruising Mibbs Breakin' Ribs to
block for
> her, and they did their jobs -- Joy sent opposing jammer Ali Kaida
> sprawling as soon as the jammer whistle blew, while Mibbs ripped
open a
> path in the Dolls defense for Joy to follow, making for an easy 4-0.
> Rosie the Rioter followed that up with a 4-1 over Coach
Ballbricker, and
> Joy came back to complete the trilogy with a 6-0 jam over Schiesty
> McFeisty. With only about 6:30 left to play, the score was Terrors
73,
> Dolls 48, and Terrors would hold that 25 point margin right about
there
> for the rest of the bout. Final score at the end of 40 minutes was
Night
> Terrors 86, Junkyard Dolls 60.
>
> Joy Collision led all scorers with 31 points on 9 jams and a jammer
> point differential of +21, but perhaps her most impressive stat was
> grabbing lead jammer on 8 out of 9 jams for a gaudy 88% lead jammer
> percentage. On the opposing bench, Cherrylicious put up 21 points
on 10
> jams to lead the Dolls. The Terrors' Pixie Rocket had the highest
> average points per jam, hitting 4.6 in her 5 jams.
>
> The Night Terrors earned 41 minors and 6 majors over the course of
the
> game, while the Junkyard Dolls received 65 minors and 6 majors.
Rosie
> the Rioter was the most penalized Night Terror, getting 9 minors
and 1
> major, while Dolly Rocket led that category for the Dolls, hit with
7
> minors and 2 majors. The Night Terrors completely controlled the
lead
> jammer battle, getting lead jammer on 20 out of 30 jams, while the
Dolls
> were only able to secure it on 8 of those 30.
>
> Speed Regime 104, Mobtown Mods 62
>
> In the second match of the doubleheader, a understaffed but still
very
> effective Speed Regime team used almost every available weapon to
defeat
> a Mobtown Mods team still in the process of rebuilding from
injuries and
> departures, 104 to 62. The Speed Regime was down to 10 players, with
> effective blocker Cindy Lop-Her out with an arm injury, tenacious
pivot
> Dirty Jersey out of state, multiple-threat Buzz Kill out for the
season
> with a severe case of pregnancy, and feared blocker Berzerker having
> returned to her native Australia after last month's bout. The Mods
were
> celebrating the return of their leading scorer from last year, Lady
> Quebeaum, who was playing in her first bout of the 2007 season after
> suffering a broken ankle in March, but also mourning the final CCRG
game
> for one of its founding members, Mercy Less, who was moving to New
> Mexico and Duke City Derby after the bout.
>
> While the final score seemed to reflect an overwhelming win for the
> Speed Regime, the Mods played them tightly for most jams in the
bout --
> it was a handful of major defensive lapses that accounted for the
large
> point spread. After a series of three closely-contested opening jams
> that put the score at Speed Regime 9, Mobtown Mods 7, Stormin'
Mormon
> came to the line to jam for Speed Regime against Duchess of Torque
for
> the Mods, and it was bad news for the Mods. Speed Regime's Reckless
> Ndangerment and Jules Burn pummeled Torque relentlessly, and the
Mods'
> blockers, focused on giving offensive help, twice missed Stormin'
coming
> around for a scoring pass. With no lead jammer on the jam, Stormin
was
> able to lap Torque twice in the course of putting up a 13-2 score on
> her, which brought the total to Speed Regime 22, Mobtown Mods 9.
Tough
> breaks continued for the Mods when their jammer Penaltyna went to
the
> penalty box in the next jam, allowing Pistol Whip to put up a 4-0
jam on
> her, but the Mods defense stepped it up on the following jam, with
> Siouxsie Slaughter and Angthrax battering Regime jammer Flo Shizzle
long
> enough for Penaltyna to get out of the box, claim lead jammer, and
put
> up a respectable 4 points to the 8 that Flo had already gotten.
Still,
> though, the momentum was all Speed Regime. With about 7 minutes to
go in
> the half, Mods jammer Ang Thrax got lead jammer and put up a 4-1
over
> Speed Regime's Deathany, who had been put on the floor by Anarchy
> Kournikova. That put the score at Regime 39, Mods 17, but the
Regime won
> the last four jams of the half to leave the Mods in a disheartening
> 60-26 hole.
>
> The Speed Regime wasted little time in severely undercutting the
Mods'
> comeback hopes at the beginning of the second half. On the period's
> third jam, Speed Regime's Psycho78 fell just one point short of
tying
> the CCRG record for most points in a single jam by running up a 17-
2 jam
> over a penalized Ang Thrax, moving the score to Speed Regime 82,
Mobtown
> Mods 32. The Mods surprised the Regime by firing right back, though,
> with Mods pivot Roxy Toxic putting Regime jammer Reckless
Ndangerment to
> the hardwood twice on the next jam and letting Mods jammer Duchess
of
> Torque get on the right side of a double grand slam, running up 10
> points to 0 for Reckless. The 40 point margin got stuck right there
for
> the next 4 jams, though, with each of them ending in 4-4 or 0-0
ties,
> and the Mods couldn't afford to let so much time go by without
chipping
> away at the Regime lead. While the Mods once again played a much
better
> second half than first -- in the second half, the total score was
Regime
> 44, Mods 36 -- their rough first half sandbagged their chances for a
> comeback. When it was all over, the scoreboard showed a 42 point
victory
> for the Speed Regime -- Speed Regime 104, Mobtown Mods 62.
>
> Psycho78 had a stellar game, leading all scorers with 28 points
over 6
> jams, leading the jammer point differential stat with +24, and
getting
> lead jammer on 5 out of 6 jams for an 83% lead jammer percentage.
For
> the Mods, Duchess of Torque was right behind Psycho with 26 points
on 9
> jams. Speed Regime's Stormin' Mormon led in average points per jam,
> averaging 9 points on her two jams.
>
> On the penalty side of things, the Regime racked up 48 minors and 2
> majors while the Mods were hit with 56 minors and 5 majors. Siouxsie
> Slaughter was the most penalized Mod, with 10 minors and 1 major,
while
> Pistol Whip got 11 minors and 1 major in her services to the
Regime. The
> Speed Regime had a small but significant lead in the lead jammer
battle,
> taking it on 12 out of 25 jams while the Mods grabbed it on 10 of
25.
> The Speed Regime sent 8 of their 10 available skaters to the jammer
line
> during the bout.
>
> -----
>
> With only one bout left in the regular season, the Night Terrors'
> victory guarantees them a spot in October's championship bout
against
> the currently undefeated Speed Regime. On September 16, Baltimore
gets
> treated to a preview of that championship clash, as the 0-5 Mobtown
Mods
> try again for their first win of 2007 against the 1-4 Junkyard
Dolls,
> and the 4-1 Night Terrors attempt to equalize their season record
with
> the 5-0 Speed Regime.
>
> Justice Feelgood Marshall -- America's Referee
> Head Ref, Charm City Roller Girls
<http://www.charmcityrollergirls.com/>
> // Co-captain, Harm City Homicide
<http://myspace.com/harmcityhomicide>
> WFTDA Rules Committee (but not necessarily speaking for it)
>

Few words...Camcorder, Lingerie, Blindfold, Hotel Room, Alcohol, and a
ring.

--- In RollerDerbyIsSport@yahoogroups.com, "rollerderbybabe911"
<rollerderbybabe911@...> wrote:
>
> Do you have a derby wife? If so, how did you propose? Have your eye
> on one. How do you plan on proposing?
>

My impression is that East Coast bouts are usually tighter officiated,
with some notable exceptions.  But then again, I live somewhere between
the East Coast and the West Coast.

Phil

--- In RollerDerbyIsSport@yahoogroups.com, "Steven Mohr"
<southbayfan@...> wrote:
>
> I've heard this at Heartland Havoc, that there is an East Coast and
> West Coast Style of Roller Derby.  Now I know this is a fashionable
> thing to say; but is this true?  And if so, what are the
> characteristics of each style?
>

East Coast is mobster, while West Coast is gangsta.

I think it will be easier to characterize after the Championship
Tournament, when the two regions go head to head.  Right now, I
can't really put my finger on it....

Hydra
>>>>>>>>>
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http://www.txrollergirls.com/
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WFTDA Board of Directors
http://www.wftda.com/


--- In RollerDerbyIsSport@yahoogroups.com, "Steven Mohr"
<southbayfan@...> wrote:
>
> I've heard this at Heartland Havoc, that there is an East Coast and
> West Coast Style of Roller Derby.  Now I know this is a fashionable
> thing to say; but is this true?  And if so, what are the
> characteristics of each style?
>

I've heard this at Heartland Havoc, that there is an East Coast and
West Coast Style of Roller Derby.  Now I know this is a fashionable
thing to say; but is this true?  And if so, what are the
characteristics of each style?

There's a nice new feature up on the Texas Shootout web site, which
there is a web link to in the "Links" section here.
http://www.wftdachampionships.com  The new feature is a Visitor's
Guide to Austin in the "More Info" section.  It has very good
information and a few coupons to be used.

Just to add a couple of other recommended places to eat if you get
the chance while in Austin.  And no, I'm not getting paid for these
recommendations.

Stallion Grill-5201 Airport Blvd--Super home cooking, but only serves
lunch 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday.  I'm always looking
for an excuse to get over there.  They have daily specials at $5.99
that includes the specialty of the day which can range from Catfish
and Gumbo to Chicken Fried Steak (best in Austin in my opinion) to
Flame Grilled Chicken Breast.  The specials and regular entrees come
with two vegitables and a salad.  The veggies taste too good to be
veggies!

Sam's Barbecue-2000 E. 12th Street--The ribs (pork of course) are to
die for.  This is soul barbecue at it's best, and if you happen to be
in this tin shed-looking eatery, check out the many stars' pictures
that have stopped by to have their Austin barbecue fill.  And the
brisket is delicious too!

On the whole though I would say the visitors guide has done a very
good job of including many restaurants I've eaten at and enjoyed, but
if you get a chance to stop on by Sams or the Stallion, it's worth
your while.

Phil





--- In RollerDerbyIsSport@yahoogroups.com, "marysbloodbath"
<marysbloodbath@...> wrote:
>
> If you haven't been to www.wftdachampionships.com lately, feel free
to
> check in.  We just posted a bunch of new info about the tournament,
> other derby-lover events, and visiting Austin.
>
> Please come visit us in the REPUBLIC OF DERBY!
> We'd love to show you some Texas hospitality.
> Bloody Mary
>

If you haven't been to www.wftdachampionships.com lately, feel free to
check in.  We just posted a bunch of new info about the tournament,
other derby-lover events, and visiting Austin.

Please come visit us in the REPUBLIC OF DERBY!
We'd love to show you some Texas hospitality.
Bloody Mary

I've seen an old school game in that facility, and it's perfect for
roller derby.

You may not be able to drag all your fans there. You have to draw from
the locals, but you have a whole lot of potential there. You can get
people from as far as Hollister and Gilroy, not to mention Santa Cruz
and that whole section of the BA that just never makes the north trip.

You'll find out who your real fans are from the north bay, and you'll
make plenty of new fans in the south bay I'm sure.

It may take some time for the word to get out, but you already knew
that. You just have to be able to stick it out long enough to do that.
I've got one bit of free (worth what you pay for it) advice: promote
local, promote local, promote local.

You know the Derby Dolls sympathize with your plight.

--
Busta

--- In RollerDerbyIsSport@yahoogroups.com, Southbay <southbayfan@...>
wrote:
>
> Yes I am too.  It took a while for BADG to decide to come here.
Let's just
> say that the price of such a venue is "challenging" and requires an
increase
> in their ticket prices.  But if the BADG can fill the place, all will be
> well.  BADG insisted that the venue they skate in allow the sale of
beer,
> several places said to their faces "We don't want your kind in our
> facility."
>
> BADG is based in the San Francisco/Oakland area, this is where the
majority
> of their fans are.  Going to San Jose in the Southbay (the origin of my
> handle) is a risk.  For me it is wonderful, I simply hop onto the
light rail
> and ride to the station that is right in front of the Civic
Auditorium.  But
> will BADG fans follow?  The San Francisco and Oakland transit
systems are
> well connected and even further strengthen with BART (a regional transit
> system), but BART does not go to San Jose.
>
> Basically if you live in San Francisco or Oakland you can crawl out
of a pub
> in either of the cities, any time of night and be taken home.  The
links to
> San Francisco and Oakland from San Jose are few.  BADG has started their
> bouts an hour earlier than they normally do, so that when the bout
is over
> you have time to catch the last bus/train back to San Francisco or
Oakland.
> If you miss it, you're staying over night in San Jose. Good Luck!
Of course
> you can drive, but in a major metropolitan area that requires some
planning.
>
> So will BADG fans travel to San Jose, an hour earlier than normal
and pay an
> increased ticket price, with iffy transit systems, to see our girls
skate?
> Of course we are plastering San Jose with flyers to advertise the
bouts to
> get San Jose residents to come, but it's like starting all over again.
>
> Lots of nerves,
> Southbayfan
> BADG Head Statistician
>
> On 8/27/07, Phil Arnold <philar_72@...> wrote:
> >
> >   Well at least I find the pictures of the new venue for the Bay Area
> > Derby (BAD) Girls to be very impressive. The Bay Area Derby Girls will
> > be skating in the San Jose Civic Auditorium. Their first bout in this
> > new venue will be September 8th. And if you want a look at the new
> > venue, well you can visit their web site at
> > http://bayareaderbygirls.com/. Or you can always go to the Photos
> > section here, the Miscellaneous folder where I have a couple of
> > pictures from the new venue that will be used to complete the rest of
> > the season.
> >
> > If I were a Bay Area Derby Girl, I'd be very excited about skating in
> > this facility.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
> >
>

Well at least I find the pictures of the new venue for the Bay Area
Derby (BAD) Girls to be very impressive.  The Bay Area Derby Girls will
be skating in the San Jose Civic Auditorium.  Their first bout in this
new venue will be September 8th.  And if you want a look at the new
venue, well you can visit their web site at
http://bayareaderbygirls.com/.  Or you can always go to the Photos
section here, the Miscellaneous folder where I have a couple of
pictures from the new venue that will be used to complete the rest of
the season.

If I were a Bay Area Derby Girl, I'd be very excited about skating in
this facility.

Phil

I have a bunch of these "jar opener" type rubber things (about 5in
square) in  red, white and blue.  We use them to mark out our track
instead of cones. They stick to the floor and dont move but are much
better than cones!! Let me know if anyone would like some! Just pay me
for shipping! I looked and looked and could not find any that were not
printed with logos or something and that were not really expencive.
These I got on ebay for 12.!  We love them.
Myk Vicious
Charlotte roller girls
kymcox1@...

I'm looking for Derby stories!!!  If you can write, and have a story to tell...PLEASE send it to me!

After a grueling practice in a parking garage with just 2 other girls, I wrote a narrative of what happened that night on our team/league yahoo page.  The responses I got were so sweet and encouraging it got me thinking. 

I know I can't be the only one who can write (meaning able to use proper spelling, grammar and have a little bit of wit.)  AND, I am sure we ALL have more than one Derby related story that is either funny, or dramatic or sweet etc. in regards to a practice, a bout, Rollercon etc. 

What if I could get more stories from girls from all the leagues across the country? Guys too…I totally appreciate the refs and support crews as well as significant others of skaters so please feel free to contribute.  I am sure there are hundreds of great stories out there.  I would love to hear yours and I think others would too.

So think, write, and show me what you got!  TALK DERBY TO ME!!!

mailto:derbystories@...

if you would like to see the story that started it all or an idea of what I'm looking for check out my latest myspace blog-1^st parking garage skate

 http://www.myspace.com/divavoodookitty

warning: my profile is kinda naughty…

Do you have a derby wife? If so, how did you propose? Have your eye
on one. How do you plan on proposing?

Oops. Fight Crew's record is 1-2, not 1-3.

--- In RollerDerbyIsSport@yahoogroups.com, "bustaarmov"
<bustaarmov@...> wrote:
>
> The Sirens defeated last year's undefeated Fight Crew 40-36.
>
> Continuing the year's trend toward tighter defensive teamwork
> throughout the league along with stellar performances by new recruits,
> the Sirens took the Fight Crew down.
>
> While a hard second defeat for the Fight Crew, bringing their season
> record to 1-3, it was a fierce contest that came down to the final two
> jams of the game.
>
> It was hard to predict how the game would turn out, or even what the
> quality of the game would be, with the extended hiatus after permit
> problems in the Little Tokyo facility. But the teams came out hard and
> polished, disciplined and pushing harder than I'd seen anytime in the
> past.
>
> The Sirens, the unstoppable juggernauts of 2005, lost their mojo in
> 2006. In this game, they were *back*. Throughout the game, the Fight
> Crew and Sirens had a continuous dog fight to dominate the strategic
> front of pack position, and with few exceptions, the team that won
> that battle dominated the jam, as is the case with all forms of derby
> that I've observed.
>
> With the Sirens' incredible first draft pick jammers acquired this
> year, Mila Minute and Roxy Cotton, and a spectacular return of veteran
> Kung Pow Tina, along with excellent defensive performances from vet
> Amber Alert and newcomers Anna Hyman and PITA, the Sirens' coordinated
> a fierce attack both defensively and offensively.
>
> It's not like Fight Crew were slouches. Veterans Tara Armov, Myna
> Threat, Tawdry Tempest and Broadzilla brought the FC coordinated
> defense tactics back to the game. But they're tactics now being used
> by the whole league this year.
>
> The numerous scoreless jams due to no jammer getting out of the pack
> or lead jammers calling it off before either jammer could score, once
> again was a measure of tough defensive combat.
>
> Leia Mout once again was the Fight Crew's dominant jammer, and Jihad
> returned to her previous score racking prowess...for the first half of
> the game. After re-injuring her shoulder, Jihad lost a fair amount of
> her performance in the second half. Crystal Deth was back on top of
> her game, and Judy Gloom repeatedly challenged lifelong skater Mila
> Minute for scoring dominance in head to head, shoulder to shoulder
> contests.
>
> But in a close game, even small slip ups that wouldn't have mattered
> for them last year, cost the FC dearly this time. A fraction of a
> second of lost focus let the wily Mila and Roxy slip through too
> often. Their new defensive recruits, while showing promise, simply
> didn't have the same level of reliable performance and endurance as
> their counterparts on the Sirens. Fight Crew's defense was almost
> completely reliant on the vets.
>
> The Sirens' win brings their record to 1-1 for the season, and if the
> Sirens win their next game against the Tough Cookies, last year's
> undefeated champion Fight Crew, might not even be eligible for this
> year's championship game.
>
> For LA Derby Dolls fans, it's all a win for them. All three teams have
> really turned up the volume, both offensively and defensively. All
> three are playing a completely strategic game where the reliance on
> solo performances of the past have faded into the background noise. A
> significant improvement for the league that's rewarded fans with the
> full uncertainty and experience of drama with every jam.
>
> Damn that was some good derby.
>
> --
> Busta
>

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   o Tucson
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Thanks!

Please keep us informed on how Coos County Rollergirls are doing.  If
you have a scrimmage or bout, please don't hesitate to put it up
either in the calendar section or in the Photos section, Future Event
Posters album.  That keeps me in the loop when I am writing my
weekend roller derby events summary.

Coos Bay looks like a very beautiful community, the kind of place I
would like to visit in August when summer is at its hottest in
Texas.  Here are some pictures of Coos Bay, Oregon.
http://www.coos-bay.net/index-pictures.html

The best to you and your leaguemates always!

Phil

--- In RollerDerbyIsSport@yahoogroups.com, "cooscountyrollergirls"
<cooscountyrollergirls@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the post Phil. We feel far away from everything in this
little coastal town.
> Thanks for putting us on the map!
> French Wench
> CCRG
>
> --- In RollerDerbyIsSport@yahoogroups.com, "Phil Arnold"
<philar_72@> wrote:
> >
> > I caught a little information on this scrimmage that is going on
this
> > Saturday, but just received some more.
> >
> > The Emerald City Rollergirls of Eugene, Oregon will travel to
play the
> > Coos County Rollergirls.  Action will take place at the
Thunderdome, a
> > covered hockey arena located Michigan and S. Main, behind Sunset
Middle
> > School.  Action starts at 3 p.m. in the beautiful Coos Bay,
Oregon.  So
> > if any roller derby fans are around up in the Great Northwest,
why not
> > stop by and give some derby love to Coos Count and Emerald City
as they
> > have their first interleague scrimmage.  Thanks to Dolly Demented
of
> > CCRG for giving some good location information.
> >
> > Phil
> >
>