Archive for the 'Roller Derby' Category

RWRG vs RTRB

Friday, April 30th, 2010

If you couldn’t make it to the Royal Windsor Rollergirls vs Romsey Town Rollerbillies bout last Saturday, then here’s what you missed…check out my cracking salute in the skate-out…it’s in the first 10 seconds…

This was my Easter

Monday, April 5th, 2010

So I worked today because as a shift worker, I don’t get Bank Holidays…well, at least when they’re scheduled. I get the days in lieu, so that’s good cos then I can schedule my own Bank Holidays….’Mary Holidays’ if you will. So, basically, I just get much more annual leave. Which is […]

Meet Megabeth - the 53-year-old derby grrl..

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

I get nervous skating track and I’m 29…this 53-year-old librarian (and roller derby girl) puts me to shame…
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/js/2.0/video/evp/module.js?loc=int&vid=/video/living/2009/08/28/roller.derby.librarian.cnn

Whip It!

Friday, August 21st, 2009

No, not the Devo song - the Hollywood film about roller derby featuring Ellen Page, Juliette Lewis, and Drew Barrymore. It’s also Barrymore’s directorial debut. The film is based on the book ‘Derby Girl’ by Shawna Cross.
ROLLER DERBY…..IS COMING….AND IT’S REALLY *HOT*…

Roll With It

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Recently, I wrote a 3-page feature on the sport of roller derby for Lifescape magazine (www.lifescapemag.com).
Here it is - rollergirls, if you’re reading this, I hope I did the sport justice…and got all my facts right! Please don’t come after me on skates if I got stuff wrong! : )
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