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PANDEMIC PHENOMENON – ROLLER SKATES SELL OUT

Darla — Mon, 18 May 2020 15:03:53 +0000

The Covid-19 shutdowns may have shuttered the roller derby season for 2020, but there is no lack of eight-wheeled, social distancing skating going on as a result of the times. What more perfect way to glide through a shutdown than with a pair of skates, an open sidewalk, maybe a family outing. A definite rush … Continue reading PANDEMIC PHENOMENON – ROLLER SKATES SELL OUT →

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WHAT YOUR GUT FEEL IS TELLING YOU THESE DAYS….

Darla — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 14:52:51 +0000

Yes, there is a virus out there. What does your gut tell you about it? That cold clutch in the stomach. Those fluttering butterflies. Your gut tells you how you are reacting to the situation. And it’s contagious. Ask the derby girls on the bench waiting for the action of the bout. Wondering if they … Continue reading WHAT YOUR GUT FEEL IS TELLING YOU THESE DAYS…. →

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24…..

Darla — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 15:12:36 +0000

Three derby skaters equal 24 wheels on any given day. But on some days in history, just the number 24 speaks for everyone. A day when a person who wore that number on a jersey leaves the world and wheels stop turning long enough for us to acknowledge some truths. The truth that, like derby … Continue reading 24….. →

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AN EYE FOR THE LADIES – KIKO JONES

Darla — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:03:05 +0000

Alex Rodriguez has his eye on the derby ladies. And they are glad he does! He’s quite the favorite on the derby circuit. They lovingly gave him the skater name of Kiko Jones when he first showed up on the track to coach the Freshmeat (newbie derby skaters in training). So what brought this giant … Continue reading AN EYE FOR THE LADIES – KIKO JONES →

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SKIN IS ONLY SKIN DEEP

Darla — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:39:43 +0000

We all have it, you know. Skin. Derby girls know it because it is easily bruised, scraped (especially when in touch with velcro or the track) and painted. It makes up about 16% of your body weight and is comprised of about 64% water. It is your largest organ. It is waterproof and i insulates … Continue reading SKIN IS ONLY SKIN DEEP →

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MEAN PEOPLE

Darla — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 10:58:43 +0000

So, what do you do with the mean people? You know, the ones you really didn’t intend to have a conversation with, bench or otherwise? But for some reason there one is, right in front of you. A real snake. A stranger who could not get the door to open and laughingly I showed her … Continue reading MEAN PEOPLE →

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THE FUTURE FROM BEHIND

Darla — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 13:45:26 +0000

(photo credit: Hanna Dymytriieva | Dreamstime.com ) More bounce per ounce, I say. Recently I met with a group of derby girls from Seattle, Washington. I asked them about the future of derby. “It’s the junior skaters,” they said, all in agreement. “They can do all kinds of things we can’t.” “They fall down and literally bounce … Continue reading THE FUTURE FROM BEHIND →

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There’s science in them wheels….

Darla — Mon, 27 May 2019 12:35:23 +0000

Oh yes. Behind all the tats, fishnet stockings, crash-crazy names and slamming, there is science. And a lot of that science has to do with the counter-clockwise direction of the play. Not a spectacle sport any more than racetrack driving, horse races or speed skating is just for fun, derby has physics with a capital … Continue reading There’s science in them wheels…. →

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WASN’T EASY BEING US…

Darla — Mon, 13 May 2019 16:45:40 +0000

Sharing a bench talk recently with a woman about my age, we of course had to go back and recount the old days…back when women were entering the workplace and the sports field without many of the regulations and considerations today. She shook her head with a wry grin. “You know, it wasn’t easy being … Continue reading WASN’T EASY BEING US… →

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DERBY POP QUIZ #4 – Who invented roller skating?

Darla — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 12:37:21 +0000

Currently a pair of roller skate costs anywhere from $20 for a child’s set to hundreds of dollars for professional wheels. And none of the offerings resemble that skate and key that you wore to skate the neighborhood. (OK, maybe it was your parents who had the skate key. Or grand parent. Let’s not get … Continue reading DERBY POP QUIZ #4 – Who invented roller skating? →

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