Comments on: Roller Derby! http://drunkcyclist.com/2010/02/08/roller-derby/ Two Wheels. One Dark Lord. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: clincher http://drunkcyclist.com/2010/02/08/roller-derby/#comment-36521 clincher Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:14:36 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/?p=17933#comment-36521 Two flat track leagues in Chicago -- Windy City Rollers and the more DYI Chicago Outfit. Very good stuff. They still have the funny nicknames, but without the pro wrestling bullshit of the old bank track UHF-TV bouts. This is what American sport could have been about if we won the revolution. Two flat track leagues in Chicago — Windy City Rollers and the more DYI Chicago Outfit. Very good stuff. They still have the funny nicknames, but without the pro wrestling bullshit of the old bank track UHF-TV bouts. This is what American sport could have been about if we won the revolution.

]]> By: judi http://drunkcyclist.com/2010/02/08/roller-derby/#comment-36393 judi Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:57:13 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/?p=17933#comment-36393 @big jonny - you HAVE to rent Whip It. ellen page did some awesome skating. she did her own tricks too, unlike drew barrymore. but yea, you are right. these girls are big and brutal. one local girl here that i know who skates for the ky team, she's tiny. so who the hell knows. if i got slammed by one of the bigger girls, that could be it for me. still, i'll try anything once. @big jonny – you HAVE to rent Whip It. ellen page did some awesome skating. she did her own tricks too, unlike drew barrymore. but yea, you are right. these girls are big and brutal. one local girl here that i know who skates for the ky team, she’s tiny. so who the hell knows. if i got slammed by one of the bigger girls, that could be it for me. still, i’ll try anything once.

]]> By: big jonny http://drunkcyclist.com/2010/02/08/roller-derby/#comment-36386 big jonny Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:38:36 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/?p=17933#comment-36386 Now that I've taken the time to click through some of the photos linked by Luky above (see <a href="http://drunkcyclist.com/2010/02/08/roller-derby/#comment-36365" rel="nofollow">drunkcyclist.com/...#comment-36365</a>), it make me think Ellen Page was completely miscast in this film. She is way too slight, insubstantial, waify and hipster for this role. It needs more of a Kristen Johnston / Kirstie Alley / Jennifer Hudson presence in my opinion. Not big and sloppy, but poised and powerful. Strength over cute-in-a-thriftstore-sweater. Now that I’ve taken the time to click through some of the photos linked by Luky above (see drunkcyclist.com/…#comment-36365), it make me think Ellen Page was completely miscast in this film. She is way too slight, insubstantial, waify and hipster for this role. It needs more of a Kristen Johnston / Kirstie Alley / Jennifer Hudson presence in my opinion. Not big and sloppy, but poised and powerful. Strength over cute-in-a-thriftstore-sweater.

]]> By: EW http://drunkcyclist.com/2010/02/08/roller-derby/#comment-36376 EW Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:41:03 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/?p=17933#comment-36376 Fuck the Texas rodeo, they ain't got shit on the Derby! Fuck the Texas rodeo, they ain’t got shit on the Derby!

]]> By: el jefe http://drunkcyclist.com/2010/02/08/roller-derby/#comment-36369 el jefe Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:43:28 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/?p=17933#comment-36369 I've seen blood, broken bones, and black eyes at the matches. It's full contact. Kinda' like Keirin racing without the bikes... I’ve seen blood, broken bones, and black eyes at the matches. It’s full contact. Kinda’ like Keirin racing without the bikes…

]]> By: Judi http://drunkcyclist.com/2010/02/08/roller-derby/#comment-36368 Judi Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:39:49 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/?p=17933#comment-36368 omg those are some scary women. omg those are some scary women.

]]> By: luky http://drunkcyclist.com/2010/02/08/roller-derby/#comment-36365 luky Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:57:13 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/?p=17933#comment-36365 come on. wanna wrastle?? hahaha http://gallery.txrd.com/v/2009seasonbouts/october10thchampionshipboutcherrybombsvshellcats/pennysmith/ come on. wanna wrastle?? hahaha

http://gallery.txrd.com/v/2009seasonbouts/october10thchampionshipboutcherrybombsvshellcats/pennysmith/

]]> By: el jefe http://drunkcyclist.com/2010/02/08/roller-derby/#comment-36348 el jefe Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:09:35 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/?p=17933#comment-36348 Each league here has about 4-6 teams, and it was a split. Half of the original league wanted to stay flat track, and half wanted to go banked. The banked track league had a TV show a few years ago. The city rents them out part of the fancy new convention center. Banked Track: http://www.txrd.com/ Flat Track: http://txrollergirls.com/ Each league here has about 4-6 teams, and it was a split. Half of the original league wanted to stay flat track, and half wanted to go banked. The banked track league had a TV show a few years ago. The city rents them out part of the fancy new convention center.
Banked Track: http://www.txrd.com/
Flat Track: http://txrollergirls.com/

]]> By: judi http://drunkcyclist.com/2010/02/08/roller-derby/#comment-36347 judi Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:02:29 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/?p=17933#comment-36347 @el jefe - two teams here too. they used to be one team, but now there's bad blood between them, so they split. one is flat track and one is banked. i'm going to check out a practice soon. @el jefe – two teams here too. they used to be one team, but now there’s bad blood between them, so they split. one is flat track and one is banked. i’m going to check out a practice soon.

]]> By: john b. http://drunkcyclist.com/2010/02/08/roller-derby/#comment-36328 john b. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:55:00 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/?p=17933#comment-36328 anyone see avatar? anyone see avatar?

]]> By: el jefe http://drunkcyclist.com/2010/02/08/roller-derby/#comment-36327 el jefe Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:42:57 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/?p=17933#comment-36327 There are two leagues in Austin. One is flat track, and one is banked track (banked track rules!) There's plenty of hipster in the scene, but these girls take what they do very seriously, and work very hard at it. I've had very good friends who've skated, and they'd beat the shit out of luky for that quip. Sure some of it is show, but most of it is full contact sport. It's a lot of fun to watch, and I'm glad I'm not out there with them. Women of all shapes and sizes, kicking ass. All the TV coverage has made it seem a lot more glitzy and hipster than it is. Go see some matches in person. Movies don't do it justice. There are two leagues in Austin. One is flat track, and one is banked track (banked track rules!) There’s plenty of hipster in the scene, but these girls take what they do very seriously, and work very hard at it. I’ve had very good friends who’ve skated, and they’d beat the shit out of luky for that quip. Sure some of it is show, but most of it is full contact sport. It’s a lot of fun to watch, and I’m glad I’m not out there with them. Women of all shapes and sizes, kicking ass. All the TV coverage has made it seem a lot more glitzy and hipster than it is. Go see some matches in person. Movies don’t do it justice.

]]> By: ColonelSandersRetired http://drunkcyclist.com/2010/02/08/roller-derby/#comment-36326 ColonelSandersRetired Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:42:48 +0000 http://drunkcyclist.com/?p=17933#comment-36326 Hey judi. Go for it. Hey judi.

Go for it.

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