So I am a big fan of the roller derby. And I am so excited there are roller derby leagues popping up all over the country. I have been to the B.ay A.rea. D.erby Girls events out here in the bay area a couple of times. They have had some bad news lately. They lost their old place where they had the events and are on a search for a new venue. I have heard that they will be having it at the Cow Palace soon! They are having a fundraiser soon so check our their website.
We were looking for something else fun to do in Denver and happened to find a flyer for the derby girls at Wax Trax. The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls were playing against the Salt Lake City team. It was the 5280 Fight Club vs. Salt City Derby Girls. We were staying with my boyfriends sister in Denver. And we knew her and her husband were gonna love some roller derby. I only wish we would have brought their daughter who is almost two. She is for sure a roller girl in the making. So of course, we had to go to the roller derby. I wanted to know if the kids in Denver were as crazy for roller derby as they are out here in the bay area. They had a really nice venue for their derby in Denver in the Stapleton area. It made me a little jealous for the ladies back here. It was very similar to the bay area derby. It was a rowdy crowded event. Just a little less rowdy and a little less crowded. Possibly the only improvement over the bay area was that you could hear the announcers. But I don't know if this was because they had a better sound system or if there was less people yelling.
The Denver girls were really awesome and beat the Salt Lake City girls pretty badly. These girls are seriously awesome. They take the sport really seriously but also have a lot of fun with it. It is hard to explain if you have never seen a roller derby before. So you just have to go. I am not really a big fan of organized sports. You will never find me at a football or baseball game. But this is different. It is so much more than just a sport. I also do love the referees for the roller derby. In Denver there is actually a party bus that will take you to and from the event. Its only like 20 dollars and you get a ticket to the show and free beer on the bus!
here is a little video of the bay area derby girls from last year...
i dont know... it seems like roller derby is the new burlesque... if they're doing it in denver.... if they wanna do something rad..why not rollerball?
Posted by Mean Gene on May 15, 2007 at 10:00am
We rode the party bus and it was amazing.. well, we got amazingly drunk! The Denver girls were gracious hosts and kicked our girl's trash! If you haven't been out to see your local roller derby game, you're really missing out.
I'm glad you caught the action, and I'm SO glad you could hear us announcers
It was the Salt City travel team's first time playing, AND their first bout of the season, but I think they did pretty well against an admittedly better team. Denver, quite frankly, kicks ASS! Those girls played a mean game, but they were lovely hosts and fantastic to us in every way!
Everyone out there should check out Women's Flat track Roller Derby; it's a REAL sport and a lot of fun; not some lame "new burlesque" as some people say. (Mean Gene isn't the first one to say that, but he's just as wrong about it.)
i dont know... it seems like roller derby is the new burlesque... if they're doing it in denver....
if they wanna do something rad..why not rollerball?