I wanna do Roller Derby!!!

A good idea. I know some Roller Derby queens here in So CA and they are tough as nails. Not a sport for the timid.

Been going to flat track roller derby here in Madison for a couple of years now. Good stuff. Will probably be at the bout against Rockford tomorrow.

An old friend from college is in a men's league in NY. It seems to be sprouting up all over.

I didn't know there were men's leagues -- do they do the makeup and fishnets too, or do they do it straight?

I don't mind getting battered and bruised but I hate the idea of breaking a bone. And these gals are always breaking something, it seems like.

Anthony Bourdain hung out with a group of the gals in Los Angeles during an episode of No Reservations. There was definitely a lot of discussion of broken bones and how fast they got back onto the rink. I'll stick with something with camp potential but little bone-break potential.

I bet sozlet would like this song.

Sounds like fun, but I would be worried about breaking bones too.
The last time I went ice skating with the kid, someone pushed me and I fell
backwards onto the ice. Lots of contusions and a hairline fracture on my elbow.

If you get enough protective gear on your knees, elbows and a good helmet, you'd minimize injuries - maybe.

I guess some of you are too young to remember back in the 60's when it came on television. Saturday afternoons. My mother and I looooooooved it. I used to know all of their names and handles but now all I remember is Joan Weston, The Blonde Amazon and Ann Cavello, who was famous for always changing her hair color.

Yeah, I'm not gonna do it. Too scared of the injuries. I just had a little fit while looking at some photos my friends had posted -- it looks SO FUN! And I'm nearing broken-record/ fangirl status with them, so had a little vent here instead.

Last night I was talking to E.G. about this and he said yeah, that's the same reason he doesn't have a motorcycle. He likes the idea, but it seems way too dangerous. We thought for a minute about how much cooler we'd be if he had a motorcycle and I was a roller derby girl. Then we sighed and accepted that we're too old and wimpy.

I guess it's time for tattoos.

dirty in her Harley
but her nails are clean,
high-powered
de-flowered,
over eighteen Irene.

Another great roller derby song:



Maybe you should start with something safer, soz, like hockey.

Actually having this as a sport would rock...I mean like it is in the movie. Or perhaps a Running Man show. I'm not saying anyone has to die, but the plot of the game in that movie was brilliant, I would totally watch it.

go get some skates. if you dont do it youre gunna get old and die never doing what you wanted, i know it sounds dumb but it actualy makes sence

Non-contact roller derby?

I know what you mean, I do. I'm already pretty old though and it's a balance thing. If I get seriously hurt that messes up my ability to work out, which is really important to me (if I don't work out regularly I both put on significant weight and my mood takes a nosedive).

Plus I just plain don't want to get seriously hurt!

Non-contact roller derby, hmm. It's more the bashing that sounds fun though. If I could somehow bash while having immunity from being bashed, that'd be perfect!

Therein lies the basis of morality and social progress.

You CAN'T.

Ain't that the truth.


DEEP.

nah...shallow.

Look at what American presidents can get away with, just as one example.