tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17438665506488303252024-03-14T10:50:57.948-04:00The Rocktown RollersOfficial Blog of the Shenandoah Valley's Premier All Women's Flat Track Roller Derby LeagueRocktown Rollershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15916147827143854822noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743866550648830325.post-28061683671305781502014-07-26T13:28:00.000-04:002014-07-26T13:28:36.125-04:00Exciting news!Well hey there strangers, it's been a while, huh?<br />
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Lots of things have been going on since we talked last. We've traveled to South Carolina and played, traveled to southern Virginia to play a Tennessee team. We've skated in the Fourth of July parade in downtown Harrisonburg, hanging out and talking with old and new fans and are in the works of planning lots of great new things for you guys!!!<br />
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First you can catch some of your favorite derby girls around downtown on August 23rd for the Block Party in the Burg event! We will have a table set up with all sorts of great info and things for everyone as well as ladies rolling around all over the place. Let's have a flashback "Where's Waldo?" moment and play "Where's the Derby Girl?" that night. Who knows, let the right derby girl know you've spotted them and come over for a chat and you could win something fun!<br />
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Next is a great opportunity to catch all day roller derby action. On August 30th Rocktown is participating in <a href="http://www.vaisforshovers.com/" target="_blank">VA is For Shovers</a> at Augusta Expo Land in Fishersville; we will be competing both as a team and individually in bouts. There is guaranteed to be lots of excitement and something for everyone this day so be sure to come out.<br />
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Then on September 7th the Rollers will be back in our home rink at Funky's for a fun and exciting bout against <a href="http://freestaterollerderby.com/" target="_blank">Free State Roller Derby</a> and we have plenty of things coming your way for this one. Some of the amazing performers from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RhinestoneMafiaProductions" target="_blank">Rhinestone Productions</a> will be there to give us an amazing half time show and Rocktown is planning to spice this all up further with an exciting 80's theme! So get your hair teased, your leg warmers ready, your Jem face paint on and get ready for an exciting event as we finally come back home!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Jem picture from thesource.com</span><br />
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First, let's shout out to Slam. She started with RTR as freshmeat and unfortunately couldn't continue on that route with us, thankfully derby is a wonderful all inclusive sport that needs people of all traits to make it work. So, ever seen one of our posters hanging around or the cover of our programs, that's all Slam's work! She has also coordinated jacket and jersey and shirt printing for us, and the amazing bowling shirts we had for Bowl for Kids Sake, her design! She has gotten us on the air and in the papers and been amazing at getting our website updated, helping to keep your timline spammed with RTR posts and keeping you updated during bouts via facebook and twitter.</div>
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Another spouse who got roped in, and is now being drug in further than I think they ever thought would happen; Shok Trauma. Shok volunteered to fill in as an EMT at one of our games and it was all downhill from there. He became our every game go to EMT, and then this crazy thing happened at an away scrimmage. He helped bench coach. He called out who was going in, who was on deck and even made a few crazy calls on the fly. And it worked, well. Now, Shok Trauma carries the hyphenated title of Bench Coach - EMT.<br />
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Hoova Dayum, another spouse on the team that helps run things smoothly. Dayum played for DC and recently retired, she has continued to be an amazing supporter of Rocktown and has guest coached practices, yelled out advice from turn 3 at games and ran the bench at game day. Plus much more I am sure I am forgetting.<br />
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Our awesome freshmeat work hard on practice days in order to be able to train and learn and then on bout days they go above and beyond to help us run the bouts. Whether it is taking tickets and money at the door, running merch or helping NSO our girls are truly thrown in to learn every part of derby! Sadly, I don't have pics of them all, but here's to you Blair, Lisa, Melissa, Nikki, and Rhonda! Thank you for everything and working so hard!<br />
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With another great bout coming up this weekend against the <a href="http://chemicalvalleyrollergirls.com/" target="_blank">Chemical Valley Roller Girls</a> Rocktown has lined up a great half time show featuring a local Irish dance group, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Carle-Irish-Dance-Virginia/479487735404940" target="_blank">Carle Irish Dance Virginia</a>. What could be more perfect with St Patrick's Day right around the corner?! <br />
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And if simply having another bout so near isn't enough, we have ANOTHER great thing for everyone! New merch items! Make sure you swing by the merch table on Sunday to check out our new stuff.<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743866550648830325.post-7608817590717897632014-01-06T18:11:00.004-05:002014-01-06T18:11:43.911-05:00A New Year's Resolution to Stick With<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Everyone seems to make resolutions to eat better, lose weight, quit smoking and all that around this time of year, and unfortunately within a month or two most all people seem to be back to the bad habits they swore off of. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>So how about this year instead of swearing off things and such you make a promise to be a better you. Make time for yourself if you normally give everything you have to someone else, don't promise to drop "X" number of pounds but promise to be healthier, make new friends or learn a new trade.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I'm lucky to have found RTR and join a group of fantastic ladies who will build you up, help you out and hold you accountable. So why not come check out this great family of ours. Let someone help you on your way. Derby and skating is a great workout, gives you time away from all the normal stresses of life and family and work, and puts you with a groups of strong women from all walks of life.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: lime; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When did you join:</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: orange; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I joined on May 1st 2009, the same day as Bam Bam Brawler and A.K.A V, the next practice after Rocktown's first home bout.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: lime; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Favorite derby memory:</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: orange; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Roller derby has given me so many positive memories that I don't even know where to start! My proposal to Afro-Die-T was a great day. She was having a Veteran's Day cookout at her house and invited the whole team over. I asked her husband's permission and got on one knee and told her what an inspiration she was to me on and off the track. I'll never forget how happy she looked with those cute little tears on her face. She has pushed me further and harder than anyone I've ever met and I can never that her (and her family) for everything they've done for me.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: orange; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">30 years from now I'll look back on my 20's and my derby career and all I'll be able to think about are the friendships I've made through this sport and what all of these amazing, strong women have done for and taught me in the last few years.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: lime; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anything else we should know:</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: orange; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm pretty much an open book. I love my four dogs (but my three legged one is my favorite.) I love being outdoors, collecting unicorn art, bones, skulls and vintage roller skates.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: orange; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"It's the suppression of the word that gives it the power, the violence, the viciousness." - Lenny Bruce</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: orange; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Find what you love and let it kill you." - Charles Bukowski</span></b><br />
<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743866550648830325.post-13988951779560151872013-11-25T07:56:00.000-05:002013-11-25T07:56:01.665-05:00Retirements, Jerseys and Ties oh my!Recently we had three members of Rocktown go into retirement, Afro, Rosie and Troch. And while this saddens us all, well we're Rocktown. And that means that we had to send them off in style, and what better way to honor their time with the team than to retire their jerseys and tie.<br />
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We know that these guys will still be around, you are likely to still see them helping out at bouts, I mean, you never stop bleeding green and orange. But this go round, you can buy them a beer and let them yell from the side with you rather than you drink the beer and yell at them! <br />
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So no more number 5 on the track, no more 1920, and no one will be allowed to rock the green and orange and white tie, or orange shirt and green suspenders, or any other style Troch rocked, lol.</div>
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743866550648830325.post-5778534578958587472013-11-11T10:12:00.002-05:002013-11-11T10:12:26.753-05:00The Greek Goddess Who Recently Retired<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jq91FxMbIBo/UoDw71IUC1I/AAAAAAAAAcI/C-01W71lmzM/s1600/_RFL9923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jq91FxMbIBo/UoDw71IUC1I/AAAAAAAAAcI/C-01W71lmzM/s1600/_RFL9923.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a><b style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Derby Name:</b><span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Afro-Die-T</span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted a name that conveyed both strength and grace. I also wanted my name to make it clear that I was a black derby girl as there were far fewer in 2009. I visualized this Pam Greer, Foxy Brown, Tina Turner take on a goddess. From that Afro-Die-T was born. The fact that my real name starts with a T was a bonus.</span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I joined RTR in January 2009. Good timing, some decent minimum skills, and absolutely nothing else qualified me for the 14th spot on the roster and I bouted in Rocktown's in March 2009. That would never happen today.... and rightfully so. I was so lost and confused!</span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I move through the world taller and stronger. I take up space differently. I am a derby girl everywhere I go now. There is very little that I find daunting. I don't struggle to find my voice. It's crazy but an alter ego, a physical challenge and an unwavering sisterhood birthed a new me in my 30's. My grandchildren will probably still be benefiting from the positive effects of derby on me and my family.</span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"The more you sweat in practice the less you bleed in battle."</span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"If we score we might win. If they never score, we can't lose."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">During any given 101 event we work on footwork drills,
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We’ve all seen in person and in pictures how much fun </span>Rocktown<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> has when we play. We are smiling and dancing and goofing off on the line </span><strong style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">waiting</span></strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> for the five second call. Well, 101’ers got to play with us and experience all of that awesomeness.</span><br />
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derby in general. We can offer a home
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help on and off the track. And us derby girls, we come in all shapes, sizes, ages and walks of life! When we say that we can offer you a spot with Rocktown, we mean it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So on November 10th come and check out our final home bout of the season and then come back to Funky's on November 12th and get to know the team a little better and experience a derby 101 for yourself.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Derby Number:</span><span style="color: orange;"> 9</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">How did you choose your name and number:</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">I studied and fell in love with psychology in college, and I've been an avid reader and story listener for as long as I can remember (Thomas Harris is a favored author,) and I love Anthony Hopkins films. The number is nine because the infamous Hannibal the Cannibal was Hannibal Lector VIII, so being ninth in line made sense.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Spring of 2013, so not too long ago.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>My favorite derby memory so far is playing sock derby. We played it at our first Derby 101 event with the new ladies. It was beyond silly but so much fun!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I know other people have mentioned that it's great for their confidence, and fitness - and I definitely agree with both points. For me how I explain the effect derby has had on me has to do with breaking through my own walls. Six months ago I could hardly stand on quad skates, but now I'm scrimmaging in practices. Derby helps me prove to myself every day that i can do so much more than I ever thought possible, and I love every minute =)</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>"Judge if you want. We are all going to die. I intend to deserve it." - asofterworld.com</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>My great crazy dream is to get my doctorate and technically be Dr. Hannibal Wrecked'er because I'm passionate about being completely ridiculous.</b></span><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743866550648830325.post-74770682076756259042013-10-16T07:46:00.003-04:002013-10-16T07:46:59.539-04:00<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Derby Name: </span>Long story, Vitamin V to Problem Child to a.k.a V</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Soon after I had finished my minimum skills, Troch literally sent me a message to say that if I didn't give him my derby name in like five minutes that I was not going to be able to play in the upcoming game. I was about to take a shower and so with a bottle of Pantene-Pro V shampoo in hand the identity Vitamin V was born. With such rush I never felt quite settled into it... it never felt quite tough enough so I eventually changed to Problem Child, but it would seem it was too little too late because by that time everyone came to know me as "V" for short so I finally decided not to fight the inevitable and have assumed the name a.k.a V</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>OMG I am terrible with dates... I came to see Rocktown's first home bout (and my first ever as well) and I knew at that moment that it was a match made in derby heaven... I went to the very next practice opportunity and it has been happily ever after since</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>RTR vs CDD... final jam... is it over??? No, Troch calls a time out, one more jam... I'm in blocking with everything left in me. CDD jammer cuts the track, Kilz is jamming her little RTR heart out... She is counting the score as she passes the opposition time and time again, I'm holding blockers back, Killz finally calls it off and RTR wins!! I almost had an asthma attack, but instead broke into tears. This was quite possibly the best feeling ever and will forever be hard to beat. It felt so great to win and be part of such awesome fellow RTR gals and guys.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I am definitely more physically fit, but the love and support that I have received through the good times and bad has been irreplaceable. This </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>league of folks has become my family and opened my eyes to so many new things beyond derby that I can not imagine my life without.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>"Be the change you want to see in the world," can't remember who said it first, but have loved it ever since Roxy shared her tattoo with me of it.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I am a cupcake master... or should I say I aspire to be a cupcake master and I sometimes use unsuspecting souls as my new recipe guinea pigs... hehehehe</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Derby Name: </span><span style="color: lime;">Evilynn Tentions</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I had a hard time deciding on a name, it seemed every one I found was taken or was similar to someone elses in the derbyverse. So I was watching cartoons with my son one day and his favorite was He-Man, and Evil-Lyn is his right hand woman, so I took that and made it mine.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Thirteen has always been my favorite and lucky number, plus it normally signifies evil and doom and dread and all that good stuff</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I began my derby adventure in April of 2011</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I have so much more confidence in myself now. I have realized just how strong my body is and that I am emotionally tougher than I thought as well.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Derby has also given me some great friends, both on and off the track. There is nothing like walking through the store and hearing "Hey Evilynn!"</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>It truly is hard to choose just one. Hmm, proposing to Nitrous was a great day, I earned a fabulous wife that day. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Really, any time I get on the track with these ladies is awesome, whether it is practice or a bout I learn something and have great support.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>"Put some skates on and be your own hero" ~ Maggie Mayhem, Whip It - it really is the truth!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort" ~ Herm Albright</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>"The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum" ~ Havelock Ellis</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I'm honestly rather shy, I am a control freak and have more OCD style habits than I care to admit, lol. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I will talk with anyone about derby! Seriously, I think I can turn any conversation into a derby discussion.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="color: lime;">Give me sunshine and a good book and you may not see me til dark =)</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I am a math and physics nerd! I wanted my name to be related some physics; playing off gigahertz and the fact that I giggle... a lot! I wanted a math joke for my number. Why is 6 afraid of 7?? Me!!!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>January 15, 2012</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>My favorite derby memory... I can't pick just one! </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>b) all those moments when as a jammer there is a hole that I can escape through! Especially if I get lead!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Derby gives me confidence! And showed me I'm not some wimpy girl. Now when life pulls me down I just get right back up and keep on going.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>"The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little" - Thomas Merton</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I LOVE CARTWHEELS!!!! =)</b></span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>And I love having a derby family, these ladies are amazing and every time I get to skate with them makes me happy.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;">How did you choose your name and number: </span><span style="color: orange;">I'm a big movie person, and Evil Dead is one of my top favorites. Ash from the movie is witty, goofy, but can fight some deadites so I adapted it for myself. I picked 1981 because that is when the first movie came out.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;">When did you start roller derby: </span><span style="color: orange;">October of 2010</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;">Favorite derby memory: </span><span style="color: orange;">Winning back to back MVP's was pretty amazing this year. It's great to get recognized by other people for putting in your hard work and attempting to be an all around skater. </span></b><br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q_57goIiasM/Ukl96uytYyI/AAAAAAAAAT4/2X9HunVNcKk/s1600/smash1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q_57goIiasM/Ukl96uytYyI/AAAAAAAAAT4/2X9HunVNcKk/s1600/smash1.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a><b><span style="color: #783f04;">How has derby positively affected you: </span><span style="color: orange;">Derby has saved me. First and most important it keeps me fit when I decide to eat too many cupcakes. It's opened the doors for some amazing experiences and meeting some of the most fantastic people you can even imagine. If it wasn't for derby I wouldn't have the pleasure of knowing half the people I do. It brings together so many personalities and breaks down walls of people so you can really get to know them. I love it.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;">Favorite quote: </span><span style="color: orange;">"I like being weird. Weird's all i got. And that's my sweet style" - Maurice Moss</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: orange;">"I like flaws and feel more comfortable around people who have them. I myself am made entirely of flaws stitched together with good intentions." - Augusten Burroughs, Magical Thinking</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #783f04;">Any other juicy tidbits we should know: </span><span style="color: orange;">I am the most awkward person ever. Try me.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: orange; font-size: x-small;">*photos courtesy Dan Jugglenaut Purdy, Robert Lipscomb Photography, and Smash's fb</span></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743866550648830325.post-74833387105732848792013-09-23T15:19:00.000-04:002013-09-23T15:19:00.768-04:00Little Miss Meany!!!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W8LuVU6glbU/UkCTZfXp7MI/AAAAAAAAASo/AvfCPAz0fm8/s1600/NIKA3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W8LuVU6glbU/UkCTZfXp7MI/AAAAAAAAASo/AvfCPAz0fm8/s1600/NIKA3.jpg" height="255" width="320" /></a><b><span style="color: blue;">Derby Name: </span><span style="color: lime;">Little Miss Meany</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Derby Number: </span><span style="color: lime;">4</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: lime;">My best friend came up with the Meany part, I have always liked the Little Miss and Mr Men books. So with some family brainstorming we came up with my name. Nika Plz was a close second.</span></b><br />
<span style="color: lime;"><b>The number four has always been a number I liked.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>When did you join derby:</b></span><br />
<b><span style="color: lime;">April 2011</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: lime;">One of my first best memories is when I was still pretty fresh and we were doing ninja sprints and I was having a tough time. Rosie gave me a whip and an encouraging word. Other memories: When I became a vet, when Rosie asked me to be her derby wife, the after after party in Wilmington, NC, and yes swimming with Doll Nightmare, having my family support me at home bouts.</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>How has derby positively affected you:</b></span><br />
<b><span style="color: lime;">Derby has given me more confidence in my body and mental abilities. It has given me an outlet that has centered me and allowed me to be calmer in other parts of my life. Derby has also given me many friends.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: lime;">Aloneness is not loneliness but a physical state of solitude</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: lime;">I have a wonderful husband of 10 years and an incredible son, Anthony, age 23. We just got custody of our niece, age 6, and nephew, age 4. So our family grew instantly.</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: lime;">*Photos courtesy Robert Lipscomb Photography and Meany's fb</span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743866550648830325.post-62114608757557882322013-09-06T16:26:00.001-04:002013-09-06T16:26:22.105-04:00Number 99!!!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Derby Name: Doll Nightmare</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Derby Number: 99</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>What made you pick your name and number:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I've been a "nightmare" ever since I turned 12; always getting into trouble. It's a salute to my darkside. My everyday name is Barbi and I'm only 5'2" so that's where the "Doll" part comes in.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Nine is my favorite number, but a former skater (SnakeLegs) had that number. I borrowed her skates when I was freshmeat until I was able to buy my own... so out of respect for her, I didn't take her one nine... I chose 99 instead. Killnitzki said "I would have 99 ways to ruin someones life" - ha! I liked that (and I'm still working hard on those "ways")</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>When did you join derby:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I broke my kneecap in December of 2009 in a klutzy accident that had nothing to do with skating. While I was recovering I went to a derby bout and met Betty CrasHer who invited me to come check out a practice. I went to my first practice in July 2010 and I've been skating and training with Rocktown ever since.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Favorite derby memory:</b></span><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zzioco8K9hM/Uio5oFzlPoI/AAAAAAAAARs/D2PJUqrHL_g/s1600/doll-regulatorsbout+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zzioco8K9hM/Uio5oFzlPoI/AAAAAAAAARs/D2PJUqrHL_g/s1600/doll-regulatorsbout+(1).jpg" height="233" width="320" /></b></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I have so many great memories with many of my roller sisters. I've met and trained with some incredible derby athletes like Bonnie D'Stroir, Shenita Stretcher, and Mercy (from Rose City) and cherish those memories because they taught me so much.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Hanging out with the amazing women of River City is ALWAYS epic.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>But, I'm really fond of the memory of Little Miss Meany and I (after an out of state bout) sneaking off to take a midnight swim after our motel pool had closed. We had to jump the chain link fence because the gate was locked. There was much whispering and giggling involved, it made me feel like a naughty teenager again.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>"You will never defeat me Skeletor" - Masters of the Universe</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>How has derby positively affected you:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>It has shown me that I am capable of ANYTHING. It has made me stronger, both body and mind. Roller derby has brought the most incredibly amazing people into my life. People I would not have met elsewhere.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I've been married forever (16 years) and my husband turned derby ref in order to still see me. I have two funny kids (11 and 14) and we live with five old rescue pugs and 2 kitties. </b></span><br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743866550648830325.post-82951829743546015402013-09-01T22:40:00.002-04:002013-09-01T22:40:35.188-04:00Vana Hell's Sting<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Derby Name</b>: Vana Hell's Sting</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was struggling to find something that was catchy and a play on words. I had been watching a lot of actions movies searching for a name that stood out to me. Hugh Jackman is a pretty convincing actor.... and so after watching Van Helsing I decided I liked the concept and his character and Vana just stuck with me after that. As for my number, 7's always been lucky for me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">September of 2012</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm still in the process of making lots of derby memories, but the team did take me on my first road trip. I was still a fresh meat and the team was headed to Long Island, New York. That trip was a great heads up to all the things I was in store for with derby. Great friends and good times on the road and on and off the track.</span><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hPFxVPrMk7Y/UiP5oDyauYI/AAAAAAAAARE/VmznoLQaZhg/s1600/image+%25282%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hPFxVPrMk7Y/UiP5oDyauYI/AAAAAAAAARE/VmznoLQaZhg/s1600/image+%25282%2529.jpeg" height="217" width="320" /></a><span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Derby has give me so much confidence in myself. I never played any sports in school so to see my physical abilities change for the better over the course of a few months is really motivating. I have a second family that pushes me to do better and be better as a person. I find myself wanting to be a stronger role model for the young girls I work with.</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I worked in a restaurant an older couple came up to me and remarked how short I was. The man commented to me that he had always liked his women on the smaller side to which his wife replied "dynamite comes in small packages."</span><br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743866550648830325.post-24828597281183588932013-08-26T09:19:00.002-04:002013-08-26T09:20:14.919-04:00It's Grim Nemesis!!!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Skater Name:</span><span style="color: lime;">Grim Nemesis</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>For my name I always liked the idea of a goddess of retribution. And the number, I'm a fan of the Constitution.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>In May of 2008, during RTR's first season. Before we had a clue what we were doing or getting into.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Getting MVP during a bout against Poe's Punishers many years ago.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>How has derby positively affected you:</b></span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>To me, derby always will be a DIY sport filled with open-minded, snarky, fun, hard core, body accepting people. I knew that I found a home when I met this amazing group of people who didn't make fun of me for not knowing how to skate or for having to work hard to get into better shape to be athletic but instead were eager to help me improve. In many ways I love the social movement of derby showing how hard core women can be - that we are just as aggressive and physically capable as men and that aggression can be a good thing.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Favorite quote:</b></span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>"Shut the f*** up and skate" - Troch </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Any other interesting tidbits we should know:</b></span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>I think people should learn derby is the perfect example of not judging books by their covers. Our derby names are alter-egos. Some skaters are turning away from that, but I will always love my name and remember that that was the only way some people felt comfortable skating - by assuming an alter-ego. Derby is very different now than it was when I started but we should remember and appreciate our history and not lose the best parts of it.</b></span><br />
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**photos courtesy of Robert Lipscomb Photography, Jenny Swab and GrimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743866550648830325.post-76924587567802431312013-08-19T09:23:00.002-04:002013-08-19T09:23:49.790-04:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: lime;">Derby Name: </span><span style="color: blue;">Lite Byte</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My friend Ruh-Roh (an awesome long time NSO) was driving me back from a game in Richmond and I guess derby brain fog set in, because we started making stupid jokes about eating. Someone said "light bites" and the gears started turning. I'm a light bite! I could be a byte! And there's a nod to my light bright years! And I even have a number to go with it, done and done!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I joined in October 2012. I had recently seen the epic tied bout against DC and had to come out and give it a shot.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Driving back from Left Turn Clinic with Doll Nightmare. So much bonding! X3</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I joined derby for some fun exercising, but promptly had to rely on these girls for some courage. Shortly after joining I went through a tough breakup and lay off from my 4 year job. The constant in my life was, and still is, derby practice and games. I'm thankful for each and every one of my league mates for showing me the different lives we all live and reminding me that life is always changing.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm a dentist, and we use lots of nitrous aka laughing gas. N2O is the chemical formula for nitrous oxide</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I joined in April of 2011</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Getting a giant hematoma on leg that left a massive a bruise</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine ~ unknown</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has given me the chance to meet so many wonderful people</span><br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743866550648830325.post-60595301258174248752013-08-08T08:04:00.000-04:002013-08-08T08:04:06.067-04:00Getting To Know Rocktown ~ Rosie the Retaliator<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rocktown skaters are awesome people, from the ladies who put on the green and orange to the refs that rock it zebra style. It's time to put a spotlight on these awesome people and show you the person behind that sparkly butt or tweeting whistle, today is Rosie's time to shine!</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">Skater Name:</span></strong> <span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Rosie the Retaliator</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;"><strong>Skater Number:</strong></span> <span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>1920</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really wanted to be a Rosie - my grandma worked on airplanes just outside of Detroit during World War II and she was such a tough lady. She was kicked out of high school in 10th grade for punching a boy who grabbed her sister's butt! She went to work on airplanes first and then for a company that made calculators - she worked on some of the first microships for personal use.</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana;">1920 is both the year women gained the right to vote in the US and the year my grandma was born.</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">July 2010, 3 weeks after moving to the 'Burg</span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have a lot! My first favorite is giving a waitress whip to Bassett Case at the 540 bout last year. My second favorite is the first I was elected captain - I am so honored that my teammates chose me. And my third favorite happens every time we play and give it our all on the track.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Those who can most truly be accounted brave, are those who
best know the meaning of what is sweet in life and what is terrible, and go
out, undeterred, to meet what is to come." <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;"><o:p> "</o:p>Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">-- Mike Tyson<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">-- me, to my history students<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought I was busy before but now I've reached new levels
of time management. My physical health is better than it ever has been. Before
starting derby, if I could go back in time and talk to my 18 year old self, she
would NOT have been proud of me. But since starting derby, I think my 18 year
old self wishes she could be me!<o:p></o:p></span></span>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743866550648830325.post-53739259660939167382013-07-22T15:38:00.000-04:002013-07-22T15:38:17.294-04:00What are we doingWhat are we doing? Wow, that could be a loaded question depending on how you look at it, lol. But mostly, Rocktown has been trianing hard and preparing for our four straight home bouts coming up. <br />
Practices have been fast paced and focused with lots of improvements seen on new strategy and skills.<br />
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We've also been out and about in the community doing lots of different things. Afro helped serve up spaghetti dinners for a good cause, while Effin and Wrex and Vana did face painting and crafts with kids downtown for the Fourth of July and hung out with a few fun characters before we skated in the parade. And the parade, boy was that sight to see! With a theme that concentrates on fun in the outdoors you know your favorite roller girls are gonna put their own twist on it. So why not have a rolling luau down Main Street?!<br />
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And with fans as awesome as ours how could Effin not take up the chance to spend the day with the one and only Clara d'Weasel? No awesome adventure day would be complete without the chance to goof off with masks and wigs and silly faces.<br />
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Now, ready for more great news? We have an awesome give away for you guys in the works through out facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rocktownrollers">facebook.com/rocktownrollers</a>. Like and share this photo:<br />
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Once you do you are entered for a chance to win a custom Rocktown Rollers tie dye shirt (one of a kind!) in a size of your choosing as well as a RTR mug! Mug/shirt are printed for us by <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=125180160867003&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Muddy-Feet-Graphics/125180160867003?directed_target_id=0">Muddy Feet Graphics</a> and the shirt will be hand tie dyed by <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=102896696563510&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/SeedsOfSymbiosis?directed_target_id=0">Seeds of Symbiosis</a>. Giveaway ends Saturday, August 3rd at 5pm. A winner will be picked at random that evening and contacted for their size information and how to pick it up. <br />
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So, enter the drawing, mark the upcoming bout on your calendar, get your posters and your cheering voices ready and get prepared for four straight months of home derby bout action!!!<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/193395930822332/">Rocktown Rollers vs Mother State Roller Derby - Aug 4th</a></div>
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But what about when you hit that plateau? When you feel like no matter what skater you ask for pointers, no matter what clinic you attend, you are just stuck in the same rut. What do you do when you find yourself feeling more frustrated than over joyed at the end of a practice? What about then, how do you get over the funk and move forward without losing your desire to do it all? This has been my issue here lately. This is my confession, my rant and my promise to move forward motivated. I feel like I am at the point of treading water. I think I am trying harder and harder, I do workouts outside of practice (not as much as I should, but hey, you just read what all I have in my life! LOL) I listen to my coaches and captains, I ask advice of other skaters, and I feel as if I am not moving up to the place I wish to be. <br />
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It has taken me two years to get to where I am, and as I have said jokingly before to a few of my teammates "It has taken a lot of hard work to be at this level of suck! I used to suck a lot more!!" I have not gotten to the point that I am at over night, it has taken a lot of work, but I'm greedy, I want more, I want to have the skill to jump the apex, break through the brick wall of derby booties in front of me without faltering and I want to increase my 27 in 5 speed by at least 45 seconds. I don't think I ask too much, haha. But how do you keep up your love and desire when you feel like you are failing?<br />
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I refuse to give up and quit, let me say that right now, quitting is not an option. I WILL do this, I will become that player that people see and say "Oh shit" when they are on the opposing team. But until then, it is more hard work. And then some more, and then even more. I will become the best player and teammate that I can be. And so after tears and anger and frustration with myself, questioning a lot of things and then doing some research on things to try, I have come up with a game plan. Five things to help me through. Five things to look at each day to help me realize that I am making it.<br />
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<li>I will not compare my progress with that of another</li>
<li>I will look at the things I have accomplished and not make little of them</li>
<li>I will find a way to bring the fun into everyday and everything</li>
<li>I will not feel guilty for taking a day to myself if I can not give 100%</li>
<li>I will win! And no, I don't mean "the game," but I will set small goals and I will conquer them and celebrate when I do</li>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743866550648830325.post-8057966859396445792013-03-26T10:58:00.000-04:002013-03-26T11:06:22.869-04:00Embrace Your Inner Awesomeness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, have you ever sat back and wondered what you can do with all of the awesomeness you have? Ever wanted a way to give back to the community? Looking for a way to be pushed physically and mentally? Want to have all of these while being rewarded with great new friendships, good times and the best 'you' possible?<br />
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Well, come on out and join Rocktown this Thursday at Funky's Skate Center while we have a Fresh Meat Meet and Greet. Get to know some of your favorite ladies and meet a few great zebras (refs) while you are at it. Get to know a few of the details and see us scrimmage against one another at the end, just in case you've never seen a bout =)<br />
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And food, did I mention that there will be munchies?! Some of us derby girls love munchies and such. So we will be providing you with munchies and new friends and a "show" at the end. I mean really, what more could you ask for of a Thursday evening? Tell your friends, come on out and learn a little more about us and what you can do to be involved.<br />
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