Subculture in a spectator sport
September 18, 2006Take girls in crazy outfits with crazier names going fast on old-skool roller skates. Throw in some strategy, showmanship and a good dose of violence and you have rollerderby.
Saw our first round on Saturday and we’re hooked. Once I had a handle on the rules, it was easy to see the skill through all the chaos. We saw an interstate league match between the Carolina Rollergirls and the Sin City Rollergirls (Las Vegas), otherwise called the “Inaugural Brawl”. Carolina clobbered the visiting team.
A punk band played between periods and “Cheerbleeders” got the crowd fired up. The rollergirls have names like Penelope Bruz, VanDamsel and Trudy Struction (my hairdresser & the whole reason we even know what rollerderby is). One of the referees was Colin Foul.
It was a great night with a cool (and redneck-free) crowd. Our first taste of Raleigh subculture.
Mmmm….. yeah. You dirty, dirty old man….
Hey Lex, can you edit my last comment for me? Can you take out “Mmmm….. yaeh”, it actually makes me sound like the old and dirty one.
Mate, it’s not like that……..honest.
Besides, the bouncer (Helga) said look don’t touch.
….and you can’t get close enough to stick money in their skates
We had another good look at the photo gallery. There’s a lot of Daisy Dukes and Suspenders goin on.
Dirty…
Old…
Man…