Just under three years ago, the already-surging sport of modern roller derby experienced a period of explosive growth, going from under 50 to over 150 leagues and more than doubling the number of registered skaters in the space of about six months. This burst coincided with the airing of A&E's short-lived Rollergirls series, and while there's probably never been a study, around about the 50th time you hear a skater tell you that she caught an episode of the show and that's what prompted her to either:
Hurt Reynolds's blog
We have seven months. Are we ready?
Yes, I did, and she said yes
My honey doesn't particularly enjoy the spotlight, so naturally I had to find the biggest one available to me to pop the question:
Central Coast rings the bell
The Paso Robles Press carries this story about the Salvation Army's annual kettle campaign, featuring
Justice refs his 100th bout
DNN's founder, co-managing editor and chief recapper Justice Feelgood Marshall wasn't always a slave to the keyboard -- in fact, many veteran rollergirls still know him best for his work in stripes (and a skirt). He doesn't ref as much as he once did, in no small part because reporting competes with reffing for his attention, but that didn't prevent him from reaching a milestone a week ago -- the Charm City Roller Girls championship marked the 100th bout Justice has reffed (yes,
Wired Magazine gets it
What's the best way to put a high-end digital camera through it's paces? Why, take it to a roller derby bout, of course! At least, that's the conclusion Wired Magazine's GadgetLab came to when evaluating the 12 megapixel Nikon D3, which they took to a Bay Area Derby Girls bout for a field test:
1000 sticker update
Thanks, Dutchland!
I actually have somewhere between two and three hundred stickers toward my goal of 1000. Keep 'em coming!
The Rules Committee feels your pain
On the heels of WFTDA's regional tournaments, there's been a big fat lot of discussion in the modern derby community about rules and officiating in the WFTDA 3.0/3.1 ruleset era. The WFTDA Rules Committee just posted up a note indicating they're paying attention:
More reflections from the Battle Royale
I've already written about the fantastic job Houston Roller Derby did hosting this year's WFTDA West Regional Tournament, particularly in the immediate wake of Hurricane Ike. Above and beyond that, though, this was a really damned good weekend of derby. Here's my takeaway:
DNN travel day
Just a quick note -- the DNN crew is all in travel mode right now, so you may not see much from DNN today, but rest assured we have *a lot* more Battle Royale content on the way, in addition to Derby in Dairyland previews and full coverage this weekend. Check back!
