I just got asked to join Roller Derby....

[undergunfire]

AHHHH HAHAHAA. The last time I skated was when I was like 8 years old. I also am sooooo out of shape and will probably cry my eyes out if I get hurt.

 

[Evey]

You should do it! haha, you and Zin will have some great stories to share

-Kathy

 

[GoinBackToCali]

Seriously. I was outta shape.. you can bounce quarters off my butt now..

Do it girl...

DERBY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP!!!!!!



I got one word for you girl......

FANBOYS!!!!

 

[GoinBackToCali]

You can also post about your bruises and adventures a everybody can ignore you!

Think of the fun....

LOL...

Worm pizzle...heh

That's my new phrase for the day... from my English boss..

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Is this the new sport of the moment?

 

[GoinBackToCali]

lol @ " of the moment"

I dunno...I think it's perfect for me..I'm gonna be doin it till im 55 like some of these gals..it sure beats hittin' the general population and goin to jail..

Besides..fanboys..sponsors.. free stuff..personal appearances..

We have an apperance scheduled for New Years..

Here's a video of the gals that trained us..notice the speed they pick up.. my job is actually a blocker and whip, which you'll notice a couple of standing whips and a knee whip in the video.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL4J82Me_70]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL4J82Me_70[/ame]



There's actually an Indie movie about one of the top teams in the country, the Rat City Rollers..

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Y83Yb0mxM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Y83Yb0mxM[/ame]

Roller Derby is actually great therapy for when you have pent up agression for when people say ugly things about ya and ya have to behave..

I hate it when people make me behave..lol.. dang husband of mine..

 

[Evey]

I think it's such an interesting sport! My grandpa and I used to watch it on TV, lol!

I enjoyed this informative video about it...

http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3401989

-Kathy

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Well, soccer was the "sport of the moment" for a time, and golfand then it became LaCrosse.

 

[FallingStar]

Congrats!!

Congrats on being asked to join, I think you should totally do it. And if you do join, I bet you would have some very interesting stories. And also have some bruises you could tell us about!

Hehe, so what did you chose on doing?

Karlee

 

[undergunfire]

Thank you for posting those pictures, Zin, very cool! I will have to check those videos out when I get the time .

I think I am going to practice on Sunday at 6pm. They practice at an outside roller rink at a park. I just need to buy some pads and they will let me use an extra pair of skates.

I don't even know what to wear??


I figure I should try it and meet new people. I really don't have any true friends since moving to AZ 3 years ago.

 

[GoinBackToCali]

Amy-- You need a certain kinda pads or you WILL regret it..I'll message ya on myspace..

And rollergirl wear is a genre all its own..

Knee socks for sure.. chuck taylors or vans for the trek down there.. usually I have knee length leggings on, then torn up shorts over that. We all usually all have on some weird rocker t shirt. torn up is good.. skulls or weird metal or thrash bands is also good.. lots of black.

I usually wear Iron Maiden or ICP or Disturbed.. occassionally I screw everybody up and wear an Alabama or Pat Green or the Oak Ridge Boys shirt..

We all also wear long sleeve under shirts cause the elbow pads give ya a rash when ya sweat.

I usually wear my hair in low ponytails cause of the helmet, then I wear a hankerchief with skulls and crossbones over it like rosie the riveter, then usually my helmet over that.

The rule of thumb is.. the crazier and the edgier, the better..and girl, you already got the look down.

Seriously..the things I cannot stress to you ENOUGH to bring to your first practice..

Helmet.. not a bike helmet, cause they're pointed.. a skater helmet.. you will fall ONCE backwards, and only once, and the memory of that fall will ALWAYS prompt you to fall forwards..

Mouthpiece.. I spent to much money on my grill to knock my teeth out.. you can get the one without the thing that attaches it, or with it and cut it down, or leave it and attach it to your helmet.. I prefer to cut mine down..you put it in boiling water till soft, shake it and put it in your mouth to form it to your mouth.

Wrist guards.. a MUST cause you will always want to use your wrists to break your fall, you'll be trained out of that..

Knee and elbow pads.. NOT the Tony Hawk kind.. they have some skater kind at Academy..make SURE THEY HAVE THE THICK PADDING...

Hand Warmers..a must to keep from rink rash and your pads cuttin into you..

How about I just take a dang pic..

OH.. on the knee pads..if your legs are thick like mine. cause i've developed some huge leg muscles. and your pads don't fit.. move the velcro.. industrial strength velcro.. mooooooooove it...lol

Pics in a minute....

 

[GoinBackToCali]

I do urge you to go.. derby girls are the most non judgmental, accepting group of girls..

Anyway.. gear your gonna need..

My helmet.. all angles..

Hand warmers and wrist guards...everybody likes mine cause they have a bigger palm surface area..warmers from Target by Converse, guards from Academy..

These are my new elbow pads.. from Academy..came in a pack with knee pads which I gave to somebody else cause I am in LOVE with my knee pads..

My knee pads, and see the thickness on them.. you can get some made by the same company who made my elbow pads, I just got these from another skater and these are official skater pads from a high dollar skater store..so I was kinda stoked when they were given to me NEW!

All the mouthpieces I use..

All packed and ready to go..

And my pilfered practice skates for outside wear..

 

[undergunfire]

Thank you for the pictures and everything, Zin...it helps a lot :biggrin2:!


Sooo....roughly how much do you think this is all this gear going to cost me ? I will definitely want thick knee pads, as I injured my knee in a car accident like 2 1/2 years ago, but I really have little feeling in that knee.

We have a local skate shop at the mall, I'll look it up and see if they have a website to price some things.

 

[GoinBackToCali]

Mouthguards run $1 to $2

Helmet's from $12 to $30- Wal Mart's cheapest..

Knee Pad/Elbow Pad combosets by World Industries run $23 at Academy.

The Wrist Guards by World Industries run $7 at Academy.

The Hand Warmers like mine run $13 at Target, but I have some from Hot Topic that run between $7 to $16

All variations of such can be found at any store.. I would just really go with the World Industries Set if your gonna go with off the rack and not from a skate shop.

Also, trying out your skating legs is fine in borrowed skates, but your gonna want your own for derby. Every pair of borroweds is different, and your never gonna get the same feel or know what they can truly do unless they are your own skates. My Cobra's were like $40 at Academy, which is what I wear for practice, but my main derby skates are the Ridell Phaze with the Radar Zodiac wheels..

Obviously most people don't shell out $700 for skates.. but you can check RollerDerbyDepot.com for their skate packages, they have great entry level skates, and total packages including helmets and pads and skates..

Keep me posted Rollergirl..

 

[undergunfire]

Is Academy a website or a store? What about World Industries?

I'll check out that site you listed!

 

[GoinBackToCali]

Academy is a store.. I thought everybody had one.. sorry.. World Industries is a brand..

 

[undergunfire]

Hrm....maybe there is an Academy store in the Phoenix area? I could check it out. We have a Dick's Sporting Goods down in Tempe (ehh..2 hours away), so maybe I could make my way there in January to check out what they have. We also have some sports store up at the mall that I could check out.

The girl who told me to come join said that I could just get the pads at Walmart, but maybe I can do that for now, until I know I want to play....then I can spend the money on the good stuff?


I'm still scared, lol! I'm afraid of meeting new people, especially girls. I'm not one to seek friendships in girls and I mainly avoid them at all costs because I always think I will never get along with them.

 

[GoinBackToCali]

Eh... they may not be either WFTDA certified or seeking certification, they may just be a local group doing their own thing, in which case they may not be big on wearing the high dollar protective gear like we do..

Amy, lemmie tell ya something about rollergirls. Remember me and you had words along time ago about your piercings and eye makeup? And now i've joined the freak ranks? Ok well look at it like this..the rest of the world is like I use to be, and rollergirls, they're that group of girls who've spent their entire life being treated like garbage because they're different. Their's 2 ways to be after spending a lifetime of being treated like that, you can either be a bitter person, or a more accepting person. The one's I roll with, and have had the pleasure of meeting from other cities are the latter of the 2. They are just happy to have you there, prolly will wanna see your tatt's, talk about your piercings, quiz you about your eye makeup, and just in general be a friend..

After Jarred died, I found myself pretty lost. I never really was a very good goatroper, and never really was a good prep, I always had hidden rocker chick tendencies. A friend hooked me up with this. I hesitated for a couple of weekends, then ended up going. I walked in, waited in line to pay to skate, looked over at 2 girls with body piercings and black hair, they smiled at me, I knew where I was suppossed to be. I got my skates and walked over. They immediately included me in their convo and when the others got their, I was immediately part of the group, and if I dont show up they wanna know where the heck im at, if im late, their texting me to see if im alive.

I brought another friend in on it. I west end soccer mom.. west end being upper crust. Blonde, Barbie.. teachers wife..she walks in, looks around and says *I am so leaving, my hairs the wrong color and I have no ink...* I told her *Dawn,.. shut up.. your helmet will hide your hair color and I'll draw on ya with sharpies, just give em a chance..*... they immediately started gabbin with her and including her, and shes never left us since then..

In short.. Amy.. I think you should go.. you just mught be surprised at how much you might belong there. Even if you don't skate, there's so many other positions you can fill, like penalty mistress, cheerleader, wardrobe mistress, referee, score girl,..

Especially if its a league just starting up...



Please at least check it out..

 

[GoinBackToCali]

These are mine.. I went with the pink and black motif instead of the white and black and I have alternating wheel colors.. 2 are black and 2 are pink on each skate

http://www.skates.com/Riedell-Phaze-Skates-p/r951s.htm

 

[undergunfire]

Thank you, Zin, you are helping me out a TON :biggrin2:!

I do need to get over my "I hate girls, they are all evil and I will never make friends with them" thing. I guess since moving to AZ, I left the all the friendly people back in NY. I find a lot of people out here are very different. I, myself, have changed because of it. I used to be an obnoxious New Yorker with a loud mouth and sarcastic attitude...now I am shy and boring. I guess I haven't found the comfort of the east coast attitude in people....maybe these girls will have it or be just as awesome?

Here is their myspace page:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=419669406


I guess they had more girls on the team, but most have dropped it. I recognize some of the girls by them working in Hot Topic, but I don't personally know them. They also don't have recent pictures of the girls now on the team...which there are only 5 on the team as of now.

I guess I will need to buy new clothes! My clothes have changed from the way I used to dress because of my job....I can wear "my" clothes to work, but I toned it down and started wearing "girly" clothes...I guess to appear "better" to all the people I work with.

One of the ladies on the team is actually my tattoo artist's wife . The girl who asked me was a girl who was trying to get with Ryan like 3 years ago when him and I first started dating. I hated her and told her if she kept texting him and trying to get in touch with him...I'd kick her throat in. Weird how we are talking now and she is actually an okay person.