hung over - sore - happy - pics

[Maine-ah]

my team won 120-100 I'm the jammer in white. Our first home scrimmage, we sold over 1k tickets...amazing. After party...good lord. I'm still grinning.

[Scuba]

1. What's the venue?

Hope it's not that rundown barn in Lewiston where Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) fought Sonny Liston.

[Maine-ah]

2. good lord no...

this would be Midcoast Rec Center in Rockport. Our home town is Rockland

Lewiston is nasty.

[Scuba]

3. Ooooh, Lawbstah Fest!

[Maine-ah]

4. aka hell week for the locals...

we usually go down the first day, as it's free for residents, after that just the parade as my league is in it - nothing like flooding a town of normally 7k people, with over 100k in a span of five days.

[backwoodsbob]

5. that looks like a fucking blast

hope you had fun and good luck in the season

[Maine-ah]

6. it is a fucking blast!

if you have a team in your area you should check them out -

[backwoodsbob]

7. Gonna have to see if Charleston has a team

looks like a load of fun

[OriginalGeek]

34. One of my friends at work is in a league here in Central Fl

been to a couple matches and had a great time. Their season is over now though.

It's funny how mean she is on the track (rink? battlefield?) and how completely opposite she is at work. Of course, she says she can get it all out in matches so she doesn't need to do it at work...

[elleng]

8. OMG, Maine-Ah!!!

[Maine-ah]

20. lol...

back atchya!

[Sky Masterson]

9. Two words..

Bad Ass! Great pictures!

[Maine-ah]

10. bad ass....lol...I have the perfect pic for that ;)

[Sky Masterson]

15. Yes indeed!

Also a good ass

[sakabatou]

32. Heh

Shrodinger's cat fight. It's happens and doesn't happen at the same time.

[dana_b]

11. that looks like so much fun!

I've been wanting to go see our team - the Bay Area Bombers - for a while.

You must be tough because I have a feeling that it can get pretty rough.

[Maine-ah]

12. a little tough...

but quick, for my size is the key.

I bet you can probably watch some of the BAB's videos on youtube. Go, you'll have so much fun!

[dana_b]

21. I will! forgot to ask...

do you have a nick name? Some of them are pretty funny.

[Maine-ah]

22. 59 Inch Nails

NIN is my favorite band - and I'm 59" tall.

[dana_b]

24. I love it!

that's perfect. I saw one woman called herself Riot Act which made me happy because it's a Pearl Jam album and they are my favorite band.

[yesphan]

27. 4'-11''

Perfect !

[Gidney N Cloyd]

13. How do you tell the teams apart?

I'm seeing like 5 colors of helmets and the uniforms seem to allow for a lot of self expression.

[Maine-ah]

17. this was just an inter league match - but it was

an introduction to the sport for the local people. We just did white/black. Helmets will almost always be a different color on every head, with the exception of the jammer and the pivot who wear helmet covers called a "panty". The jammer's panty has a star on it, and the pivot's panty has one stripe down the middle - our official bout shirts all match and are professionally done.

[bluesbassman]

14. Awesome!

Glad you had fun.

Congrats on the win.

[Maine-ah]

18. thanks, bluesbassman

the whole point is always have fun

[cbayer]

16. That is so cool!

Congratulations and great pics.

[Maine-ah]

19. Thanks, cbayer!

hehehe - I'm all set on the booze for a little while...you drink that one for me

[Dystopian]

23. Awesome!

Maine-ah

You are just too cool!!!
WoW!


peace & love~

[Phentex]

25. Love your roller derby pics!

Thanks for sharing these. It looks awesome!

[stevenleser]

26. Way too awesome Maine-Ah!

You rock!

[bigwillq]

29. Great pics!

I always wanted to roller derby.

Looks like a heck of a lot of fun.

[HughBeaumont]

30. We both did the same thing this weekend . . . kind of.

Isn't it a rush? And of course, you're the jammer, so that's an even bigger thrill when fans cheer you on for scoring points and making killer moves.

Your first interleague bout reminds me of when we first started. We played in a soccer complex away from Cleveland in 2007-2008 and drew about 1000+ for each match for 2 years straight. Sometimes, I wish I was back in those years . . . it's more authentic and underground in a rink, as opposed to the arena where BRRG plays now, which is kind of why I do ECDX every year in Philly. Feasterville's literally a three-rink circus for two days and it's lots of fun.

I was at the Midwest BrewHaHa in Milwaukee on June 2-3rd . . . NSOing it up for the North Central WFTDA leagues. So many killer refs and NSOs in one place, and invaluable experience for certification.

More people need to experience the magic that is Derby.

[ceile]

31. Very cool!

Roller derby is so much fun to watch...

[SwissTony]

33. I used to watch the (US) Men's professional version on Australian TV in the 60s

Ralphie Valaderez is a name that comes to mind. Loved the show.

Judging from a quick Google, it seems to be more of a woman's sport these days. In the 60s show, they also had the womens' comp, but mainly it was just the men.

But great stuff.

[lovemydog]

35. I went to a roller derby last year

in Albuquerque and had a blast!

Anyone know how I could promote one where I live in Santa Fe?

I think I could bring about 1k people via marketing. And maybe make a little moolah for moi.