roller derby today - flat track

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Permalink Reply by Grand Poobah on April 15, 2008 at 2:02am

Nice documentary. I saw a friend or two in some stills. Kudos to them on becoming a 501c3, that's a bit of work to accomplish and maintain. They happen to bout in the arena where most of "Kansas City Bomber" was filmed.

The league I work for anted up the entry fee for a round robin that they couldn't even skate in, which benefits a breast cancer charity. Five leagues from around the country are paying to play, travel to and stay in OC for the event. Derby artists are donating painted casts of players busts that are being auctioned off.

http://www.ocrollergirls.com/

If I didn't have to work I'd be there myself.

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Permalink Reply by Father James on April 15, 2008 at 11:04am

I agree with Poobah. It is very hard to get 501c3 status. I know a medieval recreation group that has that. It is very hard to keep it.

If it wasn;t for work I would probably try to help as well.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Tishberg on April 15, 2008 at 9:42am

I think that what the girls did in Portland Oregon is pretty cool. But I would much rather see Brian "The Blade" Gamble do a double leg fly kick on a smaller curved track.

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Permalink Reply by Alan on April 15, 2008 at 1:56pm

RCR is a great league but not unusal in their charity work, most (all) of the flat track leagues give to charities in their home towns. Where RCR stands out is in theire talent and team work, something which the documentry dosen't show :(

Too bad your not going to the benefit for breast cnacer in OC Grand Poobah I plan on going even though I live in Seattle and no one form around here is playing. But since RCR is my favorite league and I travel to Portland to watch all their bouts and I want to watch their rise to 2008 WFTDA national chapms that is where I'll have to be.

As far as seeing Brian "The Blade" Gamble do a double leg fly kick that would be super cool but I don't see how that would help you win a game. Flat track has some intresting move like the leg whip (not a new move but exciting anyway). There is plenty of "showboating" in flat track it just usually happens between jams or when one team has a big lead over the other.

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Permalink Reply by Father James on April 16, 2008 at 1:23pm

Whether it's flat track or banked. If they give back to the community. More power to them. And it puts a smile on my face to see this happen.

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Permalink Reply by Father James on April 17, 2008 at 12:03pm

Very true DM.

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Permalink Reply by mick on April 17, 2008 at 5:18pm

is that right tim?
so... what about this choice comment you made about modern flat track?

"They aren't really doing roller derby. It's just T and A," said Tim Patten, a former derby pro who aims to field a new Bay Area team or two. "The skating is lousy. They're the half-time show in between bands. It's the new mud wrestling."

which is it? something for everyone, or not?

http://leadjammer.com/tim_patten_speaks_out_against_modern_derby

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Permalink Reply by ALBERT F SIONNI on April 18, 2008 at 8:42pm

I think any kind of skating is a positive thing to make this great sport come back to it"s former glory. As a fan of ROLLER DERBY from the seventies to me i dont care what kind of skating is being done today any exposure is GREAT! ALBERT S

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Permalink Reply by Father James on April 18, 2008 at 11:16pm

The reply George gave on that site was priceless. And I agree with Albert.

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Permalink Reply by anonymous rollergirl on April 24, 2008 at 3:59pm

That's a music video, not bout footage, in case anyone is confused.

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Permalink Reply by Grand Poobah on April 26, 2008 at 1:47am

Three leagues contributed skaters to that video. Angel City Derby Girls (WFTDA), L.A. Derby Dolls, and Prison City Derby Dames (WFTDA hopefuls).

Chicago's Windy City Rollers (WFTDA) recently appeared in the Redwalls' video "Game of Love," the mic stand whip makes up for the occasional clockwise skating, IMO. And of course, seeing folks I know in videos and on TV is always fun. There's a member of this forum who's in the background of that one.

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Permalink Reply by Skateguy on April 29, 2008 at 6:18pm

not bad for a "Rock video" with staged Derby as a back drop---Nice work.

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