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11/19/2006 2:55:46 PM

Roxy was on a tear as usual, especially in the last few jams.

A good time was had by all.

11/19/2006 9:23:44 PM

Just wanted to follow up. The Carolina Rollergirls beat the Providence team 131-102.

The hotdogs were ate.
The ladies did skate.
The beer was flowing.
You should be going.

Next up is the bout on December 10 against the Arizonia Rollergirls. Arizona's ranked 3rd in the country, so this will be the toughest bout of the season.

Ticket infohttp://carolinarollergirls.com/events.htm

[Edited on November 22, 2006 at 11:33 AM. Reason : .]

11/22/2006 11:30:37 AM

why do you keep calling her a ladyfriend? is she your friend or your girlfriend? it doesn't really matter either way, it's just a little confuisng.

my friend bethany is a rollergirl. she's princess america.

11/22/2006 11:35:31 AM

Just a term of endearment that started long ago. She's actually my fiancee'.

Princess America is a cool lady.

11/22/2006 11:42:52 AM

if you hook me up, I'll buy whatever it takes to keep you guys going

Nah, but for real, I had a blast last Sunday.

(would'nt mind getting hooked up still, tho)

11/25/2006 1:02:30 AM

Bump for the bout this Sunday at Dorton.

5:30 - doors open
6:30 - bout begins
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10:00 - afterparty starts at Kings
2:30 - oh hell!

This is against the Arizona Rollergirl team, who is currently ranked 3rd in the nation. This is the hardest bout this year, but I think the Carolina Rollergirl all-star team is going to take this in a close one. They've been kicking all kinds of ass lately, and everyone's healthy for the first time in awhile. My girl made the team this time and is out to put some Arizona ass on the floor!

I've got a few tickets on me I'm selling for my lady if anyone wants to buy them in person instead of online or at the door. Gimme a holler before Thursday if you want them.

12/4/2006 11:27:07 PM

Alright peoples - 24 hours till the bout in Dorton tomorrow (12/10). They're bouting against the 3rd ranked team in the country, the Arizona Rollergirls. I'm planning on Arizona going home crying.

$8 student tickets at the door.
$12 otherwise.

Doors open at 5:30. Drinking starts at 5:31

12/9/2006 6:45:24 PM

Roxy Rockett

12/10/2006 2:49:54 PM

^

I'll be there.

12/10/2006 3:37:41 PM

Carolina 100-90 Arizona

Great win.

Denise Lightning is REALLY fast.

Mink Stole is REALLY scary.

Roxy Rockett is REALLY my idol.

12/10/2006 9:00:59 PM

Mink Stole isn't shit, and CRG was kicking Arizona's ass until the last few minutes. Arizona played dirty as hell and were still losing by 25-35 points most of the bout. Denise Lighting was fast as shit though. CRG just skated them into the ground from the jump and led the entire bout. CRG's conditioning program is pretty kickass, and its really starting to show.

Yeah - I'm biased, but damn those chicks were a pain in the ass. Their coach is a total asshole as well.

12/10/2006 10:17:15 PM

Went for the first time tonight.

Good times.

12/10/2006 11:38:22 PM

I didn't mean scary as in intimidating on the track, I meant just scary. The real Mink Stole is much better.

I was rolling because the coach was bitching from the first thirty seconds of the first jam until the end of the night, all while deciding it'd be a good idea to basically stand on the the outside boundary of the track. Perhaps the WFTDA needs to install rules about technical areas.

12/11/2006 1:34:40 AM

Their coach was a royal prick from the word go. He's been an asshole the entire time they've been here.
Most of their skaters can't stand Mink Stole either. She's a real headcase.
I wouldn't be surprised if WFTA doesn't require coach's boxes soon.

It's was nice hosting them.

It was better to watch them get their ass kicked.

12/11/2006 9:07:47 AM

wtf was the deal with Mink Stole anyway? I thought I actually saw her at King's afterwards (sans mask), but maybe I'm wrong. Just looked like some extremely buff punk chick, if that was her. The mask gimmick was entertaining.

I will admit, that shot at the end on Sherriff was cheap and the bitching for that was warranted. It came after the buzzer.

Personally, I think Teflon Donna > Roxy, but that's just me. She got game.

One of your stats guys, who I've done improv w/, wants me to do stats for you guys. I might just do that.

[Edited on December 11, 2006 at 12:40 PM. Reason : .]

12/11/2006 12:39:47 PM

Mink's whole schick is about trying to be intimidating. She wore fucking platform shoes and had her hair bunched up at teh meet and greet so she'd look taller.

I'm going to see the video of the bout tonight, but the refs said that last hit was legit. I didn't see it happend, but that bout was way too close at the end to take any chances on anything. Sherriff was cool about it last night afterward though, so I don't think it was that big of a deal.

Their coach, Pauly, is still a prick.

Roxy as a pivot + Teflon as a jammer = a damn good combination. Roxy's good at everything, but I think she's strongest as a pivot.

12/11/2006 3:41:06 PM

I am by no means an expert on this, but wouldn't you want to have someone stronger as a pivot, or am I getting this completely wrong here? Not saying she isn't strong, but she's definately not one of the more muscular members of the team.

12/11/2006 4:01:14 PM

I'm not an expert, either, but I was under the impression that the pivot is less of a #1 blocker and more of a blocking captain.

The thing that's always impressed me about Roxy is her intelligence and awareness on the track. She's an excellent jammer, obviously, but she's directing blockers as soon as she gets through the pack when she's jamming, and I've never seen her get caught sleeping by an opposing jammer as pivot.

Tef's got tons of manueverability when jamming and I agree that Roxy's more valuable when she can put her own stamp on a jam by dictating the pack dynamics. The last jam against Providence sticks out in my mind; I think she had three take-outs. Plus, the ability of the pivot to take on the jammer role doesn't hurt.

In short, Roxy Rockett is the Rod Brind'Amour to Teflon Donna's Eric Staal.

I've been putting off volunteering for a while but I think it's time. PinkandBlack, you and I should get the scoring hookup.

12/11/2006 4:21:37 PM

Vinyl - you've hit the nail in the head with that analysis. Time to send that into ESPN and make some $$$.

I've enjoyed learning about all this stuff. There's a hell of a lot more dynamics and strategy going on than what I first thought.

12/11/2006 5:33:14 PM

That reminds me. Swank, maybe you can answer this.

What exactly defines the pack?

Last night when AZ was without a jammer, our blockers regulated their speed to stay more than 20 feet from the AZ blockers, thus allowing our jammer to pass the AZ blockers unchallenged (at least in theory, awesome selective hearing they have). Is the pack defined as the largest group of skaters within X distance of each other? That would make sense since we had four blockers together and they only had three, therefore retaining the ability to define the pack, but I wasn't sure.

12/11/2006 6:02:26 PM

I'm not exactly sure, but I think you're in the ballpark. I asked someone about that (this is the jam with Teflon - ARZ just came out hauling ass, right?)

If we had had 1 of our players in that front group, then that would have been the pack, for whatever reason. This was just a conversation in passing, so we really didn't get into it. I do remember ARZ getting a bunch of penalties on that jam for blocking/impeding progress 20' ahead of the pack though.

12/11/2006 7:15:13 PM

bttt

8/29/2007 4:50:45 PM

Thanks for the bump, and sorry for the confusion.

Here's the skinny.

Just a head's up that the Carolina Rollergirls http://www.carolinarollergirls.com will be having a bout against the Texecutioners (Austin TX, ranked #2 in the country) on September 15.

If you haven't been to a bout, you've been missing out at life. We'll have about 2,000 folks there, lots of kids running around, my band (pending), and all sorts of other stuff.

My wife is on the Carolina Rollergirls All-Star team and will be making the Tejas ladies cry. This also sets up a potential grudge match at the National Tournament held at the end of September in Austin. Both teams are ranked in the top 6 in the nation, so this will be a hell of a bout to watch.

The bout's at World Famous Dorton Arena at the NC Fairgrounds. Beer, merch, and concessions are sold.

Tickets are $10 in advance, and $14 at the door. http://www.carolinarollergirls.com

Groups of 15 or more get a group rate of $8 / ticket if purchased in advance. Contact me directly for details.

I did mention that beer is sold, right?

The afterparty's going to be The Riviera.

Give me a holler if you have any questions.

- J. Swank

8/29/2007 5:23:31 PM

which one's your wife

8/29/2007 5:59:52 PM

It's just not the same without Roxy and Tef.

When's Philly coming down here?

8/29/2007 6:53:29 PM

I'll have to check. CRG played them up at their place fairly recently though. I talked to Tef not too long ago and she's doing well. I holla at Roxy's husband every now and again too.

I dig both those ladies, but honestly I think the league as a whole has become better. Everyone used to just lean on those 2 too much.

I'd love for us to sneak them in at Nationals though!

8/29/2007 7:04:02 PM

are those ho's gonna be going to demolition derby at the fair again this year? i want to smash the hell out of one again.

8/29/2007 7:16:51 PM

Not sure. Vern's building up a couple of cars, but that's all I've heard of.

8/29/2007 7:23:59 PM

whuts so interestin bout fat girls skatig around in circles?

8/29/2007 7:47:02 PM

#2 in the nation. How does a team in a fixed/phony sport become #2 in the nation? By having the hottest chicks?

8/30/2007 7:18:59 AM

There's nothing scripted or fake about it, and rankings are determined through tournaments and interleague games. Those girls practice 4-5 nights a week, and are probably in better shape than 80% of the folks on Tdub.

Come out and check it out - you might be surprised.

8/30/2007 9:42:14 AM

A few months back, I helped run a Women's Self Defense class that we put on just for the Carolina Rollergirls. Those women were beating the CRAP out of each other, the instructors, the volunteers, everybody. They are some of the toughest people, not just the toughest women that I have ever seen. And their record speaks for itself...

8/30/2007 10:04:13 AM

8/30/2007 10:56:40 AM

holy shit

8/30/2007 11:22:44 AM

My wife came back with a similar one from the last tournament. Good times

8/30/2007 11:34:06 AM

I've got tickets in hand now. $10 in advance, $14 at the door.

Groups of 15 or more are $8 a ticket. Just let me know by the end of the week if you have a group and we can arrange a time to pick up tickets.

If you can't make it, but would like to sponsor a kid's ticket for charity ($5), I can make sure that it gets in the right hands.

9/5/2007 10:36:15 AM

2.5 hours till the doors open. Saw the practice this morning - this bout is going to be fucking nuts. Last year the Carolina Rollergirls sent an all-star team to Austin and beat them (first time an outside team had EVER beat a Texas team). These Texas chicks are freaking huge, but the CRG girls are fast as greased goose shit.


Fun fact: With both teams being in the top 10, this wil be the biggest bout east of the Mississippi in over 40 years. Damn.

I'll be on the mic calling parts of the game.

You can even ride the Wolfline to the bout! First 50 students get in free!

Dorton Arena (NC State Fairgrounds off Hillsborough)
Door open at 5
Bout starts at 6

9/15/2007 2:50:38 PM

so your wife is not a lesbian??

9/15/2007 10:29:16 PM

Friend wanted me to go with her tonight but i had tickets to the football game instead. maybe i catch em next time.

9/15/2007 10:43:10 PM

Yeah.... I wanted to go but LTR tickets trumped it. I sent some UNC friends that way.


I hope the next match doesn't coincide with a football game!!!

9/15/2007 11:01:43 PM

and putting it in this thread made me think it was tonight

9/16/2007 10:02:58 AM

Quote :

"so your wife is not a lesbian??"

9/16/2007 10:55:34 AM

Quote :

"the CRG girls are fast as greased goose shit."

10/10

9/16/2007 11:53:38 AM

if you are trying to convice people these girls are hot, why do you post a fat ass in the first post??

9/16/2007 3:37:57 PM

I was trying to go to this but all my friends were at the football game
i turned down 5 tix to the game to try and make this too but i couldnt get any company

even my lady friend turned me down on seeing the rollergirls

9/17/2007 9:28:31 AM

All,

Yes - it's that time again! Come out this Sunday to world famous Dorton Arena (NC State Fairgrounds) to watch the #4 ranked Carolina Rollergirls take on the #1 ranked team in the country, the Kansas City Roller Warriors. This is THE biggest bout CRG has ever hosted, and it looks to be a Battle Royale with Cheese!

This will be the last bout until March, so come out watch our ladies put the beat-down on those flatlanders and move up in rankings. There were almost 2,000 fans at the last bout, and this looks to be even bigger and better!

TICKETING
Advance: adults: $10, kids: $5
Bout Day: adults: $14, kids: $7
Students: $8 (w/ID; Box Office Only)

All tickets $14 / $7 bout day
Online sales end at 2:30pm bout day

http://carolinarollergirls.com/events.htm

Later,

-J Swank



[Edited on November 30, 2007 at 2:08 PM. Reason : .]

11/30/2007 2:08:25 PM

just one question

is Jim Croce's Roller Derby Queen an anthem to these girls?

11/30/2007 2:13:45 PM

That's an ode to the old-school rollergirls back in the day I'm guessing. I've never heard the tune myself.

11/30/2007 3:47:27 PM

i saw one at harris teeter last night

she was ugggggggggggllllllllllyyyyyyy

11/30/2007 6:13:07 PM