Double Derby
We’ve been somewhat lacking in the events department this week, so we’ll make up for it with a double-whammy today, and something extra tomorrow. There. We cool?
Alright. Let’s talk roller derby.
This long weekend, the Oil City Derby Girls are sending their All-Stars to picturesque Boise, Idaho for the Spudtown Knockdown. One of two Canadian teams in mix, they’re sure to do Edmonton proud.
If you’re not headed to Idaho for the Labour Day weekend, you can catch the Spudtown action online, at the Derby News Network.
Oil City is back in Edmonton action on September 18. They’ll be taking on Calgary’s Hellion Rebellions in the WildRose Challenge at Northlands. The Edmonton EXPO Centre is a bigger venue, so be sure to head out and support the locals.
Now, while that’s two events, it’s not the double-whammy I promised.
No, the second half of this roller derby smackdown concerns the E-Ville Roller Derby. Their new season begins this month.
These ladies will get their new season rolling (see what I did there?) with a double-bill on September 25, at the Kingsway Hangar.
E-Ville also has a junior league (where teens can learn the basics of the game), and they’ve got a fundraiser coming up at the start of October.
Edmonton, get out there and support your very active roller derby scene.
E-ville Roller Derby: Putting the “fun” in fundraising.
As I mentioned previously, the purpose of my harrowing adventure in north Edmonton was to attend last night’s E-ville Roller Derby exhibition game.
We’ve already told you about the E-ville girls’ fundraising efforts to send three players to the upcoming Rollercon roller derby conference in Las Vegas. They’re at it again this Saturday, this time with a Garage Sale (at 12512 130 Ave., from 9:00am – 5:00pm) and Car Wash (at the Calder Domo – 12920 – 127th Street ).
I hung out and watched the game – and let me tell you guys, it was a seriously good time. I also got a chance to chat with some of the ladies (Ann Halen, Trailer Trish and CeeCee Sickness) during the intermission. They told me a bit more about Rollercon, their fundraising efforts and their respective cleavage – but that last part didn’t make the cut (sorry, boys).
SAYYY, by the way, the first person to leave a comment with the street address of the arena featured in this story wins a shiny new E-ville Roller Derby t-shirt (green, men’s, size large). Winner will be contacted by email. If you’ve won in the last 30 days, you can’t play again (sorry Derjis.)
Letter from the Editor – Sally – July 15/09
Better babysitter than Sally.
Edmonton, do you ever wonder what goes into preparing these kinds of local news stories for you? Let me tell you a story that illustrates the kind of adversity we face on a day-to-day basis (and for anyone who was following me on twitter last night, I’m not even going to bring up the guy at KFC who tried to steal my tripod. Because it just got weirder from there).
Last night I headed off to the north end to do a story on E-ville Roller Derby. I arrived at the arena and was about to head inside, when a child ran up to me and asked if I had a phone.
Immediately, I wondered if he knew the KFC tripod guy and if this was some elaborate scam they were running. I asked him why he needed a phone. He told me some kids on the nearby playground had knives and were going to stab him and his friends.
*sigh*
I asked him how old he was.
“Eleven.”
