09 | February | 2011 | A Broad At Home

I wish I could give this post the attention it deserves, but I am finishing getting ready for a trip (more on that later) and am doing a little running around.

But, I could not let the week escape me without posting about one of the more original things I’ve done in a quite a while. Last week I was sitting around with some of my buddies trying to decide what to do for the weekend. Maddie and Stephanie both had suggestions for Saturday night.

Maddie said, “Well I have an idea, but I’m afraid you guys won’t like it so Steph, you go first.”

Stephanie said, “OK, well I think we should go to the Roller Derby.”

Maddie throws up her hands and makes a fist pump, “Yes! That was exactly my idea.

I’m not quite sure how 50% of our little group had the same idea for Roller Derby, but it happened. And so did the Roller Derby. A group of us headed down to Municipal Hall on Saturday night to check out the Kansas City Roller Warriors–KC’s premier all-female flat-track roller derby league. I have never been to such an event before, but it was fun to get out and do something different. And it sure beats another night at the same old bars.

Track + Warriors

The sport involved a lot of skating (er, obviously), shoving, falling, skidding, hair-flipping, and absurd commentary from the announcers. The program booklet came with a little explanation on the game, and Hannah and Maddie saw the movie “Whip It” so they were well-versed in the art of roller derby. Thankfully, I had people to help explain the matches. Basically, you want to get points. End of story.

Black-Eye Susans v. Dreadnought Dorothys

I think my favorite part of the game was reading and hearing the names of the warriors. Most were clever puns or plays on words (my favorite!), and it was fun picking out the best. Some fine examples include: Strawberry Cutthroat, Whip R. Snapper, Yvette Yerass, Bruz-Her, Bubonic Peg, Hypersmacktivity, and Dominant Jean.