Rollin', Rollin', Rollin'

I headed down to the Austin Convention Center on Sunday night with 9AM and Shawn to catch some more hot Texas Rollergirls roller derby action with the Holy Rollers takin' on the Rhinestone Cowgirls. You know, the Cowgirls are becoming my favorite team, with Rollergasm and Truckstop Trixie being my fave derby girls on the track. The Cowgirls came out on top (which they've done every time I've seen them roll) and there was some pretty good action going on in the later stages of the derby. Lots of penalties too - arm wrestling, 2-lap relays, pillow fights (which basically came down to fist fights), and single-lap speed races. I was hoping that someone would earn the long jump penalty, which is my favorite - the girls work up some speed and then have to jump when they hit the jam line to see who can jump the farthest. Alas, there was no long jump penalty. *sigh* Chili Cold Blood was the pre-game and half-time musical entertainment. I failed to take pictures like a good little flickrbug, so you're just going to have to take my word for it that it was fun and I promise that I'll take snapshots next time.

You know, I think that the Texas Rollergirls is something that every Austinite should experience. There are just some things that make Austin unique - those blessed bats, live music, Austin City Limits, and the Rollergirls. If you like to people watch, there is no better place in the entire city to do so than a TXRD match - you get freaks, geeks, cowboys, bikers, old, young, boys, girls, and everything in between. Roller derby is like a combination of hockey, soccer, and professional wrestling on wheels. Just come with an open mind and a desire to have fun and I think you'll see that it is a uniquely Austin experience and is definitely keeping Austin weird.