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The Intimidation of a Comeback.
Yeah Canna Whoopass is intimidated. By rookies, transfers, teammates, and foes. Before I temporarily retired due to pregnancy, I was the intimidator. I developed into the derby skater that became the one that my idols hated to skate against. The peanut gallery on the sidelines at scrimmage practice would routinely yell, “Someone get on Canna!” and I loved every minute … Read More
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Smoke the Dog.
This is Smoke, and he has a wonderful story that starts with an Atlanta Rollergirl. It was an unseasonably warm day on Sunday, December 9, 2012, when retired Atlanta Rollergirl, Fight Attendant, and her boyfriend took their rescued German shepherd for a walk in a wooded area in Atlanta. Along the way, they found a sweet but terrified un-neutered male … Read More
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The Women in My Life.
One of my earliest derby memories is my coach pulling me aside and telling me I needed to get in touch with my inner aggression. He told me to focus on something that made me angry and use it. My response to him was I’ve been thanking people for their trash for 18 years so it might be hard for … Read More
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A Workout for Your Workout.
Join roller derby, they said. It will be a great workout, they said. It’ll be fun and challenging, they said. They weren’t kidding! Roller derby is an amazing workout that is the most fun and biggest challenge ever! The thing is, when you really get into a sport, you realize quickly that you can only be your best athlete if … Read More
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We Could All Use More Family…
It’s still quite a blur how exactly I stumbled upon the Atlanta Rollergirls. Without going into too many boring and senseless details, I had the opportunity to develop a pitch for a tv show. The idea to approach the Atlanta Rollergirls came to me passing one of their posters… even having never been to a bout, I knew right then … Read More
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Coming out of Retirement: Expectation vs Reality
Our longtime Atlanta derby fans may remember me from times past. It was a wilder time, a time of penalty wheels, tutus, and dance offs. I’ve been a part of the Atlanta Rollergirls since the very beginning in early 2005, and I’ve seen tons of changes – most notably, the development of roller derby from a show of spectacle into … Read More
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Robo Hurtie, Injured Rollergirl
My name is Hurtie Gertie and I WAS an injured rollergirl. Here’s the back story…March 31, 2012—First jam of the game, opposing skater comes in to hit me, she falls, I fall on her with my leg across the bottom of her skate, she sits down on my skate (the one on the leg across the bottom of her skate). … Read More
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The WFTDA’s New Rules Explained
This year the WFTDA blessed all us derby fans with an updated ruleset. That in and of itself is enough to make a huge nerd like me run around, my fist pumping over my head, belting out the theme from Rocky at the top of my lungs. Not everyone is a giant freaking nerd, though. I get that. But even if … Read More
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So your significant other wants to be a rollergirl?
On May 15, 2012 I would have been married to Shannon for 20 years. Would have been. Five years ago, I ceased being married to Shannon and instead found myself married to Deathskull. At first, they were as similar as identical twins, but now she’s hotter and stronger than Shannon was, so I think most of you will forgive me … Read More
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