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Rollercon 2015: banked track, 3 birthdays, ending Roller Derby Wars
I have really been remiss in posting here….but so much going on. Going to my seventh Rollercon, certainly a highlight of the year. It is no secret I loved banked track Derby; after all my family...
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Give blood, get a free haircut, and help Roller Derby Leagues save lives!
How can you pass that up? and you will get a super size skate cookie from Brown Paper Tickets! In Northern California Sports Clips is giving coupons for free haircuts to blood donors at upcoming League...
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first of all, Happy Holidays, i.e. Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, New...
I have a lot to be thankful for in my life. But today I will confine it to Roller Derby. It has been a great thing for my life. I took over the game my father invented, and further developed … Continue...
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He who started it all in his own words
There is a book long out of print “A Very Simple Game” by Herb Michelson – the oral history of those associated with Roller Derby. over 30,000 copies were sold in 1971 and 1972, and you may find a copy...
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Roller Derby 2016, a look ahead
A facebook friend whom I have known for 6 years had an image come on his page which was from Key Arena in 2009, where the whole lower bowl was filled with 7000 fans for Roller Derby for the Rat …...
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Are you ready for Japanese style Roller Derby in Santa Monica March 19 and 20...
The big event is so near…..and what a break in the weather forecast: 70s and sunny both days. Hiroshi Koizumi, the Japanese skating legend, who has skated banked track for over 40 years has put this...
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All good things come to an end…..my last Rollercon coming up
I think I have been to 8, but not certain. But this one is my last. Lots of reasons but mostly personal. I will go out with a bang: hosting final interactive Brown Paper Tickets seminar Thursday,...
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What do Walkathons, Red Skelton, Lord Buckley, and the evil Pendergast...
After operating movie theaters in Portland, Oregon, Leo Seltzer organized a Walkathon in the depression era and took it on the road; a walkathon was similar to a dance marathon, except it involved...
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The Oakland tragedy: a wake up call for us all.
In the 60s and 70s Oakland was the World Headquarters for Roller Derby. Our original office and training center were not far from the site of the terrible warehouse fire that killed at least 33. The...
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Frank Deford could have destroyed us…the crazy times
Roller Derby was different from other sports…..we were outliers; so our rules toward press, etc were not deferential, because we got so little outside press. So when Frank Deford from Sports...
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