In celebration of Mike's birthday a few weeks ago, I wanted to do something memorable, something out of the ordinary. And I wanted it to be a surprise. With some help from my awesome cousin Tenielle, it came to me.
Roller Derby
When we walked up to the Qwest Arena, Mike thought we were going to a basketball or hockey game. Luckily, he didn't notice the plethora of girls in short skirts and fishnets hanging around the building. Even as we walked inside and he saw a bunch of them handing out programs, he assumed they were the half time show. Then we entered the arena and saw this:
He was very surprised. Mission accomplished!
After a short video explaining the rules, the bout began. Unfortunately, our team got their fish nets handed to them. I think the final score was 71 to 174. Ouch. But it was still a blast to watch! And if I weren't so very pregnant, I would be all over this sport.
Here are my favorites from the evening:
Favorite jammer: Candy Assassin (she scored most of the team's points)
Favorite name: Crash McCrasherson (simply because it reminds me of my friend Angie:))
Favorite moment: When Fire Hazard burst out of the penalty box and took out not only the other team's best jammer, but two refs to boot!
Favorite Ref: Bipola Lola (because you're never too old to wear your underwear over your tights.)
Now for a few tips to help your next derby experience be safe and enjoyable:
If you go to the Treasure Valley Roller Girls website, it says that you can purchase tickets ahead of time at a number businesses. One of the suggested businesses is "Discreet Secrets". I strongly discourage buying your tickets here for 2 reasons:
1. The contents of this store in no way resemble nor approach any definition of the word "discretion".
2. The cashier informed me that they are not selling derby tickets this year.
I ended up going to Need to Bead, which was a much more family friendly and helpful place to buy the tickets, and I didn't even need to soak my eyeballs in bleach afterward!
Here's to hoping we'll see you at the Spud Town Smack Down in September!
7 comments:
This post made me miss Boise. There is no way you'd find this sport within at least a hundred miles of where I live.
fabulous!!! i watched whip it and told jamey i really wanted to look into a roller derby career.
Next time you go we'll double. Rad idea.
Next time I come down to Boise, I would love to see this with you. Maybe we can get seats so close that we can catch some teeth. :)
Angie
Suzy, will you have that baby already?? :) I am just posting this because you told me to comment.
That's hilarious - sounds like a lot of fun to watch.
LOL--I haven't been on your blog for a while--oh my gosh, your little adventure in Discreet Secrets! I'm dying!
Roller Derby is such an awesome idea! And I'm lovin' your table up there. You made a table!
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