I'm not the normal Roller Derby demographic.  I had never wanted to go to one, I didn't want to see that Drew Barrymore movie, and I had never been invited to one.  I don't think I had ever even heard of one taking place locally.

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Never say never.

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Now that Melody captured my attention with <strong>Country and Western dancing</strong>, she swooped in with a "You should go to the Roller Derby with me.  For the blog!"

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O.k.

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My Top Ten Random Highlights from Night at the Roller Derby

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<ol>
	<li>Whoa.  I wish I were still sporting my fake "tattoo" from Portland.</li>
	<li>Really, Melody?  You think I'm "overdressed"?  In jeans and a t-shirt?</li>
	<li>Pabst Blue Ribbon for a buck!  (Neither of us drink beer.  Darn.)</li>
	<li>GREAT music.  AC/DC, Journey, and...ELO!!!</li>
	<li>Fun for the whole family!  During a break, the kids played Red Light/Green Light to "You Gotta Fight" by The Beastie Boys.</li>
	<li>Killer shoes</li>
	<li>T-Shirt</li>
	<li>FIGHT!  FIGHT!! FIGHT!!!!  (I admit that I got into this a little too much.)</li>
	<li>MILF</li>
	<li>Bad ass women skating to the beat of their own drum.  Serious street cred.</li>
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