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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1.  Whoa.  I'd fit in better if I were still sporting <strong><a href="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/" target="_blank">my fake "tattoo" from Portland</a></strong><a href="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/" target="_blank">.</a>
2.  Really, Melody?  You think I'm "overdressed"?  In jeans and a t-shirt?
3.  Pabst Blue Ribbon for a buck!  (Neither of us drink beer.  Darn.)
4.  Fun for the whole family!  During a break, the kids played Red Light/Green Light to "You Gotta Fight" by The Beastie Boys.  (I seriously hope that they were screaming during the porno mag part.)
5.  Bad ass women skating to the beat of their own drum = Serious street cred.
6.  Killer shoes.  (Not mine.  The official photographer's.)
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7.  Befitting T-shirts
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8.  Role models for the young girls of today.  (Tongue inserted firmly in cheek.)
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9.  Old school scorekeeping.  I was amused that this kept in step with my Screen Free Weekend.
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10.  GREAT music.  AC/DC, Journey, and...ELO!!!

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And in the spirit of saving the best for last...

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It wouldn't be a Roller Derby without...

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<span style="color: #808000; font-size: large;"><strong>FIGHT!  FIGHT!! FIGHT!!!! </strong></span> (I admit that I got into this a little too much.)

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