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.
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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Befitting T-shirts
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Role models for the young girls of today.  (Tongue inserted firmly in cheek.)
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Old school scorekeeping.  I was amused that this kept in step with my Screen Free Weekend.
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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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FIGHT!  FIGHT!! FIGHT!!!!  (I admit that I got into this a little too much.)

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