4 posts tagged “roller derby”
Remember a few posts away (Vote and Win) where NWSource was hosting a poll for the fan favorite team of the Rat City Rollergirls? Well, the results are in as the Throttle Rockets take the honor! Geoff did a nice write up that was very fitting to our team. I remember the very first year when we came out of the gate like a jet-fuel packed machine taking no prisoners. Um, the fans kinda thought we were mean. We hit hard and we play focused and hard. Well we got a rep, and coupled with the black and silver we always felt like the Oakland Raiders of the league. Seriously, people BOOED us! To be really honest with you, we were a bit crushed and instead of crying in our beer we decided we would play it up a bit. There wasn't anything we could do.
I think that moniker has been sloughed off though, especially as we do throw the best team nights (sorry GD, DLF and SW but we owe it all to the Funhouse). And many fans, regardless of the teams they support can be seen there (um as well as skaters on the other teams). People started to see us in a different light and have kinda grown to like us. It's not all about the partying though. I think we have a great solid heart and a good solid team that truly cherishes teamwork. I love the spacey ladies of the Throttle Rockets - and I think you will too!
Our next team night - because I KNOW you want to go - will be on Saturday, April 26th - be there or be square.
Okay, you have until Wednesday at Noon Pacific to vote for your favorite Rat City Rollergirls Team. The obvious choice is the Throttle Rockets.... seriously. Regardless of WHO you vote for NWSource is giving away free season passes to a random winner. What could you be waiting for, it only takes a second!
http://www.nwsource.com/contests/entertainment/ratcity/?prmid=RCRG_xpromo
It's been over a year since I've been to Vegas. I'm not complaining because usually I'm there for a trade show and Vegas is not THAT fun when you're there for business. However, I'm getting ready to head over there (down there?) for Mix08 next week and I'm kind of excited. It will be the first trade show with Zumobi and it's actually a pretty cool crowd. But I'll also get to see some old friends in the media that I haven't seen in a long time. I will likely be hanging out at Microsoft's device bar there where Zumobi will be installed on the phones. So if you want to see what Zumobi is like, please stop by. Of course, better yet - if you have a Windows Mobile device you can get it now via your mobile browser at http://get.zumobi.com.
If you download it though, I expect you to come to the forums and let me know what you think. Well, okay, it's more of a "please" come to the forum and let me know.
And before I forget.....Rat City Rollergirls is gearing up for the Fourth Season and tickets are on sale now (go to the site for the link to buy). This is definitely going to be an interesting year, so if you are in the Seattle area and you haven't heard of RCRG, you have now and you have to go at least once. I should also mentioned that our venue capacity has decreased this year, so tickets will likely sell out. As they say, the early bird gets the worm.
I've been off all week and while I had high hopes of actually accomplishing things around the house, I've done little to nothing all week. Unfortunately, I've also felt quite guilty about that and feel like that holiday funk has settled in. Does anyone else get that way around this time of year? I will say that I've started my Christmas shopping, which never happens this early and if all goes well I should be done very soon. It's nice to get that done early because I always have to ship it off to Kentucky and I usually barely make it in time! Other than that I've played with the dogs and hung out with the bird, so all in all it has been somewhat relaxing. Oh yeah, and I've officially started going back to practice full time. I suck right now on the rink, literally since my endurance is not where I would like it to be but I've got til March when the derby season kicks off. My goal is for next year to be a stellar year of kicking butt on the derby rink - I have a lot of built up aggression from last year.
