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Danger Danger

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:52:25 +1300

Hey everybody we practice rollerskating and roller dance at Upper Hutt Rollerskating Club on Saturdays from 3 to 5 pm in an open session. ($6) They have rental skates; we'd love to see any interested skaters or used-ta-be or wanna-be-skaters up there any time; we're friendly and eager to recruit…

Simon Poole

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:48:26 +1300

There was a blonde girl with a camera on a tripod and a "crew" doing interviews afterwards so there must be more footage somewhere

I know at least one of the people with cameras was there as part of a documentary, which has been in the works for at least…

Ben Chapman

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:21:34 +1300

Also in real life it seems much faster and tougher

I reckon. The rink also looks much smaller in the video.

Going to the cricket this weekend Haydn? Anyone else?

Hadyn Green

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:30:40 +1300

I'm sure I saw some video cameras at the other end of the hall. Hopefully we'll get some more video footage.

There was a blonde girl with a camera on a tripod and a "crew" doing interviews afterwards so there must be more footage somewhere

Also in real life it…

Ben Chapman

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:02:45 +1300

Video of the bout (#2 I believe) now online, after some post-processing...

Nice stuff. (Though I think you mean "jam #2".) Some good action photos as well. Loved the shot of Suffer Jet finding herself in the clear after a double fall in the pack (photo #3) and of the…

DeepRed6502

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:17:23 +1300

Hmm, I suspect PhotoBucket has given the PAS server some indigestion...

Link to Bout #2 video

DeepRed6502

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:12:52 +1300

Video of the bout (#2 I believe) now online, after some post-processing...

http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j132/deepred6502/Roller%20Derby/?action=view¤t=DSCF6685.flv

Vaughn Davis

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:09:39 +1300

Time is clearly ripe for a North versus South bout. Auckland's own Blackheart Bruisers, Mascara Massacre and Dead Wreckoning have had it their way for far too long...

Lisa Fur

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:00:42 +1300

It was so choice. I'm not one for whooping and yelping, but I couldn't help but shriek (quietly) in delight whenever Smash Malice appeared to be doing well (I mean, Hadyn did his best to explain but ... ...I was a bit lost at times).

Good freakin' times. Bring on…

Robyn Gallagher

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:06:28 +1300

I kept asking for roller skates when I was a girl but my parents would never buy them for me (something about growing feet). So now I'm thinking, hey, I could do this...

Born Lippy

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:21:44 +1300

Three things:

1. Damn, I look mean in that photo.
2. Yes, the bruises are spectacular.
3. I would like to do it again, and soon.

Oh, four: thanks to everyone who came!

xxBorn Lippy

Sue

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:45:43 +1300

i was gutted to miss this

Ginger Tonyx

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:12:01 +1300

Oh, should add that Upper Hutt Skating rink has an open skate session between 3 and 5 on Saturdays, it's free to hire quads with entry ($6 I think), and while they're not super awesome, they're more than enough to familiarise yourself with the movement again.

rustyskates

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:01:31 +1300

To all who are keen to give it a go – seriously, just find some skates to borrow, hire or buy, and do it – it's awesome fun.

Ferg's on Queens Wharf hire out (inline) skates to use along the waterfront, and Kilbirnie Rec Centre has skate hire (inline AND…

Michael Roseingrave

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:58:28 +1300

Cheers Noizy. I took enough to fill up a couple of 4GB cards, so you'd kinda hope there'd be a few good ones in there! (More megapixels is good, but the file sizes – yikes.)

I so nearly caught the airborne crash referred to above (it happened right in front…

3410

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:56:36 +1300

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg6vhg2dFN0

noizyboy

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:33:24 +1300

Mike – great photos.

Hadyn Green

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:38:29 +1300

My Boy was totally buzzed on the part where she jumped over the corner of the track to take lead jammer. I suspect it was barely legal.

That may have been of the two times I yelled "Fuckin' Hell Ref!!" The other was when a crashing member of Smash Malice…

Ginger Tonyx

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:29:58 +1300

Strongly reiterating Greg and Plaid here when I say that the crowd *made* the game, such an awesome group of people to watch us the first time – and we're only going to get better... watch the website (www.richtercity.co.nz) for updates.

And who was it that got air? I think…

Kyle Matthews

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:23:08 +1300

You're not allowed to skate against the flow of the game (anti-clockwise) but if you think you're woman enough to skate backwards *and* put in a body-check, I don't think anyone would have a problem with it. I imagine it's a quick way to end up on your ass and…

Christabelle

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:24:31 +1300

This was the most brilliant piece of sports entertainment I've seen for a long time. As everyone says you pick up the rules quickly apart from the finer points.
For an inaugural effort what a great competition, performance and event. Well done Richter Roller Derby!!! Hope we see lots more…

Megan Wegan

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:50:57 +1300

I felt very inadequate in my crowd yelling

Jo was sitting next to me, so she can attest that I relied on the tried and true "Woo" and "Yeah" and "oooooo"

apart from the bit near the end where Suffer Jet got blocked into the crowd, allowing Perky Nah-Nah to…

Joanna

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:36:51 +1300

Roller Derby was so awesome, but like Hadyn, I felt very inadequate in my crowd yelling. I am so much more witty at the wrestling. I suppose it was just because I was perving so much that I was reduced to merely yelling "Go Smash Malice!" (who I picked to…

Ben Chapman

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:08:52 +1300

I would love to, but am scared.

I was scared just sitting in the front row watching.

Plaid the Impaler

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:58:34 +1300

Honestly, most of the jam is a blur for me (apart from the bit near the end where Suffer Jet got blocked into the crowd, allowing Perky Nah-Nah to take lead jammer. The crowd went fucking crazy over it, awesome!) so I wouldn't have a clue. Ginger might have a…

Kumara Republic

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:50:06 +1300

Pretty good overall, for a début event.

Epic battery fail... not so good.

Megan Wegan

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:46:24 +1300

hink we weren't scared either

Hmmmm Fair Point. I'll do it if Julie does.....

Seriously though, I've been a fan for ages, and then a blogger I've read for years started doing it.

But I didn't realise how awesome you guys are until I saw it in the flesh (no…

Plaid the Impaler

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:39:01 +1300

Megan: Think we weren't scared either? Some people are naturally fearless (Sneaky Darky learnt to skate and kick ass in the last 6 months or so) but most of us are just normal people. Many of us had never skated, or not since childhood, when we first got together.

Megan Wegan

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:20:40 +1300

Sounds like someone needs to learn to skate!

I would love to, but am scared. I could barely skate as a kid, when I wasn't afraid of falling, and am currently covered in bruises from falling down the stairs in my house. I think roller derby would be the end…

Greg Bodnar

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:19:57 +1300

is skating backwards illegal?

Can't skate backward and can't stop, but it doesn't mean that you won't see it from time to time. Sneaky Darky laid an awesome hit in the last jam which landed her opponent on the floor and landed Sneaky in the penalty box. She stopped suddenly…

Plaid the Impaler

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:15:45 +1300

Great writeup Hadyn,

is skating backwards illegal?

You're not allowed to skate against the flow of the game (anti-clockwise) but if you think you're woman enough to skate backwards *and* put in a body-check, I don't think anyone would have a problem with it. I imagine it's a quick way…

rustyskates

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:12:14 +1300

I still have "C'MON PAGEANT!" echoing in my head from Saturday night...thanks Hadyn! :-)

Julie Fairey

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:07:17 +1300

I am in love with roller derby. I roller skated as a kid, and currently own a pair, but haven't done much for years and years and years. I imagine you have to be pretty super fit?

Hadyn Green

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:51:00 +1300

is skating backwards illegal?

yep. Check out the link to the rules on wikipedia.

Strangely though you're right, just watching it you quickly pick it up

Kyle Matthews

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:49:30 +1300

I feel like I need video to understand this sport.

Do the blockers ever skate backwards? It would be much easier to stop a player passing you. Or is skating backwards illegal?

Megan Wegan

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:44:27 +1300

I am still gutted that Smash Malice didn't win...Rita Anguish is the best pun I've heard in ages. But Suffer Jet, she was teh awesome.

Why can't there be roller derby every week?

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Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:44:27 +1300

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