Sunday, May 19, 2024

The Other Derby

I have never been to a Roller Derby event, have you? I’d like to. I was out for a walk on vacation and stumbled across some Roller Derby women promoting their event.  They had a table set up downtown. They gave me a schedule and I’ve got it up on the wall behind my desk at work.

I’m told you have to be tough to do Roller Derby. How tough, you ask? Well, even though men hold most of the women’s track and field records, you NEVER see a man in Roller Derby. I think they’re afraid to try it…

I haven’t done the research on this, but I bet Roller Derby got a big boost when Sonic did away with their roller skating waitresses. Those talented women had to go somewhere…

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