February 2012
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the derby paradox
The problem with taking a break from derby, is it’s always the times that you are forced to take a break, that you could really do with going to practice.
It’s when you’re stressed out of your mind that it would be really nice to hit someone, or when you’ve got a deadline hanging over you that it’d be great to skate ‘til you can’t think about anything...
Today I thought I saw one of my derby sisters on the train. While I tried to work out if it was her, the woman turned and gave me a shocked look. I’m now convinced she was psychic and thought I was insulting her.
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Let me tell you something you already know about me.
I really love roller derby. When I started, it seemed like skating as fast as I could around the track would be the best feeling ever, and that was absolutely right.
For the last few weeks, I’ve been trying to prove something to myself and to everyone else. I’ve been trying to show my league that look, I have a good attitude,...
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Daffy Gu Gu
My derby name is Daphne du Gorier. After Daphne du Maurier, who wrote the classic novel Rebecca. I like it. Some people are like, roller derby is about sweating and being serious, and so I use my real name to be extra serious (and extra sweaty). Some people are like, when I’m on the track, I’m a different person who knows no fear, and my derby name is the name of that extremely...
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Roisin Roulette: How old are you? Twenty...something? Something Small?
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Conversations With Rollergirls
Though the tattoos and screaming may suggest otherwise, rollergirls are a friendly bunch. Offer someone your skate tool and they’ll happily chat to you all the way through practice, blissfully oblivious of the coach’s drill - or at least pretending to be.
When I was a derby baby, I found that from time to time, normally approachable skaters would completely clam up. My greetings...