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The Dutchman
Any of you folks remember roller derby in the 60's-70's? With the women? Man those girls were built to last! My grandpa and i would watch it every Saturday night. The lead skater (I forget the name) had a white helmet and the team who kept their lead skater in the lead for the longest won. It was awesome. Is roller derby still on anywhere?[:p]
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  • spryor
    Ahh yes, i remember it well. Haven't seen anything like it for several years though.
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  • fishkiller41
    REmamber any of the team names? One that comes to mind, were "The San Francisco Bay Area Bombers" LMAO... That crap was as fake as "Pro Wrastling"[xx(]
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  • XXCross
    Roller derby is going great guns here on the West Coast. It's a little different today as they race on a flat track instesd of a banked one with railings. The local gals are called the Ratcity Roller Girls. (and yes, they will kick your butt!) Feel free to check them out on the net.
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  • The Dutchman
    Can't remember the team from Boston BUt they had the giant blonde woman (yes I still dream of her) that was called "the Boston Strong girl". WHAT A WOMEN!!!!![:p]

    quote:Originally posted by fishkiller41
    REmamber any of the team names? One that comes to mind, were "The San Francisco Bay Area Bombers" LMAO... That crap was as fake as "Pro Wrastling"[xx(]
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  • 1911a1-fan
    wasn't much to choose from back then was there

    roller derby followed by Monte pythons flying circus
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  • The Dutchman
    Are you saying I have low-brow tastes? [^]
    quote:Originally posted by 1911a1fan
    wasn't much to choose from back then was there

    roller derby followed by Monte pythons flying circus
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  • givette
    Remember seeing it in the '50's when I was a kid. Just before (or just after, I don't remember) wrestling.

    Buncha bull-dykes getting thrown over the railing, punching, tripping, etc. Drew the same crowd of old ladies that wrestling did.

    Every Saturday, My grandma and I sat in front of the TV watching it religiously. She made popcorn for me. Joe
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  • FrancF
    Oooooooh yeah! The Bay City Bombers, I loved the big blond gal!
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  • kristov
    I used to watch the old L.A. Thunderbirds on TV every weekend and listen to announcer Dick Lane shout his famous "Woooo Nellie" whenever something exciting happened. After years of begging and badgering my father he finally took me to a live T-birds event and when I was there in person it was all so fake that I don't think I ever watched the T-Birds again [V].
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  • charliemeyer007
    Never saw it live but a neighbor lady watched it all the time. Reminds me of NASCAR on skates. I do like Jim Croce's song Roller Derby Queen. Spike
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  • kristov
    quote:Originally posted by charliemeyer007
    Reminds me of NASCAR on skates.

    LOL [:D]
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  • XXCross
    Well givette is right about most of them being butch/bull or whatever dykes. Nasty bunch of gals. Around here all the women went to Monday night 'raslin' and the guys went to roller derby. I can tell you from first hand that there ain't nothing "fake" about the bumps, bruses and broken bones I've seen. The durby gals around here are for real...and so is the blood!
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  • Wolf.
    I really liked the roller derby shows on tv when I was a kid. Maybe some the hits and the punches were over dramatized ("fake"), but Geez, these girls went flying and did hit the ground the folding chairs and what have you . How do you fake landing on your ass or ribs after flying 6 to 10 feet through the air. Any way you look at it, it had to hurt.
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