Making Music on the Track

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Published March 9, 2010 at 4:28 p.m.

Just because you know how to play a note or a chord, doesn’t mean you know how to put them together to make an actual song. This is my story (click here right now! & then come back ... ): ... In the third grade I tried out for my elementary school’s elite chorus, The Singing Saints, not necessarily because I wanted to be in a choral group but because my friend Amy was trying out. I still remember finding out the results of my try out via our new high-tech 80s-model answering machine – it

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Would the Real Lop-her Please Stand Up (& Tap Out)

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Published March 22, 2010 at 9:25 a.m.

This morning I tweeted, partially in jest and partially in all honesty: "Another Monday, another identity crisis. Who will I be this week? Cindy Lop-her? Publishing Professional? Homebody? Future psych patient?" ... I was pretty bummed last Wednesday when I realized my 2-week conference stint in NYC and the time needed to make up massive amounts of work because of the NYC conferences had just barely precluded me from making my roller derby attendance for this month, resulting in my being benched

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Derby Girl of the Month - Tammy Faye Undertakker

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 5:33 p.m.
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You can call her TFU for short, as long as you understand that she'll FU up. Meet Unholy Roller Tammy Faye Undertakker! ...

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Derby Girls Store Opens At Cafe Press * Sponsor A Derby Girl

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Published Jan. 12, 2010 at 2:12 a.m.

Recently a close friend of mine expressed her desire to go out for roller derby this season, but in ...

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Derby Girl of the Month - Bluebonic

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Published Jan. 20, 2010 at 1:09 p.m.
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I'm very pleased to introduce you to one of the youngest members of the Mad Rollin' family, Bluebonic. She is a dedicated volunteer of time, hard work, and awesomeness. Read more here! ... Tell us a bit about how you got involved with the Mad Rollin' Dolls ... The first time that I ever saw a real derby bout was here in Madison, for Derby In Dairyland. My parents received tickets, and we decided to go. It was their first bout also. We were there with a few of my parents friends, and they knew

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I'm a derby girl, In a derby world

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Published Dec. 29, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.

Hey vidheads. So yes, I play roller derby. The scene is kind of an underground revival from the roll ...

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Lost Roller Derby Girl

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Published Dec. 15, 2009 at 6:37 p.m.

Sorry I went away for awhile, I’m back now and committed!  It has been exactly 10 and 1/2 week ...

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Wheel Bite preview - Hammer time.

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Published Nov. 18, 2009 at 11:12 p.m.

For a team with as many miles on the track as the Minnesota RollerGirls - a league that has brought so many road teams to the Roy ... where else to go but international? On Saturday the 21st of November, your hometown MNRG All-Stars take on the 'Eh! Team' of Hamilton, Ontario ... Hammer City invades Minnesota, folks ... and it's time to see how we play against a foreign power ... Here's what we know about this league: ... Hammer City began playing in 2006 and currently have an active roster of

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Everyone Was A Winner At The 3rd Annual Fleur de Wheelies!

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Published Sept. 4, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
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The Third Annual Fleur de Wheelie Awards were held this year at Finn McCools on August 28th ... The show opened with Cyn Valdivia, one of our derby kids, reciting an original poem she wrote regarding The Big Easy Rollergirls ... The Pussyfooters roused the crowd with a riotous cheer and the formal announcement of our two glorious emcees, Skip 4Play and The Reverend Psych Ward ... The Reverend ... Mr. 4Play ... Slack Adjustor jump started the crowd even more with "The Battle of The Big Easy

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The Fat Girl Rules

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Published Nov. 12, 2009 at 3:20 a.m.

I encountered something interesting today when I went to put my gym membership on hold. I've been putting off doing it forever, and it was only when I finally did it that I realized why ... Fat girls are supposed to have gym memberships ... My reasons for putting it on hold are simple. With roller derby practice twice a week, for two hours each time, it's unrealistic that I'm going to make it to the gym more than once a week. That's $10/session. That's not very economical -- it costs the same

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