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Real Life Derby Dolls “Whip It” In San Diego

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by Craig on October 2, 2009

Today brings Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut in theaters: “Whip It”, a tribute to roller derby and female empowerment.  Well reviewed so far, “Whip It” is likely to spur interest in the obscure but fast paced and fast growing sport of roller derby.  If you happen to be one of the curious, allow 619 Sports to provide you a sneak peek inside the actual world of roller derby in San Diego.

It’s an unassuming wall on an unassuming street in an unassuming part of the East Village.  You wouldn’t be likely to give this mass of white painted brick a second look…that is, until you spot the arm, yanked out of its bloody socket, pointing in the direction of a chain-link gate.  OK, it’s a painting of a dismembered arm, but the point is made: the meek need not enter.

Why does Violet Offender love Roller Derby? (:11)

 

Roller derby rocks, it’s for real, and you should know this.  There is pain and sweat and full contact at speed, on skates.  Taking part means adopting a new name; a new identity that is both individual and forged within a team atmosphere.  It also means playing at a high level.  Their All-Star traveling team here in San Diego is the reigning banked-track national champion, and the state champ in flat track.  They train behind this door.  Ready to come in?  Enter the Dollhouse: Continue Reading →

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Padres Would Like Your Attention

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by Craig on August 14, 2009

This weekend marks, for many people, the end of the baseball season.  Come Saturday evening, tailgates will be fired up, the Q will be (not quite completely) packed, and toe will meet leather as the Seahawks meet the Chargers.   Football season will officially be here, and even though it might start for many of us with a 10:30pm replay of a blacked-out preseason game, we will still be dusting off our powder blues, celebrating Merriman’s mohawk and debating Charlie Whitehurst’s ambition.

Then, once the game is over, the cycle begins.  Each week, a new game, a new opponent, a new week’s worth of news and talk.  Baseball?  What’s that?  The Padres had their chance, they had the summer’s stage all to themselves, and delivered a stinkbomb of a performance.  We’ll check back on them next year.

This is the Padres’ ironic lot: the curtain is coming down on them right as the team is getting their act together. Continue Reading →

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