A blast from the past

Well, I wasn't able to upload some of my scans of old roller rink stickers, but here's a shot of our very first Houston Roller Derby exhibition bout back in October of 2005. The venue was Pasadena Convention Center. The floor was slick black and gray terrazo (this is before HRD bought their sport court). The announcers were me, Chip Queso (txrg-Austin), J.D. (pictured) and Jenny (pictured). J.D. and Jenny both left HRD- J.D. before the start of the 2006 season and Jenny shortly into the 2006 season- but we had a good time. Here's a pic of Tawdry Hepburn with J.D. ad Jenny trying to get things ironed out before doors opened. Despite going head to head with an Astros World Series game IN TOWN, we drew 800 people to the PCC.
Besides the floor (which is a moot point now that HRD brings in their own floor) I thought PCC was an excellent venue. Oh yeah, the snack bar didn't have it together at all either- ran out of beer in the first 5 minutes (no joke!). What great memories- Colonel

Introducing The Colonel's Roller Derby podcast page

Hello, everybody!
This is The Colonel, one of the announcers for Houston Roller Derby. This page is the welcome and posting page for items related to Roller Derby and our new podcasts.
Just for the record, the podcasts and this page are not affiliated with Houston Roller Derby, but Houston Roller Derby will be the main league we'll be reporting and commenting on. We'll also post commentary and podcasts regarding other leagues we have access to. We'll mostly comment in a roundtable type of fashion about teams, players, leagues, and the general rise of Women's Roller Derby throughout the nation. At times we'll have interviews with people affiliated witth different Derby leagues, and we hope to, over time, create an oral history of current Roller Derby events.
That being said, please support your local Roller Derby league(s) in any way possible! Volunteer, go to a bout, donate an item for a fundraiser, or just wear a t-shirt! One of the reasons this sport os better than the rest is that it's based on grass-roots efforts from top to bottom.
We welcome comments and questions. - The Colonel