Enter the Killer, and Here Comes the Roller Derby

You may notice that I am not the infamous and witty Punchy O'Guts, your fearless Whip It Good blogger up to this point. The Punchinator, while still taking out skaters with her ferocious hits and pointing and laughing all the way home, has passed this blog onto the likes of me. While I cannot guarantee I can fill her skates in every way, I can assure you that we're keeping it all in the four-eyed derby family here (observe photo above). That's right folks # we make the glasses the geeky kid wore in gym class sexy.

Enough of introductions. It's time for an update on the happenings in Maine Roller Derby.

We've recently come back from a theoretical one-month break. I say theoretical because even though we took practices down to once a week for the month of July, suspended attendance requirements for the month, and the organizers swore off any but the most urgent derby-related work, to be honest none of us are really able to step away from the obsession that is roller derby. Nonetheless, the break was refreshing and we're full-speed ahead prepping for our fall series of bouts at the Portland Expo. Let's revisit those, shall we?

Saturday, September 13th, Port Authorities vs. Montreal's New Skidz on the Block. Live music by the Pubcrawlers (bagpipes, yea!). Donate art supplies at the door and receive $2 off adult ticket price (door tickets only), to benefit A Company of Girls.

Saturday, September 27th, Calamity Janes vs. New Hampshire Roller Derby. Band is TBA for the moment, but you can donate non-perishable food or personal care items at the door and receive $2 off adult ticket price (again, door tickets only), to benefit People's Regional Opportunity Program (PROP).

Saturday, October 11th, Port Authorities vs. Coal City Rollers. Band and charity TBA for now.

All bouts start with doors and band at 5 pm, and derby action at 6 pm. Keep checking our website for more updates on bands and charity info.

Tickets? Why yes, we do have tickets, at our fantastic fair-trade ticketing company Brown Paper Tickets, and at Bull Moose Music locations.

For the uber-fans who don't want to miss a second of the action, you can buy a season ticket at Bull Moose Music for $20. That's three bouts for the price of two. You can't beat that. Seriously people, get tickets now and skip the line at the door so you can grab the coveted front-row seats in the stands, the beer garden, or for the really gung-ho, trackside seats right on the floor.

Now that I've got that out of the way, I can promise you some more substantive entries coming up. Bated breath, people…I want to see bated breath.