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Texas Rollergirls
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Category: Professional Sports Teams [Edit]
Playland Skate Center8822 McCann Dr
Austin, TX 78757
(512) 452-1901
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9 reviews for Texas Rollergirls
A few weeks ago, I went on a date to see the Austin Roller Girls play Atlanta. It was my first Roller Derby Match, and I had no idea what to expect. With a name like the Texecutioners, I kinda thought there would be bloodshed and mayhem, but there wasn't.......there was more!
The match was really fun to watch, a spectacle involving Austin crushing Atlanta, a 20 piece band, a man with a chainsaw, popcorn, lone star and several photos taken with a guy in a pink and black suit who called himself "the Honey Man."
The most memorable part about the night however, was when my date and I went back to our bikes only to find out that he lost his bike lock key. We stayed about 30 minutes looking all over the place for it, and to no avail. One of the Roller Girls, a super sweet woman, not only helped us search for it, she actually DROVE us to my friend's house and back (12 miles total) so he could get his spare key!
Not only did we get to watch some thrilling entertainment, but we were saved for the evening by one of the Texecutioners! Doesn't get any better, does it?
FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN
Live bands, hot chicks, frito pie and the Infynit crew taping for TV!!! These girls are serious about their sport and have a good time doing it. Bruises and busts are the entertainment for the first Sunday of every month so come out and support your favorite team.
I play on the Alamo City Roller Girls in San Antonio and just attended my first Texacutioners bout. The Austin girls were very friendly and came up to us after the game. They have mastered the art of derby and whooped some Portland ass. I think the score last night was 135 to 60.
The BEST live event I've been to in Austin, hands down.
This shit is real.
For 12 bucks (or 15 if you wait), go EARLY to find parking, have the (dude? chick?) stamp your hand for $3 beer consumption, and then it's like entering another world.
The crowd all seems well-versed on the rules of the game, and you'll eventually get it, while witnessing some speedy skating peppered with hot chicks occasionally beating the crap out of each other.
The four teams' names expertly lay down the tone of a Rollergirls' event: the Hell Marys, Hotrod Honeys, Honky Tonk Heartbreakers, and Hustlers - all sporting a mixture of sugar and spice, pleasure and pain, sex and death...it's a serious scene of competition, comedy and performance.
My favorite team member: Lucille Brawl, or maybe it's KittyKittyBangBang, or then I do have a thing for Sedonya Face, but also Slim Kickens is pretty bad ass....Muffin Tumble...or maybe Choctawesome, ok...it's too hard to pick.
They're all totally hot and completely scary at the same time.
Like a bouquet of roses with a side of Satan.
Crowd is a great mix of colors, ages, staunchy conservatives and full on freaks. All just goin with the vibe due to/in spite of the raunchy announcer (who, last time, painted his face red, complete with horns and a cape).
It's impossible not to get caught up in the energy...I'm all revved up just thinking about the next event (*May 6).
Yelpers represent.
Imagine trying to get to second base with Leather Tuscadero in the front seat of a rusty 1973 Chevy two-tone Silverado Pick Up with the Ramones playing on the AM station as you're parked by the dam out at the lake, the past and the present are making out together in the back, it's two AM, and you've had about three beers too many.
I've played roller derby in Denver and now I play here in Austin. I was at every bout last season (2007) sitting on the sidelines cheering on the Texas Rollergirls while enjoying an ice cold beer. The Texas Rollergirls are the founders of modern day Flat Track Roller Derby. We are fierce competitors on the track and great friends off the track. The hard-hitting action combined with the live music and great entertainment cannot be beat in this town! If you haven't come to a bout, its never too late to join the movement and be a part of the fastest growing sport in the nation. The athleticism and sportsmanship of the players is a sight to behold...so don't be the last one to know - get your tickets now!
Ahhhhh inspiring.
The best value hands down for a professional sporting event - coupled with GREAT live music, and an invitation to the afterparty. When's the last time you had a beer with your favorite athlete? Flat Track Roller Derby was born in Austin, TX - and nobody plays the game better than your Texas Rollergirls. If you've been to a bout, I'm certain we'll see you again - and if you haven't, treat yourself and find out what everyone's talking about.
snoozefest
