The Big Blog Make-Over

So if you haven't noticed, the blog has totally had a face-lift. Not only has it been brought back to life, but there is also a new writer to add to the ranks. (Shh...it's a total secret. But she will be unveiled & properly introduced SOON, in all her Rollergirl obsessed glory. I will say this...she is totally & completely perfect for the job at hand & is the missing puzzle piece this blog has looooong been lacking. That is all.)

However, my super secret awesome partner-in-crime & I have totally been plotting & planning our way into your Roller Derby lovin' hearts. And frankly...

...There are GREAT things on the horizon for ARGB!!!

The biggest changes this week are:

• The new Name. We are "The Austin Rollergirls Blog" (or ARGB, if you're lazy like us).
• The new MySpace sister site: http://www.myspace.com/austinrollergirls
• The Blog Address Change to http://austinrollergirls.blogspot.com/

There are MANY more changes coming. We are growing, changing & evolving. So don't miss out. We are dedicated to bring you the best of what Austin Roller Derby has to offer.

Your fellow Super Fans,
Skate Bettie & company

NEW Blog Address!!!

We have a NEW web address. So reset your bookmarks! The new address is:

http://austinrollergirls.blogspot.com/

Our old address of "texasrollergirls.blogspot.com" has been a good one for the past year. However, our focus is Austin Rollergirls. And frankly, it's too close to the Texas Rollergirl flat-track team, which isn't fair since we cover both the Lonestar Rollergirls AND Texas Rollergirl Austin teams. Because we heart BOTH banked & flat track, bitches. And our name should reflect that!

New MySpace Page

The Austin Rollergirls Blog is now on My Space. It's not even 24 hrs old yet, so it's still a work in progress. Right now, I've just been focusing on trying to add all the Austin Rollergirls to My Friends one-by-one. (And there are sooooo many.) But soon it will have a Calendar with dates to all upcoming bouts & Rollergirl events, both in Austin & Nationally. And I'll periodically add some pictures & video. It should be a lot of fun & a great sister site to the Blog.

http://www.myspace.com/austinrollergirls

Lonestar Rollergirls vs LA Derby Dolls

The Lonestar Rollergirls meet the L.A Derby Dolls on their home turf. And lets just say that our Texas girls came, saw, & kicked ass! But not without a little pain & bloodshed.

According to the boards, this is the low-down...

It was a bloody & defensive game, but TXRD won. The biggest injuries of the night were Jihad & Eire Vengeance (LA) as well as our very own Ginjure Scraps and Cherry Chainsaw.

The word from Varuca is:

"Ginjure broke the top of her Tibia just behind the knee cap on the Right leg. She can't drive so if anyone is available to be her driver when she needs one please step up. Things are going to be really rough for her for the next 3 months. We're hoping to have a fund raiser for her, possibly show the footage that Maya got on the trip at Spiderhouse? Of course we'd have to edit some of the "not for the public" shots but all n all it would be great to see everything Maya captured on the video camera!

Eire was the LA girl that broke her Tibia/Fibia in 3 places and dislocated her ankle. Her foot turned all the way around the wrong direction! YOUCH!! She is still sitting in LA County Hospital awaiting surgery and that's at least $200 a day... Surprised( She's got to wait 2 wks before she gets the surgery. Please send her your love and prayers. She doesn't have insurance (LADD doesn't provide ins. for their league, but maybe now that will change) so please send her some MONEY if you can afford it. I'm sure LA will be organizing something and will send us info once they've got it together.

Jihad is ok, we saw her at the afterparty... she had a laceration on the shin but it didn't harm the bone. She was skating low and got a block to the rail. She flew thru the rails catching her shin on the kickrail. The kick rail broke but not before ripping open her skin and muscle exposing the bone. She has at least 20 stitches but she's ok and in good spirits!

Cherry took a skate to the ribs on the left side. She hasn't had x rays yet so we don't know if it's fractured or just horribly bruised. She's breathing fine so the ribs are in place but she's still in a lot of pain and it hurts to lift things or laugh.

All n All it was an amazing experience and I had a fucking blast!~~ My Cherrybombs are gonna feel the aftermath for a while though and that makes V* very sad... but no regrets, it was a great bout and a great derby vacation with a kickass group of girls! Way to represent in LA ladies and thanks for helping to make us officially Nationally Undefeated!!"


The unconfirmed Final Score was 27 to 39, Lonestar Rollergirls.

Texas Rollergirl Melicious on Internet Radio TODAY!

In just a few more hours, kiddies, one of my favorite Texas Rollergirls Melicious will be on Wayne Hurlbert's Blog Talk Radio show. Of course, you all probably know Wayne, who is truly THE Rollergirl Blogfather, for his awesome all-things-Roller-Derby blog Wayne's Derby World.

At 7pm central time, Melissa "Melicious" Joulwan will spend an hour chatting with Wayne about her new book Rollergirl: Totally True Tales from the Track, the world of Flat Track Roller Derby, & the "owned by the skaters for the skaters" DIY business behind the sport.

If you miss it live, you can also download a podcast from the Archived Segments.

A New Year for Austin Roller Derby

And a new year for blogging. I'm breathing new life into the blog this year. 2006 is over & done with. I dropped the blogging ball last year, but life rolls on, so on with the new.

Welcome to 2007 Austin Roller Derby!!!

I'm determined to do what I can to make this blog awesome this year. Austin is like the capital of the modern Rollergirl era. Pioneers on 8 wheels, if you will. This town has 2 kick ass Rollergirl Leagues, both flat track & banked track. I mean, what more could you ask for! They deserve to have a site dedicated to Austin Roller Derby.

So, keep checking back soon. I'm going to be working my ass off for the next few days & get this blog rolling.