Skate or Die

Although Insomniac’s Dave Attell was the first to expose Austin’s thriving Rollergirl phenomenon to the masses back in January, 2003, Felix Gillette best captures the action in his latest Slate piece. The Austin writer nails it here: “If the lecherous (Russ) Meyer invented a sport, it would look a lot like this?part girl-on-girl athletic competition, part burlesque show, and all covered with a thick coating of hipster irony.” Sarah and I have a friend of a friend who is a rollerderby chick. She can even boast of a broken arm. Not from a dirty trick played by a member of the Hell Marys or the Holy Rollers–but by falling on the way out of the women’s restroom. There are actually two rollerderby leagues in Austin, and both have great web sites: Texas Rollergirls | Lonestar Rollergirls

May 16th, 2004