Toronto Roller Derby

You just want to give 4 or 5 stars, out of the goodness of your heart. I almost gave 2 stars, but I can see how this event could have been better, and with my knowledge, you will learn.
1) They only serve beer. I’m pretty sure the girls around me (roller derby type girls, if you will) were all fine with beer, because they are tough and strong and confident in their womanhood. But I’m not, and I like to drink a sweet drink outta a straw. So keep this in mind, and if you’re like me, bring a water bottle with your own beverage choice inside.
2) It’s pretty expensive. Ours was a double header, so I guess it is like 4 HOURS of entertainment, but you’re also sitting on a metal bench for that amount of time. $ 18 at the door. Each. So… more than a movie, which is pretty much my bench mark for «things that are too expensive to do on a date».
3) Parking is free. Everyone was super nice and the audience was totally into it.
4) It’s way in the middle of no where. For me, at least. And everyone else but the guys who work at Idomo.
5) They sold my friend ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ tickets and then I said, «You should find out when the draw is,» and then they said it was basically 3 hours from then. I understand WHY they do that — so that everyone wants to stay WELL past when they would — but they should mention this when selling, because it left me with a bad taste in my mouth. Or maybe that was the beer.

Definitely a lot of fun! There are some tough girls in there!
Definitely bring a seat cushion!
Refreshments are a bit expensive ($ 6 can of beer), but im happy to see the money going to the teams and organization.
The halftime band, is a good idea, but terrible in practice at the Roller Derby. It is a concrete tomb of a building, and the band sounds awful in that venue. They are tucked in a corner, and by the time sound travels across the room, it sounds really broken. I would move the band to right in the middle where the officials are. That way everyone can see the band, and can properly hear them (even though they were shit lol)
Great fun though. Get your tickets before hand for cheaper deals!

Go Chicks Ahoy!!! (That’s right, three explanation points. I’m nothing if not grammatically offensive. Bite it, Strunk Jr.)
So, the championship bout was last week: Gore Gore Girls vs. Chicks Ahoy! in a battle most thought the Gore Gores would easily win… Hell, I had kind of got used to their dominance, and those blow-​out scores (as noted in my review). I was hoping for a fun game. What’d I get? Sheer domination by the Chicks Ahoy! WOO!
The game started with relative equality, but then the Gore Gore’s «Bambi» took to the track for her first jam. Bambi is one of the league’s best offensive players, lanky and awkward but fast and agile. Did she rack up a 20 point jam for a big early lead? No. Not even close. She got *brutalized*. I mean rocked, and the Chicks sent a defining early message: the Gore Gores were gonna get hurt at every turn, and every point was gonna come with a price. And it just got worse from there as the Chicks built up a sizeable lead while mercilessly punishing the Gore Gores.
By game’s end, the Gore Gores were down (I think) three players, and stars Bambi and Dust Bunny had taken turns as blockers due to the injury depleted lineup. The score differential was insurmountable, and the Gore Gores were simply playing for pride. Bambi suffered badly in this game, beaten up every time she took to the track, and to see her come out and serve as a blocker late in the game with the score out of reach… damn. That’s guts, man, determination and heart all the way.
My hat’s off to the Chicks — especially Mega Bouche, Nasher the Smasher, and Marmighty, the gals who really set the tone for the game and punished the defending champions en-​route to becoming the ToRD 2011 Champs!
I can’t wait for next season!