But it's apparently a product. One you can buy. At Sears.
So I ask myself...what is the market for this? Angry derby widows buy it for their derby-orphaned kids? Skaters' non-derby friends bring it to the hospital to cheer them up after they break their legs in a bout? Does this make sense to anyone? Why does this exist?
Most people know now that the Komen Foundation, the organization that is responsible for popularizing those pink Breast Cancer Awareness ribbons and raises and distributes millions of dollars for breast cancer research, has chosen to terminate its $700,000 grant to Planned Parenthood. PP used this money to fund breast screenings for low income women all over the country.
It's official: Atomatrix is no longer an Oly Roller. She announced today on her fan page on facebook:
"It's official...Atomatrix is moving to Arizona. My last bout with the Oly Rollers after 3 seasons and 3 National Championship games was against Gotham in November. It's been an amazing run, I will miss my old team and city but very much looking forward to new opportunity in the sunny state of Arizona!"
There's an article making the rounds of Facebook today that discusses the roots of new derby and what it looks like today. The writer, Kristie Grey, makes a really good point about how much more athletic the sport has become, and gives some suggestions about why that is. You can read the article here.
So, I share this info often with good derby friends, and I just placed a new order yesterday, and realized that there are many of you out there that I don't know personally, that could use some help effectively containing the girls... (and they don't discriminate - there's help there for you smaller ladies looking for a good sports bra, too!)
Holy YAY! My favorite online fitness guru, Mistress Krista, of the awesome feminist fitness site Stumptuous.com has written an e-book about sports nutrition, entitled Fuck Calories. The author's description:
"An irreverent, foul-mouthed, yet surprisingly useful guide to what to put in your eating hole. Guaranteed to offend, surprise, and delight. *
Here is an excellent article about the lessons learned from Vietnam Veterans about what breaks a habit. Many vets who used heroin during their service overseas found it simple not to use upon returning home the the U.S., leading researchers to draw conclusions about the impact of environment on addiction.
As derby announcers Ben Caught Stealin' and Rev Norb have left their posts as Pres and Vice Pres of the company they founded, Frozen Codebase, news from the tundra about further release of the roller derby video game Jam City Rollergirls has been hard to come by.
Gotham Girls Roller Derby skater Danielle Furfaro of the home team Queens Of Pain breaks down how to play the sport geek style in this awesome Wired Magazine online How To Wiki article.
