And you thought Roller Derby disappeared in the 80's? Oh, NO! It is alive and well and thriving here in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The local league is called The Grand Raggidy Roller Girls and is comprised of 3 teams, The Blue Collar Broads, the Roustabout Rollers, and the Everyday Belles.
They have an All Star Bout scheduled here in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Deltaplex Saturday night at 7 pm with the Sin City Roller Girls. The doors open at 6 pm. Tickets are $10.00 pregame ( available through Ticketmaster) and $15.00 at the door.
There are 50 teams across the United States from Seattle, WA to Providence, RI that play in this league. So you can see that Roller Derby is actually a popular sport, it has just slipped under the radar because it doesn't get a lot of media coverage. There is National online Roller Derby News at LeadJammer, if you want to check it out.
Now, you are probably wondering what a middle aged realtor like me is doing promoting the local roller derby teams? Good question, and the answer goes to show you how strange life is sometimes.
This spring I met a wonderful young lady while undergoing some medical treatment and we naturally started talking about real estate. She was considering buying a house and I followed up, of course. I showed her several houses until we fine tuned what she was looking for. We found her a home, negotiated her transaction and she has closed and moved in.
In getting to know her, she revealed she was heavily involved in the local roller derby world and basically spent all her time at work or playing roller derby. What a surprise to me! This young woman who was working in the healing arts has an alter ego that loves to play hard. If you know me, you will understand why we hit it off so well.
The moral of this story is "you just never know where that next client will come from and what kind of world they will open to you."
Soooo, hope to see you at the Deltaplex Saturday night at 7pm. I'll be seeing my first LIVE Roller Derby Bout and who knows who I will meet there and where it will take me??
Check out your own area - I'lll bet there is a team there , too!
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