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BIFF! WHAM!! OOMPHH! Roller Derby & Real Estate ??

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Real Estate Agent with Westbrook Realty Broker-Owner

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. gr mi roller derby

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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Comments (5)

Eric Webster
Five Star Real Estate - Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Rapids, MI, Five Star Realty
I'm not sure, but I think I have an old Jim Croce song stuck in my head after reading your post.  We're looking forward to seeing the Derby on Saturday!
Oct 12, 2007 04:37 AM
Karen Webster...Grand Rapids, MI Realtor
5 Star Real Estate, Grand Rapids MI - Grand Rapids, MI

We'll see if your client is the "meanest hunka woman anybody's ever seen...down in the arena."

Is she 5'4", 215 like the song says?

Oct 12, 2007 05:41 AM
Terry & Bonnie Westbrook
Westbrook Realty Broker-Owner - Grand Rapids, MI
Westbrook Realty - Grand Rapids Forest Hills MI Re
Thanks for the comments Eric and Karen. More like 5'10" and definitely under 215. See you soon.
Oct 12, 2007 06:09 AM
Anonymous
Dot Matrix #17

Thanks for your post about the Roller Derby!  Hope you enjoyed it!!

Matrix

Oct 17, 2007 12:41 PM
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Terry & Bonnie Westbrook
Westbrook Realty Broker-Owner - Grand Rapids, MI
Westbrook Realty - Grand Rapids Forest Hills MI Re
Thanks, Dot. As you can see by my recent post, I had a GREAT time and will be back.
Oct 19, 2007 08:27 AM