The Rebel Yell - Official blog of The Long Island Roller Rebels
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
The New Year
Hello! I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday filled with family, friends, delicious food and good times!
2012 is here and as always The Roller Rebels have a lot of great things planned for the upcoming season. Behind the scenes, we've got some really exciting things going on. First up, this week skaters will gear up and throw down for our All Star Team tryouts. It will be exciting to see who will become the new All Star Team players for the 2012 season.
Also this month, the latest group of Fresh Bloods will be taking their physical and written skills tests. After weeks and weeks of practice, attending rules classes and open skate sessions and of course getting their fair share of bruises and sore muscles, it's just about time for these newbies to take it to the track show us coaches what they've got!
Now for you, our devoted fans, we have our first event of the new year. On Saturday, January 21st, put on your bowling shoes and get ready to knock down some pins with your favorite roller girls. Our famous bowling fundraiser is back! Hope to see you all there.
2012 is here and as always The Roller Rebels have a lot of great things planned for the upcoming season. Behind the scenes, we've got some really exciting things going on. First up, this week skaters will gear up and throw down for our All Star Team tryouts. It will be exciting to see who will become the new All Star Team players for the 2012 season.
Also this month, the latest group of Fresh Bloods will be taking their physical and written skills tests. After weeks and weeks of practice, attending rules classes and open skate sessions and of course getting their fair share of bruises and sore muscles, it's just about time for these newbies to take it to the track show us coaches what they've got!
Now for you, our devoted fans, we have our first event of the new year. On Saturday, January 21st, put on your bowling shoes and get ready to knock down some pins with your favorite roller girls. Our famous bowling fundraiser is back! Hope to see you all there.
And for those of you who like to plan and buy ahead, here is our 2012 schedule.
We look forward to a successful and fun season! Thanks for continuing to support The Long Island Roller Rebels!
Monday, December 19, 2011
25 Random Facts
When you hear the description, a toothless book worm, with a great love for Martha Stewart, beauty and toughness are probably not the first adjectives that come to mind. Sometimes though, it's the most unlikely combinations that result in something extraordinarily special and beautiful. Such is the case with this Roller Rebel. A skater with the league for as long as it's been around, this player has proven to be a MVP and a great friend to her teammates. Best of all, she doesn't let her serious blocking and jamming skills on the track get in the way of her hilarious sense of humor. Read on to find out more about the intriguing and lovely Carnage Electra!
1. I was in the first fresh blood draft ever for the Long Island Roller Rebels, and have been with the league ever since.
2. I have 2 younger siblings, a brother and a sister, both of whom are derby fans. My sister briefly reffed for LIRR and my brother, a Chicago resident, is a fan and supporter of Windy City.
3. I have shark dived, where you get in the cage and go in the water. It's an amazing experience I highly recommend.
4. Everyone thinks I'm missing a tooth. I am, in fact, missing two. Neither were lost to derby; both are casualties of my pending orthodontia. I lie about this. People assume it's derby and I don't want to explain my snaggly teeth constantly, so I just agree with whatever they think.
5. My first word was "owl". My mother had this owl teapot, and one day I pointed at it and dropped some knowledge on my parents. Owls have been my spirit animal and personal totem since.
6. I used to DJ, and opened for Moby when he played the Vanderbilt in the late 90s.
7. My day job? I'm a therapist.
8. I haven't eaten a hamburger in 20 years. I clearly remember eating the last one, because I thought it was gross (I ate meat otherwise until 3 years ago). My hamburgerversary is coming up; 21 years in February.
9. I can speak, read, and write conversational French and Spanish - read magazines, watch telenovelas, get around places - but I'm a bit rusty.
10. I don't really like movies in general. I'll watch horror, Hitchcock, science fiction, and anything with my favorite actor, but everything else I kind of dread and avoid.
11. My favorite actor is Fred Astaire. This fact, I feel, sheds some light on why I dislike a lot of movies. They don't make 'em like they used to.
12. My 2011 New Year's resolution was to open my eyes and close my mouth more in photographs. As of this writing, my success with this is mixed.
13. I am a big reader, and finish 50+ books a year. Email me and we can be friends on goodreads.
14. I have had some unusual jobs: seller of smoking apparatuses and porn, constructor of knockout mouse models for cancer research, paralegal to the head partner at a bodily injury law firm, and program director of a noncommercial radio station among some of the more noteworthy.
15. I hate the sound of whistling; it's like nails on a chalkboard to me.
16. My record player used to belong to Lou Reed. I know this because his parents gave it to me.
17. I learned to drive when I was almost 21.
18. I used photographs I took of the Bouncing Souls, drawings I made of my friends, and sets I built for the Ghouligans to get into School of Visual Arts for my Master's. It worked.
19. My right foot is half a size bigger than my left. I never noticed until I started skating.
20. I can play guitar, bass, and piano, but none of them very well.
21. I am a big fan of science fiction, especially old television and movies from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. And I prefer The Next Generation to the original.
22. Martha Stewart is one of my personal heroes, based on her success, work ethic, and abiding love and respect for Halloween. I liked earnest, young Martha when she was just starting out and making piles of elaborate hors d'oeuvres, and I liked queen of domesticity Martha, when she was riding high on her success and stenciling everything in her Maine and Connecticut homes, but my favorite Martha is her current, post-jail incarnation. She's just amazing, and if I could have come up with a derby name based around her, I would have used it just so I could frame the cease-and-desist letter I'm sure I'd receive.
23. I had all kinds of pets growing up: dogs, parrots that talk, a sugar glider, chinchilla, and hedgehog, as well as snakes, iguanas, and frogs. Seldom all at the same time, though.
24. I lived in a derby house, the Darkside, with Roxie Heartless, Dave Heartless, and Ruby Redrum for three years. It was truly epic, and I recommend living in a derby house at some point in your career maybe even more strongly than I recommend shark diving.
25. My parents picked my real first name because it was unusual. They were right: I was one of two with this name in my entire high school. Now, it has been consistently in the top ten for at least the past five years, maybe even a little longer.
1. I was in the first fresh blood draft ever for the Long Island Roller Rebels, and have been with the league ever since.
2. I have 2 younger siblings, a brother and a sister, both of whom are derby fans. My sister briefly reffed for LIRR and my brother, a Chicago resident, is a fan and supporter of Windy City.
3. I have shark dived, where you get in the cage and go in the water. It's an amazing experience I highly recommend.
4. Everyone thinks I'm missing a tooth. I am, in fact, missing two. Neither were lost to derby; both are casualties of my pending orthodontia. I lie about this. People assume it's derby and I don't want to explain my snaggly teeth constantly, so I just agree with whatever they think.
5. My first word was "owl". My mother had this owl teapot, and one day I pointed at it and dropped some knowledge on my parents. Owls have been my spirit animal and personal totem since.
6. I used to DJ, and opened for Moby when he played the Vanderbilt in the late 90s.
7. My day job? I'm a therapist.
8. I haven't eaten a hamburger in 20 years. I clearly remember eating the last one, because I thought it was gross (I ate meat otherwise until 3 years ago). My hamburgerversary is coming up; 21 years in February.
9. I can speak, read, and write conversational French and Spanish - read magazines, watch telenovelas, get around places - but I'm a bit rusty.
10. I don't really like movies in general. I'll watch horror, Hitchcock, science fiction, and anything with my favorite actor, but everything else I kind of dread and avoid.
11. My favorite actor is Fred Astaire. This fact, I feel, sheds some light on why I dislike a lot of movies. They don't make 'em like they used to.
12. My 2011 New Year's resolution was to open my eyes and close my mouth more in photographs. As of this writing, my success with this is mixed.
13. I am a big reader, and finish 50+ books a year. Email me and we can be friends on goodreads.
14. I have had some unusual jobs: seller of smoking apparatuses and porn, constructor of knockout mouse models for cancer research, paralegal to the head partner at a bodily injury law firm, and program director of a noncommercial radio station among some of the more noteworthy.
15. I hate the sound of whistling; it's like nails on a chalkboard to me.
16. My record player used to belong to Lou Reed. I know this because his parents gave it to me.
17. I learned to drive when I was almost 21.
18. I used photographs I took of the Bouncing Souls, drawings I made of my friends, and sets I built for the Ghouligans to get into School of Visual Arts for my Master's. It worked.
19. My right foot is half a size bigger than my left. I never noticed until I started skating.
20. I can play guitar, bass, and piano, but none of them very well.
21. I am a big fan of science fiction, especially old television and movies from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. And I prefer The Next Generation to the original.
22. Martha Stewart is one of my personal heroes, based on her success, work ethic, and abiding love and respect for Halloween. I liked earnest, young Martha when she was just starting out and making piles of elaborate hors d'oeuvres, and I liked queen of domesticity Martha, when she was riding high on her success and stenciling everything in her Maine and Connecticut homes, but my favorite Martha is her current, post-jail incarnation. She's just amazing, and if I could have come up with a derby name based around her, I would have used it just so I could frame the cease-and-desist letter I'm sure I'd receive.
23. I had all kinds of pets growing up: dogs, parrots that talk, a sugar glider, chinchilla, and hedgehog, as well as snakes, iguanas, and frogs. Seldom all at the same time, though.
24. I lived in a derby house, the Darkside, with Roxie Heartless, Dave Heartless, and Ruby Redrum for three years. It was truly epic, and I recommend living in a derby house at some point in your career maybe even more strongly than I recommend shark diving.
25. My parents picked my real first name because it was unusual. They were right: I was one of two with this name in my entire high school. Now, it has been consistently in the top ten for at least the past five years, maybe even a little longer.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
2011 Holiday Derby Gift Guide
The time has come! I've gone through all of my favorite online sources to put together some gifts that your derby friends and relatives are going to love!
Welcome to the 2011 Holiday Derby Gift Guide!
Want to add a little derby to your Christmas tree? These ornaments by MoxieMadness are the perfect solution! They come in multiple colors and cost $16 for two.
I love hair accessories and am often seen with a flower in my hair. These skate clips from MT Coffinz are the perfect alternative to a flower and great for a team manager who doesn't have to wear a helmet! They come in other colors and cost just $8!
For your favorite cook on quads, a roller derby cookbook! The Dames Dish it Out - a cookbook created by The Greenville Derby Dames is filled with little secrets, plenty of photos of the girls and over 80 recipes. $15
I've featured products from Beep Art in the past and they continue to add more creative ideas to their collection all the time. Check out this adorable derby girl laptop decal for only $12.
Keep the derby love going all year long with a subscription to Five on Five Magazine. This informative mag will keep you updated on everything from gear, regionals, coaching, media and so much more. Order a single issue, or set up a friend with a full subscription.
Most derby players, especially when starting out, eat, drink and sleep derby. These pillow cases by Branch Handmade can definitely help out with the sleep part. $18 for a set of two.
I think it's only fair that if you skate, your Christmas stocking should reflect that. Check out this derby skate stocking for $14.99 by Sinister Skate Wear.
Derby girls are always looking for the perfect booty shorts. Hex Chromosome features these and other bottoms which are created for and by derby girls. Best of all, they promise no muffin tops or camel toes. Check out the rest of their amazing styles and colors!
Former skater and artist Dedly Weponz never ceases to amaze me with her creativity. Check out this tote bag for $28.
Keep the derby festivities going all year long with this illustrated calendar for $20 by Black Sheep Clothing.
For those who love art, these colorful prints from Strada Coast are full of character and at just $10 each, affordable.
Let's not forget a little something for our hard working refs. How about these note cards for $5 or necklace for $12 from Fire Bolt Creations.
To our derby moms with future derby players in their house. This bib from Caustic Threads is not only adorable, but it's also reversible! $14
There you have it! The best of the best for holiday 2011. I hope this year's guide helps you pick out some gifts for your loved ones. Here's to a wonderful derby filled holiday season!!
- Etta
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Getting Ready For Giving
The time of year will soon be upon us when stores are packed with frantic shoppers and mall parking lots turn into a tar covered hell. This is when I do my best to avoid the brick and mortar shops and pick up my laptop. Shopping for holiday gifts in the comfort of my own home is just how I like it. While some of you tough it out and go the old school route, I know that many of you, like me, prefer holiday shopping via the internet much better.
Avoid this!
Every year I do my very best to bring you the biggest, newest and best in skate related products to make shopping for your favorite roller girls (and guys) easy! My Holiday Derby Gift Guides are still The Rebel Yell's most read posts. Even after holiday season is far behind, people click back to reference them and check out the shops listed to see if they can find a cool birthday gift for a friend.
While I do find a lot of great gift ideas on my own, I always take reader suggestions. Are you an artist or shop that makes/sells skate related products or know someone who does? I'd love to feature you! Email me with a link to your shop and any other information to ettajams@yahoo.com I plan on getting the Guide up by the last week of November, so be sure to get back to me before then.
My goal is to help you shrink down the "what do I get them" questions on all of your lists, so I'm hoping to make this year's the best gift guide yet!
- Etta
Monday, October 31, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Just A Reminder
Tomorrow night is our annual Halloween Fundraiser! Come on down to Sinclair's Pub in West Babylon and enjoy great music, drinks and prizes for best costume!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Call Backs
Last night was the first official practice for our new Fresh Bloods. It was so exciting to see them all in action! Captain Morgan ran a great practice and although it was filled with a lot of basic skills, it was high-energy and left everyone feeling exhilarated and happy! I saw each and every skater out there giving it their all. Full determination - No slackers, no complainers. It was exactly what a coach likes to see.
I want to wish all of our new girls the best of luck and can’t wait to see them improve even more! Congratulations again to all of you!
See you all Thursday……
- Etta
I want to wish all of our new girls the best of luck and can’t wait to see them improve even more! Congratulations again to all of you!
See you all Thursday……
- Etta
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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