Lilly the Kid “Blockstars” Roller Rookie & Hired Gun I started playing flat track roller derby in 2018 with a local team in my small hometown after I watched a TV show that had a roller derby episode and decided to do a quick little google search to see if roller derby was actually real….
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If you missed last weekend’s Wreck League bout, you missed a killer flip, boyz on the track, and plenty of retired skaters showing they still know how to crush it. The Purple People Eaters and Team C.R.E.A.M. (Cats Rule Everything Around Me) brought the boys to the yard as TXRD saw more male skaters…
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Hired Gun$ take the spotlight! You’ve seen some of them take to the track as hired Bombs, Putas, Rhinestones, Rollers, and Hellcats, but with Texas Roller Derby’s end-of-season draft fast approaching, it’s time for those tenacious Hired Gun$ to get their moment in the spotlight! This Saturday, October 22nd, our Gun$ put their…
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Thanksgiving brings a stuffed bird, relatives, and Thundercloud’s Turkey Trot. Then there is that day of the crazies, Black Friday. After that: Christmas. What does Christmas bring? Yes, ham, more relatives, and glittering gift paper…. BUT – Christmas brings TXRD’s Holiday Underground Bout! Any derby fan knows, the span of time between Halloween and…
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Who is in the Calvello Cup? Here it is, the moment you’ve all been waiting for! Three teams have been knocked out of the running for the 15th Anniversary Season Calvello Cup championship title. Two titans remain, ready for the final brawl of 2016: the Hellcats, no longer undefeated but still boasting an…
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Austin is a magical oasis of food, fun things, culture, and weirdness, so when one is tasked with pointing out-of-towners toward the best the city has to offer, the options can be overwhelming! Luckily, Fun Things To Do has curated a list of unique activities, exciting events, and delicious cuisine eclectic enough to satisfy…
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Grandma got run over by a reindeer, Skating home from our house Christmas Eve. You can say there’s no such thing as Santa, But as for TXRD, we believe. She’d been drinking too much eggnog, And we begged her not to roll. But she forgot her mouthguard, And staggered out the door into the…
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