2016 BAD Roller Derby Champions
“If the Good Lord had intended us to walk, he wouldn’t have invented roller skates.” (from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) On Saturday, two teams skated in circles and one team would be able to hold a trophy at the end of the bout. Last year the Berkeley Resistance won. This year they won again. Rocket Dog Rescue also […]
Bay Area Derby Pride Double Header
I almost did not photograph last weekend’s Bay Area Derby Pride double header. I would have missed something special. My derby photographs were not special, although I took a few decent action pictures somehow. There are two slideshows below the next two photographs. In the second bout, Richmond Wrecking Belles defeated the San Francisco ShEvil Dead. […]
Bout Saturday Night – Wrecking Belles v San Francisco ShEvil Dead
Today, April 29, is my childhood friend Steve’s birthday. We met in second grade. Today is also Uma Thurman’s birthday. If you read my post about Bout 1, you realized that I quoted Mia Wallace, Uma Thurman’s Pulp Fiction character. I am not sure if I am old or if I have a good memory. Pulp Fiction was […]
Dog Day at Roller Derby
I went to photograph women’s flat track roller derby … and an animal adoption fair broke out. The four regular season teams of the B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls skated in a doubleheader and, though I can’t be sure of the final score, I think the all-volunteer non-profit Rocket Dog Rescue won. (To See more photos from the […]