The Goulden Argument – Pankhurst and the Window Pane
The argument of the broken window pane is the most valuable argument in modern politics. – Emmiline (Goulden) Pankhurst 1858-1928 Arizona vs Minnesota Gallery Depending on the source, Emmeline Pankhurst was born 160 years ago today (or the 15th.). Emmeline and her husband were active British suffragists. Arizona v Atlanta Gallery During this year’s Golden Bowl in […]
Roller Derby – Palace of Fine Arts
The 2018 Bay Area Derby roller derby season started this Spring with two bouts at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts. I photographed a bout in March and another in April. This is the first season that Bay Area Derby has skated at the Palace of Fine Arts. BAD changed their teams, uniforms, and regular […]
Bay Area Derby “New Home – Old Building”
Bay Area Derby opened their regular season at the Old West Oakland Train Station ten days ago. The roller derby bout was held outside the abandoned train station on Saturday, March 18, 2017. Here is the photo gallery from the season opener. I have also photographed an event inside the 16th Street Station. On November […]
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. […]
2015 BAD Derby Champs
Last week I met sports journalist Justine Gubar. She wrote the book “Fanaticus, Mischief and Madness in the Modern Sports Fan.” The book is about crazy fans. Last night I watched the Major League Baseball playoffs. Toronto fans threw beer cans and other debris onto to the field after being upset with an umpire’s call (but mostly the fans hit […]
Derby, Dads, Dodgers and Demons
This post might turn out like my dinner tonight. I grilled a cheese sandwich with turkey, garden tomatoes and avocado. The sprouted bread fell apart, the crust became hard and the inside became mushy and cheesy. It tasted good, but I would not serve it to friends. While I rushed my dinner, I have spent several days trying to write this blog post. I have […]
Costume Roller Derby
October 11, 2014 Santa Cruz, California Photo Gallery Last weekend I photographed the Santa Cruz Bombshells’ final bout of the season. Santa Cruz hosted the New York Bad Apples at the Kaiser Permanente Arena. Because the bout was held in October, there was a costume theme. Because this was roller derby, a costume theme seemed a […]
BADG Double Header Bout 1 – Oakland v Berkeley at The Armory
The B.ay A.rea D.erby G.irls held their second Double Header of the 2014 home season in San Francisco at The Armory on Saturday, April 26, 2014. I posted a few photos on my Facebook page already, but the images look better on my derby photography website. I almost always upload galleries at www.AFlatTrackMind.com after a bout. […]
Keep Calm and March On – Season Openers
On Saturday March 1, I attended two season openers. One was a campaign and the other was a sporting event. There is probably a cheap joke here, but neither event felt cheap. In the morning, I attended Libby Schaaf’s “Libby for Mayor Oakland Campaign Kickoff.” (I took a few hundred pictures; here is the edited […]
A Flat Track Mind – The 2013 BAD Championships
Saturday night I photographed the 2013 Bay Area Derby Girls Roller Derby Championships. I am almost a regular. I will probably always feel awkward referring to a grown woman as a “girl,” but derby is a place where awkwardness is normal. I might never live up to my derby photographer name either. I may never […]
A Tale of Two Mayors and a Shadow Photographer
Earlier this month, the Bay Area Derby Girls All-Star team hosted the roller derby club from Montreal. The Golden Girls defeated The New Skids on the Block 217-122 at the Oakland Convention Center. During half-time, Oakland’s Mayor Jean Quan proclaimed May 11, 2013 as “Bay Area Derby Girls Day” for the entire city. I have known […]
Rock My Derby
On Saturday, March 2, 2013, I became an official derby photographer when I photographed The B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls’ first bout of 2013 between the San Francisco ShEvil Dead and the Richmond Wrecking Belles at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, California. I have photographed several other bouts, but last time I was way too serious.
Bay Area Derby Girls Advance to Nationals
Since the top two teams at the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association West Region Tournament automatically advance to the national tournament in Atlanta, the third place game between the Bay Area Derby Girls and the Rose City Rollers was probably the most dramatic of the tournament. The bout was especially exciting since the BAD Girls hosted this year’s West […]
Best Bout of the Besterns
Was there any doubt that the bout between Angel City Derby Girls and the Sacred City Derby Girls was the greatest match of the 2012 Women’s Flat Track Derby Association Western Regional Tournament? The two teams are bitter sweet rivals with a relatively long history. When the bout ended, Angel City’s tournament MVP Jammer Fifi Nomenon […]