I was extremely surprised to see this entire underground roller derby world! The place was packed! People of all ages were there - a very family friendly crowd.
While at the Kitsap County Fair this year - Chad and I met the Slaughter County Roller Vixens while walking though the different booths. They handed us a flier, told us about their beer garden - they were pretty cool - plus they made sure to mention the military discount.
Their first "bout" of the year was last night - and I was able to harass a couple of my friends to join me in attending it. It was all our first times - and it was... well.... interesting.
None of us knew the rules and the first couple teams seemed super unorganized. Then even after looking up the rules.... they seemed even more confused. There was some bashing, some falling, some time spent in the penalty box, someone even fell and broke/badly spranged their ankle (necessitating a medic) - but... if you've ever seen Whip It - this was nothing like it - but still super fun in its own right.
So if you want something new to do on a Saturday night - I'd recommend checking out the roller derby!
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