Music and Mayhem for the Weekend

A very quick post, as I'm already running late for work...

Tonight, over in downtown Raleigh at Tir Na Nog, Friends of Blog and great musicians extraordinaire Hercules Mulligan will be doing their usual lively set. Wonderful night is forecast for this evening...clouds to move out later today and sunshine in for tomorrow...so come out and join us for a late summer treat. The show starts at 7 pm.

© Carolina Rollergirls, Raleigh, NC, 2008

Tomorrow, over at the Dorton Arena at the State Fairgrounds also in Raleigh, the Carolina Rollergirls (our local womens' flat track roller derby team) takes on the Tucson Saddletramps (which sounds suspiciously like a new team to the league, but I did miss a couple of games from last year, too). A truly fun and lively night of action, as the CRG team is always competitive and draws an enthusiastic crowd. If you've not been, it's time to finally come see what you've been missing. If you've been and haven't made plans already for tomorrow, come out and cheer to the rafters again. The doors open at 5pm (plenty of free parking around the Arena, too, by the way), and the bout starts at 6pm.

Carolina Rollergirls, Dorton Arena, May 20

Courtesy of and © Evil Ed, Carolina Rollergirls fan support group, 2007

My favourite female bruisers and flat track skating pros, The Carolina Rollergirls, take to the rink again very soon, in a double header, over at Dorton Arena on May 20. They are a lot fun to watch, are (shock! horror!) family friendly, and put on a really good show. It's a sport, though, people...and not in the way that another guilty pleasure of mine...professional wrestling...is. The girls are legit and play it that way. Tickets are very reasonably priced, there's plenty of free parking, and concessions are also very affordable. If you don't know how the sport is done, never fear as a brief training and rules explanation happens at the beginning of every bout. Great time had by all, adults and kids alike, and an even better way to support our local team of hard-playing athletes!

Come out if you can here, but if you're not local to Carolina, go see another women's flat track derby team in your area.

(Friend of Blog Mike even has pointed out similar teams Down Under Australia way are also starting up, too, with the Melbourne Grind Girls down his way in Victoria. I found some general info on the Aussie league formation through their MySpace page for the Australian Roller Derby Association.)