Night of the Rolling Dead

Jack working with Roller Stats

Rabbit on the mic

Jack and I headed down to Rome GA for a tournament hosted by the Rome Rollergirls. Jack brought the Roller Stats program he is creating for derby announcers and teams. He has been working on this program for a few weeks and it is coming along nicely. When I am announcing the bout, Roller Stats gives me nice details to sprinkle into the banter. This was my first tournament to announce and I ended up doing it solo. I promised the president of the league that I had enough ego to manage the mic on my own. (no arguments I suppose?) Chattanooga Roller Girls won the tournament and took home the trophy.

The final home bout of the 2011 season is November 19th at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

Chattanooga Roller Girls vs Little City Roller Girls

The voice of the Little City Roller Girls is Big Daddy Voodoo and I am looking forward to working with him on the mic.  I have come a long way since the workshop he gave last winter.

Talk Derby

When I set my sights on announcing roller derby I knew it would be a challenge to learn new skills but the journey is most of the fun. I already talk for a living.  Getting on the microphone in public is never an issue.  The lure to the mic is learning.  I already love the sport of roller derby and who doesn’t love fun sports played well?  These women are some of my favorite athletes and I never cease to be amazed at how easily the skates are an extension of the skaters.

Big Daddy Voodoo's Announcer Workshop

Before I announced a single bout I traveled to Johnson City Tennessee to attend an announcer workshop with Big Daddy Voodoo.  It was nice to meet other announcers in the region and a big boost to the confidence to pass the mic around with so many fun voices during a regional scrimmage.    I keep learning more and more every time I get a chance and have come to enjoy talking to myself in the corner at the league scrimmages.

I enjoy announcing the home bouts of the Chattanooga Roller Girls. They are an apprentice league in WFTDA and I hope to improve and advance right along with them.

Johnson City Announcer Workshop February 2011

 

 

Raw talent unleashed!

Roll Models – July 23, 2011

The Chattanooga Roller Girls vs Classic City Rollergirls (Athens GA)

Chattanooga Convention Center

When these teams faced off last year Classic City sent CRG home in defeat.  The bout ended differently this year. More than a thousand cheering fans watched the Chattanooga Roller Girls skate a victory along the convention center floor.  The weeks of practice with the team scrimmages paid off and I was very comfortable talking derby for the bout. I announced the game with Kevin Bartolomucci.

Before the bout I relaxed by knitting a few rows on a colorful wave scarf.  My ensemble included the Luck of the Draw Shawl and Fascinator.