Long Beach Roller Derby’s Inaugural Bout “Total Dome-ination”
“Legs” of the Terminal Island Tootsies
Long Beach Roller Derby’s Inaugural Bout “Total Dome-ination”
Long Beach Roller Derby announces its first public bout on Friday April 9th at the Spruce Goose Dome called “Total Dome-ination!”
LONG BEACH, CA, April 9th- Long Beach Roller Derby’s inaugural bout will take place in the Spruce Goose Dome at the Queen Mary on Friday night April 9th, doors opening at 7 pm and the game to start at 8:30 pm. The bout will pit two of the league’s three teams against each other; The 4th Street Retro Rollers, coached by Estro Jen, against the Terminal Island Tootsies, coached by Diesel. It is an all ages event with food and alcohol sold on the premises. Ticket prices are $15. for General Admission and $25. for VIP seats. After the game, a one-hour after party will be hosted by the players at the Dome. More information and presale tickets are available for purchase at LongBeachRollerDerby.com, brownpapertickets.com/event/102329 and locally at Moxi Roller Skate Shop at 2132 E. 4th street, beginning March 5th.
This will be an entertaining game for spectators with real, local roller derby action. Different from traditional roller derby from decades back, the new game is is 100 percent REAL roller derby with no fake fighting, hair pulling, elbows or chair throwing. For those not familiar with the sport, it is played on an oval track with two teams on quad (traditional four wheel) skates. Each team has five players on the track at a time, four blockers and one jammer. The object is to move your jammer past the other team’s blockers while the other team tries to do the same all while
skating quickly around the track. One point is scored for each opposing blocker passed. It is a fast paced exciting game with scoring periods called “jams” last last about 2 minutes for the entirety of the one hour game. The game is enhanced with the players adopting campy alter ego names like “Ida Capitate” and “Blanche Deatharow.”
Long Beach Roller Derby (LBRD) is Long Beach’s premier, all-female competitive roller derby league. Their game is real and their girls are local. They are currently raising funds for their very owned “banked-track.”
The league is also seeking local business’s who would like to sponsor or sell goods as a vendor at the event. Anyone interested should contact Diesel at LBRollerDerby@gmail.com.
On Friday March 26th, Long Beach Roller Derby will convene for a ‘meet and greet’ at Moxi Roller Skate Shop on 4th Street for interviews and ticket sales at 7 pm. The address is 2132 E. 4th Street in Long Beach.
Who: Long Beach Roller Derby
What: First Bout
Where: Long Beach at the Queen Mary Dome
When: April 9th doors open at 7pm bout starts at 8:30pm