Them Dames

Only three days left before the midnight sign-up deadline for the Boston Derby Dames' tryouts! I seriously pondered joining these roller ladies a few years ago, but (honestly) never had the rocks...or time, unfortunately.

"The Boston Derby Dames have been getting their blocks off since May 2005 when the first intrepid rollergirls began training at rinks and hockey courts throughout greater Boston. The league now boasts more than 50 active skaters on three home teams: the Cosmonaughties, Nutcrackers, and Wicked Pissahs. Our all-star travel team, the Boston Massacre, has been in action since October 2005 and has traveled to play teams in Las Vegas, Long Island, and Seattle, and has hosted Charm City (MD), Atlanta, Cincinnati, Dominion (VA), Maine, and more.

We are Boston’s first and only all-female, DIY, skater-owned and -operated flat track roller derby league and proud members of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA)."

Come on! How cool is women's roller derby?!?! If, like me, you crave alternative forms of exercise which help release repressed anger (or if, also like me, you've always wanted to get into a bar fight,) the BDD could be your personal trainer and therapist. HA!

I'd join for the team names and "uniforms" alone. Plus, the BDDs are serious about their sport and look like they know how to throw a great soiree. What's to lose?

Tryout info, schedules, and FAQs here.