Alright, we’re almost three weeks into 2011. On New Year’s Eve, did you resolve to: 1. Get fit/lose weight? 2. Meet new people? 3. Have more fun? 4. Try new things? 5. Reduce stress? 6. Be more awesome? How are those resolutions coming along for you? If you haven’t started yet or started and gave […]
Check it out! 24 Hours reporter Sara Rowland visited Raw Meat this past Saturday, and her write-up appears in today’s paper. Thanks for the coverage! Unfortunately, there was one small error in the article. The caption states, “Terminal City Roller Girls welcome intrepid reporter Sarah Rowland as she learns the ins and outs of Roller […]
Snow Crash is currently Fresh Meat with the TCRG. This summer, she got a group of girls who wanted to try out for derby together, and founded Raw Meat. She’s spent years on roller blades, but has been on roller skates only since April. With hours and hours of hard work, sweat, and determination, here […]
How do you know if you need to buy roller-skate-themed presents for someone special this Christmas? 5.   The only socks she’ll wear are knee-high and multi-coloured 4.   When her friends talk about roller derby movies, they mean, “Blood on the Flat Track,†not “Whip Itâ€. 3.   She’s covered in bruises and fishnet-rash, and proud of […]
Thank you so much to everyone who came out and skated tonight! We had a fantastic skate. Special thanks go to our special guests from the TCRG. We WILL master the backwards crossover! For everyone eagerly waiting to check their answers on our Raw Meat WFTDA Rules test, here is the answer key: Raw Meat […]
All right, I said I would post this on Friday, and I missed the deadline by 15 minutes. Woops. At any rate, here is a handy-dandy quiz to test your knowledge of WFTDA rules. Fill out the quiz, and bring it to our Raw Meat Vancouver skate tomorrow, December 11, at 5 PM at Thunderbird […]
Is anybody sore after last practice? If you weren’t there, you missed lots of fitness drills, and some fun jammer action. Who knows what’s up for next week? Transitions? Jumping? Roller derby dodge ball? We could do anything. It’s our last skate of the year, and it could be crazy! You should come out. Plus, […]
Happy December, everyone! Are you suffering from too much good cheer? Can’t handle another frackin’ repeat of Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer? Family fun time freaking you out? I’ve got the cure! Come to Raw Meat, and roller skate out all your stress. What could be more relaxing than two hours of sweat, drills, thrills, and […]
It looks like the rain may be socking in for the winter, and opportunities to roller skate outside may be few and far between for the next few months. It’s sad, but don’t despair, because there are lots of other derby-licious activities you can do over the winter. For instance, you could memorize the Women’s […]
From November 13 to December 18, Raw Meat Vancouver’s roller skate sessions will be 5 PM to 7 PM, every Saturday, at Thunderbird Community Centre, 2311 Cassiar St., Vancouver. Each session is $7, and full safety gear is required (helmet, wrist, knee and elbow pads, mouth guard). Raw Meat Vancouver roller skating sessions feature a […]