Toga / Jello / DyDD Fundraiser Follow Up
This just in from our intrepid correspondents, Mark and Tressie:
We attended the Dockyard Derby Dames toga party and Jell-O tm wrestling event at The Garage on Saturday night. At 9:00 there were 35 togans and 15 in civvies, plus the burliest doorman and Id checker recently seen with 6 assorted bulky dudes scattered around the place to keep the peace. The thumpin housewreckin’ machine music (say goodbye to your hearing kids) seemed perfect for the thumpin’ bumpin’ Derby Dames. Adorably wicked merchandise was for sale embossed with the DYDD vixen smilin’ to soften you up just before they knock yer arse into the last century. The girls and their boys were a nice bunch. We will be sure to attend their first match May 5th at The Tacoma Soccer Center.
Watch out for the wings at the Garage they’s hotter n hades!
Khaotic of the Femme Fiannas informed us that The Dockyard Derby Dames is the name of our own home town Tacoma league. We had thought it was a team. Well, there are four teams in the DyDD league – The Femme Fiannas, The Hellbound Homewreckers, The Trampires and last but not least The Marauding Mollys. There are 13 members per team. Ollie Oxen of the Marauding Mollys explained how roller derby works. The object of Roller Derby is to get your teams “Jammer” through the pack and lap around the track. If this is accomplished with no “fouls” the team receives 5 points. If you incur fouls you get 1 point. Now we know.
Was there Jell-O wrestling? We couldn’t hang in there long enough to find out. Did they meet their Spring Funddrive goals? Will there be new uniforms? Or, does this mean a season of nude skating this year? We hope to hear soon, so stay tuned for answers to these and life’s other pressing questions.
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4 comments
J Jake August 25, 2008
I wouldn’t tell people to “avoid at all costs”, there are businesses along these roads that are dealing with parking issues do to the construction.
So please come down to the area and Drink, Buy, Eat!
J jacinda August 26, 2008
I agree with Jake. I live on St. Helens by PSP and while construction has been a bit frustrating the crews seem to be doing their best to accomodate everyone.
Parking is limited, expecially during the daytime hours, but even with them shutting down portions of 7th I still haven’t had to park more than half a block away.
So, long story short…come visit PSP, the Mix, Maxwells, etc.
A altered chords August 26, 2008
The nice woman flagger actually walked me across the street one day.
I havn’t had a crossing guard do that for me in 40 years.
Nice folks working on that BLID.
E Erik S August 27, 2008
Man are the messages getting mixed. Just when I thought the parking requirements were killing downtown, I find out that the reduced availability of parking is actually killing downtown!