Ithaca League of Women Rollers http://www.ithacarollerderby.com home of the SufferJets & BlueStockings Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:03:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Derby is Back! April 17th ILWR season opener double-header in Cortland, NY! Come watch your favorite local rollergirls play some derby in their first bouts of the season! Ithaca BlueStockings vs. Assault City Roller Derby B Team from Syracuse Ithaca SufferJets vs. Roc City Roller Derby A Team from Rochester

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]]> http://www.ithacarollerderby.com/derby-is-back/ #Snowfan Contest! Build a roller derby SNOWFAN & Win! The Ithaca League of Women Rollers is encouraging all fans to build a derby snowfan this weekend! That’s right, get on your snow pants, start rolling up the snowballs and add a little roller derby flair to Frosty’s corn cob pipe and button nose. Send us a picture of your snowfan at info@ithacarollerderby.com A special ILWR taskforce will be cruisin’ the county looking for snowfans… and leaving fun SufferJets and Bluestockings merchandise in the mailboxes of extra special snowfans! At work or at home, build your snowfan today and help your ILWR skaters get ready for their 2010 season!]]> http://www.ithacarollerderby.com/snowfan-contest/ “Don’t Mess With Us” photo by KataKlysm

]]> http://www.ithacarollerderby.com/dont-mess-with-us/ Derby Names of the Week Kung Fool Fighter, who did an astounding job directing the skater-mannequins in the store window with his airplane traffic wands, offers two new names to chew on this week: Guard 'er Belt Bums & Roses]]> http://www.ithacarollerderby.com/derby-names-of-the-week-2/ Mannequins in the window What would the commons be without a little window shopping? Saturday at the Chili Fest was also the debut of our team merch for the BlueStockings, now on sale at Angry Mom Records in the basement of Autumn Leaves Bookstore. Special thanks to Autumn Leaves for indulging us with our window display shenanigans! Photo by John H. Ginsberg-Stevens. ]]> http://www.ithacarollerderby.com/manniquins-in-the-window/ Heating it up at the Chili Fest – Feb 20 We'll be at the Chili Fest this weekend right in front of the Chanticleer on Cayuga St. We'll also be live mannequinning the Angry Mom records shop window at Autumn Leaves Bookstore. Photo by Lauren Comly.]]> http://www.ithacarollerderby.com/heating-it-up-at-the-chili-fest-feb-20/ Derby Names of the Week Kung Fool Fighter says: Spin Doctor Thunderballs]]> http://www.ithacarollerderby.com/derby-names-of-the-week/ Good times with Lezly the Skate Guru Lezly were so fun and inspiring! Thanks to KataKlysm for capturing a few videos for further study...we need it. ]]> http://www.ithacarollerderby.com/good-times-with-lezly-the-skate-guru/ Angry Mom Records Dance Party v.4 w/ djGOURD Friday, February 5, 2010 at 10:00pm at the Chanti-Loft. 90's club jams/hiphop, afrobeat, afro-latin, afro-house, old and new boogie funk, cosmic disco and electro. Support your local record shop. Buy your vinyl at Angry Mom Records (under Autumn Leaves on the commons) $3 and 21+ Angry Mom Records is the proud retail location for Ithaca Roller Derby.]]> http://www.ithacarollerderby.com/angry-mom-records-dance-party-v-4-w-djgourd/ Kung Fool Fighter’s Derby Names of the Week "Roll-o-Decks" (kind of an inside joke) "Arnold Shorts n' Leggy" "J.S. Block"]]> http://www.ithacarollerderby.com/kung-fool-fighter-derby-names-of-the-week/