--- In sin_city_rockabilly_scene@yahoogroups.com, "Grand Poobah"
<scrgpoobah@...> wrote:
>
> $5 advance tickets, or $10 at the door. Get advance tickets at the
> Double Down Saloon or from Brown Paper Tickets:
> http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/33359
> No need for a babysitter, kids under ten get in free. EMTs do as
well.
>
> The league has expanded, adding two new home teams which will face
off
> for the first time this Saturday night. They're keeping the team
names
> quiet until the bout, but let's just say they're kind of "old Vegas"
> vs "new Vegas." I suspect I'd know which team you'd be rooting for.
>
> New skaters include Kelvikta the Blade from the Swing Shift Side
Show
> (she swallows swords AND was a speed skater!), Maybelline from the
> Denver Roller Dolls, HeatherFace from the Mid-Iowa Rollers and Lali
> Pop from the Bay City Bombers and San Diego Firebirds. Aside from
them
> and our vets, keep an eye out for Black Belt Betty. I have never
seen
> someone learn to skate derby that well so quickly.
>
> 6:30 Tailgate party and car show, hosted by the Knuckledraggers.
I've
> seen it also posted a time or two as 6:00 PM.
> 7:00 Doors open, get there early, get some good seats. If you sit up
> front, you could wind up with a rollergirl in your lap. Unlike a
> baseball game, you'll have to give her back.
> 8:00 Bout begins
>
> Roller derby legend (and Vegas local) Frankie Macedo (L.A. T-Birds,
> Team Canada and many other teams from the late 50s to the mid-80s)
> will be singing a bit of Sinatra to warm up the crowd. Frankie's a
> hella nice guy, and I have read he was one of the scoringest jammers
> out there.
>
> Babes in Sin will be performing some clothed-enough-for-kids-to-
attend
> burlesque at halftime.
>
> As the grand finale, we'll have the Klash of the Kings. I kid you
not,
> some Elvis vs. Elvis action.
>
> after party at the sin city saloon w/ babes in sin, helltown
harlots, jaxy & the 357's, latchkey kidz & more!!! 252 conventiohn
center dr. in the summerset shopping center