When I think of roller-skating, I think of Friday night at the local skating rink, really bad Debbie Gibson songs and the smell of stale Junior Mints. Recently, I discovered that roller-skating isn’t about hairspray and couples’ skates anymore. It’s about super-tough chicks knocking the crap out of each other for the love of sport and charity. The Kansas City Roller Warriors is an all-female roller derby league that was established in June of 2005 by two friends with a lot of vision and even more pent-up aggression. Since then, they’ve been turning the girly roller derby into an all-out spectacle in Kansas City. Tuesday, April 13 at 4:30 p.m. the ladies are holding a Lounge Party at the 13th Street Bar and Grill to help kick off their season. The night will feature music by modern cabaret act Alacartoona (9:30 p.m.), DJ Cruz, artwork and a silent auction. Get there early. I wouldn’t want to fight these girls for a seat.
April 09, 2007
March 07, 2007
The legend of March Madness
It’s a little-known fact but the term “March Madness” was originally coined by an Irish limerist named Finneus Fergul. He was describing that time of the year when the weather fluctuates hourly between below freezing to a toasty spring-like fervor. When daylight savings time shows up, and then you show up one hour late to your Monday morning meeting. When people who clearly are not Irish wear shirts claiming their heritage owes them a “kiss.” OK, we made up like 99.9% of that. Alright, 100%. March Madness is about one thing, and one thing only — basketball. And this time next year Kansas City will be too. In 2008, the mens' and womens' Big 12 basketball tournament will be hosted at the new Sprint Center right here in the Crossroads. We’re serious. We wouldn’t lie to you about basketball. Badminton, now that’s a different story.
