As everyone knows, we love roller derby here at Brown Paper Tickets and we got a ton of derby events happening all over the country this weekend. One of special interest to us is Rollerpalooza starting on Friday, August 19 in Coos Bay, Oregon. Our Derby Doer Bob Noxious is going to be in the
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RollerCon 2011 starts this Wednesday, July 27 which means thousands of roller girls and guys from around the country are headed to the Riviera in Las Vegas for five days of networking, bouts, challenges, derby weddings, scrimmages, scavenger hunts, karaoke, dancing and, I’d imagine, a fair amount of partying. BPT staffers Connor, Sten, Colleen, Renee,
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In Battle on the Bank IV nine teams from around the country will be competing to see who the national champions of the banked track are. This year, the tournament is June 10 – 12th and is being hosted by the Arizona Derby Dames in Phoenix AZ at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
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Josh Gates opens his show, “Destination Truth” by saying: “In my travels, I’ve experienced some unexplainable things, and I’ve done some things I can’t quite explain.” So, I’m going to us that as the perfect opening for this blog post and an overall description of my derby career. A rich and anecdotal history revolves around
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Brown Paper Tickets loves roller derby! Derby coach and announcer Bob Noxious, our derby liaison told the Chicago Tribune: “A lot of us involved in derby find a certain level of acceptance inside this subculture.” Brown Paper Tickets is an integral part of the derby community, ticketing hundreds of derby events around the country every
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Hey everyone, meet Bob Noxious our Alternative Sports doer extraordinaire. He’s out there hitting the pavement, providing support to all the amazing derby teams that we work with around the country. We wanted you all to get a chance to meet him and to get a glimpse inside the world of Roller Derby. So, without
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Here’s a shot of Michelle who works in Client Services, rockin’ it out on the banked track with the Tilted Thunder Rail Birds. She’s the one in purple in the center of the shot. She says, “In this photo, I was knocking the opposing jammer into the infield. Oh yeeeeaaahh! What a feelin’! My team
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