Word association time: what do the words "roller skating" make you think of? To me, "roller skating" is equivalent to "summer, " "glide," "wood floors," & "couple's skate." Take a look at the Philly Roller Girls press release', however, and you'll see words like "brutal," "bout," and "battle." And I used to think the worst one could suffer from skating was a twisted ankle or a skinned knee.

The Philly Roller Girls, Philly's women's roller derby leauge, start their season this Sunday when Captains Violet Temper & Mo Pain pit their Philthy Britches against Captains Honey St. Claire and Jersey Diabla's Hostile City Honeys, in a bout for wheeled dominion. If you're tough enough to take the action, the match begins at 6:30 at Millennium Skate World. There is an all-ages skate following the bout. (I assume they will first clean any residual blood off of the floor.)

Philly Roller Girls Season Opener
Sunday April 9th, 6:30 PM
Millennium Skate World
1900 Carmen Street, Camden
$12