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David Marks visits the bizarre and edgy world of the Pikes Peak Derby Dames, Colorado Springs' new all-girl roller derby team.
Broadcast History
September 8, 2005. Rebroadcast September 10.
Transcript
*** DERBY DAMES ***
ERIC WHITNEY: Colorado Springs is home to a shadowy, aggressive, all-female sporting society that is honing its skills, recruiting new members and preparing for dominance in the future. It’s the Pikes Peak Derby Dames, twenty-three otherwise unassuming women who like to roller skate in circles and, occasionally, knock each other down. David Marks infiltrated a recent practice, and lived to tell this tale.
[sound of practice at roller rink]
DAVID MARKS: Walking into a Pikes Peak Derby Dames practice can be a little daunting for the uninitiated. Of the twenty-three women here tonight, many wear black, are tattooed, and have at least a few visible piercings.
At first impression, you might guess these girls attend a lot of punk and rockabilly shows. Some sport large battle bruises from previous skating bouts. I had the distinct feeling of entering a unique psy...
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Tanya Ott
Posted on September 23, 2005 at 06:11 AM | Permalink
Review of Derby Dames
What a fun topic! There's great nat sound and interviews in this story. The reporter's instincts to stay out of the way of the characters is right on, but when he does make an entrance his energy level is so notable down from their's that it's distracting. The story is also too long -- could easily be half the length.
Still - it's a fun topic that doesn't get much, if any, coverage on pubradio (or elsewhere for that matter) & the women interviewed are entertaining!