Hell on Wheels! Roller Derby Boot Camp!

Squeezing these skates, pads, helmets, gear and players into one sedan
 looked impossible, but the captain was up to it, cleverly employing all 
the stomping,  pushing and jamming tricks practiced in the derby arena.

A half-dozen brightly-clad ladies, fresh from the Roller Derby wars, packed up their helmets, kneepads and skates, then wheeled out of our Normandie Avenue digs this morning.

Red-haired roller-skatin' Momma loved

all the attention from Birdie.

They gathered in town for the 4-day Roller Derby "March Radness" boot camp hosted by the illustrious Los Angeles Derby Dolls.
Our bombastic neighbors came from Vancouver and Seattle for a weekend of good times and gritty competition. Birdie was an immediate favorite with the enthusiastic, fun-loving women, winning them with licks and yips.

NEW RECRUIT? Not a chance.  He can't even skate.

We have shared the venerable Fawlty Towers patio and spa with a variety of interesting guests this winter, but so far these are the first to sport red hair, tattoos and leotards.

Lorlee writes: 

We have attended a couple of events in Dallas (our league is the Assassins and one of the teams is the Dead Kennedys) Great fun and we plan to go back next month. Hair, tattoos and costumes are the most fun.