Last night fans got a taste of what is soon to be the norm for North Star roller derby home bouts. So what happened last night?
We had two games that were put together by the awesome team of Cracked Pepper, Marshmallow Assassin and you can toss myself in there in the end.
Game 1: Marshmallow Toss
We had two fans come out to the track and line up on each side in the straight-a-ways. They stood equal to the pack line, and we had two skaters toss marshmallows into their mouths for 30 seconds. The winner won 5 to 1. They walked away with tickets, t-shirt and passes to sit in the new VIP section.
Game 2: Derby Girl Makeover
Again two fans pulled from the crowd. This time two men who had 30 seconds to dress like a derby girl. They had help from two real derby girls and after the 30 seconds was up, the fans got to choose who the winner was. Last night it as won by someone who went all out and demanded to be dressed like a derby drag queen. They also won the same prize pack.
*All contestants signed a bullet proof waiver that kept any and all involved (including the MCC, volunteers, NSRG, sponsors and anyone who is under any of those umbrellas) safe from lawsuit. The waiver was reviewed and agreed to by the league's lawyer who volunteers her time to help the league. So a big thanks to her as well.
Now maybe because no one knew what to expect, but when the games would start the fans say quiet, but I loked out and all eyes were still on the track even though the bout had just eneded moments ago.
It felt good to be able to give to the fans and to give to the league. It's been a while since I have felt that I have been able to give to these amazing girls because I am a person who needs to have results to measure my success. I think last night it was success that was the result.
SUCCESS!!
A HUGE THANK YOU
goes to skaters Claudia Eyesout and Crust Almighty. They helped toss and dress the fans last night. It was great working with them and I hope they realize how much enjoyment they gave to the fans. LAst night would not have been such a success without these two.
The first 100 fans were treted to keychains bottle openers with the nsrg name on them. Great little items. I hope to see these on the merch table.