ROLLER DERBY UK

I have seen the future...and the future is ROLLER DERBY.
This sport rules.

A sport dominated by women, but men are getting into it also. (If anyone is interested in setting up a northwest chapter let me know).

Fast, furious and a shit load of bruises.

5 players from each team play at a time. They go round a track together, in the same direction. Each team has a 'Jammer', (the player with a star on his/her helmet), who starts after the other four. The aim is for the Jammers to catch up to the other players (who are called blockers) and get past as many blockers as possible. The blockers have to help their Jammer get past, while trying to stop the opposing Jammer. This goes on for 2 minutes, after which a whistle is blown, the scores are awarded and another 5 players from each team line up. These 2 minutes periods are called 'jams'. Points are scored for each opposing player that the jammer gets past. Its a full contact sport, so blocking is encouraged. Grabbing, tripping and hitting are not allowed (but they do happen) so players get sent to spend a jam in the penalty box. Expect twisted ankles, broken wrists and lots of smiles.
Oh and a classic pair of quad skates in the ribs!!

new year, new post

Hey Hey hey!!
Another year older a new one just begun!

Well, i have packed in the cigs (2 weeks so far!) and i am having a month off drinking to give my liver a chance of survival.

2 weeks in an i feel worse than ever.
I thought if you pack in smoking your chest gets better? i feel like my lungs are closing in.
I suppose its all the crap, starting to come loose.
I don't even feel like a cig, which i think is because how crappy i feel.
Hopefully won't last too long.

What do i want from 2009?
to be honest job security and some kind of lottery windfall.
I want a quiet year, last year was too manic and flew past.

Very difficult seeing all the redundancies that are happening (my mate got laid off on friday) at the moment and then seeing Manchester City (reportedly) offering AC Milan's 'Kaka' £250'000+ per week for kicking a ball. If i was him i would jump at the chance.
I'd play football in Beirut for that kind of money.
In fact there is very little i wouldn't do for that kind of money.

*tart

New hobbies?

well i have just got Abletor some kind of music editor.
I don't want to waste my life to it, a couple of weekend's is ok, anymore no way.
If you go on www.nin.com , the Nine Inch Nails official site, apart from it being a very cool website, now Trent Reznor is record label free, he is offering a ridiculous amount of music up for free download, inc the latest album (The Slip) (highly recommend).
Loads of old stuff as instrumentals and there is a remix section of the site open up to all, where vistors are encouraged to download various tracks and layers and remix the hell out of it and put it up for others to hear.

I have so many tunes that go through my head, its frustrating not being able to put them into practise. I will have a little go at this, should be fun.

I would highly recommend anyone to check out the site.
The remix section has been up for ages, some great variations on some amazing songs.
i would argue that many of the remixs posted are better than a lot that are on many of the remix albums over the years.

check it out!

Happy new year.