tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617671.post6719119285770246162..comments2023-05-01T04:40:01.997-07:00Comments on Knuckle-Dragging 101: No GoodRedDiablahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632173887505994233noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617671.post-854339087688336682011-02-14T14:57:55.684-08:002011-02-14T14:57:55.684-08:00I hope you don't retire just yet. After not ma...I hope you don't retire just yet. After not making FM I was pretty bummed since I've been skating about 6 months now, I'm there at least 4 days a week and volunteer at the bouts. I was as baffled by some of their picks on that as I was with the Ri-Ettes. Aynway, I was really hoping to train with you. Tarametrics is something I'm looking forward to even though I'm sure I'll be dying before it's over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617671.post-78690254213945892882011-01-27T00:51:41.156-08:002011-01-27T00:51:41.156-08:00Tara, never doubt your impact on and importance to...Tara, never doubt your impact on and importance to the Derby Dolls! And if you ever do, just go to the LA Times, run a search, and see whose yelling face pops up for the league: http://www.latimes.com/search/dispatcher.front?Query=derby+dolls&target=article&sortby=display_time+descending<br /><br />You are a GIANT to skaters and fans alike. In fact, you're the first thing people see when they walk through those doors - the mural of Tara fucking Armov!<br /><br />I can only imagine how disappointing it is to not be on the Ri-Ettes. I can't pretend to know what goes on in that decisionmaking. But I do know that you're one of the most amazing people I've ever encountered, and I hope that you don't leave derby for a long time to come!<br /><br />ShockAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896027705294324969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617671.post-48353472918575230962011-01-23T01:23:18.603-08:002011-01-23T01:23:18.603-08:00I'm dosed out of my mind on cold medicine, so ...I'm dosed out of my mind on cold medicine, so hopefully this isn't too out of line. It's taking excruciatingly long to formulate thoughts, but i'll try.<br /><br />While I can't speak for a group as a whole, or someone who is in the same stage of her career as you, I can personally relate to a few of the feelings you wrote about--like figuring out your leadership in relation to others, and witnessing the growth and mysterious group dynamics of the derby movement. <br /><br />I keep my heart guarded because I've had it broken by throwing it heedlessly into other DIY endeavors/sports/work before, but derby is something that really reasonates with me and it symbolizes a lot that I care about. I badly want it to be beautifully and rewarding and made of magic, but honestly I don't know if in a million years, that tie-breaking jam or those inside jokes will be remembered at all. I know that if I DO remember anything at all, it will be the feeling of achieving small goals, and how i overcame the hard parts, and the bits and pieces of knowledge from my trainers that helped me become who i am, and that i will one day pass on.<br /> <br />It's a privilege that skaters before me have laid the groundwork for me so I can do what I do now. I'm grateful for sharing the track with my mentors.<br /><br /> Not being inspired is a shitty way to feel, and I've been there. Some days I still go back. But for now, tarametrics beats the living daylights out of me and still inspires me to get off my ass. so thanks, because when i see you out there and know it's not all sunshine roses, it makes me keep going too.<br /><br />mia.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572160665975382559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617671.post-81398275669848449262011-01-19T04:31:11.427-08:002011-01-19T04:31:11.427-08:00Aaargh, that feeling *sucks* big time. I feel you....Aaargh, that feeling *sucks* big time. I feel you. You are definitely highly-respected, even if you don't see it every day or in your home town. Don't quit derby!Estrogeena Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495501517394140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617671.post-52519234081391533762011-01-17T17:10:57.489-08:002011-01-17T17:10:57.489-08:00Yay, come and have fun in London! And remember tha...Yay, come and have fun in London! And remember that LADD aren't the only derby league.<br /><br />SidSid Officiousnoreply@blogger.com