I don’t want to sound snooty or anything, but my alter-ego is better than your alter-ego! Being the mascot for the Cincinnati Rollergirls allows me to do pretty much anything I want. I feel like a rock star. How many of you get to go somewhere and have 3,000+ people screaming for you? How many of you have people chanting your name when you walk into a place? You see, no one cares when Scott Livesay walks into a room. But, when Wooly Bully walks into a room, people take notice. They stand up and cheer, they scream my name, the WANT me to acknowledge them. And, for that…I love you all very, very much.
- Photo by Jason Bechtel
It was Scout Night at the Gardens, and Boy and Girl Scouts from all over the Cincinnati area came to learn what derby was all about. Before the bouts started all the Rollergirls came out to put on an exhibition for everyone in attendance. The kids all loved it. And, not only did our Rollergirls spend about 30-45 minutes doing some demo jams for everyone, but after that they had a meet-and-greet for all the kids. They signed autographs and answered all the questions that the scouts had. This should show you what kind of family-friendly atmosphere we have.
Photo by Angie Livesay
Scout night was also the scene for my first derby injury. At halftime of the Silent Lambs’ game I was in a race with a few boy and girl scouts- one lap around the track for all the marbles. Needless to say, I cheated. I jumped the starting gun to get a 5 second lead on those scouts, when from out of no where, June with a Cleaver come barreling at me! To give you an idea, June MIGHT weight 115 lbs….MIGHT. I, on the other hand, weight more than that. (By a small bit…or a lot). She hit me so hard that I flew off my feet and landed hard on my caboose. Apparently, I caught myself funny, and may or may not have broken my hand/finger. Time will tell. 
As for the games themselves, the Cincinnati teams made out with a clean sweep. The Silent Lambs beat up on the Chicago Shade Brigade 140-45, and the Black Sheep skated all over the Chicago Outfit 141-86. Some of the stand-outs for the Lambs were Blocker; The Librarian, Maime, Nik Jagger and Penni Pusha. And, Jammers; Bex Pistol, Pistol Whippin’ Wendy, Bombtrack and Polly Rocket. The PTP-ers (Prime Time Players…Thank you Dick Vitale) for the Sheep were Dr. McDerby and Trauma for stepping into the Jammer position for the two Sheep jammers who weren’t in the game, Hannah Ouchocinco and K. Lethal. Well done ladies!
Another Saturday in the books, a couple more wins for Cincinnati and another blab-fest from a Sheep. Thanks for taking the time to read the nonsense I write. Hopefully, you enjoy it. And, hopefully the folks here at CincyVoices will keep me on! Make sure you become of fan of Wooly Bully on Facebook and Follow him on Twitter! So…until next time, this is your ole’ pal, Wooly Bully, saying…”See ya at the Gardens!
-Scott Livesay, the ma-Scott
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Don’t try to pull the wool over our eyes, Scott. Keep you? Just you try to escape! I’ve got mutton recipes!
Thanks go out to the Cincy Roller Girls for sharing their sheep with us!
Thanks, Loki!
Hope the hand heals well Scott. Thanks for the post and the pics!
Oh my that hand looks gross and painful – is it broken?
I don’t think so, Amy. It still hurts, but the bruise is going away. So, let’s hope it was just a very nice bruise!
Hope it gets better before you head out on vacation, young man!
Oh my! I had no idea you hurt your hand…Welcome to Roller Derby! Comparing bruises is common among place in derby.
Yeah, Nik. I’m okay with it. It looks pretty! And, it gives me street cred with the rest of the girls!