Volume II: "All the world's a stage . . ."

     Konnichiha!  I am hoping these words find you - and find you well during these trying times of the SNOWPACOLYPSE!!  Seriously, we here at the DRDC hope that the storm has not interefered too much with your daily lives . . .


     SOOOOO, as The Bard said:
          All the world's a stage,
          And all the men and women merely players;
          They have their exits and their entrances;
          And one man in his time plays many parts,
          His acts being seven ages.
If this is true, and I am inclined to believe it is, the lovely ladies of the DRDC put on a smashing performance with their social debut at the Quincy Not-So-Fine Arts Society's annual Variety Show fundraiser on January 29th at the gorgeous State Room.  There was music! There was comedy! There was art and artists alike!  Hell, there was even karaoke, but the luminous rubies of the evening were the derby girls and our plethora of  baked goods!
    
     As a founding member of the NSFA this Slamurai was a little preoccupied with collecting donations at the door, but my sisters in derby "held it down", as it were, peddling cookies, brownies, cupcakes, and every other baked delicacy you can imagine . . .  and a few so unique the likes have never been tasted!  The first round of DRDC tshirts were on display on our bodies and at our booth, and the public clamored for them. So, be prepared to see non-skating members of the DRDC army everywhere!  (Stickers ans tshirts are still readily available so track down a derby girl for details!)
    
     All told the team managed to $356.90 for the collective coffers - funds we plan to use to further the DRDC movement.  It was incredibly gratifying to work in conjunction with so many talented individuals who, like us, want to be seen, heard, and appreciated.  Quincy is a veritable wonderland of talent, new ideas, and exciting goings-on, and we hope to be a part of (and create) as many of those events as possible!  We are truly well on our way to some hard-core, skull-cracking, heart-pounding derby action . . . SO STAY TUNED, NINJAS!
     
      Additionally, we here at the DRDC would like to wish a very fond and tearful farewell to our dear Becky Thrasher (#32) who is departing for employment opportunities in Columbia, MO. Though we will miss her terribly, we wish her all the best in her future endeavors. Hopefully, she can hook up with the COMO Derby Dames and keep her derby dream alive!  Who knows, we may even bout her in the near future.
     
     These sentiments, though short and sweet, are just as imperative to the derby cause as any others. So, please keep reading and keep supporting your local roller derby gals: The Dark River Derby Coalition!


Sayonara Suckas!

Scarlet Slamurai