Montgomery Roller Derby
For most people, the phrase "Roller Derby" brings to mind images of wild, fishnet-clad women throwing elbows and flying around a banked track in the 1970s. But for fans of Montgomery Roller Derby, it is something delightfully different. Montgomery Roller Derby is the Capitol of Dreams' own flat-track roller derby league. It is composed of women from all walks of life: nurses, psychiatrists, Realtors, state and city employees, college students, and Air Force personnel. "I never played any sport when I was younger. It was really scary at first, but then it was addictive. I love the challenge. I love the sisterhood. I love the diversity. I'm a little older than most, but I still feel like I can hold my own," says Axle Rosie, a five-year veteran of roller derby in Montgomery. MRD is part of a revival of roller derby that started in Austin, Texas in 2000. Over the years, roller derby in Montgomery has taken the form of several different teams, with the m...