http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/ Roller Derby Is Sport Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:43:15 GMT Eric Anderson http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9972 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9972 Thanks Elle for all that you and so many others like you do to promote this sport. When I read posts like yours today I am always reminded of a poem "The Saint Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:57:28 GMT elle_mcfierce_19 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9971 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9971 Also, Crispix and I have room for one more person to stay with us in Philly. $25 per night... very nice hotel 1 mile from convention center. Elle Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:26:19 GMT elle_mcfierce_19 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9970 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9970 I'm a huge map nerd. Here is the Google Map I've put together for the trip to Philly. It doesn't have every single thing listed on the Philly site, but almost! Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:31:21 GMT kkane84578@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9969 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9969 HRD-Psych Ward Siren T-shirt was on tonight on Abbey. In fact it is now in their advertisements! SO cool! Good Luck HardKnocks! Knockem Hard! :o) Please post Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:23:11 GMT elle_mcfierce_19 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9968 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9968 We're getting to Philly on Tuesday (sneaking in some extra days to vacation)... I tried to look for sweaters here, but like Choppins said, we don't have a lot Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:31:05 GMT mchoppins http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9967 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9967 A lot of people from Houston dress like dipshits in uber cold weather. We are just not used to it AND most of us don't own the clothing LOL . Looks like I'll Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:38:58 GMT Philar http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9966 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9966 This appears to be a fairly busy weekend in Roller Derby. The Connecticut Rollergirls will host an interleague bout on Saturday. Connecticut's Yankee Brutals Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:48:28 GMT Zombie Licious http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9965 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9965 keep an eye online for a more current forecast, but the weather right now is variable.  yesterday was warmer and a bit humid, today is chilly and drizzly.  i Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:29:30 GMT Hard Ass Brass http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9964 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9964 Zombie, Whats the weather like right now, how should we pack? Heavy winter gear, or hoodies and sweaters? Brass Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:21:30 GMT Grand Poobah http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9963 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9963 There appears to be a fair number of pho restaurants in Chinatown. Look for anything with the words "pho" or "Vietnamese" in the name on Googlemaps. Usually Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:24:06 GMT Jackie Oh! http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9962 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9962 I stayed in philly for a few weeks. The coolest places to shop are on 3rd street. You can walk down each side for blocks and find all kinds of cool shops and Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:02:26 GMT cheaptrixie13 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9961 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9961 Reading Terminal Market has Bassett's Ice Cream company. It's one of the oldest ice cream comapany's in America. The vanilla is amazing, it has specs of Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:41:50 GMT Zombie Licious http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9960 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9960 Please do not rent cars, unless you absolutely have to.  Parking is outrageous, traffic is bad because of the transit strike, but the Airport line (R1) is not Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:37:13 GMT Philar http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9959 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9959 Don't forget Mary Choppins, that I put in a bid of $60 for a three star downtown hotel and got it on Priceline.com. I will be at Courtyard Marriot which is Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:33:16 GMT live2sk888@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9958 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RollerDerbyIsSport/message/9958 Don't know much about Philly, but last time I was there we did stay in Cherry Hill, NJ to save money on the hotel. The drive was fine most of the time, but we