Well derby fans, welcome to a "no derby" weekend here in Arizona. Many of you get to celebrate a long weekend with Independence Day falling on a Friday this year. Let's poke our stick around the various leagues and get a glimpse on what is happening.

Well derby fans, as we come to an Independence Day break, the Arizona derby world has one more interleague and then after the holiday, we will countdown to Rollercon 2008. Unfortunately, I will not be able to go this year. Sorry, my real job does have to come before derby, even though I wish the situation was different.

And you all thought the 1979 Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park was something strange in sports, check out what happened at TRD on Saturday (6-21-08).

PHOENIX, AZ - June 14, 2008 - The Castle Sports Club was definitely the Phoenix hot spot last night both outside and inside the venue. It's that time of the year when it's 105 degrees outside and inside, the swamp coolers at the Castle don't do anything but turn Arizona into Florida.

From what I could see, attendance was slightly down compared to previous bouts. I think the cost of gas is putting a crunch on some fan's derby dollars, but the die-hard fans were definitely there and there was definitely an audible roar along 19th Avenue last night.

First of all, before any unfounded rumors start, I was the one who deleted the previous article from a few days ago. That was my editorial decision.

While some had found the article to be too strong and some questioned my derby love, I do stand by what was mentioned in the article.

Phoenix area derby is in dire need of repair in some places. What was a fun sport for the skaters and the spectators has turned into a political power struggle and it has affected the game. As a derby fan, I want the game back. I should not always have to travel to Tucson to see good WFTDA derby.

Here's your calendar of stuff going on in Arizona for the month of June. We also have a very important update to the June TRD interleague bout.

For the purpose of this update, we will consider May 31 as a part of June. (I wonder if Skateland will take my June coupons?)

(A Michi-chan opinionated bitch..)

Time to take a dive into the derby doings across the Grand Canyon State where it keeps giving me the impression that the grass is greener south of Harrahs but then others tend to disagree.

Let's take a look around the leagues and see what's happening.

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A good friend and I took in the Arizona Derby Dames bout on May 10. This was a bout that I promoted as a "Michi-chan MUST SEE" event and the "DD" in AZDD should mean "Dames Delivered". Now, I know that I did wrong by my friends on the Brutal Beauties to make the decision to wear my Scrapper skirt that night. But then again, I predicted the Scrappers to win (I will talk more about that later). Anyway, Red Rocker decides take things into her own hands and decides to take out a derby fan, me. Well honestly, Rocker and I planned this and it made a good show.

OK derby fans, time to get to your favorite venue well in advance, find that perfect spot on the floor right in the turn and put those crash zone mouthguards back on because those girls with the fishnets, ruffled panties and those funny helmets with the stars on them are about to get hit and land right in your lap. No, it's not soft porn, it's time for another month of roller derby!

Here's a rundown of what the leagues have in store for you this month!