2012 Dedications COMING SOON!

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2011 Dedications

THE TRACKS

2011 RollerCon tracks have been named after some of the living legends of derby. Our sport is sort of new and sort of old, and our dedications reflect that. The genesis of derby was in the 30s, but “veterans” of the new generation of derby have been playing - max - less than 10 years. This dedication attempts to span that gap a little by naming our tracks after living legends from both generations.

Track Map

LORETTA “LIL IODINE” BEHRENS TRACK
	If you don’t know Lil Iodine, you either don’t have the internet or you just haven’t been paying good attention. Lil Iodine has been a very vocal supporter of the new generation of players since we got started. She’s sent out miles of VHS tapes to new leagues to help them understand the first generation of derby, and offered hours of patient advice and contacts
to get league founders talking to each other. But she’s not just a fan. Loretta started skating at age 16 and turned pro in roller derby at 17 in 1950. She walks - and skates! - with a walker now, but the important thing is: SHE STILL SKATES. Lil Iodine is one of the nicest and sassiest skaters and RollerCon is your chance to meet her in person. Look for a little red-haired spitfire with a New York accent, most likely hip-checking someone twice her size! Thank you to Beatnikside for his c. photo snagged off his Flikr
FRANKIE MACEDO TRACK
	Frankie Macedo played, captained and coached many early mens’ teams including the Los Angeles Thunderbirds, the Midwest Pioneers, NY Chiefs and the Jolters, and the Eastern Express. Frankie skated in just about every big arena on the planet in his day, and he’s got great stories from the years he spent playing and coaching in Australia, where his influence is still felt. He retired in Vegas where he’s now quite well known as a lounge singer, but still takes time to visit and occasionally skate with the Sin City Rollergirls. Frankie’s never missed a RollerCon and has been supportive of
the new generation of derby from Day One. Thank you to Dave Marez for the newspaper archive photo snagged off his Flikr
Check out this DNN interview with Loretta & Frankie at RollerCon 2009.   Choosing to honor Loretta and Frankie was easy. Choosing living legends from the newer generation of derby was a lot harder. There are so many skaters in the first few years that have been influential and they all deserve recognition. But we only have two more tracks so we had to choose just two.
JACKIE DANIELS TRACK
	Not just America’s Girlfriend anymore - Jackie is the Derby Crush of several continents now, and with good reason. She founded Grand Raggidy, helped found WFTDA, skates for Windy City, Team Awesome, the Mitten Kittens, Midwest Mega, Team Legit and any other team that will have her - but most importantly, is always fun and fun to skate with,
against or just hang around. She’s the quintessential ideal of a Rollergirl for many of us - great in any position on or off the track. Thank you to Joe Rollerfan for his c. photo snagged off his Flikr
DEATH BY CHOCOLATE TRACK
	Maybe *slightly* less well-known but certainly not less influential, in many ways DBC is the yin to Jackie’s yang. DBC is also that skater that never complains, never gives up, always has a smile for you and never says “no” to jamming even when she’s exhausted and beat up. But if you passed her in the airport, you might not immediately identify her as a Rollergirl; no
visible tattoos and she might not be wearing legwarmers… She’s kind of a grown up in that way! But on the track there’s no question that Death by Chocolate is an inspiration to us all. Check out some videos. Thank you to Joe Rollerfan for his c. photo snagged off his Flikr
MORE ROLLER DERBY HISTORY Prefer to read actual paper books? Try Down & Derby from Alex Cohen & Jennifer Barbee * Look for the SUGGESTION BOX at RollerCon Registration to make your case for 2012 Dedications!

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THE VENDOR AREAS
The vendor areas were named after RollerCon’s - and not coincidentally, the sport of roller derby’s - first, biggest and most loyal supporters.

Paul & Sophie Trackside Vendor Area
Paul Riedell and his wife Sophie founded Riedell Shoes Inc. in Red Wing, Minnesota more than 60 years ago. Since then, their grandsons, Bob, Dan, Scott and Paul - along with an army of reps and employees - have been on hand each year at RollerCon and every other big roller derby event from US tournaments to Australian nationals to make sure that skaters have a chance to talk in person to their knowledgeable staff and check out their quality gear. Find out more about the Riedell family skating dynasty.

Sin City Skates Gear Room
Sin City became Rollercon’s first and best “sponsor” when Ivanna S. Pankin, RollerCon’s founder, snatched moments and used Sin City computers, time, money and resources to get the convention planned. Sin City still supports RollerCon as a traditional sponsor, and by paying Ivanna’s salary even though Dish suspects she spends more time working on RollerCon than Sin City about half the year! All the skates, pads and gear will be in the Sin City room this year from every manufacturer, so go say HI to the girls who GIVE A F*CK! Or check them out online at sincityskates.com.

Harry Ball Vendor Room
First a little ancient history - Sure Grip International was founded in 1936 by John Wintz, whose daughter still occasionally answers the phone if you give them a call. Grandma married Harry Ball just before WWII, so when Harry got back from the war he went right to work in the family business. Great Grandpa John Wintz was an engineer and not a big talker, so they needed Harry’s salesman skills and friendly, outgoing nature. Harry quickly grew into his role as boss and ushered Sure Grip into roller skating’s first big boom in the 70s. Harry’s son and grandson run the business today, so go say Hi to Steven Ball and his crew at the Sure Grip booth! Check out more about Sure Grip history and some of the ways their inventions have shaped our sport - like rubber wheels!