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Rockland
Eagles / Texas Rollergirls
ABC Family’s show “Switched” filming
Room 710, November 13, 2003
Ever
dreamed you could be someone else? ABC Family brings its popular
series Switched! to primetime for six episodes. Texas
Rollergirl , Rolletta
Lynn was switched with Eric, a drum major/college
student. Gossiping about the new person, the Texas Rollergirls
stood around Room 710 in street clothes anxiously awaiting
the new member’s arrival.
The
funky fresh Rockland
Eagles hit the stage around 9 pm. Rocking
the socks off the crowd, some dressed in white fringed, bell
bottom jumpsuits, another in a red white and blue Evil Kineval
bellbottom jumpsuit with giant afro. These guys have their
own cheerleader who sings and walks around with signs announcing
the name of the played song, for example, “Steve Austin.”
I was a curious what an outsider would think of all this hoopla.
Only
a few songs into the set, the ABC Family crew started rolling
and in walked Eric, a drum major for the Grambling
State University Tiger Marching Band -
President Clinton is one of their fans. The crowd went wild
as the new fellow was announced by Sparkle Plenty. Eric received
a page telling him we was now a Texas Rollergirl. Asked his
roller derby name, he immediately replied, “Silent Predator.”
After a flurry of lights, cameras, action Silent Predator
of the Honky Tonk Heartbreakers left to see his new home.
A
few skating lessons later, the Silent Predator hit the rink
at Playland to complete his ultimate challenge: skating in
a roller derby bout. When introduced, the Silent Predator
(silent but deadly) came out in a giant afro with a glittery
cowboy hat perched on top. This guy came out fighting and
slinging roller girls all over the rink. I only saw him fall
down once and had been worried about him being freaked out
by the drummer’s afro in the Rockland Eagles? He was
a perfect addition to the Texas Rollergirls, but you will
have to watch the show to find out what happened with Rolletta
Lynn serving as the Drum Major. Check the Switched website
for details - abcfamily.go.com/switchedprimetime
- Beth Sams, text, photos by Beau
Been
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