The Thomas': Hustlers take on Muck-Eye Maidens (Mackay City Roller Maidens)

Friday 1st June to Sunday 3rd June.....

Beserk, Candy, Snaps and I left Gladstone around 2pm on Friday to head to Mackay.... we figured that way we'd get to Mackay - have a bite to eat... have a bit of a skate (to check out the surface of the rink etc in prep for the bout on Saturday)...

We were just outside Mackay when we were held up with an accident on the road.... two 15yr old boys were on a trail bike and went under a ute... double fatality... so the road was closed.... luckily there were enough cars that knew how to get around it - so we followed them and finally got into Mackay around 8pm...

We checked into the hotel and met up with Shredda and headed out to dinner...

Being the party animals that we clearly all are - we were back in our rooms by 9:30.. asleep by 10pm.....

Saturday morning we woke up early.... well, we thought it was early... Beserk and I shared a room the first night... and she was up at 445am for a loo run... (I'm sure she'd love to know that I'm sharing that) - but I woke as she did that.... so we got up and started chatting...

Then, I got on facebook (cause, well, everyone is awake at 445am - yeah?) - - Well, Candy and Snaps were awake too (and they'd been up for nearly an hour at that point)....

Oh, and these are my Teddie tracky pants!!! CLASSY!

(that's the left calf - there's a pic of my evil teddie and my #77 on the front at the top)

Candy and Beserk having a PJ party!

Snaps wouldn't dare join us in her PJ's....

(I think it was more because she didn't want to have to go outside smoking in her PJ's...)

We decided to get up and get showered and dressed..... so we headed out for Breakfast at 7am (oh yeah.... and that was with taking our time because nothing would be open before then...)

We headed for Coffee Club, actually - we drove around until we found food... at the time of looking we didn't care where we went....

After breakfast - and wasting a bit more time - it was nearly 8:30 - so we decided to go shopping.... (luckily coffee club was in the same building as all the shops.... so we wasted a couple of hours walking around and finding various things that were green and purple... and hair products and makeup - and nail polish - etc.. if it was green and purple (our team colours) it got our attention.....

The Advertising for the bout said that if you were going for Gladstone you should dress in Pink and Purple... (purple and green are our travel team colours - and pink and black are our league colours... but I guess Mackay was just making a guess.... or just trying to confuse anyone coming to the bout.....)

Anyway, we found this Telstra sign and figured that, in Mackay, even Telstra was going for Gladstone!! yay Telstra!!!

When we were in Cosmetics Plus - we found some A5 sized handouts about the bout - which we thought was pretty awesome - so we took it! helps if we know where the bout would be! :)

We found a store for Candy..... and even it supported the Hustlers - in Green and Purple!

In Smiggle we round erasers that supported the Hustlers too!

After shopping, we headed off to the skate centre (cause it was too late and we were too buggered to go on Friday night)... Ellie met us there and we skated for a few hours... it was awesome - and this is the rink that I used to play Roller Hockey on as a kid - and it hasn't changed.... Unfortunately, I'd clearly forgotten how to get inside the rink - cause we ended up going into the Bowling Alley first.... and then we found our way out the back - and THEN we saw the sign!

I think this sign was probably around in the early 90's too!

Beserk and I

Candy, Snaps & Kittie

All feet in....

(from left to right - Kittie, Beserk, Me & Candy)

Snaps was too busy helping with the Limbo

Beserk and I decided to get some pics of us... cause it usually just happens later when everyone is messy....

Back at the Hotel....

My room for night 2.....

Beserk and Slay'er shared a room - so I got a King Room all to myself.... mmmm BIG BED!

and here's some hair things that we got from Cosmetics Plus.... :) I thought they were cute

Bout Pics

Candy, Voodoo, Beserk & I

Getting geared up....

Getting stretched....

Pre-Bout team meeting

Brandie & I

In this pic (and the next one) - I'm jamming.... ie. I'm the point scorer
in this one - Belle deBrawl is putting a hit on me.... (note the fact that she's in the air!)

This pic was taken on my first jam - and I got straight around the outside of the pack...
(they didn't expect it.... but Belle is at the front of the pack ready to hit me....)

Both teams get together for a huge group shot....

Oh yeah, and here is where I admit that we had our butts handed to us.... in a mass defeat of 241 to 40

This is me and Horror Belle...

(she came up and asked if she could have her photo taken with me because I was her stand out player of the night.... so yay me!!! I was so excited to be noticed in a good way!)

Von & Mel

Candy & Slay'er

Lee, Mr Voodoo, Misty, Mrs Voodoo & Mez

Michelle & I

(I met Michelle at a boot camp in Blackwater last October.... She's one of the Mackay girls, but she wasn't bouting)

Our bench manager Tony

Me & Belle de Brawl

Mel & Anna

Painadoll & I
(Pain is a ref)

Shredda & Painadoll

Shredda, Ho Canada, Me, Poppy, (someone) and She Ra

Me and Nova
(his derby name is Nova Gina... so, we all stick to "Nova")

After Party....

Von & I

Voodoo, Me, Shreds, Candy & KK

Brett & KK

Kittie

Slay'er, Target Dummy & Shreds

Von, Me & (argh! doing this again)

The Zebra Bar was fairly popular with our Refs :)

Mel

Me & Squeals on Wheels

Me, Solicit Whore & Michelle

After, After Party.....

We're big party poopers... so after an hour or so - we left the after party and headed back to our hotel room... I think that Candy and Snaps may have had one or two drinks... Beserk and I only had soft drink.... and then we went back to the room for some biscuits and dip.... Oh yeah! we're classy!