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NAME: Red 'Stang

NUMBER: 289

HOMETOWN: Cicero, IN

OCCUPATION: graphic designer

POSITIONS: jammer, reluctant blocker

BIRTHDAY: September 13

HATES: Lies, manipulation, wishy-washy behavior, computer-generated phone calls, abuse of any kind

LOVES: Quiet nights on the porch with a drink, old books, dive bars, old cars, dirty boys covered in grease

DERBY WIFE: I don't have one! What's up with that?

DERBY INJURIES: Over-extended PCL, broken wrist, minor bruises.

FAVORITE DERBY MOMENTS: Too many to name... nothing like derby to

MEANING OF YOUR DERBY NAME: Two words: Carroll Shelby. Vroooom. Wait, that's three words.

PRE-BOUT RITUALS: systematically going through all my gear and thinking about nothing

TRADEMARK: being so low that hip checks swing harmlessly over my head

FAVORITE. . .

  • ...skate set-up? still rockin' my vintage Sunlite plates & workhorse Riedell 295s, Snyder dance stops, and (currently) green Mojos with Bones Swiss bearings
  • ...song to skate to? Another One Bites the Dust ~ Queen
    ...things about derby? having a giant, extended family all around the globe
    ...drinks? vodka tonic, Jack & Coke, tequila & Sprite (that's a Mexican Breeze, yo)
    ...foods? pasta, turkey, and coffee. Yes, coffee counts.
    ...things to do off-track? Drawing, design, reading, skating outside, hittin' dive bars, summer car shows & drag/stock races, hangin' with friends, and whoopin' it up.

 

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