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		<title>Eve To Co-star in Roller Derby Film</title>
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Lady hip hopper and actress, Eve, is on board to be part of the cast of &#8220;Whip It&#8221; - the roller derby film being produced by Drew Barrymore. Read more on SOHH.com:  &#8220;Eve Rolls w/Drew Barrymore in Upcoming Flick.&#8221;
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		<link>http://rollerskatingtoday.com/blog/2008/08/19/eve-to-co-star-in-roller-derby-film/</link>
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		<title>The Elsmere Skating Rink Controversy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many were unaware of any controversy surrounding the sale of Elsmere Skating Rink in Delaware until RST&#8217;s posting entitled &#8220;Shady Rink Deal Goes Down.&#8221;  Since then, it has been announced that the rink&#8217;s new owners are Tracy and Lawrence Akines, a Black couple who currently live in New Jersey where Tracy has served for many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rollerskatingtoday.com/blog/2008/08/11/the-elsmere-skating-rink-controversy/</link>
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		<title>Shady Rink Deal Goes Down</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In what appears to be a shady, underhanded and &#8216;cold-blooded&#8217; deal, Elsmere Skating Center in Delaware has been sold and Garry &#8220;Geeman&#8221; Corporal, who was the rink&#8217;s general manager for 30 years, was told to pack his things and get gone by July 28. He had long been told or assured that he would become the rink&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rollerskatingtoday.com/blog/2008/08/02/shady-rink-deal-goes-down/</link>
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		<title>Bill Butler in Talks to Do Reality Series</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Skate legend Bill Butler has been contacted by representatives of the Simmons Lathan Media Group (SLMG) to discuss a role for him in directing a roller skating reality TV series. SLMG is headed by hip hop guru Russell Simmons and Stan Lathan and is dedicated to bringing a positive image of the hip hop generation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rollerskatingtoday.com/blog/2008/07/31/bill-butler-in-talks-to-do-reality-series/</link>
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		<title>Grown Folks Skate a HUGE Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AURORA, CO - After Music Spectrum&#8217;s &#8220;Grown Folks&#8221; Session ended Sunday, July 20, several skaters commented that they had not sweated so much in a long time and, with a crowd of 120 in Skate City, that only increased the heat and contributed to so many getting an extra workout to song after song played by DJ [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rollerskatingtoday.com/blog/2008/07/27/grown-folks-skate-a-huge-success/</link>
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		<title>Skate Headlines, July 25</title>
		<description><![CDATA[City Cuts Ties With Rink After Employee Uses N-word Toward Black Teen (WVEC)
 
Texas Rink for Sale (Corsicana Daily Sun)
 
8 Wheels &#38; Some Soul Brother Music Released on DVD
RST received this information on the upcoming 8 wheels Los Angeles release party:
 As many of you already know we landed a DISTRIBUTION DEAL with Indican Pictures for the North American [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rollerskatingtoday.com/blog/2008/07/26/skate-headlines-july-25/</link>
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		<title>New &#038; improved skate night in Colorado</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RST supports the Old School Skate, i.e., Grown Folks Skate, held every 3rd Sunday in the Denver area and hosted by Music Spectum.  This night is specially for Music Spectrum members, many of whom have, for years now, been dissatisfied with the music selection provided by the DJs who have been playing for more than a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rollerskatingtoday.com/blog/2008/07/15/new-improved-skate-night-in-colorado/</link>
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		<title>Movie Extras Needed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a different world than what most of us are used to but actress Drew Barrymore is producing a new film about roller derby and movie extras are needed for filming set to take place in Michigan in July and August.  Read more about &#8220;Whip It&#8221;, being produced by Flower Films, in this Ann Arbor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rollerskatingtoday.com/blog/2008/06/29/movie-extras-needed/</link>
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		<title>Reader Questions for Bill Butler</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RST recently received reader questions for Bill Butler which are posted below, along with his answers.
Ginger Moss of the Chattanooga Rollers asks:

This is a question for Bill Butler and the skate plates used for the jammin&#8217; technique. I&#8217;ve noticed a lot of the skaters have setups that have the plate shorter than the boot. How does [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rollerskatingtoday.com/blog/2008/06/08/reader-questions-for-bill-butler/</link>
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		<title>New links</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out &#8220;My Ultimate Boards&#8221; the latest site added to the Links page.
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		<link>http://rollerskatingtoday.com/blog/2008/06/08/new-links-2/</link>
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