Rebecca Rollett
Jan 11, 2009 Jun 01, 2012 217 5080
Growing up in Northern New Mexico with a father who was a fervent Cowboys fan, Ms. Rollett managed to avoid any interest in football whatsoever. At the time she assumed that it was because she disliked the game, but since moving to Pittsburgh she realizes that she just hadn't encountered a sufficiently awesome team. She's a slow learner, though, and it took almost 13 years of exposure to the Pittsburgh atmosphere to ignite her latent fandom. She has spent the past two and a half years attempting to rectify the error. Besides her work on Behind the Steel Curtain, two articles will appear under her byline in the 2011 Maple Street Press Steelers Annual.
Her day job, ironically, is as a musician. She directs The Pittsburgh Camerata, Pittsburgh's only professional chamber chorus, and teaches harpsichord at Duquesne University. She is also currently engaged in writing a book which explores some of the issues of music philosophy that are raised by Historically Informed Practice in early music. She plays the organ from time to time, and fiddles around on the violin when the mood hits her. If this makes her sound like a total dilettante, that's entirely possible. She prefers to think that she takes the broader view.
She is married to a material scientist who is well known among other material scientists. He has managed to remain strangely unaffected by the Pittsburgh sports mania. She is the mother of four children and has seven grandchildren so far. Some of them have been suitably indoctrinated in Steelers fandom. Others are a work in progress. Mrs. Rollett is also half of the staff for two Birman cats, neither of which appear to be interested in football. If they were, they would probably favor someone like Tom Brady.
More information about Mrs. Rollett may be found at www.pittsburghcamerata.org or at http://rollett.org/rebecca/
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Commented That, my friend, on Pittsburgh Steelers Player Profiles: RB Isaac Redman on Behind the Steel Curtain - 06/01/12 12:29 PM EDT
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Commented I'm guessing on Steelers Antonio Brown Faces Contract Extension in 2013, Says 'I Plan On Being' at OTAs on Behind the Steel Curtain - 06/01/12 8:35 AM EDT
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Commented +43 on Polamalu Should Cover the Slot on Behind the Steel Curtain - 06/01/12 8:31 AM EDT
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Commented In that case, on Polamalu Should Cover the Slot on Behind the Steel Curtain - 06/01/12 8:30 AM EDT
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Commented I agree. on Hines Ward To Join NBC's Football Night in America Crew on Behind the Steel Curtain - 06/01/12 8:26 AM EDT
Commented So we're looking for on Dwyer, Batch and Rainey: Three Steelers Running Backs. Three Late-Round "Steals." Only Room for One... on Behind the Steel Curtain - 06/01/12 8:01 AM EDT
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Commented All I can say, Anthony, on Dwyer, Batch and Rainey: Three Steelers Running Backs. Three Late-Round "Steals." Only Room for One... on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/31/12 2:29 PM EDT
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Commented Interesting - on Pittsburgh Steelers Player Profiles: SS Troy Polamalu on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/29/12 8:11 PM EDT
Recommended It's off-season and this guy Florio needs to write something. on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/29/12 12:22 PM EDT
Posted Pittsburgh Steelers Player Profiles: SS Troy Polamalu on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/29/12 8:00 AM EDT
Commented Thanks, Fifty-Eight! on Rooney's Battleship, or, The Persistence of the Steeler Way on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/24/12 5:19 PM EDT
Commented Great points all - on Rooney's Battleship, or, The Persistence of the Steeler Way on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/24/12 9:38 AM EDT
Commented Please don't stop on Rooney's Battleship, or, The Persistence of the Steeler Way on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/24/12 9:34 AM EDT
Commented I enjoyed Ivan's article about you - on Rooney's Battleship, or, The Persistence of the Steeler Way on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/24/12 8:16 AM EDT
Commented How do you really feel? lol on Rooney's Battleship, or, The Persistence of the Steeler Way on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/24/12 8:16 AM EDT
Posted Rooney's Battleship, or, The Persistence of the Steeler Way on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/23/12 5:00 PM EDT
Commented Given on OTA's (Organized Team Activities) Are Just a Reminder that We're Still Two Months Away from... on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/22/12 10:42 PM EDT
Commented I personally on Best NFL Players List Vary Quite a Bit, But Still Name Multiple Steelers Players on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/21/12 6:25 PM EDT
Commented Honestly, I don't think if it was just an issue on An Employer-Based View of the Steelers' Mike Adams on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/16/12 2:50 PM EDT
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Commented Thanks, Varmint, on An Employer-Based View of the Steelers' Mike Adams on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/16/12 2:32 PM EDT
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Commented Someone else proposed the same idea on An Employer-Based View of the Steelers' Mike Adams on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/16/12 2:29 PM EDT
Commented wow, what a story! on An Employer-Based View of the Steelers' Mike Adams on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/16/12 2:26 PM EDT
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Commented Excellent idea. on An Employer-Based View of the Steelers' Mike Adams on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/16/12 2:18 PM EDT
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Posted An Employer-Based View of the Steelers' Mike Adams on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/16/12 12:00 PM EDT
Commented Well played, sir... on The Steelers 2012 Draft Class: A Bunch of Characters on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/15/12 9:56 PM EDT
Commented I started to write on The Steelers 2012 Draft Class: A Bunch of Characters on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/15/12 3:55 AM EDT
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Commented This on The Steelers 2012 Draft Class: A Bunch of Characters on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/15/12 3:34 AM EDT
Commented I wonder if on The Steelers 2012 Draft Class: A Bunch of Characters on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/15/12 3:20 AM EDT
Commented I take it on The Steelers 2012 Draft Class: A Bunch of Characters on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/14/12 5:12 PM EDT
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Commented Awesome words of wisdom as always, Homer... on The Steelers 2012 Draft Class: A Bunch of Characters on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/14/12 3:50 PM EDT
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Posted The Steelers 2012 Draft Class: A Bunch of Characters on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/14/12 2:00 PM EDT
Commented Great post! on Hines Ward: a different look part 1. Hines vs. the big boys. on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/14/12 12:00 PM EDT
Commented I love this series, Neal - thanks! on Talkin' Tight Ends: Steelers Boast Versatility and Depth on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/14/12 11:52 AM EDT
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Recommended Stealth Coach on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/12/12 3:09 PM EDT
Commented Well done! on Where's the Toney Clemons controversy? on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/12/12 10:10 AM EDT
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Commented All very valid points, on Steelers 2012 NFL Draft Pick Predictions on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/12/12 10:01 AM EDT
Commented that's a big if, though, on Steelers 2012 NFL Draft Pick Predictions on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/12/12 9:54 AM EDT
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Commented now that's what i'm talking about : ) on Steelers 2012 NFL Draft Pick Predictions on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/12/12 9:45 AM EDT
Commented So you're saying on Talkin' Outside Linebackers: How Steelers Defense Remained Dominant With Instability On... on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/12/12 9:36 AM EDT
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Recommended The Downside of Being a Football Hero on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/10/12 4:27 PM EDT
Commented You may be right! on The Downside of Being a Football Hero on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/10/12 4:26 PM EDT
Commented I've been thinking along similar lines on The Downside of Being a Football Hero on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/10/12 2:34 PM EDT
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Commented Um, thanks for sharing : ) on The Immaculate Selection: Luck as the Residue of Design on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/09/12 7:24 AM EDT
Commented I guess it's pretty hard for Homer on The Immaculate Selection: Luck as the Residue of Design on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/09/12 7:24 AM EDT
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Commented on Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part III on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/09/12 7:17 AM EDT
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Commented or Cassandra... on Talkin' Offensive Line: C Maurkice Pouncey Looks For Comeback in 2012, Chemistry is X Factor on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/08/12 3:45 PM EDT
Commented And that right there on Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part III on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/08/12 2:42 PM EDT
Commented You may well be right - on Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part III on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/07/12 5:30 PM EDT
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Commented I don't want to remove that from his game - on Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part III on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/07/12 4:52 PM EDT
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Commented Good points about finding your "niche," on Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part III on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/07/12 4:51 PM EDT
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Commented I know you aren't a Baron Batch fan, Neal, on Jason Spray: Mendenhall and Hampton Face 'Mental Battle' in Rehab Process on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/07/12 4:39 PM EDT
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Commented I haven't been 'hitting the books' on Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part III on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/07/12 4:28 PM EDT
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Commented I agree with you - on Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part III on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/07/12 4:27 PM EDT
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Posted Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part III on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/07/12 3:00 PM EDT
Commented Amen and amen. on Kirby Wilson's Return to the Field Marks Amazing Comeback on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/07/12 12:07 PM EDT
Commented I like it! on Steelers & the 3-Tight End Set on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/06/12 5:53 PM EDT
Commented I think the whole subject of UDFAs on Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part II on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/05/12 5:24 PM EDT
Commented Man, that's tough. on Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part II on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/05/12 5:22 PM EDT
Commented Colts signed him this January. on Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part II on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/05/12 9:02 AM EDT
Commented Interesting idea, on Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part II on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/05/12 3:47 AM EDT
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Commented That's why I threw in on Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part II on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/05/12 3:44 AM EDT
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Commented Yeah, DeCastro looks pretty good to me right now : ) on Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part II on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/05/12 3:14 AM EDT
Commented I put Haggans second on Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part II on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/05/12 3:10 AM EDT
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Commented on Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part II on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/04/12 5:14 PM EDT
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Commented Excellent point - on Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part II on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/04/12 4:35 PM EDT
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Posted Maximizing the Potential of the Steelers' 2012 Draft Class, Part II on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/04/12 12:00 PM EDT
Commented Great article! on Thoughts on Character, the recent Draft, and the Pittsburgh Steelers on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/03/12 5:47 PM EDT
Commented Wow, on Maximizing the Potential of the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2012 Draft Class on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/03/12 4:50 PM EDT
Commented "If I remember" - on Being a Professional Athlete (or Celebrity of Any Kind) Means that Your Character Flaws Will Always... on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/03/12 7:23 AM EDT
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Commented Great article, Anthony! on Being a Professional Athlete (or Celebrity of Any Kind) Means that Your Character Flaws Will Always... on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/03/12 4:45 AM EDT
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Commented Bless you, Allen, on Being a Professional Athlete (or Celebrity of Any Kind) Means that Your Character Flaws Will Always... on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/03/12 4:45 AM EDT
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Commented This: on Being a Professional Athlete (or Celebrity of Any Kind) Means that Your Character Flaws Will Always... on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/03/12 4:32 AM EDT
Commented I love it on Being a Professional Athlete (or Celebrity of Any Kind) Means that Your Character Flaws Will Always... on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/03/12 4:21 AM EDT
Commented Thanks, zombie - on Steelers Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is - Part III on Behind the Steel Curtain - 05/03/12 4:14 AM EDT
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