Faster Pussycats: EXPOSED!

For months now, TCRG's Cinderella-story Faster Pussycats have been claiming the secret to their success lies in nothing more than teamwork, togetherness, and potluck dinners...

this past Saturday, at All Teams On the Track, we found out the REAL story.

WE LOVE THE PUSSYCATS! (Even though they are obviously witches who have made somesort of devil-pact to be this freakin' good at roller derby. We can't even stop cheering for them when we're playing them, such is their sorcery! Plus, they're all really really nice!) Really, it's pretty amazing how hard this team has worked to turn it around. We like playing with the Pussycats so much we don't even mind if they kinda wipe the floor with us. Besides, we got our licks in too, thankyouverymuch! Easily the most fun bout of the season yet - hope it was as fun to watch as it was to play. Thanks to everyone for coming out, we really love you all!

*all photos butchered in this post were originally totally awesome shots by Todd Holbrook. Go see the real stuff here!*

Rollin' Out

It's with a heavy heart (yeah, it turns out we do have those!) that your favourite band of motley mercenaries announces the retirement of #007 Percy Galore, mistress of the pack and general babe-about-town.

Try to control your wailing and your gnashing of teeth, friends. Percy ain't sure she's hanging up her skates for good just yet, and we're willing to bet that she'll be popping up again... somewhere. (Some little league in some tiny town is going to hear the Littlest Hobo theme song and wonder what the hell...)


Riot Girls for Life, dude. The door to the Compound is always open (and if I'm passed out in front of it, just use the secret knock. We'll have our monkey butler by then for sure!) We'll miss you.

AN ANNOUNCEMENT TOTALLY WORTHY OF WAY MORE FANFARE THAN THIS TERRIBLE MS PAINT DRAWING! (which took 2 hours of my work day, thankyouverymuch.)

Us Riot Girls are just pleased as punch (Dammit, I said as punch! Stand down!) to announce that our sister in arms Stoli Von Stingray has been drafted to the Terminal City All Stars!

This is kind of a big deal, folks. The All Stars are the best of the best, and Stoli's not only a great pick up for them, but she'll be bringing all kinds of secret-squirrel strategy back to the Compound for us! To this we say fine, All Stars. We aren't the jealous type. But just so you know, we've got our eyes on you.

Huge Congrats go out to our girl Stoli, and to all the new additions to this season's All Star roster!

Why Can't We Be Friends? (To the tune of 'Why Can't We Be Friends?')

Tomorrow's game day people, and you've got scant little time to pick up those cheap advance tickets! (Haha, yeah right. We know you got yours weeks ago... *wink* ) Us fine young Canadian girls and our sisters down south are going toestop to toestop once again!

First whistle of the wicked amazing, totally outrageous DOUBLE FREAKIN' HEADER blows at 6pm and that's when we, your Soldiers of Awesome, take to the track to take down The Tidepool, up across the border from Tacoma's Dockyard Derby Dames! We've been training hella hard (yeah, even during the Cup run. Yes, seriously!) and we're ready to freakin' rampage at the PNE Forum. Bring your loudest battle cries, Riot Fans - we're eyeing that first win at home!

Stick around for the second bout of the night when the league champion Bad Reputations take on the Taco Kickers outta Everett, Washington. It's gonna be awesome, you can quote me on that.

VICTORY!

photo by Jolene Hanson

You're welcome, Canada. Your honour is safe, and you can continue spelling it with that unnecessary 'u', because us gals went to Battle For the Border - and we return triumphant! Final score, 156 - 87. Much love to Tiki Timebomb, Apocaliz Now, SHASH'em Moiselle,

and Juwanna Rawk for converting to the camo for the evening!

We wanna thank the Whidbey Island RollerGirls for showing us a rad time, and for sharing their photos of the game* with us. Hope to see you ladies north of the 49 soon!

*all photos copyright Jolene Hanson. Thanks for lending us the link!

A STAR IS WORN!

Team Building. Usually, it means your boss shipping you off to some hippie retreat led by a vaguely Swedish dude who makes you do trust falls with 'Mr. Smelly Lunch' from three cubicles over. That kind of touchy-feely-talk-about-your-chi crap might work for your average pencil pushing middle management, but what are you going do when your job is to skate fast, get low, and hit hard?

In the time-honored tradition of hoodlums, sailors and soldiers alike, the Riot Girls took their newly drafted rookies and drilled some team spirit into 'em. Literally.

Thanks to everyone at Funhouse Tattoo for helping us fill in that "distinguishing marks" line on the rap sheet. For more photos of the girls and their brand spankin' new tattoos, cruise over to the Flickr Gallery. (Gimme a day or two to remember the password...) (Got it! Photos are up for your perusing pleasure.)

RAPTURE ROAD TRIP!

So, lemme get this straight. The righteous are gonna spend this long weekend floating up into the Heavens..? HA! Thank goodness that ain't gonna affect our numbers any!


(Besides, we booked a private box for the Apocalypse. They do not want to lose our deposit.)


Since we know all you Riot Girls fans'll be sticking around with us on this here earthly plane, have we got the party for you! The Whidbey Island Roller Girls have invited us down south to Battle for The Border! 

Doors open at 5:30 at Skagit Skate in Burlington, Washington (where I'm told there is no Coat Factory) and expect that first whistle at 6. Click here for details and ticket info, and we'll see you all stateside!