I spent the weekend at a Roller Derby tournament in Los Angeles. I was surrounded by hot chicks who kick ass. How can that NOT have a positive influence on you?
I didn’t come up with the phrase ‘It’s hot chicks kicking ass on wheels’. That’s the title of an article that appeared on L.A. Com earlier this week. But it’s a great title and it pretty much describes how I feel about Rinkrat’s LAist.com photo gallery from this weekend’s roller derby tournament.
I’m gonna post a few teasers here, but if you love derby like I love derby, you’ll probably go to the gallery and look at each photo about 27 times each. (Click on photos to see a larger version).
Kung Pow Tina finally squeezes her way through the powerful blocking force of Team Awesome. The question is, will she fall or will she recover?
Tara Armov of the L.A. Riettes
I’m not a very observant star gazer but I can appreciate the publicity power of a well-known name, so I will go out of my way to blatantly use the name Ellen Page of Juno in my blog post and keywords. And it IS a pretty sweet picture of Ellen Page cheering for Axles of Evil don’tcha think?
Why is she there you ask? Because if you haven’t heard yet, she’s starring in Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut, Whip It along with Juliette Lewis (see below), Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig and Zoe Bell. This movie takes an up-close and personal look into the life of a derby girl and roller derby culture.
When the Derby Dolls door staff saw Stephanie walk towards us in her Hot Dog on a Stick uniform, we burst into spontaneous applause. There really is nothing like a Hot Dog on a Stick at the Roller Derby Tournament. Don’t forget the fresh squeezed lemonade.
Hey look, it’s Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers, Strange Days, Cape Fear) gettin’ cozy with Derby Doll’s: Suzy Snakeyes, V. Lee and Trixie Biscuit.
Pretty in Stereo was a half-time band during the 2008 Battle on the Bank roller derby tournament. These were some rockin’ young women AND for the first time ever at a live music event, the band members threw panties at the audience, not the other way around. So, I am literally wearing a pair of hot pink panties with a Pretty in Stereo logo on them as I blog. My hubby caught them for me 
Hey, wait a second I almost forgot, Burt Burcharah was there too! My hubby shot a photo of him with Derby Dolls co-founder, Demolicious (aka Rebecca Nimby).
