Special Event: Advance Tix for Rollergirl Bout 2.3 - June 28

Advance $15 tickets are still available at RollerGirl Rollerskates (www.rollergirl.ca) or through your favorite rollergirl.

Don't worry, you can still get tickets at the door for $20, too. We'll gladly take your extra $5!

See you tomorrow night for some girl-on-girl roller derby action!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=34224503968

Special Event: Rollergirls Open Scrimmage

Review: Terminal City Rollergirls Rock Royal City Curling Club

Last night history was made with the very first bout of our very own Terminal City Rollergirls. For those that made the trek to New Westminster and the Royal City Curling club (and there were a lot who did!), it was quite the treat. When intrepid photographer, Heather Smythe and I got to the rink before the game, the party was already in full swing. And let me tell you, the Rollergirls know how to throw a party: Fishnets, skimpy uniforms, great music, BMX bikes and beer seem to be the perfect combination for the capacity crowd that came out to show their support. As sexy as it was, it is certainly no game for sissies. More than one girl found herself sliding into the stands after taking a hit that would make an NHL player cry. The John’s Ambulance parked outside was put to good use when a player aggravated an old back injury and got herself a free ride to Royal Columbian. Perhaps more amazing was how someone on roller skates could take that kind of bone-crushing hit and keep on her wheels. It was an almost gravity-defying sight.

The fledgling league normally consists of four teams, The Faster Pussycats, The Bad Reputations, The Girls From Bad Homes and The Riot Girls, but for last night’s event they amalgamated into just two, calling themselves the Red Rollitas and the Black Banditas.

The action-packed, fast-paced game kept the audience on the edge of their seats right to the last minute when it came down to a two point difference and a victory for the Banditas. For Michelle “Mickey Mercury” Lamoureux - donning the black uniform for the night - the win was doubly sweet. Lamoureux started the league two years ago, inspired by the hit reality show Rollergirls, and has been the driving force ever since. Last night’s game proved Vancouver is truly ready to rumble! Watch your back!

Beers, Bands and Derby

March 25, 2007

The Faster Pussycats are raising funds for the Terminal City Rollergirls May 2007 Exhibition Bout!

Come out and have a cocktail with the Cats and rock out with Seattle’s very own Merle Haggard Rock Tribute band Mama Tried as well as the recently revamped Crossbone Cadalliacs, now know as The Killer Saints, and Air Raid Siren!

The Tiki Lounge at the Waldorf Hotel

489 East Hastings
Doors at 7pm first Band at 8! Be there!
Win 2 VIP Lounge Passes to TCRG Exhibition Bout!

Tickets $8 in advance at Red Cat Records and Zulu OR $10 at the door.

http://www.terminalcityrollergirls.com/

Terminal City Roller Girls Make Friends with Flica!

Rollergirl Survivor Pays a Visit to Her Local Sisters

Exclusive to Commercial Drive - Live!

Perhaps better known for her sunny disposition than her ferocity as a roller derby girl, Jessica “Flica” Smith was all smiles for the camera, as Commercial Drive – Live! caught up with her at a practice for the Terminal City Roller Girls last Friday night at UBC.

Hailing from Chico, CA, the 27 year old Flica was in town in connection with this month’s Individual World Poetry Slam and took some time to hook up with the all-girl, flat track roller derby league based in East Vancouver.

Currently, the league is in preparation for it’s first big-time bout at the Royal City Curling club in New Westminster in May.

Despite being voted off the island in last year's Survivor - Cooke Islands series, Smith said she enjoyed the Survivor experience and the notoriety it has brought.

“Getting to wrestle a cop was definitely a highlight,” she told us.

Photos by Peter Valentine

Michelle Lamoureux - TCRG president, with her son Devon and Jessica "Flica" Smith




















Flica and TCRG skater "Toi Box"















Ready to rumble!

You can learn more about Jessica here: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor13/survivors/bio_jessica.shtml

or watch her latest podcast: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=flicavision

For more information about becoming a rollergirl or about volunteering with the league, check out their website at http://www.terminalcityrollergirls.com