FAVORITE MOMENTS OF THE OCTOBER BOUT

Anti Em: I think my favorite moment was during the second period. The Rinkwraiths were down, but in one jam near the end, not only did their blockers successfully shut down the Carrie’s jammer, but it allowed the Rinkwraith’s jammer to score 5 points on each pass. That’s two Grand Slams in one jam! It was pretty cool and I think it made the rest of the game more nail-biting close.





Beatrix sKiddo: The team entrances were amazing. A+ to both teams! The most stand-out moment for me was then the announcer was explaining that with less than two minutes left, the bout could be needed and that’s that. Then the crowd started cheering, “One more jam. One more jam…” I definitely think our audience is starting to get the hang of this weird sport we love so much!






Bruise Springsteen: Hands down favorite… Sophie Nuke ‘Em flying through the pack and blowing kisses to the audience. And then flying through again and making that “I rock” arm-pump. The crowd went wild!






Buck Wild: It is hard to pick a favorite moment, but I really liked the Rinkwraith’s entrance; it looked so badass it was incredible. Also, anytime there were three girls from one team on the bench at a time- evidence that we were a bit naughty, I suppose.






Cheap Thr!ll: So much of it is still a blur, just skating in the bout was so incredible. The Rinkwraiths rocked me with their entrance. It was such eye-candy and I thought it was great that we had a coffin and they had a body! I couldn’t believe anyone would let Bessie handle a chainsaw on wheels, with or without the chain! It was a moment of “Bessie is here and she’s not playing around tonight!” In that moment I knew I had to be ready.




I think my absolute favorite moment was warming up and seeing the Sip crowd and Jen’s Cheap Thr!ll shirt. It had a frothy mug on the back and said 40oz with a fleur-de-lis. That made me feel like a superstar… well, that and seeing my picture on Craig’s List.

The only moment during the bout that I even kind of remember clearly is my major on Wit. The one where I sent her flying into the Leviathan float. What I thought was just a well-executed legal block was in fact just the opposite. Talking to the refs at the after party showed me the folly of my ways. Lionel Hurtz said it was the worst major he saw… Sorry about that, Wit.





Cherry Pi: The chainsaw. I love the sound of a chainsaw on a Saturday night.

Bessie tears it up.




Crusty McKnuckle: Standout moments for me… Well, I really loved our entrances. We all really played it up and had fun with it! Also, I always love watching Wit sail around the track; she makes it look so easy. She and our other jammers never gave up, no matter how many points we were down. They went out there and gave it 100%! They are my MVPs!



I must say that I also like having fans. It was cool to have people yell, “CRUSTY” and motion for me to come and sign autographs. I felt so special.

Crusty obliges her fans.

Galaxy Grrl: I wish I could have been out on the track to see the Carrie’s entrance. I was glad to see that we both had silly morbid surprises in our entrances, like the coffin and the doll and chainsaw. My favorite moments: Participating in our entrance, seeing strategy we practiced actually working, using new skills we had practiced and having them work, preventing the Carries from scoring in the last jam even though we were short two blockers and a jammer for part of it. After it was over, seeing my friends and family who hadn’t been to a bout before so proud and fired up. One friend was hoarse from screaming. She hugged me and called me her hero for being sent to the penalty box. I know that’s pretty twisted, but I found it really humorous. And a man I had never met came up and called me his favorite because I fell into the crowd and landed on him (which I don’t remember doing).








Illegally Blonde: My favorite moment was my bear hug with Rinkwraith Bessie Smithereens after the bout ended. After dueling on the track the second half, in a manner reminiscent of “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,” it was great to get a friendly squeeze instead of a deathblow.






KelKat: I LOVED it when we completely shut the other team’s jammer down! That’s what happens when blockers are doing their job well. Another favorite moment of mine was Bowling with Cheap Thrill; Cherry Pi went by and threw Cheap into the other jammer (Wit, I think) taking her out, but Cheap was unfazed. I also loved the Rinkwraith’s entrance and the make-up was very scary! Bessie with the chainsaw – terrifying!




Little Miss Ruffit: One of my favorite moments was seeing Vandal get up after the horror of thinking her neck was broken. Go Pretzel Girl! And say “hi” to Contusiastan for me!








Marquee de Squad: When Bessie’s leather belt flew off in the middle of the jam and in one smooth motion, Jaws picked it up and tossed it to her team. That’s looking out for your girls!







Pontchartrain BeAtch: One of my favorite moments was finding out that it was one of my friends who had the honor of being the first person to be thrown out of a BERG bout for pulling his shirt over his head and running onto the track before the last jam. When he called to somewhat apologize, he admitted that, “If loving roller derby that much is wrong, I don’t want to be right!”







PowerSnatch: Getting to skate in a bloody, poofy, pink dress was amazing. The blood sweating through my satin gloves actually looked so real that a fan thought I had really been hurt! It was fantastic to see the great costumes of the Rinkwraiths—the hooded pack was fantastic, and I LOVED the bloody doll Galaxxy made.


Marquee sets the stage.



One of my favorite moments was when little maSCARa took a hit and went down the exit ramp toward the dressing room. I was about to call the ref in case she was hurt when she comes flying right back on the track with a steely look on her face of sheer determinations. I heard the “Rocky” theme in my head that whole jam. maSCARa! maSCARa! maSCARa!

Of course, it was absolutely fabulous to have some jam shutouts, but this was an intense and very close bout. Everyone was giving their all, and the outcome could have gone either way right up to the last jam. So I guess my favorite part was that it was so close and that everyone was bringing their A game. We’ve all improved—each bout only gets better and more intense athletically and emotionally. We are a great league. I pity the fool who tries to beat BERG!




Scabigail: My favorite moment was when we were doing our post-game lap and the crowd came up to the edge of the track and slapped our hands as we skated by! It was so much fun, though in my enthusiasm to slap as many hand as possible, I almost crashed into a couple of people!

My other favorite moment was looking at the picture of SmasHer and Dan from the after-party. Okay, maybe that’s not a bout moment, but that picture is hilarious!




Shay-Bay: My favorite moment was realizing the Carries won (in retrospect, only, of course)and understanding that now we are on a level playing field. I can’t wait until November.


The Carries celebrate their victory.



SmasHer: My favorite moments were seeing our refs Diamond Grrrl and Dynamite Dawlin' in the their outfits for the first time. Aside from looking FABULOUS, they give so much to the team. I also loved watching Sophie Nuke ‘Em and Trixie la Femme jam. Sophie is such a clean and classy skater with tremendous power (I wear my “Sophie is my homegirl” button with pride). Trixie is fearless, relentless and has an incredible spirit…. I loved watching this man proudly parade around in his “I Heart Snatch” shirt that he caught during our introduction laps… I got a kick out of watching Vandal from the sidelines give me the thumbs and “oh well” shrug after her accident. She never fails to lose her sense of humor… And Crusty McKnuckle, who is so pretty, looked so scary and spectacular in her outfit and makeup.


Diamond Grrrl & Dynamite Dawlin'










Sophie Nuke ‘Em: My favorite moment was when I looked over at my son in the audience, and he was jumping up and down cheering. Especially since he’s already gotten to the age where virtually NOTHING his mom does is cool.


Sophie's biggest fan.

I also LOVED the Rinkwraith’s entrance; it was spectacular. The music was perfect, their hoods looked awesome whipping out behind them. They looked so sinister, skating low and in a tight pack, and the Carrie effigy was great! Also, Marquee looked especially elegant and dramatic when she skated out for her solo lap.






Trixie la Femme: Maybe not my favorite, but most memorable.. When I was knocked into the E&Y VIP crowd; I simultaneously grabbed some poor woman’s boob whilst drenching her in beer, and while doing all this I never once dropped eye contact with some dude laughing his ass off. I like to think it was her husband.



LOYAL BERG FANS, WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE MOMENT?

BIG EASY ROLLERGIRL VOLUNTEERS

Helping hands keep those Big Easy Rollergirls light on their skates and ready for action.




The Big Easy Rollergirls are gearing up for their sold-out October 21st bout at Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World, but they need your help!



Saturday, October 14th at 1PM, Victoria von Doom will host a Volunteer Orientation at Mardi Gras World. She walk through what it takes to put on a BERG bout, discuss the varying responsibilities and answer any questions. All volunteers will receive a BERG volunteer t-shirt, which will act as a volunteer pass.




REQUIREMENTS:
You must be reliable and on time!
You must attend the volunteer orientation
You must arrive precisely at 5:00PM the day of the bout
You must sign a waiver holding BERG harmless from any and all liability related to injuries and accidents associated with your service.
You must have a “Viva La Derby” attitude.


SOME OF THE DUTIES:
Taking tickets
Handing out programs
Directing foot-traffic
Assisting with security
Keep an eye on exits and entryways
Verifying VIP seating
General clean-up
Basic gophering




What’s in it for you, you ask? Aside from the complete adoration from all of The Big Easy Rollergirls, you will receive a free ticket to the next bout.



If you are unable to volunteer the evening of the bout, but still want to help, there are a limited number of volunteers needed the morning of the bout to assist with set-up. You will receive a free ticket for the bout that night.



For more information, contact Victoria von Doom at:

victoriavondoom@gmail.com

AND SO, MY FELLOW BERG FANS, ASK NOT WHAT YOUR ROLLERGIRL CAN DO FOR YOU; ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR ROLLERGIRL.

Rollergirls Favorite Moments

BLOOD, SKATES & TEARS

After almost two years of diligence, dogmatism and plain old tenacity, The Big Easy Rollergirls had their first bout, September 16th. To say it was a success would be an understatement.

Some of the women from The Big Easy Rollergirls share their favorite moments from the bout.



CHERRY PI: The best word I got was from my friend, who remarked that she felt she was in another time and place, without any memory of the hurricane or things that anger us on a daily basis. We helped people forget their troubles and have a wonderful evening. I love that what we do makes other people feel good, not just overselves.








LITTLE MISS RUFFIT: My favorite moment was waiting for the first points to be posted after the last regular jam and having a tie game.










CHEAP THR!LL: I LOVE to skate but my favorite moments were:
1. Hearing we sold out.
2. Hearing we had ticket scalpers in the parking lot.
3. The last few minutes of the bout when I paused long enough to listen to the crowd going CRAZY!
P.S. And trash talking with Bessie








GALAXY GRRL: When we were all on the track doing warm up laps, I doubted there would ever be a time in my life that I would feel that good and that proud to be a part of something so amazing with such amazing people. I felt like Rocky from the first movie when he ran all the way up the stairs for the first time… I’ve never been married, but I guess I’ve been kind of comparing it in my head to something like a wedding where you spend a year (or more) planning this huge event and then it flies by so fast that it all seems like a blur… It was also great seeing people in the crowd sooo excited and happy after it was over.




CRUSTY MCKNUCKLE: I was SO nervous before the bout started, but when we skated out for the first time something magical happened. I don’t know if it was the lights or the roar of the crowd or what, but at that moment I was like, “I can do this!” And after that it was just amazing, My favorite moment was when it was all over and we were all hugging each other and so proud of what we had ALL accomplished. It was a really great feeling.








SHAY-BAY: My fun time was the last jam (the tie breaker). No point shut down for The ‘Aints.












MACE M. DIXION: Warm-up laps, right as Manwitch set-up and played some adrenaline-pumping songs from Nirvana…. Watching Bessie jam… Sending some ‘Aints into the crowd with a good hit… Waving at my family and friends from “the bench” and discerning their shouts as I skated by during action… Hugs and kisses with everyone after the tie-breaker.








POWER SNATCH: I loved seeing a sign reading, “I heart Snatch” from the crowd. But the best part was having one night where it felt like the New Orleans I remember from before Katrina: great fun, beer, Mardi Gras floats, drunk people, sweating, and having a great time with a crowd during loud music. For one night, there wasn’t a storm and we weren’t thinking of houses or jobs. We skated and played and enjoyed ourselves. It was wonderful!











LITTLE maSCARa: I think I was most excited when we were doing warm-up laps to “Don’t Fear the Reaper.” It was the perfect song. I feel like Galaxy Grrl did, I kept comparing it to a wedding also. When I had to tell my professor that I was missing class for our practice run-through on Tuesday, I compared it to the rehearsal for the wedding I’ll never have.








BESSIE SMITHEREENS: In the last jam, I remember feeling that we had it as soon as the whistle blew, because I knew every single Hor-Not would do their job. I felt trust, and when I looked around Mace, Lil’ Innocent, Shay & Wit were exactly in the right places and the right times. The blockers knew what to do and we could completely rely on Wit. Sure enough, she made it through, scoring points. And we moved as a unit out of the range of an ‘Aint point. I really would go through hell and high water with these ladies because I know they would do what it takes to get to the other side.
P.S. I liked it when CHEAP told me I scared her mom. Made me feel at home. I’m pretty sure I scare my own mom.





SmasHer: My favorite three (since three is a prime number): I was so exhilarated to see “Ginger Rocks” our littlest (but most important) fan cheering us on. Her exuberance was heartening. She kept saying, “Only 14 more years until I am a rollergirl!” Cherry Pi’s last jam to tie the ‘Aints with the Hor-nots was what cheesy Hollywood movies were made of. And at the after-party when I pulled as many rollergirls together as possible to take a picture with our biggest fan, who drove almost six hours to see us! I thought he was going to die from euphoria! These three things represent inspiration, fortitude and gratitude – all of the qualities each and every Big Easy Rollergirl possesses.
P.S. Oh, I also loved that my team wore my number on their uniform so even though I was injured I could be on the track with them. Thanks, ladies!










DYNAMITE DAWLIN': My favorite part of the bout was watching all the rollergirls that had worked so hard for two years experience such a success.












KELKAT: Simply put, our first bout was the single most exciting thing I’ve been a part of. I could feel the energy from the fans as well as the other players. So many things had to come together to make the event come together and everyone stepped up to the challenge. I am honored to be a part of BERG.








TRIXIE LA FEMME: Arriving for set up in the A.M. and the announcement comes that we’ve sold out! Entering the track to skate warm-up laps as one league before all our fans… Heavy metal playing, Bessie Smithereens smacking me with her riding crop, ah… it was a perfect moment.








DIAMOND GRRRL: My favorite moment from the bout is still the warm-up to “Don’t Fear The Reaper,” purely because the roar of audience’s response. The roar of the crowd made my hair stand up. I was exhausted from being at MGW since 10AM setting up and then running around the East and West Banks on frantic last-minute beer runs. Not to mention SmasHer flying out of my car in the drive-thru to rip a car full of people a new one for littering. In the pouring rain and wearing a leg splint, I might add, and after nearly having her ear sliced off in a “freak” accident… The energy of our audience really made it all seem worthwhile. That and two days later at work when they were asking for season tickets.