Big Easy Rollergirls' Raffle

Here are some of the items for our raffle the night of our fundraiser at One Eyed Jacks, Saturday, August 25th at 9PM.

All of these items have been generously donated by many local businesses.

Raffle tickets are $2 for 1, $5 for 3, $10 for 7, or $20 for 15. You don’t need to be present to win.

8 passes from Audubon Nature Institute
Aquarium or Zoo $100-$125 value

A Williams Sonoma, All-Clad Slow Cooker $150 Value

Louisiana Pizza Kitchen $75 gift certificate

“King of Punk” DVD deluxe package
Incl. 2 Lg. & 2 sm. Movie posters, buttons, postcard, and
7” from “The Struggle” a band featured in the film

$200 gift certificate from Scott Allen of Freaky Tiki Tattoos

Bajik Spa Set, a $50 value from The Body Shop.

Morning 40 Federation Pack: 2 tickets, autographed cd, 2 t-shirts

A Teeth Whitening, including custom upper and lower trays and bleach by Dr. Ronald W. Britsch, Jr. D.D. S.

Tanya Dwyer Photography Portrait Session w/ Tanya Dwyer Photography, aka our very own, Galfreaka!
$150 value

A 2007-2008 Big Easy Rollergirl Calendar, autographed by many of your favorite rollergirls


(2) $50 gift certificates from Bacco Restaurant

3 “Protect New Orleans,” hand-decorated candles

One Brewing Class and One BBQ to drink the beer you made from Novice Homebrewer’s Association of New Orleans

$100 Gift Certificate to Whole Foods

A $30 gift certificate from Swirl Wines

A Gift certificate from Trashy Diva

Beaver Productions Hat & Sweatshirt

An Artist Rendering of your Favorite Rollergirl by Melpomeanie

A $25 gift certificate from Lux Salon

A blown-up Big Easy Rollergirl League Photo

A Gift Certificate to Louisiana Bistro

Oral B Triumph Electric/Digital Toothbrush, donated by Dr. Charles Haydelin in Belle Chasse, a $130 value

A Rollergirls’ Favorite Things Basket containing many of the favorite items of The Big Easy Rollergirls: A Bruise Springsteen Shirt, Loco’s favorite music cd, Shay’s favorite energy drink, SmasHer’s favorite book, I Heart Snatch Shirt… and much, much, much more. Organized by Jet Lisa

And many, may more….

Thank you for supporting New Orleans’ only, all-female, flat-track roller derby! We will see you at One Eyed Jacks!

THE BIG EASY ROLLERGIRLS FUNDRAISER!

Come out this Saturday, to
One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse @ 9PM




For only a mere $12, you will not only be helping to purchase a sportscourt for The Big Easy Rollergirls to skate on, but you will also enjoy the tantalzing entertainment of Fleur de Tease Burlesque and the avant-garde rockers,
Liquidrone


The Fabulous, Liquidrone




The so-sexy dancers of Fleur de Tease



Hosted by Nutty McGillicutty and The Rev. Psycho Ward, we will also be having a raffle with chances to win many great prizes generously donated by local businesses, our penalty wheel (spanking anyone?) and our much anticipated calendar debut!

See why The Gambit and NOLA.COM picked us as one of their Hot Events!

If you absolutely can not make the show (and you better have a good reason).....

After the 25th, you can also buy copies at:
Flora Savage (1301 Royal),
Lucky’s Bar (1625 St. Charles)
Wicked Orleans (1209 Decatur)
Barnes &Noble (3721 Veterans Blvd)

Or you can always Buy a BERG Calendar Now!

CALENDAR OUTTAKES #2

Once again, keep in mind that these lovely and luscious images from Scott Stuntz didn't even make the final cut of our 2007-2008 calendar.


Saucy, Lethal, Shay


Lethal, Shay, Saucy


Stinky, Lionel, Trix, Chess, Galfreaka


Stinky, Trix, Lionel, Chess, Galfreaka


Trouble, Animal, Cooney, Ibeatya


Ivy, Loco, Marquee, Pummel


Ivy, Pummel, Loco, Marquee



Lush, Wit, Deb, Panic



Deb, Lush, Panic, Wit


Madam, Mascara, ReBelle, Sleasy



Frida, Whore, Diamond, Mental, Falls


Asia, Mite, Scabby


Asia, Mite, Scabby

If you want to make sure you get your hands on one of ourBERG Calendars,buy one now before they run out!
Or....
Pick one up at our fundraiser, August 25th at One Eyed Jacks

Vandal O'Riley's One-Woman Show

That superlative chameleon, Vandal O'Riley, is now performing in her own one-woman show, "A Different Woman: A True Story of a Texas Girlhood."




According to David Cuthbert of The Times Picayune, "The benign title is based on an obscure, scandalous 1925 memoir by Texas teacher Edna Gertrude Beasley, 'My First Thirty Years,' printed in France and immediately banned in England. Its infamy was such that it was seized by U.S. Customs as "grossly obscene" and what copies found their way to her native Texas were yanked off bookshelves by Texas Rangers."
Ms. O'Riley was performing the show in New York at The New York City Fringe Festival when Katrina hit. The Village Voice called it, "a lively compelling 90 minutes," while the Broadway World critic found it, "simultaneously horrifying and uplifting; a fierce spirit is what drives the play and makes it such a strong theatrical experience."
"A Different Woman," is playing at Barrister's Gallery, 2331 St. Claude Ave. Tickets are $12. 8PM
The show opens today, with performances Sunday as well. It also runs August 25th and 26th. and August 30th to September 1.

So come out and support a fiesty and controversial woman - and you can then decide if I am talking about Vandal or Edna Gertrude Beasley.... Maybe both?

Dirty Linen 2007

It was a hot August night, but The Big Easy Rollergirls were even hotter. August 11th the rollergirls participated in their second-annual Dirty Linen Night. It was extraordinarily muggy, but as usual the rollergirls shined (not sweated).


MILF, Blaze, Slaughter, Blood


MILF- best dimples in the league!


Slaughter


Blaze - too hot!


Crusty


Julie Jawbreaker confirmed her Heartbreaker status by wearing sparkly gold tights. Fleur de Lethal came decked out as a live, neo-plasticist Mondriaan. Vandal O’Riley, who last year had the dubious honor of breaking SIX chairs during Musical Chairs, was still in an ankle brace due to her injury in May. This year Vandal carried a bullhorn unlike, last year where her voice was sufficient. Come on, Vandal, you broke your ankle – not our vocal chords. We all know Vandal’s astonishing ability to accentuate. ☺


Fayard & Vandal


Lethal


Bruise, Julie & Panic (fresh from the Red Dress Run)


Crusty McKnuckle led the rollergirls in not one, but two games. She transformed one of our drills, The Devil’s Mattress into a relay race. The object of Devil’s Mattress is start flat on our stomach, leap up on your toe stops, sprint, slide on your knees, lay back on our stomach, pop up and do it all over. Why do you think rollergirls are in such good shape?


Wit & Trouble get ready


Blood & Chess

The rollergirls divided up into two teams: red and yellow. Red was lead by Wit Vicious and her team: Luvinblood, Deb U Taunt, Rebelle and MILF. Yellow was lead by F.N. Trouble and her team: Squirt, Cooney, Slaughter & Chess. Both teams gave it their all, sometimes even sliding into the crowds! Ultimately after running this relay many times throughout the night, SmasHer spurred the crowd on by running up and down the streets screaming, “One more time! One more time!” Since she was not on skates and not actually doing the drill, it was a miracle she was able to leave without any serious injuries from the other rollergirls. While Yellow had dominated most of the night, Red came back at the last relay. Prompting SmasHer to yell, “Best two out of three!” In the end, it was Yellow who was triumphant.


DEb & Cooney


Rebelle


Blood takes off


Another activity the rollergirls demonstrated for the crowds was “Blood and Thunder.” It’s the roller derby equivalent of “Last Man Standing.” It’s a very easy game to follow. Rollergirls knock each other down (those who are knocked down automatically become obstacles) and the last one upright is crowned the winner.





Newbie, Trouble “Nessie” operated under the ‘Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee” creed and won not only once, but twice!!! Congratulations Trouble!


Trouble knocks them down left and right


Trouble & Chess go skate to skate


Chess & Trouble- No Hard Feelings


Trouble, The Winner!


At the end of the night, with the lights fading and the galleries closing, the rollergirls skated home.


Tom & Jaws - and she's wearing...


Galfreaka

Loco


Pummel with her broken lace - Blood & Thunder Casuality


Squirt
And as always, looking forward to next year.



Special Thanks to Robert Gutherie Gallery.

CALENDAR OUTTAKES

Here is a little calendar teaser...

And keep in mind, these pleasing and pulchritudinous pictures didn't even make the cut!!!

So, take a moment, and please explore in the caverns of your mind, the wonderous reality, that these photos are, in fact, second and third choices.

Wait until you see the real thing!

And the only legal way to do so is to Buy a BERG Calendar Now!

To date, we have already sold 65% of our print run, so get them while you can!


Shake, Sophie, MILF, SmasHer & Ruffit



Shake, Sophie, Ruffit, MILF, SmasHer


Soviet, Meanie, VvD, Julie


Soviet, VvD, Julie, Meanie


Vandal


CHEAP


Blaze


Crusty, BeAtch, Mace



Mace, Crusty, BeAtch and guest star: Guy


Dan, Squirt, Buck, Bruise


Bruise, Buck, Squirt, Dan


Satannika, Snatch, Em



Betty, Perish, Queen, Slaughter



Blood, Jet, Beatrix, Jaws





Keep checking back for more outtakes!