“No guillotine can stop this blocking machine. Let them eat skate!”
- Join Date?
- December 1, 2006
- First Bout?
- Summer of 2007 with the Distel Finks!
- Best position?
- Pivot Blocker
- What brought you to DDR?
- I’ve always wanted to play Roller Derby. Even when I was younger I told my parents “I’m going to play Roller Derby some day!” I found Dutchland after seeing an article in The Bar Fly in 2006. I volunteered at their exhibition bout and was hooked instantly. The rest is history!
- What keeps your wheels turning?
- I love the members of Dutchland. There is no other league on the planet I’d rather skate with. Not only are they phenomenal skaters but they have become my close friends, my encouragers, my support system, my shoulders to lean on, my anchors. They are the most intelligent, down to earth, community minded people I’ve ever met.
- What is your most embarrassing Derby moment?
- Recently at the East Coast Derby Extravaganza, I proudly played for Team Italian in the exciting Team Italian vs. Team Irish bout. With only a few minutes left on the clock, I was determined to stop that Irish jammer. I chased her through the pack, caught her on the outside and BOOM! I got her! I checked her right in her hip! We both flew across the rink and crash landed into the makeshift penalty box consisting of aluminum folding chairs and volunteers. Before I knew it, that jammer was up and running and I was still scrambling to get off the floor. Too bad I didn’t realize that as I was sliding across the floor, my ill fitting skort was sliding off as well. So not only did I have to untangle myself from the chairs, and we lost the game, I gave the crowd an eyeful and had a nasty case of rink rash!
- What is your proudest Derby moment?
- When the Dutchland Blitz won their first game at the end of the 2008 season I was so proud. Winning 95-90 over Wilmington, DE after only skating as a team for a few weeks, I was sure that that was my proudest moment. Being the captain of such a fantastic group of skaters, I was overwhelmed with pride when we won our fist match up of the 2009 season against Mason Dixon. 211-46!!!! I couldn’t believe it! After only a few months of skating together as a team, we had such a colossal victory! For the Blitz, it can only get better!
- DDR Awards/ Fan Favorite Awards:
- In 2008 I was awarded DDR’s “Clean Queen” because I hardly made any trips to the penalty box. In 2009, DDR voted me “Most Team Spirit” because of my pride and love for the Dutchland Blitz!
- Got any injury stories?
- In 2008, While playing against Philly’s Broad Street Butchers, I was checked and fell to my knees. As I was getting up I noticed my knee felt weird and almost felt like something had separated from my knee cap. I had to sit out the rest of the bout. I went to the doctor and it seems that from Derby, I’ve developed Patella Tracking Disorder, where my Patella moves around in my knee. I was on the injured list, wore a brace for a long time and went to physical therapy twice a week to help strengthen and manage it. While there are still days that it hurts and I’ll never be completely healed, I’m fortunate that that is the extent of my injuries.
- Derby Props?
- Skates: Riedell R3’s (Derby Does Dallas dubbed them “Frankenskate” because of the amount of tape that is holding them together!)
Wheels: Only the best- Fugatives
Protective Gear: I have no idea
Must haves: Electrical tape, Gorilla Glue, and DW40 for the skates. A Derby Girl must haves: Booty shorts, sheertights and fishnets!
- Send out some heart-felt Derby love to your peeps…
- Big derby love goes out to my fellow skaters. I’m so proud to skate for Dutchland and I love you so much. My parents and siblings who, while not fully understanding the sport, still come to my bouts and support me and the team. Stubby who has come to every single game and still doesn’t know how the game is played. My friends who have scrounged up enough money to come watch us play, Coaches Hillbilly and Slur for kicking my butt at every single practice, our volunteers and NSO’s for helping us, Perkalicious, Lavern N. Surly and Treasure Chest who have become my closest friends, my co-workers (even ‘lil Aubrey) who have come to my games, even after working a long shift, and to anyone else who has supported me, encouraged me, cheered me on, hey, even booed me, thank you. You have made me a stronger, happier and more confident woman. Without you, I wouldn’t be who I am today.