Zombies for life: meet some of the new Cherry Bombers

We’ve caught up with three of the new Cherry Bombers and luckily they didn’t bite. Read all about them here!

Teenie Bash #208

I started roller derby in Nov. 2010 with the Fair City Rollers (FCR) in Perth; my sister started it before me and dragged me along to watch FCR play Dundee and I was hooked!

My original name was Tinie Temper and after a couple of months, FCR’s Crash Test Mummy told me I should be Teenie Bash and that was it!

When I am not on skates, outside of derby I do karate, work in a carvery and play piano.

I only joined ARRG in July 2012 and I love it! It’s like the biggest family ever and everyone works so hard, not just at practice, but at making the league run as well.

For this season my goal is to work my ass off so I can get a spot on the Thistles!

And a random fact about me that you might never guess: I’m scared of peas!

Para-beat’em-all #62

It all started on a girls day in…during some apple crumble consumption we decided to watch Whip It; I’ve had the DVD for months and never got around to it. I’ve never heard of Roller Derby before that day, so after some research and patiently waiting for the next fresh meat to start, the rest is history!

My derby name came in a ‘light bulb’ moment after feeling muscles I’ve not used in years: I could use some Paracetamol…aaaah: ‘Para-beat’em-all.

During the day I’m a mum of one and work in a microbiology lab as a Laboratory Analyst.

I think sucking at something is the first step to being really good at something. Give it a go and you might be pleasantly surprised. The team spirit is the best thing about roller derby and is something ARRG has an abundance of. In the words of some of our most used products: ‘even better, JUST DO IT, because you’re worth it and take care’ (no copyright infringement intended).

Grrr #0815

I signed up for ARRG’s Fresh Meat on a whim without really knowing what I was getting myself into (to be fair, Whip It! may or may not have had anything to do with it), and have been skating since March 2012. Since then derby has also started to slowly take over my whole life.

There’s not really a story to my name other than I like onomatopoeia, and just added a Grrr to my name. Tada, Grrrsula, though these days I tend to just shorten it.

Outside of derby I have just started a PhD and am busy researching semiotics in advertising, feminism, and marginal women’s sports. Though I would really like to be a cake taster when I grow up.

I am really looking forward to just skating in an actual bout this season, and my goal is to get more of a feel to all the things that go on on track. This is also what I would like to tell people who want to start or have only started: in the beginning everyone is confused as to what is going on on track, and it takes some time for your brain to be able to react to so many things at once. So just give yourself time and don’t lose patience.

The best part of ARRG besides skating and suddenly having this really great group of friends is the ponies!

Come and see them play on 16 February 2013 at 2pm at Meadowbank! Tickets available for £5 (+booking fee) on eventbrite or for £7 at the door.