Faster Pussycat Spotlight - Mary Queen of Shotz

Mary Queen of Shotz (more affectionately known as "Shotz") is a hard-hitting, skater-levelling, I-thought-was-skating-but-now-I'm-on-the-floor-thanks-to-Shotz kind of player. She is a calm player but watch out because the calm always precedes the storm.


Skater name: Mary Queen of Shotz

Skater number: 1587

Birthday: July 13th.

Position: Occasional Jammer & Mostly Blocker.

How did you get that name: After Mary Queen of Scots, hitting and also being a nurse.

Reason for skater number: 1587 was the year Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded.

You joined derby because: I saw a bout and thought I have to do this.

How long have you been playing derby: This will be coming into my second season.

What is your favourite thing about derby: The terrific community of derby and the accepting environment to be who you want to be.

Favourite derby moment: Winning last season against the eves with FPC!!

Which derby player(s) do you look up to: Many of the veterans who have helped me to become a better player. I especially look up to Player 1 and 8-Mean Wheeler.

Something interesting about yourself not related to derby: I wake people up from surgery.

Faster Pussycat Spotlight - Tiki TimeBomb

Tiki TimeBomb needs no introduction as any skater who has played against her knows what hard hits and determination are. So without further ado...

Photo by Bob Ayers

Skater name: Tiki TimeBomb

Skater number: 3.2.1

Birthday: November 9

Position: Pivot & jammer

How did you get your name: Tikis are often now depicted as fierce little figures hopping madly about with their mouths wide open and flames sprouting from their heads or somewhere nearby. This usually describes me as well. The fact that I've collected tiki art for years may have also been a factor.

Does your number have any significant meaning: 3...2...1... BOOM.

You joined derby because: I fell in love with it the moment I walked into my first TCRG bout. I didn't know what was going on, but I knew I had to do it.

How long have you been playing derby: 3 years.

Favourite thing about derby: The confidence it has given me. there's something to be said for the physicality as well, and being someone who works in customer service all day, it sure is great to be allowed to hit people at night.

Advice for new derby players: Don't give up. And if you never fall down, you aren't pushing yourself and trying new things.

New moves: I can skate between Amazombie's legs. Watch for that move this season!

Which derby player(s) do you look up to: I have two: Carmen Getsome of Rat City is incredibly athletic, agile, and versatile. You can't stop her when she's jamming, and you sure as heck can't get by her. She has a head for strategy like no one I've ever seen.
Georgia W. Tush of Montreal Roller Derby is strong beyond her stature, and the way she's brought up her league is amazing. You can see the camraderie in everything from their warm-ups to their walls.

Tell us something non-derby related: I'm unashamedly a giant nerd. Computers are my lifeblood. If you take away my computer, I will literally shrivel to the floor and remain there, a boneless, twitching mass, until you put a mouse back in my hand and the feel of harnessed virtual power beneath my fingertips.

Meet the Pussycats - IonA BeerWagon

We Pussycats are an eclectic bunch. On our team we have nurses and artists and bookworms and more nurses. As the season rapidly approaches we would like to share some of who we are with you, our fans.

The first Cat in the spotlight is the lusty, busty, not too rusty IonA BeerWagon.


Skater name: IonA BeerWagon.

Skater number: 68+1.

Hometown: SURREY.

Position: Blocker and Sacrificial Jammer.

How you got that name of yours: It came up at a hockey game, and I realllllly like beer.

Why you joined derby: to hit girls on rollerskates and to gain a sports brain.

How long have you been playing derby: going into my 3rd season

What is your favourite thing about derby: the family you gain when you join a team, meeting people who I wouldn't have met any other way, awesome travelling trips, seeing the strategies you learn and perfect in practice work on the track in a real game, having special time with Suzy Shameless.

Advice for new derby players: don't give up, the first year is always the hardest. Cardio is your friend, change your bearings and make sure you have a few good sets of wheels (indoor and outdoor).

Favourite derby moment: When the FPC went to Alaska and won our first game! When the FPC finally won against the Eves of Destruction in 2010.

The Cat Came Back

Hello fellow ailurophiliacs! We are back from our annual catnap. How is everyone? You are all looking so prrrrrecious.

As you know, over the Summer we were fortunate to get to play against some pretty AWESOME teams: Riot Girls, the Bad Reputations and even had the chance to battle it out with the Eves of Destruction over who is the purplest of purple. We had a total blast kicking some


and we are revving our little engines to do it again this upcoming season. Will you be there? Will you be with us?? WILL YOU HAVE THE BALLS TO SAY "prrrrowl..."?!!?

We have many exciting things coming up in the next couple months. But shhhh I can't tell you, yet. So stay tuned!

We leave you with this:






Unabashedly Yours,

The Faster Pussycats

Pussycats win season opener

With a great new batch of rookies, the Faster Pussycats opened Terminal City Rollergirls' 2010 season on April 10 against Atomic City Rollergirls from the Tri-Cities, WA. In front of a sold-out crowd at Kerrisdale Arena, your cats took an early lead and played a controlled game right to the 137-49 finish.

In the second bout of the double-header, the Bad Reputations won their rematch against the Riot Girls, 132-65.

Tickets are already on sale for the next bout at Minoru Arena in Richmond on May 15. Get them at Terminal City Rollergirls website.

Upper photo by Todd Holbrook
Bottom photo by James Giddy

New Pussycats

Terminal City Rollergirls' 2010 draft took place in February. Please join us in welcoming the newest Faster Pussycats:

8 Mean Wheeler
AliAss
Amazombie
Autumn Von Rotten
Hydro-Jenna Bomb
Lucky Breaks
Mary Queen of Shotz
Shell Shockk
Tight Lacey
Xanadoozie

Pussycats win in Alaska!

On Thursday and Saturday January 28 and 30 the 'cats travelled to Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska to scrimmage with Rage City Rollergirls and bout the Fairbanks Rollergirls.

In front of an enthusiastic crowd of 2300 in the Fairbanks Carlson Center, the Pussycats dominated the first half of the bout, going into half-time with a 58-21 lead, with big jams by PLAYER 1 and 8Mean Wheeler. Fairbanks regrouped in the second half and put their star jammer Pyroclastic Flo in heavy rotation, but the Pussycats hung on for a 104-81 win. 8Mean Wheeler was the Pussycats' MVP of the game, doing double-duty as both pivot and jammer; as the Fairbanks announcer put it, "Man, that jammer can block!" It was great to see our go-to jammer Ring'er Bell shine as a blocker, to watch IonA BeerWagon and just sKate play their best games yet, and witness Suzy Shameless win over the Fairbanks crowd with her moves.

Rage City's Shocker Khan did a great job subbing in for our Andi Struction, who broke her ankle in the Anchorage scrimmage Thursday. Andi and FPC line caller Johnny Qwadd ably managed the Pussycat bench.

Big thanks to our supporters at home for helping send us on this amazing team-building trip, and to our Alaskan hosts for their very warm northern welcome. Thanks also to Terminal City's guest Pussycats Flower Plow'her, dek_her, and 8Mean Wheeler.

FBXRG's summary is on their website here.


The team (minus Sissy Straight-edge) arriving at Anchorage airport.

Beer & Burger Fundraiser at the Sin Bin - January 14

Here's another chance to hang out with your Faster Pussycats, and help send us to Alaska! Come have a burger and a beer with us the Sin Bin and watch footage from last season's championship bout.

Thursday January 14, 2010
7:00pm - 10:00pm
$15 tickets include a beer and a burger

The Sin Bin is at 295 West 2nd Ave, Vancouver
2 blocks east of Olympic Village Skytrain Station

If you can't make it, think about clicking the button to the right to make a direct donation via PayPal to the Faster Pussycats. It will go directly to our Alaska trip. Thanks to our fans who have already donated.

In other news, you die-hard roller derby fans should come watch the Terminal City Rollergirls All-Stars play the Slaughter County Roller Vixens' Terrormedixxx in Bremerton (Kitsap County) WA, on January 16.

Photo of Rollergirl from 2009 Championship game by Nicolas Charest for Rollergirl.ca

All We Want for Christmas is a Trip to Alaska!

Your favourite derby girls are traveling to Alaska in the depths of winter to represent Terminal City in a bout against Fairbanks Rollergirls on January 30 and a scrimmage with Rage City Rollergirls in Anchorage on January 29.

We need your help to get there! We've already held a poker tournament and craft sale and raised close to $5000 towards sending 14 players and two coaches up north. Click the PayPal button in the sidebar to help us out with a few bucks. All the Pussies thank you!

In other news...
At our recent league awards ball, Ring'er Bell (third from right) was named Faster Pussycat MVP for 2009, Tiki TimeBomb (third from left) was crowned The Spirit of TCRG for her outstanding off-skates service, and several other cats were recognized as league leaders.

Here's a pic by Steven L Price of honorary Pussycat 8Mean Wheeler (L) and Pussycat blocker Ambruzya playing for the TCRG All-Stars against Rose City Rollers' Axles of Annihilation on December 5: