PRESS ARCHIVES BY YEAR: 2006 2005 2004
Relive the history of the Rat City Rollergirls
by browsing through the press clips that we've collected. Since 2004, we've seen an explosion of roller derby
in Seattle! For those of you who have enjoyed the ride along with us, we sincerely thank you for your
support! Enjoy this collection of historic press about the first few bouting seasons of derby in Seattle.
Please note that some of the skaters and contact information that appears in these historic clips are no longer correct.
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November 2006 -- Women with a Bad-Ass Alter Ego
 Rettig to Rumble is quoted in the November
2006 Edition of Glamour Magazine as a woman with a "Bad-Ass alter ego."
Grab your copy from the local news stand today. See page 149.
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October 22, 2006 -- What price for private profit?
Seattle Times staff columnist, Danny Westneat quotes
Dixie Dragstrip
as he highlights the important issue of keeping the currently public space of Hangar 27 at Warren G. Magnuson Park
public by not allowing a single anchor tenant to use public funds to renovate and control it.
Read
the article.
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October 2006 -- Blood and thunder First Edition
The Rat City Rollergirls are featured in the first ever edition of a new magazine devoted to All Female Roller
Derby, Blood and Thunder! If you can't find the magazine at your local news stand, pick one up
here!
A few of the skaters featured include the Throttle Rocket
Hurricane Lilly and
Grave Danger's Sake Bomb!
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August 31, 2006 -- Roller Derby Bumberbout Preview
All Star Traveling Team member Pia Mess makes the front cover of the Seattle Post Intelligencer
with their overview of the Bumbershoot Flat Track Derby Invitational to be held at Bumbershoot in
Seattle on Saturday, September 2, 2006.
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August 31, 2006 -- A hands-on summer wrap at Bumbershoot
Seattle Times
reporter, Madeline McKenzie gives a shout out to the
"local faves" the Rat City Rollergirls, in her overview of Bumbershoot's first Flat Track Derby Invitational, the
2006 BumberBout! Thanks to Ms. McKenzie and the Seattle Times for your strong and continued support of women in sports!
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August 19, 2006 -- How I Got Hooked on Seattle (Page P7, Wall Street Journal)
What got you hooked on Seattle? In her August 19, 2006 piece,
Laura Landro describes the Rat City Rollergirls
as the "Indie Rockers" of Sports in Seattle. It's a pay per view article
here,
but you can get a sneak peek at Ms. Landro's guide to experiencing Seattle here.
Much thanks to Laura Landro and the Wall Street Journal for the Rat City KUDOS!
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June 22, 2006 -- Fast Girls on Wheels Give Roller Derby a New Spin
 The Rat City Rollergirls 2005 Season Champions, the
Derby Liberation Front are front and center in this
awesome flat-track roller derby article featuring the DLF's recent away game against the
Texas Rollergirls own
Honky Tonk Heartbreakers!
Make sure to watch the video and look at the amazing
photos! Thank you Kari Huus for the article and Katie Cannon for the photographs!
Click Here to
read the article!
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June 22, 2006 -- The Stranger Suggests...
 The Stranger knows a good thing when they see it! Listen to them! The
Stranger Suggests heading out
to see Bout 4 of Season 2 where
Grave Danger
will take on the top guns of the
Derby Liberation Front
and the
Throttle Rockets
will attempt to make space junk out of the
Sockit Wenches.
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May 24, 2006 -- NWSource.com Endorses Rat City Rollergirls Second Season
 NWSource.com delivers a glowing review of the expert skating, production and all out amazing
experience that the Rat City Rollergirls are continuing to offer fans in our second season.
Many thanks to Geoff Carter for the article and photographs!
See more of Geoff Carter's photography here!
Click Here to
read the article for yourself.
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April 27, 2006 -- A KCTS Connects Special Report: The Changing Face Of White Center
 "With the closure of Southgate Roller Rink in White Center, the Rat City Roller Girls may be out of their
home, but they are by no means out. As the RCRG enter their second season, go behind the scenes to see how
these women live their day to day lives and transform themselves into derby skaters by night."
Shoves and kisses to KCTS Public Television,
Jenny Cunningham and Enrique Cerna for the top notch coverage of the neighborhood
that the Rat City Rollergirls are proud to call home.
Click Here for
and overview of Episode No. 730.
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April 26, 2006 -- Plea for new life echoes from vacant roller rink
The Rat City Rollergirls and dedicated White Center community members band together
to help save the beloved Southgate Skate Center in our namesake community.
Check out the article
by Seattle P.I. Reporter, Jennifer Langston.
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March 20, 2006 -- Mild-mannered Engineers are also Terrors on Eight Wheels
 Rat City Rollergirls Dixie Dragstrip and Rettig to Rumble live, play, and work in the neighborhood
lovingly referred to as Rat City.
Check out the article
by the King County Department of Transportation.
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March 2, 2006 -- Guts and glory
 They’ve bruised in Seattle. They’ve brawled in Tucson. Now, the Rat City Rollergirls are ready to rumble in Everett.
Krista J. Kapralos of the Everett Herald writes, "This three-ring circus of comic-book theatrics, down-and-dirty athleticism and unbridled passion is coming to Everett on Saturday in Rat City's first foray north of the King County line!"
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March 1, 2006 -- Rat City Rollergirls: Season Two
 Tyson Lynn of Disheveled Magazine reminds fans,
"they bang into each other, knock each other down, fight, break bones, concuss themselves, and fly into the audience (yes, you have to pay extra for those seats)!"
(Photo by Frank Blau)
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February 28, 2006 -- Rat City Rollers didn't win national tourney, but they'll rumble at Bumbershoot
Jack Broom of the Seattle Times announces, "the sassy sisterhood of flat-track roller derby, fresh off its first national tournament in Tucson last weekend, is coming to Bumbershoot!"
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February 23, 2006 -- Who rules the roller-derby rink? Will it be "Rat City"?
Jack Broom of the Seattle Times describes how "today, these Rat City Rollergirls are hitting the road as teammates, preparing to take on the toughest competitors their sport has to offer!"
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January 5, 2006 -- On the Rink of Insanity!
 Emma Downs of the Journal Gazette describes how the Rat City Rollergirls 2005 Championship Bout has inspired
a strong group of determined women to begin a new roller derby league in Fort Wayne! We're glad to have set off
that spark and can't wait to take on the newest competition!
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December 5, 2005 -- RCRG in ESPN!
The Rat City Rollergirls show you how we roll in the December 2005 edition of ESPN Magazine.
Lindsay Berra explains the game of roller derby through a six-page spread featuring Rat City Rollergirl photos taken by Dan Winters.
Read the Article
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October 17, 2005 -- Seattle Times on the RCRG Championship
The Seattle Times covers the exiting events of the first ever Rat City Rollergirl
Championship Bout. Check out the extra photo gallery of the championship event! Thanks to Jack Broom for article and Jim Bates for the photos!
Read the Article
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October 10, 2005 -- Seattle Times
The Seattle Times takes you behind the scenes to one of our closed practices. Check out the photos of the rollergirls practicing all the moves we execute at our bouts. Details of the 2005 Season Championship bout are listed. Thanks to Jack Broom for article and Jim Bates for the photos!
Read the Article
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August 9, 2005 -- Everett Herald Article
Rat City Rollergirls Lorna Boom, DLF Mascot Dr. 5ive, and Holley KnockHers are featured in the Everett Herald article, "Rock and Roll The Derby's Back and They're Jammin" Thanks to Victor Balta for article!
Read the Article
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August 6, 2005 -- Rollergirl Entrepreneur!
Rat City Rollergirl Ann Munition, D.I.Y. entrepreneur of luxurious pin-up girl sheet sets and more was featured in a Seattle Times article, "Bold bedding from West Seattle's Sin in Linen" Thanks to Nicole Tsong for article! Check out the Sin in Linen website
here!
Read the Article
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May 3, 2005 -- Rollergirls DO have real jobs!
Rat City Rollergirl Valtron 3000, a molecular and cellular biology graduate at the UW, was featured in the University of Washington Daily in a article titled, "Sweat, Blood and Skates - 1970s revival Seattle, UW student back to the flat track at local roller derby" Thanks to Dionne Desiano for article!
Read the Article
Rat City Rollergirls Darcy Rant, PamOpticon, Betty Ford Galaxy and Dirty Little Secret are in the May 2005 edition of the Exotic Underground!
Download a scanned version of the article
HERE!
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April 4, 2005 -- Punk Rock Mamas
Rat City Rollergirls mommacherry, Fresh Meat Jessi (now known as Holley KnockHers) and former rollergirl Kitnrox (Kristin Botuchis) were featured in the Seattle Post Intelligencer "Lifestyle" section in an article titled, "Seattle mothers band together to keep the punk spirit alive" Thanks to Kristin Dizon for the upbeat and refeshing article about these fabulous moms. We are very proud of all our rollergirl moms. They have two of the toughest jobs on the planet - motherhood and roller derby!
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March 28, 2005 -- Inaugural Bout in the Seattle P.I.!
the Rat City Rollergirls are on the cover of the Seattle Post Intelligencer! Check out the post-inaugural-bout article: Rollergirls' first wild rumble wins hearts of fans!
Check out the photos and listen to the audio clip on the website. Thanks to Karen Ducey, Athima Chansanchai and all the people at the Seattle PI that made this article happen!
Read the Article
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 Our March 26th Inaugural Bout at the Southgate Roller Rink was also highlighted in the most coveted section of weekly local Seattle favorite, the Stranger, in the "STRANGER SUGGESTS"!
Thanks to Amy Jenniges, a gal who knows what she's talking about when suggesting that Seattle come check us out!
Look for the March 24th - 30th edition of the Stranger around the greater Seattle area.
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March, 2005 -- Tablet Magazine
Check out the story about us in the March issue of Tablet, a preferred local monthly Seattle culture magazine! Look for copies of the March edition around the greater Seattle area. The "Rat City Girls Get Rolling on New Season," featuring Hurricane Lilly and JoanJetta from the Throttle Rockets.
Read the Article
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February 19, 2005 -- FOX NEWS REPORTS
Roller Derby Making a Comeback! Check out the story, the photos and video of the hottest sport that ever reinvented itself, featuring Seattle's Rat City Rollergirls and New York's Gotham Girls.
Read the Article
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2004 ARTICLES
Take a stroll down memory lane by browsing through the press clips that we
collected from the first year of the Rat City Rollergirls. 2004 was an historic time for roller derby
in Seattle. Some of the skaters that contributed countless hours of planning, fundraising
and training are no longer actively skating with Rat City. Some of them, like Lisa Lawless
and Billie Boilermaker have moved out of the Seattle area but continue to participate
in the sport they love. Others are still actively crackin' heads with Rat City. Enjoy
this collection of historic press about rebirth of derby in Seattle. Please note that some of the skaters
and contact information that appears in these historic clips is no longer correct. For current contact information
please go to our contacts page.
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Fall, 2004 -- Ann Munition in Venus Zine
The fall 2004 issue of Venus Zine
published an article under the "Sexy" section about Rat City Rollergirl
D.I.Y. entrepreneur Sandy Glaze (Ann Munition).
Check out the article
that showcases Sandy's luxurious pin-up girl sheet sets that she makes through her company,
Sin In Linen. "Venus is the No. 1 source for
coverage of women in music, art, film, fashion, and D.I.Y. culture." We think you picked a great topic for the fall 2004 Venus Zine!
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October, 2004 -- Tablet Magazine and Tacoma News Tribune
The October 2004 edition of Tablet is out! The Events/Music section features the Rat City Rollergirl Freakshow and Talent Showcase that's happening on Thursday, October 28th at the Comet Tavern.
On Sunday, October 3, 2004, Elysia Smith, writer from the Tacoma News Tribune explains the trials and tribulations of trying out for the Rat City Rollergirls in an article titled, Roller derby risk-taker. A photo is posted with the article that includes (from left to right) Barely Legal (Derby Liberation Front), Darcy Rant (Grave Danger) and Drew Blood (Sockit Wenches).
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September 25, 2004 -- Blacktop Brawl Interview
At the Blacktop Brawl, Jim Valley from 710 KIRO Newsradio conducted a sassy interview with us that you can listen to by clicking here!
On Friday, September 24, 2004 the Rat City Rollergirls were featured on KROCK 96.5 FM with host, Andy Savage, prior to the Blacktop Brawl! Rollergirls on the radio! The Blacktop Brawl was also highlighted in the "UP & COMING: this weeks music picks" in the September 23rd - 29th edition of the Stranger.
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July, 2004 -- Rat City Fashion
The July 2004 edition of Tablet is out - with the new edition of their summer FASHION SPREAD featuring Rat City Rollergirls Darcy Rant, Tash-ya 'Round, Jinx, Lady Die and Ruby Attitudie, including the lovely Hurricane Lilly who is also splashed across the cover! The theme? The July "WET ISSUE"...be sure to check this out!
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June and July, 2004 -- Five Questions
On Friday, June 18, 2004, NWsource.com reporter Geoff Carter published
Five questions with Lilly Warner, [co] founder of the Rat City Rollergirls. And then on Friday, July 9, 2004, we found out that Rat City Rollergirl, Jinx, is more than just a great blocker! Find out how in an article titled Five Questions with Julie Baroh, "non-flowy" faery illustrator! If you have five questions of your own about the Rat City Rollergirls, please contact our media folks at media@ratcityrollergirls.com and we'll try to get them up on our FAQ page.
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THE VERY FIRST PRESS WE EVER GOT!
June 3, 2004 -- Skate City
The Stranger's own Amy Jenniges wrote an article titled SKATE CITY: Rat City Roller Girls Are Going to Rock Seattle.
May 15, 2004 -- Rat Pack?
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported the following:
This Rat pack is ready to roll: Female skaters want to revive Seattle derbies in an article by Kristin Dizon, Reporter.
May 13, 2004 -- "Tough non-assholes!"
A real nice mention was made of us in The Stranger (Vol 13 No. 35, May 13 - May 19 2004) by Kathleen Wilson. Here’s what she said:
"The tough non-assholes Rat City Rollergirls , a roller-derby team who've been gracious enough to invite me into their fold (to observe and relive the passion I had for the old televised, weekly sport I watched as a bruiser-lovin' 4-year-old) are having a fundraiser on Sunday, May 16, at the Fun House, featuring bands Ball with Tail and Chronic Disorder. Demon of the Derby: The Ann Calvello Story will be screened, as well as Bay City Bombers, the awesome 1972 roller-derby film featuring Raquel Welch as the hottest roller warrior you'll ever see. Things kick off at 4:00 p.m., and it's give what you can."
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