Rolled Over
There’s partying, and then there’s partying Texas Rollergirl style. “TCB” and his liver got a healthy dose of the latter Saturday night as the Rollergirls, their dates, friends, and Jason “Wee Man” Acuña from Jackass crammed into new Sixth Street bar Jackalope for the first annual Whammy awards. Peter Elliott & the Sellouts warmed everyone up with punk rock takes on pop favorites like Christina Aguilera‘s “Beautiful” and Elton John‘s “Your Song,” before yielding the stage to Rollergirl announcers Whiskey L’Amour and Hot Wheels. After a tribute to late “penalty mistress” Amberdiva, the ladies peeled through reams of technical awards (Best Jammer, Best Pivot), but the biggest whoops were naturally reserved for racier categories like Best Ass, Best Rack, and Best Bruise. “TCB” subsequently joined the party posse of Hekill Three and newly minted MVP Dinah-Mite at the Flamingo Cantina for an ass-kicking by Broken Teeth, so the rest is a little hazy. We would, however, like to thank Best Fight winner Rose Royce for donating her sash as a souvenir somewhere along the way. Roller mania starts up again Feb. 22 at Playland, and Friday at Cheapo Discs the Rollergirls will be selling $80 season tickets, staffing a kissing booth at $1 a peck, and banging their heads to Speedloader starting at 6pm.This article appears in February 13 • 2004.