THE BRADENTUCKY BOMBER GIRLS
(and Guys):

The dictionary defines "team" as: "a group of people linked in a common purpose," and that may be true, but around here, we just define it as: "FUN!"

The bottom line is, when the Bradentucky Bombers are not busily trying to knock you on your ass, we're the nicest bunch of girls you could ever want to meet, on the track or off, and this brand-new "The Team" page is a great chance for you to put some names with those fabulous faces you've seen kicking butts in our bouts, plus, we girls have all posted our 'bio' info, including our loves, our hates, our favorite songs, and our deepest, darkest secrets, too!

• THE BRADENTUCKY BOMBERS • Team photos by Perry Stoliker [Click the pics to see them bigger!]

GIGI RAMOAN (Bombers' Founder!) STORY BEHIND NAME: My punk band occasionally covers the Ramones, I sing 53rd and 3rd. DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: Tall- Nose ring SIGNATURE MOVE: My sprinter's start- which I'm still working on. LOVES: Doug-less & Moni, art, screen printing, rockin' and a rollin, derby- actually, the whole punk rock lifestyle! HATES: Not doing something... good thing it rarely happens! LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I like to be funny. Sometimes I think I'm clever- but deep-down I know... it's just sympathy laughter. WHY DERBY?: I wanted to get in shape and have fun. It was either this or Punk-Rock Aerobics- aren't you glad I picked this? FAVORITE QUOTE: "Oh, can't I?!?!"

ANN THRAX [Bio Info Coming Soon!]

BELLA FIRE STORY BEHIND NAME: I might have been referred to as a little "Ball of Fire" once or twice. DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: The girl "with the naturally curly red hair" SIGNATURE MOVE: Yoga in skates LOVES: My two little evil Pekingese. HATES: Chewing gum, passionately. FAVORITE SONG: "Fire" by The Cult, "Never Been To Spain" Three Dog Night. LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I started College when I was just 15. And I'm a certified forklift operator trainer. Two very separate statements! WHY DERBY?: I was born to Derby. When I was going to see Derby for the first time my Father said "To watch or to join?" FAVORITE QUOTE: "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." (Borrowed from Jessica Rabbit)

BRUISY LAWLESS STORY BEHIND NAME: I'm a little bit of a nerd and all the other nerdy references were taken. DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: Red Glasses? Big Boobs? LOVES: Baking, music, science, sewing, dogs with nasal problems, whiskey voices and derby! HATES: Peas, expired food, foaming hand soap, needles and bee stings. FAVORITE SONG: Alex Chilton -The Replacements LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I would love to learn how to play the banjo. WHY DERBY?: A friend told me I should show up. I showed up to practice and stayed... FAVORITE QUOTE: "Listen; there's a hell of a universe next door; let's go"- e e cummings

BUSTY BRUISER STORY BEHIND NAME: It just fit. DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: Red fishnets, white tube sock, tattoos. LOVES: Sewing and Coffee HATES: When people ask me: "Are those real?" (My tattoos, of course. What did you think I was referring to??) FAVORITE SONG: Jackson- Johnny Cash and June Carter LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I'm blind in one eye and I will still kick your ass! WHY DERBY?: I was once quoted as saying: "You get to look cute and beat the crap out of people!" FAVORITE QUOTE: "You get to look cute and beat the crap out of people!"

BRYAN WILKES (Bombers' Former Coach!) DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: Being the world's tallest midget! SIGNATURE MOVE: The "finger-pistol" thingy. (Click the pic to see it!) LOVES: My daughter, very much, and then my derby girls! HATES: Mean people. FAVORITE SONG: "I Like Big Butts" and any Cher song. LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I was in and out of hospitals for about 3 years at the age of 8 to 11! I was very sick and they told me I would never be able to participate in athletics... they did not know me!! WHY DERBY?: At first, just to help out until they got established, but now they're part of my family! FAVORITE QUOTE: I have several... "Sometimes tough is not enough," "Never, ever, give up" and "Life is not easy for those who dream."

DITA VON CHEATS STORY BEHIND NAME: I love Dita Von Teese, so it seemed appropriate. DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: I am a giantess. LOVES: Dancing, photography, ROLLER DERBY! HATES: Mayonnaise FAVORITE SONG: Letter to Elise by The Cure LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: !sdrawkcab gnihtyna yas nac I (I can say anything backwards!) WHY DERBY?: To be around strong women FAVORITE QUOTE: "20,000 roads, I went down, down, down... and they all led me straight back home to you."

DIVA DOES DERBY STORY BEHIND NAME: I guess I'm sort of a diva, and I do derby. DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: Dimples (but not on my butt) LOVES: My 2 grandchildren, Ethan & Mia HATES: People who talk behind your back LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: My age, and I ride a motorcycle! WHY DERBY?: I used to watch it on TV and thought, what a great way to kick some booty and not get in trouble for it! FAVORITE QUOTE: "It's not the destination but the journey."

ESTHER GIN & JUICE STORY BEHIND NAME: The end result of racking my brain until my ears bled. DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: Happy Dance and Hissy Fit SIGNATURE MOVE: The flying pancake monster, the "Penalty Box" (Only the refs know that move!) LOVES: Records, 'zines, kittens and total annhilation! HATES: Poverty, heplesslessness, and when the computer is acting up. FAVORITE SONG: Baby Baby by The Vibrators. and anything by Icon Gallery, Aphasia and Die Screaming. Anything by Bacon Towne Records (of course!) LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I've done 67 skydives. One was on my wedding day. WHY DERBY?: Because every time I came to a game I got a flutter in my stomach. The Bombers are my heroes! FAVORITE QUOTE: "Give me the keys, you slut!!"

FANCY PANTS STORY BEHIND NAME: It just clicked. DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: Ever-changing hair color/tattoos. LOVES: Creating art, doing hair, tattoos, my dogs, my husband and my family! HATES: Roaches with wings, ants in my corn pops , and fake people....and bad hair! FAVORITE SONG: Tainted Love LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: Serious dancing phobia- natural blonde. WHY DERBY?: To keep me from beating my husband! FAVORITE QUOTE: "Just remember, if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off."

HEARTBREAKER HYLTON STORY BEHIND NAME: I have broken some hearts (back in the day), and my last name really is Hylton! (But not like Paris) DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: My scar that goes from my ribs to below my belly button. SIGNATURE MOVE: Holding the inside line!!! LOVES: The Chicago Bears and Cubs, the Florida Gators (Football in general), cows, playing the piano (and trombone), ska music, snow, and my boyfriend! HATES: Roaches!!!! FAVORITE SONG: Bohemian Rhapsody LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: My nickname is Yoda! WHY DERBY?: From the moment I got that Recruitment Flyer I knew I was in love!!! FAVORITE QUOTE: "I'll throw my shoe at you!" (Coach threatening me if I didn't get low!)

JULIA SEIZEHER STORY BEHIND NAME: I'm pro at organizing hostile takeovers! DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: My evil glare! SIGNATURE MOVE: Conquering men! LOVES: My family and My BFF (Miss Fitz), oh...and Orbit gum! HATES: Empty ice cube trays , people telling me I can't do something! FAVORITE SONG: "Best of You" by the Foo Fighters LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I have a birthmark shaped like Texas on my knee! WHY DERBY?: Because someone told me I couldn't. FAVORITE QUOTE: "I came, I saw, I conquered."

KIMICAL WARFARE STORY BEHIND NAME: My original name was OJ Kimson! I liked this one better- I knew there had to be some Dead Kennedys song or lyric I could rip off. (Please don't sue me, Jello!) DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: Glasses. LOVES: Making stuff. HATES: Hate. FAVORITE SONG: Chemical Warfare by Dead Kennedys LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I pour iron! WHY DERBY?: Seemed like a good idea at the time!

KRAYZEE WITH A K STORY BEHIND NAME: This is my 2nd name (officially), I didn't want to be a Hostess Cake, so I had to come up with something that fit. LOVES: Roller Derby, rocking out in my car and my great family and friends. HATES: Shitty people and ignorance. FAVORITE SONG: Currently "Breakdown" by Seether, but older "Bodies" by Drowning Pool. LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I have a huge crush on Donald Trump! WHY DERBY?: ProseHack made me do it! FAVORITE QUOTE: "Balls to the wall!" and "Piss-poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine."

LULU LARUE [Bio Info Coming Soon!]

MAD CAP [Bio Info Coming Soon!]

M.F. ON WHEELS STORY BEHIND NAME: My real name is Mfon. (Say: EM-fon) DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: Um... I'm black? Or maybe my butt... pick one. LOVES: Roller Derby, Natural Childbirth, Music HATES: Bugs WHY DERBY?: To become friends with the awesomest group of girls there ever was! FAVORITE QUOTE: "Woof!"

MIA PSYCHO STORY BEHIND NAME: When I was a Bomber Betty, I was working on a presentation about Freud that was being given in Vienna. That, and the mere fact that I was joining Derby at "my age" made "psycho" seem fitting! DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: A big blocker in a strait jacket - is hard to miss SIGNATURE MOVE: I'm working on angle-blocking jammers. (Thanks, Signal 20!) LOVES: Roller Derby! Artistic insanity, music. HATES: Intolerance & lack of humor! FAVORITE SONG: Psycho Bitches from Hell by HorrorPops LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I believe in non-violence. FAVORITE QUOTE: "Imagine what you could do if you weren't afraid of being psycho!"

MISS ANGEL FITZ STORY BEHIND NAME: I actually wanted "MissFitz" because I have always been a Misfits fan, but it was too close on the roster to another skater's name, so I added the Angel from the misfits song Little Angel #@%*, one of my favorite songs by them. DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: Ginormous Bruises & mah big ol' booty, and possessing razor-sharp shoulders! SIGNATURE MOVE: Landing as hard as possible on my butt. LOVES: Derby, Music, Betsey Johnson, Robots, Making Jewelry, Halloween, cheesy old horror flics, sleep....I luuuuv sleep, oh and scars, I love those too! Can't forget my BFF! HATES: Losing my temper, bruises on my hips and butt, lack of sleep, intolerance! FAVORITE SONG: Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones, or ANYTHING by Lilly Allen! LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I used to be a flight attendant, and I was in the Air Force! WHY DERBY?: Julia SeizeHer and I were at a bar... don't all the best stories start this way?... FAVORITE QUOTE: "Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footsteps on the moon."

MISSION MARY POSITION STORY BEHIND NAME: It just came to me while I was in bed one night... sleeping, that is! DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: Baby-blue skates & knock-knees! SIGNATURE MOVE: Angle-blocks LOVES: Being competitive and winning. HATES: Getting an elbow jammed into my eye. FAVORITE SONG: Too Bad About Your Girl by The Donnas LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I could NOT skate at ALL before joining the league! WHY DERBY?: I was bored & looking for trouble. FAVORITE QUOTE: "A little less talk, a little more action... NOW!"

POISON APPLE STORY BEHIND NAME: My last name is really Apple! DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: Pregnant belly. SIGNATURE MOVE: Getting put in the penalty box! LOVES: Roller Derby HATES: Fingernails FAVORITE SONG: Millencolin "Bullion" LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I was in the 1996 National Toboggan Championships! WHY DERBY?: Because it rocks! FAVORITE QUOTE: "You got to do what you dig."

PROSEHACK STORY BEHIND NAME: I'd like to think I can take some aggressive skaters down a notch, but the true story is that I write prose for a living. DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: My kick-ass shoulder scar. SIGNATURE MOVE: Strategic falling that takes other girls out. LOVES: Peanut Butter HATES: Disingenuous people! FAVORITE SONG: Under Pressure by Queen LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I am an FCC-licensed amateur radio operator... among other things... WHY DERBY?: Stress relief. Hitting people really works! FAVORITE QUOTE: "Some people read the stars for answers yet unknown. Some people read the stars, I think I'll write my own." - Big Audio Dynamite

SHITZ N. GIGGLES [Bio Info Coming Soon!]

SIDE OF BACON (Bombers' Master Of Ceremonies!) STORY BEHIND NAME: People called me bacon, i'm on the side... DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: I'm short. SIGNATURE MOVE: Slurring my words! LOVES: Bradentucky Bomber Girl Esther Gin & Juice!! And Derby and Punk Rock and 'zines!! HATES: Canned vegetables passed off as fresh, DUI checkpoints, stoopid people, racism, sexism, the police, car problems, bouncing checks, homophobia, copy machines that only take credit cards...the list goes on and on... FAVORITE SONG: "Fuck You Anyway" by the Beltones LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I am a proud father of two! I write 'zines... WHY DERBY?: Initially because Gigi RaMoan is my hero and I will follow wherever she goes...Plus, I hate being home alone 3 nights a week... FAVORITE QUOTE: "Even Vegans love the smell of bacon"

SIGNAL 20 STORY BEHIND NAME: Eve L. Twin named me because my real name is Signa, and both our hubbies are firefighters, and "Signal 20" is a firefighter's ten-code for a crazy person! DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: I always have on undies that say something, and I'm always showin' my butt! SIGNATURE MOVE: Flippin' my skirt up sometimes when I clear the pack! LOVES: My family, my horse, and my derby sisters! HATES: Slow-ass people clogging up the roadways! I guess I drive like a jammer, too! FAVORITE SONG: "Unforgettable" by Nat King Cole LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I own and operate my own carpet cleaning business. Believe it or not, I'm also extremely self-conscious. WHY DERBY?: Always watched Rockin' Roller Games in the 80's and wanted to be a derby girl, but I give credit to Eve L.Twin! FAVORITE QUOTE: "Sorry!" (I say that a lot!)

SOCIAL DEE STORY BEHIND NAME: Social Distortion has been one of my favorite bands since I can remember, plus I have a strong infatuation for Mike Ness. DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: Bettie Page bangs, jet-black hair and tattoos. SIGNATURE MOVE: The Frankenstein Shuffle. LOVES: Tattoos, Elvis, classic cars and motorcycles, Roller Derby, Tootsie Rolls and, of course, my two beautiful daughters!! HATES: Bad manners, unloyal friends, and people with out a clue!! LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I was a nude model at one time in my life! Very tasteful, of course!! WHY DERBY?: Because of the intense energy, and, of course, all the wonderful people I get to meet. FAVORITE QUOTE: "Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse!!"

SNOW WIPE U OUT [Bio Info Coming Soon!]

SUICIDOLL HOTLINE STORY BEHIND NAME: Not your basement Barbie Doll. Suicidoll seemed to be the right choice, since I have always been told I look like a doll. DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: Tattoos, piercings, long legs and a smile to die for. SIGNATURE MOVE: Deadly Derby tongue. Talk to me a minute and I may just recruit you. LOVES: Derby, Music, My son, Anything and everything Retro. HATES: Drama and people that think they’re better than. Oh, yeah, and people who don't like Derby. FAVORITE SONG: Suicidoll Tendencies Institutionalized, and Creepshow Cherry Hill. LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I was an Olympic hopeful in the 440 hurdles. I held the high school record at the age of 11 for years, and may even still have it! WHY DERBY?: I wanted to do something fun and stay in shape, meet people and be part of this amazing sport just for women. FAVORITE QUOTE: “Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.” Cecil Beaton

TENACIOUS C STORY BEHIND NAME: Wanted a name to capture my drive and determination. Plus I think Jack Black is awesome!! DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: The short one with the silly grin on her face SIGNATURE MOVE: Working on it- hopefully it will be something mighty fierce! LOVES: My two kids. HATES: When I run out of Mountain Dew! FAVORITE SONG: "The Best" by Foo Fighters LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I teach pre-school and I love it! WHY DERBY?: My derby sister (Signal 20) thought I would love it, and I do! FAVORITE QUOTE: "I think I can, I think I can!"

TOXIC DEMEANOR [Bio Info Coming Soon!]

VIKI VAN GO [Bio Info Coming Soon!]

YAKUZA GIRL STORY BEHIND NAME: In a past life I was Asian....I just know it! DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: My big katana! (sword) SIGNATURE MOVE: Fake out! LOVES: Giving J Blocks! HATES: 20 downs! FAVORITE SONG: Don't Judge Me by Berry Roll LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: The Japanese writing I put on my face says something different for every game. Just ask, and I'll tell you what it says! WHY DERBY?: I like full-contact sports and I moved away from "The Dojo of Blood and Pain," so I needed to get my fix somehow. FAVORITE QUOTE: "Skate softly and carry a big katana"

NEW VERSION!! Think you know all the Bomber Girls' names by heart? Then try this fun Bomber Girls Word Search Puzzle and see how many you can find! [Solution]