LA Observed: Derby Dolls Land their Book

L.A. media types who also skate — Alex Cohen of KPCC and Jennifer Barbee of Blood & Thunder magazine — have written "Down and Derby: the Insiders Guide to Roller Derby," forthcoming from Soft Skull Press.
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L.A. media types who also skate — Alex Cohen of KPCC and Jennifer Barbee of Blood & Thunder magazine — have written "Down and Derby: the Insiders Guide to Roller Derby," forthcoming from Soft Skull Press.
In her first week of training for the roller-derby movie "Whip It," actress-singer Eve fell on her ankle. "It swelled up. It was not cute, but I Ace-bandaged it up, and I was fine," she said.
Photo by Lina Lecaro.The Dolls HQ in Filipinotown was the site for a pre-premiere party last week, featuring a Q&A with the cast including Barrymore, Ellen Page (who’s cute as a button in person — but, we gotta say it, she’s too munchkin-y small to be a real derby gal), Juliette Lewis, Eve and Har Mar Superstar. Page’s love interest in the film, rocker Landon Pigg, was also on hand, and his band also played in between the bouts.
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Team | W | L | PF | PA | Net | Streak | |
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Fight Crew | 1 | 2 | 382 | 395 | -13 | W1 | |
Sirens | 2 | 1 | 483 | 405 | 78 | W2 | |
Tough Cookies | 1 | 2 | 389 | 424 | -35 | L2 | |
Varsity Brawlers | 2 | 1 | 360 | 390 | -30 | L1 |
Last Updated: July 25, 2016