NBC LA: Derby Dolls Gear

DERBY OUT YOUR GEAR: In this week of "Whip It" mania, we'd like to point out the outfitting-up opportunities that go on at the Derby Doll matches. If you're looking for tees and other tokens to toughen up your wear -- even if it is at-the-office wear -- best get to the October 3rd bout and do a bit of shopping. Derby's about action, but don't forget to support those nice vendors adjacent to the track. 

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Examinder.com: Varsity Brawlers, Tough Cookies Bout Preview

As the 2009 Los Angeles Derby Dolls’ season rolls on, challengers and newbie team Varsity Brawlers will take on the returning 2008 champs, the Tough Cookies, this Saturday, October 3.

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Tribune-Review: Roller derby opened up new worlds for Penn-Trafford grad

"It was really cool to watch yourself on a massive screen in front of a massive audience," says Piplica, who has a non-speaking role in the movie as one of the deadly Manson Sisters on the Hurl Scouts roller derby team. "It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience."

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LA Times: 'SNL' actress trained to skate for roller derby movie 'Whip It.'

Training included learning how to pretend to take a hit and even how to stop without brakes. It also included lessons from members of real derby team, including the L.A. Derby Dolls. By involving actual derby girls in the project (in addition to training, they play roles as extras), Barrymore showed the actors the very community that she was trying to create in the film, which opens Friday. "I think it was important for Drew to kind of let everyone know that so many different types of women do derby," Wiig says. "Not just the big tough girls with the tattoos and stuff -- there's a lot of that -- but we met women there who are teachers and nurses and mothers and wives."

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UPI: L.A. Derby Dolls help out on 'Whip It'

Members of the L.A. Derby Dolls served as consultants, actresses and trainers on the new movie "Whip It," the all-female roller derby league said.

Screenwriter Shauna Cross adapted her book from and based much of the film on her experiences with the L.A. Derby Dolls, with whom she skated for three years as "Maggie Mayhem," an original member of the Sirens.

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