Slumber Party Slashers get first win

from www.steelymcbeammustdie.com

by John Cihon

When I showed up for the Steel City Derby Demons'(that being of course Pittsburgh's only all-female, all-action, all-skating, all-hitting roller derby league) May 'Block of Love' event, I was amazed and astounded to find Bekkie M-K Ultra of the Slumber Party Slashers, there, skating, and ready to roll. I found it so hard to believe that I momentarily thought that maybe I was secretly dosed with LSD by the CIA. Why was I so confused? Because in April, I saw BMKU get hit in a match and fall down-hard. I saw her unsuccessfully try to get up, and crumble to the ground when her ankle gave way and left her foot hanging at a ninety-degree angle from her leg. Then I saw her carried out of the skating rink because she wasn't able to leave under her own power. Like everyone else in that rink, I thought that BMKU's ankle was broken; and like everyone else in that rink, I thought that BMKU wouldn't be skating for a while. Everyone except Bekkie M-K Ultra, that is. . .