In an intra-league bout some thought might favor the Psycho Ex-Girlfriends, the Huntington Heartbreakers convincingly defeated their opponents 97 to 55. After a scoreless first jam, the Heartbreakers took the lead and never looked back.
The Psychos only trailed by 14 at the half with the score at 45 to 31. But the relentless Heartbreaker defense proved to be too ...<< MORE >>
October 2
We have a special appearance planned for the premier of the movie "Whip It" starring some of our friends and Ellen Paige, Juliette Lewis and directed by Drew Barrymore. Check your eblast for how you can participate with us!
October 10
OC Roller Girls take on the Prison City Derby Dames from Chino Hills. This will be bringing the girls from the wrong side of ...<< MORE >>
Huntington Beach Heartbreakers or Psycho Ex-Girlfriend? Sound like a no-win situation? Not when it's roller derby! As fall approaches and the summer fades away, the OC Roller Girls return to track, refreshed and ready for some fresh carnage. So, is it better to be left heart-broken by the one that got away or to be stalked and harassed by the one that won't leave? Can one be better than the other? The OC Roller Girls have the answer: ABSOLUTELY! Find out for yourself on September 5th, 2009 as the Huntington Heartbreakers take to the sport court with the Psycho Ex-Girlfriends. ...<< MORE >>
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What is Roll For A Cure? What started as a personal mission to raise funds became one of the most rewarding experiences our league shares & we need your help. At the 3rd Annual Roll For A Cure on June 20, 2009 we will raise funds for Breast Cancer Angels. OC Roller Girls & our friends, family & sponsors donate for the raffle to be held at the event. From boobie cupcakes to sports tickets- everyone walks away with souvenirs & information on how to do their breast exams!! This year we host a double header with ...<< MORE >>
OC Roller Girls will be featured on Inside Edition tomorrow.
Thursday, May 21, 2009.
Our own Wheel Housewives of OC (Orange County, CA) team will be featured on this national show. Check out http://insideedition.com/ for local channel & time.
It will be on KCAL at 3:30 in the LA/OC area.
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Hoping to provide women with a productive environment that encourages personal growth through sports, Heather Shelton founded OC Roller Girls. OCRG consists of a diverse team of multi-talented women who share dreams and victories on and off the track. The organization offers sports training and coaching, and gives members the opportunity to compete in team and individual events, which attract crowds of up to ...<< MORE >>
The Wheel Housewives of OC take on Los Angles Derby Dolls Aftershockers. Come celebrate our 3rd birthday as OCRG takes on LA! This is sure to be a fun game! Yes! There will be cake and beer! Awards/Birthday Party after 5/23 game. Want to know who is getting best jammer for 2009? Want to know who is getting biggest flirt? Come join us for this free party at Myplace Bar (details in program) after our game.
Tickets - CLICK HERE! WANT MORE??
Beer Garden (21+) to support Breast Cancer Angles
FREE Parking!
ALL AGES EVENT!
FREE admission for kids under 10 ...<< MORE >>
OCRG is moving into Long Beach? YES! OCRG has just added a new Long Beach team and we are now recruiting skaters. You must live in LB to get on this team. Our first game is set for later this year! lb@lbrollergirls.com Social Skate in LB- Every Friday! Email moxiskates@gmail.com for more info.
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Derby Skaters: Yes it is true- We are now accepting applications if you are at least 18 to join our fresh meat classes! Make it out of that and we will see you on the track. Please email recruiting@ocrollergirls.com for more info.
Refs: If you'd like to be a skating referee, we can teach you! Refs: Looking for male & female refs, 18+, with insurance.
Be part of the action! refs@ocrollergirls.com Fit-Not-Hit Class: This awesome class taught by Dirty Deborah Harry needs you! If you want a fun fitness class- come skate with us on Sunday morning! Email fit@ocrollergirls.com ... << MORE >>
Now Recruiting! Email banked at ocrollergirls dot com for more info ... << MORE >>
OC ROLLER GIRLS
NOW RECRUITING!!! Do you want to be a OC Roller Girl?
Fresh Meat derby classes start the first Sunday of every month.
Everyone is welcome; we will train you and get you up to speed on everything DERBY!
Email us at recruiting@ocrollergirls.com for more info Do you want to get fit without taking hits?
FIT- NOT- HIT - fitness skating class start on April 5 at 10am. This is a class built around strength and cardio and fun. Bring your skates, your id and get ready to roll with us!
Email ...<< MORE >>
THIRD ANNUAL "Spring Beating" BOUT on 4-4-09
"We have lots of heart, and even more booty to slam them with!" Bombshells assistant captain Vicious Ness said.
Winter is coming to an end and the OC Roller Girls will usher in the change of seasons with the Spring Beating home game next Saturday, April 4th.
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FIT- NOT- HIT CLASS starts on Sunday, April 5 at 10 am. EMAIL US AT fit@ocrollergirls.com for more info. Do you want to skate like a derby girl without taking hits like a derby girl? Then try OCRG's new "Fit Not Hit" class, taught by our very own Dirty Deborah Harry. She will use her years of experience in competitive skating as she coaches you on basic skating form and technique. Spring is the perfect time to start your pre-summer regiment, and roller skating is an exciting way to beat the boredom of the gym. Forget running ...<< MORE >>
OC ROLLER GIRLS offer FREE TICKETS TO THE UNEMPLOYED!In addition to the action on the track, many of us in the league are experiencing the rough and tumble of our local economy, and the OC Roller Girls want to reach out to our loyal fans and friends and boost some spirits. Come spend an evening with us and have some fun for free! As you know, at every game we raise funds for a charity. The mission of OCRG is to make a positive difference in the lives of women and youth. We believe in the value of the individual, ... << MORE >>
OC Roller Girls Roller Derby Present their 2009 SEASON OPENER, the Back Bay Bombshells vs. Psycho Ex-Girlfriends. The Back Bay Bombshells roll like thunder through the streets of Southern California. Their war cry can rally the toughest troops as these sexy dames skate on a patriotic mission. Through stealthy jamming, major booty blocks and hip checks from hell, the Bombshells take no prisoners into battle against the tough and fearless Psycho Ex-Girlfriends.
The high-speed, bone-crushing roller derby opener will be held at Huntington Beach's Coast to Coast Hockey Center. Also at halftime, the band King Thick will be performing and a ...<< MORE >>
Check our website for more info and tickets to home games!
Home Games will be held in Huntington Beach! February 7, 2009
AWAY- Sacramento, CA
Orange Crushers vs. Sacred City Derby Girls February 21 & 22
Huntington Beach, CA
Training Camp with Quadzilla March 7
Huntington Beach, CA
Wheel Housewives of OC vs. Rocket Queens of ACDG
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OC's Orange Crushers vs. Hollywood Starlets of ACDG March 13/14
AWAY- San Diego, CA
Blood and Thunder Camp
April 4
Huntington Beach, CA
Back Bay Bombshells vs. Huntington HeartBreakers
April 25
AWAY- Albuquerque, NM
OC's Orange Crushers vs. Duke City
May 23
Huntington Beach, CA
Wheel Housewives of OC vs. Inland Empire Derby Divas
June 20
Huntington Beach, CA
Orange Crushers vs. TBD
June 27
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Please join us in our new home in Huntington Beach where we have a full schedule of games for the 2009 season!! Check our website for details! Coast 2 Coast Inline Hockey Center is located in Huntington Beach in Orange County, California. A full service indoor facility includes two full sized rinks, a pro shop, a snack bar, and leagues for all ages and skill levels. They strive to provide a safe and clean environment where you can enjoy the dynamic sport of roller hockey and roller derby! There is tons of FREE Parking and our afterparty is just a ...<< MORE >>
Women on wheels
TRUE LIFE: OC Roller Derby includes crazy names, mayhem and, yes, a mission statement.
By SUZANNE BROUGHTON
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Sarah J. Cruz
Published: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Updated: Sunday, July 13, 2008
The girl who sits next to you in class may look like the average college co-ed. On the other hand, she could be one of the fishnet-wearing, miniskirt-sporting, body-checking OC Roller Girls. The county's fledgling league blazed on to the local derby scene less than two years ago and has begun to make its mark with bouts and bruises.
Roller derby, that mythical sport where beauty meets brawn in a contest of speed, skill, guts and performance, is currently enjoying a renaissance. Once relegated to 1970s period films such as "Boogie Nights," defunct TV shows and retirement due to the loss of roller skating rinks, derby is back. The Orange County league began with five girls and has blossomed with over 60 members.
The league is made up of a variety of women, including professionals, real estate agents, an assistant district attorney, nurses, a chiropractor, mothers and even a Cal State Fullerton student.
Sarah Sanchez, a sociology major, is a recent addition to the OC Roller Girls. Sanchez's cousin, a roller girl named "Strychnine," invited her to check out the teams. After Sanchez witnessed a derby match, she was hooked.
Sanchez recently completed skills testing, a series of tests designed to measure a skater's agility, ability to fall safely, avoid injury and safely maneuver around other players.
"Before they get into something like a match they have to know how to fall, crossover going around a turn, and jump over obstacles," Brik Wall, captain of the Back Bay Bombshells, said.
The testing required of all skaters is just one of the little-known aspects of the sport.
Some people think roller derby is a bunch of "slutty" women on roller skates beating each other up. But many preconceived notions about derby, including the amount of skill, practice and strategy that go into practice and competition, do not reflect reality.
In fact, derby is a fully regulated sport with rules, strategies and limitations on unnecessary violence. Winning a derby bout requires more than brute force.
"Actually, it's a skilled game. You aren't just out there hitting each other. Elbows aren't allowed," Wall said.
Points, penalties and statistics are tallied by officials. Referees enforce the rules of the game and assign penalties.
"There are pack refs and jam refs," D-Mann, referee and coach for the league said, referring to the different jobs of the referees.
D-Mann became involved in roller derby because of his passion for roller skating.
"I began skating in first grade. I fell in love with it and started competing in speed skating," D-Mann said. "A friend of mine joined the derby league and said 'You gotta come see our bout.' I saw the refs in the middle and said 'I gotta get involved in this!' I fell in love with it as something I can do [that] I enjoy as a hobby. I love being on my roller skates."
D-Mann also runs some of the practice sessions for the OC Roller Girls.
The roller girls practice three times a week, working on endurance, skills and scrimmages.
Another difference to the preconceived notions of derby is the track itself. The OC Roller Girls and many other U.S. leagues are part of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association. Instead of a banked plywood track, they play on flat surfaces and the boundaries are marked by tape, rope lights or cones instead of metal railing. The banked track's wooden floor is more flexible, cushioning falling skaters. The flat track floors, made mostly of concrete, are very unforgiving.
Flat track requires more skill and power than a sloped track. Players use only their own strength to create momentum and stay in bounds.
An added bonus to the flat track is that instead of running into the bars at the edge of the rink, flat track players tend to run into audience members seated just outside the boundaries. Sometimes audience participation is not a choice.
Names are a big deal in derby. The OC Roller Girls league is divided into four teams: the Back Bay Bombshells, the Psycho Ex-Girlfriends, the Huntington Heartbreakers and the Anaheim Aces. Even more important than the team names are the names for the individual derby girls.
New members, dubbed "fresh meat" by the veterans, must select a derby name. This is a monumental decision for them as they only call each other by their derby names.
Derby girls have kitschy, creative, attention-grabbing names. Some names are spoofs on movie titles, such as roller girl Titty Titty Bang Bang. Others use plays on words and the jersey numbers, such as "Ivanna Cocktail #60 Proof." Sanchez has already selected her new name, Fat Bottom Basher, a combination of a song by her favorite band, Queen, and something a little threatening, Basher.
The next event for the Roller Girls is Rolling for a Cure. The event, scheduled for Saturday, May 10, will benefit the Keep A Breast Foundation, which benefits breast cancer prevention and treatment. The roller girls place a priority on being active in the community and charitable events.
"The one common thing among us is that we all respect each other," Brik Wall said. "Respect for everything [we are] doing and everything [we] stand for."
The OC Roller Girls welcomes anyone who would like to be their "fresh meat" to attend an orientation meeting.
"If you have any questions, please feel free to ask," Heather, who is also known as "Lollerskates," said.
For more information, visit www.OCRollerGirls.com.    
As 2008 draws to a close and communication devices continue to evolve, the 1928 invention we've come to know as the "television" continues to deliver not only entertainment, but also a visual display of events and interactions around the world. It is largely thanks to this invention that most people are aware of a coastal cluster of cities approximately halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego known as Orange County. Depicted via the television as "the OC" and popularized by the show of the same name as well as others such as Laguna Beach and the Real Housewives of Orange ...<< MORE >>
OC ROLLER GIRLS are taking over the Base!
Come see us in the hanger! They are moving out the helicopters so we can skate!
Get your tickets now for $10 from any OC Roller Girl or $12@ door.
Advance Tickets ($10) can also also be purchased online at http://www.ocrollergirls.com
Click the ORANGE star!
BATTLE ON THE BASE ON SEPT 27TH
After a disappointing and abrupt cancelation in July, the OC Roller Girls have been lying low plotting their next top-secret mission. Thanks to an unnamed informant, word is they will soon merge in full-force to take back the county in style... Come Saturday, September 27, grown men will cower in fear as the OC Roller Girls militia descends upon the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Base with a daunting main mission: to defiantly bring roller derby back to Orange County. Their game plan is simple: showcasing their athleticism and prowess in an action-packed DOUBLE HEADER, BATTLE ON THE BASE is sure to entertain!
Game one kicks off at 6:00pm accompanied by the determined battle cries of OCRG's Travel Team (Orange Crushers) of wheeled warriors facing challengers from the LA Derby Dolls. These banked track girls won't know what (or who) hit them as they're shown firsthand the undying will of the flat-track phenomenon. Game two pits OCRG's newly formed Wheel Housewives against the Inland Empire Derby Divas, third time challengers of OCRG.
Meanwhile, our newest recruits will be on a side mission of their own, to lead the charge in raising funds for our featured charity, the Wounded Warrior Project. Fans and patrons are invited to join the OC Roller Girls in positively impacting the community by donating funds to this non-profit group that provides support for servicemen injured in battle.
Morbidly curious spectators are welcome to witness the mayhem, with doors opening at 5:00pm for early onlookers to browse our varied vendors and commandeer the best seats; the first jam whistle for game one sounds off at 6:00pm. Those who survive the vicious battles are encouraged to partake in the victorious celebration immediately following the second game.
Wonder where the OC Roller Girls will be next? Check out our calendar below. For a list of the most current up-to-date information, please visit www.ocrollergirls.com TODAY!!!
**Please note that dates and venue listed on calendar below are subject to change.
MORE INFO?? Yes there will be beer- ALL beer $ goes to help our troops!
SEPT 27 OC Roller Girls Roller Derby Present Battle on the Base! Enjoy two lively roller derby matches while helping to raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project and local on base nonprofit—we're making it easy (and entertaining) for you to help local soldiers and their families.
WHERE: The games will be held at on the Joint Forces Base in Los Alamitos, located at 4522 Saratoga Avenue, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
WHEN: Doors will open at 5:00pm, and the first bout begins at 6:00pm; game two starts at 7:00pm. Spectators of all ages are permitted, but please be aware that there are some safety-related seating restrictions for young fans.
Please also note: EVERYONE MUST HAVE AN ID TO GET ON BASE.
If you want to drink - must be 21!
TICKETS: Tickets are $10 in advance for general admission (all rink side seating!) OR with military ID and $12 at the door. Kids under 10 are free.
SUPER FAN CONTEST: Love the OC Roller Girls? Show us how derby-crazed you are for the chance to win a variety of prizes.
SEATING: Seating is on the floor or in provided folding chairs—bring a cushion if you are soft.
CHARITY EVENT: $4 from every ticket will automatically be donated to Wounded Warrior Project—you are welcome to donate more at our Wounded Warrior Project booth! Additionally, ALL BEER (assuming you are 21+) AND FOOD (burgers, hot dogs, etc) PROCEEDS will be going to the on base nonprofit to help soldiers and their families.
AFTER PARTY: Plan to party with us at the after party to celebrate—look for details will in the program.
The Girls Next DoorBy Rose Flores Medlock
The social forces behind the resurgence of roller derby across the country may be hard to explain, but the urges driving the trend in Orange County seem simple enough: “I have always liked skating and sports in general,” Jennifer “Hurt in a Skirt” Scruggs- Carrillo says. “There are not many organized women’s sports, [so] when I found out about derby, I knew it was for me. [It] gives me the opportunity to be tough but sassy at the same time. Also, the relationships that I’ve built with the girls is what keeps ...<< MORE >>
http://skates-main.blogspot.com/2008/08/children-roller-skates.html
Rollergirls: Strychnine
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If there was only one thing that I could teach you about the women of roller derby, it's that they're athletes. Women as a whole are largely regarded as being un-feminine if they're good at a sport or strangely expected to uphold femininity to a bizarre extreme while playing sports at the same time. I've been asked why I'm not interested in watching the standards like basketball or football and to that I say: The day that men are expected to play while wearing make-up and fishnets in combination with their pads is the day that I find that sport more interesting. And on with the show...
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Rollergirl Name: StrychnineNumber: #9 Team: OCRG (Orange County Roller Girls) Inter-league Classification: Psycho Ex-Girlfriends Position: All, but mostly pivot and blocker Height: 5'6" Age: 27 Romantic Status: Boyfriend
Favorite Movie? SLAPSHOT
What got you interested in roller derby? Violence and Roller Skates!
What's been your biggest injury so far? Broken Finger
What's one of your favorite memories from a bout? Winning Reno. The odds were against us, we were short handed, cold (playing outside), at a high elevation and couldn't breathe, and somehow won. We went totally nuts.
What's the hardest part of playing? Dedicating the all the time needed to keep the league running and get all the practice in.
Is there anything about the sport you wish more people understood? That we are not paid, and in fact pay dues to keep it going.
Do you tend to play a character while skating or is what you put out on the rink pretty much your own personality? Playing a character depends on the type of game. Travel games that rank us, I take pretty seriously, but interleague games all about fun and playing for the crowd. Exaggerated penalties always get them going, as does hitting a girl into the crowd.
What's your personal derby/life motto? "That's going to leave a mark" / "Some folks like the water. Some folks like the wine. I like the taste of straight strychnine"
To keep up to date with Strychnine and the OCRG, you can add their profile at Myspace. You can also add the Psycho Ex-Girlfriends profile there as well. Not Myspace inclined? You can check out the league's main website as well, www.ocrollergirls.com.
The OCRG is also accepting donations from fans in order to help keep the girls properly outfitted in the correct protective gear. Click here to donate via PayPal. Even better, if you're from Orange County (or anywhere close by in the Southern California area, make sure to come to the bouts. Fan support isn't just appreciated in the form of dollars. It's the screaming and chanting of the fans that can get a player back up on her feet after a spill. A sport where you're not breathing the thin air from cheap, high stadium seating? Where you can see the blood up close on the rink? Yeah, tell me that's not better than those "standard" sports.
Al Rojo Vivo is a daily Spanish language news program on the American television network Telemundo. It is shown on Telemundo and on weekends the show is called "Al Rojo Vivo: Fin de Semana con Candela Ferro" hosted with Candela Ferro. The name roughly translates as "red hot" or "at boiling point" in English. The show was presented a Hispanic Television Achievement award in 2005.
We are excited to be on there and will be broadcasting our next bout in Spanish too.
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OCRG
Roller Derby Bout THIS SATURDAY!!!!
And we are giving the gift to our VIP FAN CLUB!
USE CODE "email" today to get your ticket for only $10.
Yep! We are paying the service charge for you if you get your ticket online right now.
Don't miss out on this one!
Tickets are VERY limited!!
Get your tickets early so you don't miss it!
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OC Roller Girls give a Second Birthday Bashing on July 12th
YOUR INVITATION TO TROUBLE:
"Birthday Bash II" will pit the OC Roller Girls' own Psycho Ex-Girlfriends against the Back Bay Bombshells
The term, "Terrible Twos" has never been more true than this July, when the OC Roller Girls celebrate their second birthday with a different kind of party. The jovial antics of classic party games like pin the tail on the donkey will be replaced with a full hour of derby-style festivities, with our very own Back Bay Bombshells facing off against the Psycho Ex-Girlfriends. Some say there will be full contact musical chairs!
Our teams of colorfully-decorated human piñatas will battle each other on the track, fighting for each point, and downright earning the terrible title fit for each of them. The girls will be going home with party favors of a lingering kind, each bump and bruise a loving memory of our year of innocence past and the wonderment of continuing to grow well into the future.
The OC Roller Girls are pleased to invite you to witness as we enter our Terrible Twos—the growing pains are real, and this gala will last through the night as we continue the merriment at RA Sushi! Join us on Saturday, July 12 at the heart of Orange County in Irvine when the Back Bay Bombshells take on the Psycho Ex-Girlfriends in our SECOND BIRTHDAY BASHING!
BOUT DETAILS:
The match will be held at 949 Roller Hockey in Irvine (3150 Barranca, Irvine, CA 92619). Doors will open at 6:30 pm and the bout begins at 7:00pm. Spectators of all ages are permitted, but there are some safety-related seating restrictions for young fans.
Tickets: $12 General Admission. $20 VIP (included front row seating). Kids 10 and under are free.
Online tickets can be purchased from any ocrollergirl or online at
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/37040
Food and non-alcoholic drinks will be available between periods BUT check out our after partyfor the 21+ crowd!!!
AFTER PARTY:
Continue the birthday festivities with the OC Roller Girls at RA , located at the District (2401 Park Ave., Tustin, CA 92782) Admission to afterparty is free with proof of bout admission
Have your cake and eat it too...... cupcake sales to benefit Wounded Soldier Project.
http://www.ocregister.com/juice/2008/06/06Orange County Roller Girls - OC's own Roller Derby league host a carwash. This reporter covers the story. Anaheim Aces (our Fresh Meat team) battle the bubbles to raise $ for the league!
Bustin' Out at Santa Ana's Grand Central Art Center With the "Roll for a Cure" Show
Bustin’ out all over at Grand Central Art Center
By GREG STACY
Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 3:00 pm
Show Us Your Tits (For Charity)
Bustin’ out all over at Grand Central Art Center
Poor Matthew Price. He’s a very interesting young artist, and his work is improving all the time. Some months back, we gave his show at the Office a rave in these pages, and under normal circumstances, we’d be more than happy to devote a full column to hyping “Sweet Unrest,” his current show at the Grand Central Art Center.
But we must confess that this time, through no fault of his own, Price failed to really grab our attention. You see, his latest show is running simultaneously with another show, “Roll for a Cure” (both close this Sunday), which is made up almost entirely of female titties. Titties to the left of you, titties to the right, big ones, small ones, the floppy and the firm, all painted up in crazy colors, with little faces on the nipples and stuff. More than 20 artists contributed to “Roll for a Cure,” and it’s a strange and wondrous thing—a Russ Myer-esque fever dream, a veritable boobsapalooza.
And then there’s poor Price, trying to get noticed in the middle of all that. Sorry, buddy, but even art critics are not immune to certain mammalian imperatives.
“Roll for a Cure” features plaster casts of the breasts of members of the OC Rollergirls roller-derby team, and these casts have been painstakingly decorated by such artists as Niccole Ugay and Sean Bristol. Now, when you’re presented with a show like this, there’s a regrettable temptation to just get silly—to go crazy with the titty puns and focus on the bosoms rather than the busts (that is, to sniggeringly treat these pieces like sex objects, rather than to seriously appraise them as art objects). But this is a show with brains, as well as great knockers.
Setting aside the loveliness of the boobs as boobs, there are some really striking visuals here. Thomas Griego takes the breasts of roller queen Jacqueline Hyde and turns them into a kind of storybook wonderland—a fairy village with lush trees and little drawer things that pull out of the nipples. Hyde gave him some sweet material to work with, but Griego has certainly made the most of it, lavishing his imagination across the boobs, along the ribs, and even on the inside of the cast, where he’s got some playing cards stashed away. Ladies, something tells us Griego is a fellow who will treat you right—he takes the whole “your body is a wonderland” thing very seriously.
Some of the art here is intentionally kitschy, like the kooky Elvis makeover that Ivanna S. Pankin gives to the swingin’ neckbreakers of Disco Dervish. But many of these pieces are lovely by any measure, like the flaming mosaic design that Kristin Matthews applies to the spectacular endowments of Brik Wall. (Can we lift our moratorium on bad titty puns long enough to make a crack about how this is our idea of a National Endowment for the Arts? No?) Chela and Joseph Bañuelos make a really nice “Milagros Medley” on the petite frame of Baby Sister; it sort of looks like what would happen if Frida Kahlo had gone into business designing high-class bustiers.
The show benefits the Breast Cancer Angels and the Keep-a-Breast Foundation (see, even the charity organizations can’t resist the titty puns), so in addition to the can’t-miss proposition of ogling boobs at the same time you experience some fine art, if you buy one of these pieces, you might actually help save a life. And while you’re in a charitable mood, go over and give Price’s stuff some merciful oohs and ahhs. Once again, he takes us into a Tim Burton-like world of Goth cutie-pies, featuring a lot of girls with big, round heads and their oversized, staring eyes full of sinister secrets. Price’s girls are consorting with creepy cats, little birds and other fuzzy, feathered things. And there are gas masks. It’s arguably the stuff of Goth cliché, but it’s also stylish and fun in its own glum, Hot Topic way. Price deserves your attention.
Yeah, we’re still thinking about the boobs, too.
“Sweet Unrest” and “Roll for a Cure” at the Grand Central Art Center’s Rental & Sales Gallery, 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, (714) 567-7233; www.grandcentralartcenter.com. Call for hours. Through Sunday.
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