Barrelhouse Bessy

Interesting Information

Name

Barrelhouse Bessy

Number

10

Team

Start Date

Day 1, baby!!

Height

5'9"

Distinguishing Characteristics:

The red knickers flying past… look fast!!
I like to ruffle feathers, and fluff up skirts.

Earliest Roller-skating Memory:

I was born in cowgirl boots with 8 wheels bolted to the bottom.

Memorable Derby-Related Dream:

ADRD brings home the Skate of Origin trophy from Melbourne.
The VRDL team is skating behind us in tears, reaching for the prize.
And I say…“Too bad, So sad” and throw my mouthguard out the window.
Rolla Junky gives me a High 5.
We speed off down the highway.

Derby Diet Tips:

Get the poo out in the morning. Have some rare meat afterwards.

Origin of Derby Name:

Red Yoakam, loner cowman from Texas.
Old man, stubborn and raw.
Red looks down at a young girl, stubborn and tough.
He calls me Barrelhouse Bessy; I knock him over.

Bio:

Born in the cattle pins of Central Texas, this cowgirl learned how to skate on a pair of cowgirl boots with 8 wheels bolted on the soles. When she gave up the horse and jumped on the airplane to Oz, the flight attendants found a girl they could convert from Cow to Leopard Print. And so she learned the hand signals and joined forces with Adelaide’s hottest Roller Derby team….the Mile Die Club.

She’s got a stride you don’t dare mess with, a can opener you avoid at all cost, and a heart deeper than Texas. Barrelhouse Bessy…an original Adelady!