Photo by Steve Price
While other toddlers were learning how to give high fives...
these ladies were throwin’ up their first horns. Most elementary schoolers were saving their allowance for Matel toys, scrunchie socks and ice cream, but these youngins were hoarding it away for cans of aqua net, new records and fingerless gloves. They had the highest bangs in elementary school, the shortest acid wash mini skirts in middle school and the worst attitudes in high school (if they chose to stop rocking and attend class, that is). Alone, these ladies were the renegades, outsiders and rockers of Anytown, USA.
Individually playing air guitar, air drums and lip synching in various rock n’ roll cover bands across the country, each lady eventually made her hard knock way to the City of Roses. One fateful Saturday night a local dive hosted a hair band karaoke contest. There was a feminine blur of animal print, lace, mesh, bad bleach jobs and killer moves. This blur would soon form like Voltron to create a rocking force beyond all fathom. The energy was there, the time was right, these ladies all rocked on an even playing field. Did we mention they were all bad ass skaters? Together, this motley crew of female undesirables became Portland’s infamous Guns N’ Rollers.
Their hair is big and their gear is tight. They skate as hard as they rock and have unrivaled air harmony. Let’s get one thing straight though, they’re not just here for the groupies, after parties and power slides, they’re here to rock and roll the competition right off the track. Show us your horns Portland. G-N-R baby!!!
