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 September
4, 2006: Jessica-related
clips from TV Guide Channel's "Survivor: Cook Islands Preview"
show:
Jessica: "Better watch out, Flica Flame!"
Cirie Fields: "Will fire dancer and roller derby queen Jessica,
a.k.a. Flica Flame, be able to check her Survivor competition
out of the running?"
Probst: "Jessica, who... looks a lot like Courtney from last
season..."
Jessica: "To have another fire performer, I'm like, 'That's
cool!' At least we're artists."
Probst: "... if she can get some momentum, she probably will
be around for a while. Can't win the game."
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August 23, 2006: Officially revealed as a Survivor:
Cook Islands contestant on CBS's The Early Show.
From her official CBS bio:
"Born and raised on a small ranch in Palo Cedro, California,
Jessica Smith graduated from Foothill High School in Redding,
California. She moved to Chico, California when she was 18
years old to move to a town that supports the arts.
 Smith is a performance artist and designer. As a performance
artist, she does various fire-related performances using
fire hula hoops, poi, staff and batons…often times
on stilts. She has participated in California's Burning Man
Festival for the last eight years, as well as continually
performing all over the state of California.
Most recently,
Smith was a Nor Cal Roller girl who went by the name 'Flicka
Flame.' She was also the team
captain of the undefeated Roller Derby Team titled "VooDoo
Dolls," where she also designed the uniforms and was
the artistic coordinator of the theme (she named the team
and created the theatrics). She is also an all-star member
of 'Hustlers.'
Smith was previously employed as
a costume shop manager and designer, event promoter and fabric
store employee. She describes herself as adventurous, creative,
hard-working, self-disciplined and sociable.
Jessica Smith
currently resides in Chico, California, with her cat, Alita.
Her birth date is January 22, 1979."
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| Heather Hacking,
reporting for the ChicoER |
August 9, 2006: Some confirmation from the
local press. Heather Hacking, writing for the Chico
Enterprise-Record,
reveals that SEG actively recruited within the NorCal Roller
Girls league for S13 contestants, among other things. (Excerpted
below):
"Former NorCal Roller Girl speculated to be on reality
show
By HEATHER HACKING - Staff Writer
Flica Flame might light up television
sets around the nation this month, if rumors are true.
The flame dancing, stilt dancing, roller derby queen from
Chico has left her friends in a lurch. The flamboyant 'roller
girl' is suspected to be
among the contestants of the upcoming series of Survivor,
the reality game show that has America fixated on sarong-wearing
men and women battling it out with wits and brawn to win
a million dollars....
Flica
Flame is not the favorite among the league members. Some
said she plays too rough and too hard. But she might
have drawn the attention of the producers of the show Survivor
who were specifically looking for a tough chick to make the
team on a remote island. Time will tell when the show debuts
at 8 p.m. Sept. 14 on CBS.
Cal Skate owner Mike Seko said
the show contacted him wanting a roller derby participant,
and he thinks that bodes well for the popularity of the sport.
He gave them a few names and heard through his network that
a couple of the girls were auditioned, including Flica/Smith.
He heard she and the other roller derby players had been
interviewed. Then he noticed that there were many hits on
the league's Web site, www.norcalrollergirls.com from a 'spoiler'
Web site that speculates on who might be on the show Survivor.
Suddenly Smith's pictures and information about her started
popping up more and more when he did an Internet search on
'Flica Flame.'
And then she disappeared, right about
the time the show would have been taping in the Cook Islands
off Australia. Smith's
personal Web site at MySpace.com shows she last logged in
on June 20, a point that several of the Web sites speculating
about her role on Survivor have noted.
Among the several friends who have posted accolades, some
have intimated good luck on her 'ventures.'
He's
not surprised he doesn't know for certain. The show has very
strict guidelines for not revealing the outcome of the competition.
There's a lot at stake -- publicity, not to mention the million-dollar
prize. But if it's true,
the gals from the local roller derby team will have fun watching
Smith on Survivor. Seko
said he's looking for a local venue to hold parties to watch
the show and cheer on Chico's contestant. If it's true."
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July 11, 2006: MayanSun from SurvivorFever.net releases
a tip about another potential Survivor
Cook Islands contestant
at Sucks:
"I'm getting tips about a possible contestant who is
a former rollerderby girl... Uses the nickname "Flica
Flame" or "Flica
Flames" sometimes just "Flica"
Real name: Jessica
Smith. Very reminiscent
of Courtney Marit. Has not logged into her website (easy
to find) since June 20th and has quit the rollerderby
scene. Entries from friends on her website indicate that
she was going away for awhile.
Age: 27. Home: Chico, California;
Blackrock, Nevada
Occupation: Former Roller Derby Player;
Managed a Glass Shop called Lotus Designs (now out of
business)
Other
info:- Former Member (Captain) of VooDoo Dolls Roller
Derby Team. NorCal Roller Girls are an amateur Roller
Derby Club, chartered by USA Roller Sports
- Creator of
Kinetic Entertainment, Flame effects artist, Stilt walker,
body painter and designer. Training as a glass blowing
student
- Burning Man Participant"
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March 1, 2006: Jessica/Flica is mentioned
in an article on the NorCal Roller Girls in Chico State's student
newspaper, the Orion (excerpted below):
"Beer, babes and bruises
... The women of the NorCal Roller Girls might be teachers,
moms and students by day, but at night they follow the
roller derby league's motto, "Beer, babes and bruises."
But even that's an understatement. The 40 players endure
broken bones, and concussions have become relatively common
for the women of Chico's newest contact sport. The league's
four teams will take 13 of the hardest-hitters and create
a league all-star team, The Chico Hustlers, will prepare
to battle Sacramento's Sac City Rollers Saturday at Cal Skate
Funland.
'We're all about letting
the Sac girls know who's in charge. We'll be sweeping the
floor with their faces,' said
Jessica 'Flica' Smith, team captain of the Voodoo
Dolls."
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Spring, 2006: Selections from Jessica/Flica's
team page (she was co-captain of the VooDoo
Dolls) and personal
photo page from the NorCal Roller Girls site:
"Captain FLICA FLAME
Flame throwing is just her day job. Wait till you see her on
skates."
NorCal Roller Girls site also has a full page of Flica-specific
photos, here.
Additional VooDoo Dolls (including Flica Flame) photos available
at teammate DJ Lois's tribe.net page, here.
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Spring, 2006: Jessica/Flica
pulls in several trophies at the (peer-voted) Spring 2006 Awards
Ceremony for the NorCal Roller Girls:
"And the winners are: ...
Best Tattoo: Flica Flame (VooDoo Dolls) ...
Queen of the Confessional: Flica Flame (VooDoo Dolls) ...
Most Intimidating: Flica Flame & Kruella (both VooDoo Dolls)."
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