Lisa Crystal Carver (born November 9, 1968,

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), also known as Lisa Suckdog, is an American writer known for her writing in ''Rollerderby''. Through her interviews, she introduced the work of

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, Cindy Dall,

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, Costes (her ex-husband with whom she performed as

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, and

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to the public. A collection of notable articles from the zine was published as ''Rollerderby: The Book''. She started touring with the performance art band Psycodrama when she was 18 years old. It was also at this time that she became a prostitute, which has been a major theme in her writings over the years.''Rollerderby''. Published by Lisa Crystal Carver. She began touring with Costes a year later, and would also tour without him when he was in France. She toured the U.S. and Europe six times, the last time in 1998. The

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soap operas included audience interaction including dancing and mock-rape of audience members. Carver is also the author of ''Dancing Queen: a Lusty Look at the American Dream'', in which she expounds upon various relics of pop culture past, including

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s, and

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. In 2005,

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released ''

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'', detailing her early childhood and later romantic relationships with Costes,

(with whom she has a son) and

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's Bill Callahan. In addition to writing her own zines and books, Carver has also written for various magazines (including

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's comic book ''

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'') and kept a fictionalized journal about her sex life for the website

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. Although Carver no longer writes her journal for the site, she is still a semi-regular contributor. The online journal at Nerve was subsequently published in book form as ''The Lisa Diaries: Four Years in the Sex Life of Lisa Carver and Company.'' 2012 saw the release of Carver's treatise on the artistic career of

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titled ''Reaching Out with No Hands: Reconsidering Yoko Ono'' (Backbeat Books). As of 2015, Carver ha
written
a handful of pieces for websit
The Recoup
Her book, ''The Jaywalker'', is a short story collection illustrated by long-time friend and collaborator

. Lisa, Dame Darcy, Maddie Kuzak, and Genevieve Kuzak toured parts of the world in 2016 to promote the book -- a performance art show reminiscent of the early 1990s Suckdog. She also interviewed

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fighter Brent Bergeron for an article that appeared in ''

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'' magazine. In 2017, Carver released ''Suckdog: A Ruckus'' (self published). This book, including 80+ photos and illustrations, looks back at Lisa's wild past onstage and behind-the-scenes.

Bibliography

* ''Rollerderby: The Book'' (Feral House, 1996) * ''Dancing Queen: a Lusty Look at the American Dream'' (Owlet, 1996) * ''The Lisa Diaries: Four Years in the Sex Life of Lisa Carver and Company'' (Black Books, 2002) * ''

'' (Soft Skull Press, 2005) * ''no title'' (2011) * ''Reaching Out with No Hands: Reconsidering Yoko Ono'' (Backbeat Books, 2012) * ''How Not To Write'' (2015) * ''Money's Nothing'' (2015) * ''25 Lives'' (2015) * Sadie, Wolf, and Friends'' (2015) * ''The Jaywalker'' (2016) * ''Suckdog: A Ruckus'' (2017) * ''I Love Art'' (Tiger Bee Press, 2019) * ''The Pahrump Report'' (Pig Roast Publishing, 2021)

References

External links

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