News, views, gossip, random stuff about my obsession; scooters and scootering! From the Managing Editor of Scoot! Magazine. www.scootmagazine.com
Friday, October 20, 2006
Scooterist Favorite: Beachkrieg
A snap of a recent Beachkrieg show. Surf music by scooterists who pose as WWI submarine castaways. It doesn't make sense, but they do a great surf version of "Blue Monday".
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Part of the Gymhkhana
Don't ask...
Lori & I went to the store to get some Mike's Hard Lemonade and came back to find the tail end of a gymkhana which utilized oddly assembled balloons. Not sure what hapened, but the ladies did provide beer, so we just popped a can and sat to socialize.AGSR Ride Stop
AGSR Ride Stop
Snack stop on our ride
We took aride through some Palm Springs neighborhoods with great Palm Springs mid-century architecture. We stopped at a hotel called the Bungalows which has a few rooms that people can rent. Relaxing with a view of the mountains in the background.
Friday, October 13, 2006
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Get your scooter ornaments early!
Ornaments @ Cost Plus
I hate that there Christmas items are for sale before Halloween, but I love that I found these 2 inexpensive scooter ornaments. The small one is made of paper and was $1.99. The larger is a Santa on a glitterrific 3-wheel scoot for $6.99. Get them before all your scooterists friends buy them all out.
April going to AGSR
View the website. There is also a Yahoo! Group where all the discussion and info get's passed around.
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Sale on Kauffman Scooter Fabric
First, let me say: I love Reprodepot!
Next. let me tell you that they are having a sale on their Mod Scooter Girls stock of fabric. I paid about $9 per yard for my blue version. You can get the grey/black version here for under $7 a yard!
Buy it here!
I made a quillow (quilt that folds into a pillow) with mine. What will you make with yours?
Friday, October 06, 2006
Ben Sherman Cufflinks
Here are some cool cufflinks for the scooter fanatic.
Nice to see something in the Ben Sherman line that actually pertains to vintage style in more than just the name. Oh, I'm being catty. Ben Sherman does have a few cool vintage items, especially their men's hats. Very Cool. But most of the time it's something with mid-range manufacture and high price and only a cool name.
These cufflinks retail for $50, which is a little steep, but you know you'll wear them to every scooter event night show, soul all-nighter and scooter wedding for the next few years!
Love our watertower
As I left the Scoot! office tonight at 10pm, I looked up and saw the moon's beams wrapping around the watertower that looms over our building. It's only 1/10th as pretty in the pic as it was in person.
New Member of Scoot! Staff
About 2 months ago, Josh & I started noticing small black pellets in the corners of the office. Turns out they were mouse scat. I bought a humane trap so we could nab them. Lightly salted Kettle chips did the trick and they were banished to a field. We then realized that we had an opening for a Rodent Engineer at the office and hired this little lady. She had yet to be named, but I think our readers may have some apropos suggestions for a scooter-themed name for our newest staff member. If you have a suggestion, leave a comment on this blog.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Stephen meets Jello
I want my friend Stephen to do reviews of punk music for the magazine. He sent me this pic of him & Jello Biafra in San Francisco. I think he may be qualified.
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Old Cold Phone Pic
I found this picture on my phone. Josh & I went to Indianapolis for the Cycle World motorcycle show in February. Our window froze on the inside and I scratched "Scoot!" in the ice. Josh left the hotel room with wet hair and it froze on the way to the car. Our shoes left ice tracks on the carpet of the car which were still intact when we came out of the convention 8 hrs later. Does it surprise you that it was 2-degrees F that day?