Sofia Vergara on a Vespa

I haven't seen this new issue of SELF magazine, but saw it posted on HollywoodLife.com.  Self styled a la dolce vita look and posted a video.  Check out the scooter in the video and the finished product below. Talk about a photoshop job!

You may recognize Vergara as Ed O'Neill's wife on the TV show, Modern Family.

This photo may not be in the magazine.

update: saw this in the store today & this photo was not in it. Too bad for the person who did all the bike photoshopping!

Top Gear Vietnamese Bike in Museum

Remember the episode of Top Gear where the guys have to cross Vietnam on motorbikes? Well, two of the bikes from that episode (the Viet-bodge Vespa and the USA minibike) have been bought at auction and now are installed at the National Motor Museum's "World of Top Gear" exhibit.
Read more about it here.

My Fave Scooter-Riding Sleuth

If you haven't caught Hetty Wainthrop Investigates on PBS' Mystery! series, you are missing out. Not only does actress Patricia Routledge do an excellent job inhabiting the spunky and no-nonsense female detective "of a certain age" but she also does so sometimes from the back of a Lambretta.

The series has Hetty starting her own investigation agency at the age of 60, when she determines hat she has a knack for ferreting the truth.  She is assisted by her sidekick Geoffrey, played by Dominc Monaghan (from Lord of the Rings films and Lost), pilots the scooter and helps Hetty with her investigations. Not every episode has a scooter, but you'll find it interesting nonetheless if you enjoy the sort of programming that Mystery! brings.

You can get the first season at Amazon for a discount, but it looks like some independent sellers have it at a nice discount.  Go Hetty!

Scooter Revival UK "reality show" in 2010

The 'net is abuzz about a teaser that has been released about an upcoming British show called, Scooter Revival UK which is said to debut in early 2010 in the UK with possible late 2010 showing in the US. You can watch the teaser here:


It looks like it adheres to the basic build-off formulas made popular (or tiresome, however you may look at it) by shows like Orange County Choppers. Although, I like scooters much more and I think it is harder (and more interesting) to recreate impeccable custom vintage scooters than just fabricate new choppers like the Tuttle family does.

A nice nod by having Phil Daniels narrate (he'll always be Jimmy whether he likes it or not) and for using Taffspeed, a well-known shop. Although, you have to chuckle when Colin the millionaire mod says, "You don't build a show-winning bike by just chucking money at it..." which it seems that he may well be doing by having the Taffspeed team doing it (!). But ah well, that's what those shows are about, and I am sure it will inspire the "everymen" scooterists in their garages to take up the cause.

Very excited about the possibility of this show!

Mary Smith on Ace of Cakes ♥ scooters

She brought an impressive cake to the PVSC band Camp rally. Now, get to know the Charm City Cakes staffer who rides a vintage Vespa. Catch the show Tuesdays & Thursdays on the Food Network.

Blog entry soundtrack: "Precious" by The Pretenders.