Month: July 2002

2sb is getting more and more Klez virus emails every day. Klez is a virus that sends emails from one random person in your address book to another random person in your address book, and opening the attachment installs the virus on your computer. Since the emails are coming from random addresses, I have no idea who they’re really coming from, so if you’re using Windows and you haven’t already checked your system for Klez, please do so. Here’s some information to get you started.

An amusing NPR “Only a Game” segment on the American Scooter Racing Association, with a cameo from Joe Kokesh of M.A.S.S. Real Player required.

Lots of Mile-High Mayhem photos at scoot.net, including this one of Matt Lombardo’s t-shirt. Sounds like it might have been one of the best rallies ever, although there were at least a dozen crashes and a few trips to the hospital. Hopefully the injured can heal up in time to re-injure themselves at Slaughterhouse.

Lee Durand’s tchotchke-covered Elvismobile scooter is on display at the Holland Museum (Holland MI) this summer. It’s a shame, you can’t see the picture on the Tribune online version, but try to imagine what Chad Schaefer would make if he found himself trapped in Michigan with a fistful of crack, a hot-glue gun, the Sun Sessions, and a lot of spare time.

Feel the need to drop some coin on Vespa trousers which look exactly like something you’d pick up at TJ Maxx? Check out this Italian site. Wait. It looks like you CAN have manpris afterall. Note, these are only approved for EXTREME climbing.

A suspect has been named in Monday’s Baltimore-area hit-and-run accident that killed Vespa rider Walter Lee Robertson. Police are searching for Gordon Everett Booze (seriously!), charged with 12 traffic offenses in connection with the crash, in which Robertson was thrown 120 feet and killed instantly. Please be careful out there!

Carolyn and Deanna like big butts. And the scooterboys can’t deny them. Congratulations, by the way, to Mykrrr and Carolyn, who got engaged a couple days after the Dells rally.

In today’s installment, Smoove Love Soul King Rye Bread takes on his former neighbor, the purple wonder. Take us to the bridge, Rye!

Tim writes: “Tired of talking about riding, well, get off your ass and ride! In honor of Ryan winning (prediction?) his scoot race this Saturday and Steve Olsen (from the Moped Hospital) being in town, a group ride is in
order. Meet at CARIBOU COFFEE (2453 Clark Street and Arlington-1 block north
of Fullerton) Sunday, July 21, 2002
between 11:30AM-noon. Rideout time is NOON. Ride led by the 2 Slow 2 Go Scooter Club.” Yah Mo B there or B square.

More Karaoke action from Hells Dells: Ryan and Amanda have got such a long way to go.

Hells Dells was everything a rally should be: porn, angry frat boys, go-karts, and Jeni and Amanda singing teen punk. Part One in a collectors’ series of scooterist Karaoke at its finest. Photos from the rally are at scoot.net.

Craig Vetter, designer of the ubiquitous and ugly-as-sin Windjammer fairing, has designed a scooter.The Defiant not only rivals Vetter fairings in sheer hideousness, but also defies all basic tenents of scooterdom, in that it’s bigger and uglier than a Harley. It also presumably costs more than a Harley, since a whole Harley is required to build it (from a kit.) The brave, foolish, and rich can get in touch at defiantscooter.com. Thanks to Gome for the tip.

Yet again, someone beats me to a good idea: Reproduction British Tax Discs for your mod machine from Albion Accessories. Note: their “Pre -’70s” style was only used since the early sixties, there’s an older style that they don’t have.

Second to Last Scooter Club is absolutely thrilled to announce that BajajUSA and Baron Von Scoot are giving away a brand new Bajaj Chetak at the Slaughterhouse rally in Chicago. We’ll have more details soon on the 22LSC site, but the scooter will be given away AT THE RALLY on Saturday night, August 31.

I had a Best Buy gift certificate burning a hole in my pocket, and despite the fact I can’t usually find anything good there, last night I hit the jackpot.
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