Wayne Rooney’s eyes darted around him like a nervous criminal before he took the pitch against Turkey this past Wednesday. He looked stiff and scared. At seventeen, he was among the youngest to ever start for the English National Team and in one day, he proved himself to the world.
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Category: 2sb News
Ship yr scoot to Amerivespa
Andiamo Motorscooters is offering a “ship your scoot” service for Amerivespa. For $99 ($149 after May 10), they’ll accept delivery, uncrate and wash/prep your bike, then point you in the direction of Madison, GA (60 miles away). After the rally, they’ll crate it back up and wait for the truck so you can be on your way. Not a bad plan if you’re short on time (and made of money). I hear Ryan Bastianelli will be offering the same service to Galewood 2K3 vistors.
Last but not least
Ladies and Gentlemen, number two-twenty-one, Michael Durso.
2SB race bikes unveiled!
With the first race of the 2003 MASS season starting in 48 hours at Blackhawk Farms, ‘Squadra Corse 2SBa has unveiled its #2 and #3 stock-class Vespa P-series: Myk Rodriguez’ #2 MYKRRRacer and Matt DeVries’ #3 ex-HauSSS. They might not look like much, but they’re wearing low-single-digit number plates, so that’s good for somethin’. Mike Durso will represent the ‘Squadra Corsea on that moped he raced last year.
Vespa: Secret weapon
Ken Wildman sent us this report. It’s clearly a joke, but it seems more realistic than that dolphin story. And that was real.
Dr. Phil on the L.A. scooter scene
John Stafford reads the Globe so you don’t have to. Enjoy!
Spiegel: it’s not just clothes for suburban moms anymore
Grace found this Vino/Joker-esque electric kid’s scooter on Spiegel.com. A mere $250, and it’s probably faster than a real Vino.
ScooterMaker and ModShop
John Manion also sent us these cool links at meshmen.com: design your own custom Vespa or Lambretta with ScooterMaker 1.0, or order your Rob Halford Edition silencer from the ModShop. Check out their Lambretta TV!
Mod Chicago 2003 Schedule
John from MODchicago sent us a list of their events this summer, there’s a lot going on. I’ll try to post these individually as they get closer, but here’s an overview so you can mark your calendars.
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What Rocks Us
(Fresh from WKRP)
The Patsys
“You’re Gonna Pay”
(mp3)
from the You’re Gonna Pay EP.
courtesy of The Patsys’ site. (more songs)
Chelsea… Topless!
the WKRP rally rocked. Our photos are up on scoot.net, but here’s a 2SB exclusive, Chelsea the birthday girl, topless.
What Rocks Us
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists
“Where have all the rude boys gone?”
(.mp3)
from the album Hearts of Oak
courtesy of Lookout Records.
From Slatch.com:
“FACT. My computer crashed twice yesterday when I tried to run Lotus Notes and Adobe Photoshop at the same time. FACT. Amazon’s artificial intelligence marketing system just told me that I would love the new Linkin Park album. FACT. Computers will never take over the earth. Even if they did, being enslaved by computers would be like an episode of Hogan’s Heroes. Sergeant Schuuuuuultz!!!” You should be reading Slatch daily. before 2SB.
Bryan’s Vegas Rally Review
As the winter blahs encompassed Chicago, the Las Vegas sun was the shining light that kept Vina and me going all through January and the first half of February. Grace’s boyfriend Ken, aka Schmoopy, long may he reign in her heart, had promised us comped accommodations at the Hard Rock Hotel so we were really looking forward to a semi-posh, nearly-gambling-free Vegas experience, and our plan to rent Harleys was all Vina had talked about since Halloween.
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Speaking of Moms,
In the news today, Arsenal/France midfielder Robert Pires credited his mother with convincing him to follow his dream of a soccer career when he was 15. It’s a touching story, because I remember when I was 15, I dreamt of getting a moped and my mom said “there’s no way in hell you’re getting a moped.” Man, I showed her.