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.
Got $600,000?
If you do, then you can probably afford the 6,120 C-cell rechargeable batteries needed to power this across the salt flats.
The 2003 Chicago Scooterist Music Festival
Ok, not really, but two bands featuring Chicago scooterists are playing at two different venues on Thursday, February 6. The Shifties, featuring Jeff Tudor, play at 10pm at The Wise Fool Pub, 2270 N. Lincoln ($2 off coupon), and Abe Villalobos’ Waxon Seven are headlining their debut live appearance, at the Mutiny (home of mixed-drink pitchers), 2428 N. Western.
Food, Sex, or Cars?
In honor of the the old SNL sketch, 2SB asks: “All the girls on this magazine cover, all the scooters on that magazine cover, or a Crave Case of White Castles.” You have thirty seconds. Thanks for the photo, myk!
Rhythm & Booze
ModChicago is hosting the Rhythm&Booze ‘zine (“For all the Suedeheads, Hard Mods, and Peanuts.”) on their site in fantastic Luddite photocopy black and white. Issue #4 is up for your perusal.
One Piece at a Time
Scooterworks’ Scooter of the Month Showcase gets off to a questionable start. Apparently P.J. and Chad are dating now.
“A Dignified Last Ride”
When I skid off a cliff on the 883 in Vegas, take me to the crematorium in one of these.
Rooney Signals for a Substitution in a Changing Premier League
It’s not the Champions League or the FA Cup on the front pages of The Times, FourFourTwo, and Total Football, it’s Everton striker Wayne Rooney, the brilliant English 17 year-old that made Arsenal fans weep and Everton fans don “Roonaldinho” jerseys (in tribute to Brazil’s Ronaldinho). Rooney’s goal against Arsenal marked not only the first League loss this season for the Gunners and the belief that Arsenal keeper David Seaman is at the end of his days, it showed a footballing nation how beautiful a goal could be from the foot of a before-unknown, prodigious young talent.
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Bill’s Stella pix
if you haven’t seen a Stella in person yet, here’s the next best thing: Bill from scoot.net took 106 photos of the Stella in Salt Lake City.
Why do we live here?
Jedi Chad’s research project for today:
State by state low temperature records:
IL -36 Jan. 5, 1999
HI 12 May 17, 1979
AZ -40 Jan. 7, 1971
Record highest temperature by state:
IL 117 July 14, 1954
HI 100 April 27, 1931
AZ 128 June 29, 1994
At least we’re not in Arizona.
Venus, Vegas, Vicious
“He’s off, like a bull with gas!”
Nike lacks the technology to make an Arsenal jersey that fits me, but they make great ads.