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Lily Allen is a little Mod, a little Lohan, and a lot Talented

Sure, it’s been 30 years of 2Tone and the Specials, I’ll get to that soon enough, along with one of my new favorite artist and People 150 scooter rider, Raphael Saadiq. For now though, I’d like to share this video with those of you who may not know Lily Allen.  She’s fun, talented, and has [...]


How I became a Depeche Mode fan; Nope not this Vespa Music Video

The year was 1987, my older brother was home for the holidays from college.  We didn’t hang out in the same circles, but from time to time he would take me under his wing. Wait, that’s not right. Okay, do you remember the movie Weird Science, and the older brother Chet played by Bill Paxton?  [...]


And the 2009 Best YouTube Scooter Channel goes to…

You could spend days watching his videos, which all evolve around scooters, the culture, history, lifestyle and anything between. Here, in his latest upload, is Vintage footage of Scooter Scrambling with some beyond cheeky cometary from a British man who is probably Dick Cavett’s lost cousin. The video put a huge smile on my face, [...]


Nicola L’impennatore ( Vespa Freestyle ) Show with Christian Pfiffer all’ Eicma 2009 Milano

We’ve talked about Nicola L’impennatore before and why he’s the undisputed Wheelie King, but it’s always fun to get new footage of his amazing freestyle ways.  His scoots must be incredibly tuned to do some of the stunts he does, and to make it look so effortless too. Be sure to visit his web site [...]


Contest: Best Lambretta Twist wins our Lambretta Christmas Ornament + a Stocking of Scooter Swag

Deadline Friday Dec. 18th

Okay, it is now AFTER Thanksgiving and the proper time for getting into the Christmas Spirit, and what better way than with a Lambretta Christmas Ornament.
We are giving away our prized Lambretta Christmas Ornament to the person with the best remake, rendition, spoof, mashup, or version of The Lambretta Twist seen in [...]


The Three Stooges and their Cushman Scooters

The Three Stooges made hundreds of short films, with all kinds of vehicles, from planes, trains, and automobiles, to submarines and rocket ships, all with variations on the makes and models, but when it came to scooters The Stooges always rode Cushmans. The Cushman Auto-Glide was a perfect match for The Stooges and the US [...]


The Sitting Ducks – The Great Scooter Race

Remember that very popular print from the 80’s Sitting Ducks, you know the one with 3 ducks on deck chairs sipping drinks with bullet holes above them, no, then look here.
Anyway, this iconic image soon became a series of lithographs and then a TV show.
(via Wiki)
Sitting Ducks is a children’s animated television series based on [...]


The Most Gruesome Scooter Scene in a Movie

Every seven years, the world’s deadliest hired guns converge on a random town to compete in the Tournament. One of the Assassins rides a scooter and carries a rocket launcher.
The Tournament is an action packed no brainer of a movie that makes a good rent if you are in the right mood.
Now, I feel [...]


FULAZ! We Protest your Parking Meter Rate Increase!

You know the song New Years Day, by U2, and that the first line of that iconic song is All is quiet on New Years Day. This year, however, Chicagoans may be singing; All riot on New Years Day.
Can you believe the balls on these jokers? Laz Parking is going to raise the parking [...]


Halloween Zombie Ride 2009 For School Supplies

[ October 31, 2009; 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ]
That’s right folks we’re having a Zombie ride!  Do yourself up as a S.P.A.Z. or a Zombie and join us as we scoot through the city of Chicago checking out some of its MOST haunted locations.  As an extra bonus to fill your Karma quota we are doing this ride to raise school supplies for [...]