A new and interesting topic!:  Who are we and why do we pay attention to this 
damn list?  
    I don't know too much about the people on this list.  I (for one) am not 
a Mod.  I really enjoy "Mod" music, fashion, scooters etc., but gone are the 
days when I had all my thrift store suit's trousers tailored to a tight 6 
inches, wore a Korean war parka, and loaded my P200 series with lights and 
mirrors.  
    Back in college I drove that damn scooter everywhere and was always 
dressed to a T.  When I look back now, was I a poser?  I'm sure most people 
on this list would say yes, but hell I loved that shit, and I had a blast 
back then in the days I called myself a "Mod."  Dressing sharp, going to 
shows, having little rallies with my friends- it was fun whether I was a 
"Mod" or not.
    Now days, I still wear a Fred Perry or a Lonsdale shirt now and then, but 
that's as far as the style that I consider "Mod" goes.  I'm a high school 
teacher for Christ sakes.  I try and stay up with new fashions, but the most 
fashionable stuff I can afford is Banana Republic (whose clothes I really dig 
on anyway).  
    I still love the old music, but in my old age I found a new liking for 
all the new Britpop too.  Maybe it's the Mod roots, or the fact that most 
people in the U.S. have never heard of Hurricane #1, Cast, Seahorses, 
Bluetones, etc., but I love that shit.
    I've still got an old chromed out Lambretta in the garage, but I don't 
ride anymore.  I have  a nice car now, and I feel too old for a scooter. I 
rarely get out to rallies any more, but I can't bring it upon myself to sell 
the thing.  

    So, I've talked about myself enough!  
    Do I belong on this list?  Does anyone mind if I listen in and have a 
word now and then?  I've been a subscriber for probably 5 or 6 years, half 
the time I don't read the damn thing, but once in a while it's interesting 
and entertaining.

    Is anyone out there in the same boat as me, or am I wasting my breath?

-Guardo
P.S.  What do you think Deacon?  You never respond to my posts!

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