> Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:37:34 EDT
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: What is Mod?
>
> 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!
>
No, you're an ex-mod, or someone interested in mod. Both of which aren't bad things,
and of course anyone with an interest in mod should be here. I don't know about
"feeling too old for a scooter"...perhaps a fully modded out one maybe, but there are
MANY MANY non-mod/normal people here in SF that ride Vespas (and sometimes
Lambrettas) as commuter vehicles on a daily basis. They don't know (or care) about
mod stuff. Been to a rally lately? It's MUCH different than 10-15 years ago.
Hardly a mod or skin in sight. That used to be the entire crowd! Now it's been taken
over by the average Johnny goofball and the rallies have suffered as a result.
Usually really LAME music played. So, I don't know where you live, maybe in Ohio
a scooter driven by an adult would be laughed at...but not here. I ride my GS
to work every day, and frankly all I ever get is Yuppies asking where they can buy one.
Seriously.
As far as calling yourself a mod...who cares? Call yourself Jesus Christ if you want.
I never called myself a mod even when I used to wear a parka with patches and have
mirrors all over my bike. Most people would say I'm not one now. Does it matter?
At least I know what I'm talking about. Banana Republic (Gap) and Cast are NOT
mod in my book, but I don't care if you like them. Just don't pull the old "force-fit"
that is so common around here. "I like the Who but I also like Metallica, and I'm a
mod,
so therefore Metallica is mod..."
Dan
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