Mods Mayday 2010

Another Mods Mayday come and gone.
I remember my first Mods Mayday as a matter of fact I remember it like yesterday. It was 1999 at club Fais do do and it was packed solid. There was about 50 scooters all lined up outside, about 9 bands lined up for the event and 13 dj's. There must have been 500+ people there. The look was HARD MOD. Everyone was sharp and the dance floor was covered in baby powder for smoother dancing. Back then everyone knew everyone and we all considered ourselves as like a family. It was definitely a lifestyle that most claimed it was their LIFE..Mod 4 Life a lot would say.
Times have changed a lot though in the "SCENE". A lot of those familiar faces have moved on to other interests and "scenes". Some have moved to not only other cities but states and countries even. Some began families and grew out of the lifestyle and some just got bored of it.

Anyway this past Saturday was The Bullet's Mods Mayday event at the Hollywood studio Bar and Grill. I had a fun time mingling with friends, having drinks ( even though I am pretty sure they had next to No booze in them), watching some great bands and listening to some great tunes and I even had to dance a little
At the club the big buzz was ROGER from that old show What's happening was in the house..Ofcourse Vickie and I had to hunt him down and get a photo..what a cool guy he is..super nice

Michael and loryn..

I got to see Sherilyn whom I have not seen ..well since the Specials concert but before then quite a few months

we did a lot of hanging out in the patio

Some folks watching the band play

The New Fidelity ...they play a lot of great covers from Small Faces, The Kinks, The Jam, The who..Great stuff...I added like a 34 second clip of them finishing up a song on the bottom of this blog!

Toni and Loryn..Bisch and Michael in the background

Guillermo and Mary. They brought stuff from Lambretta works for a raffle giveaway. Free raffle tickets too! It was nice. It was so good to see Mary too...first time out since she had their 2nd child. He is 5 months old.

Gabe and Chris and Dean rode the lambrettas up to Hollywood from Long Beach. Gabe's broke down at Dean's shop so he rode Deans race bike.

You will always find GIGI on the dance floor.

Gabe and Jessie

The band again

Mikey wanted to take a group shot of us outside but I forgot to lift the flash up

Trying this again...Gals

Wait let's get the guys in the back on the fun

The dj's were great!

Time for the raffle! I won a full face helmet with Carlos Santana artwork. I however do not wear a size large. Rich G. won white wall scooter tires and asked if I wanted to trade. Chris really wanted the Helmet and last weekend at a rally he won a half helmet, so after some wheeling and dealing..I gave my full face helmet to Chris and Chris will give his half face helmet to Rich and we got Gabe some new white wall tires for his Lambretta..Everyone wins!

We didn't get to bed til about 4am that night...but it was so worth it!

Video of the New Fidelity that played

The long weekend

This weekend started out pretty unpredictable. Friday night when I came home the kids from upstairs were over and there was havoc all over the house and really on a Friday from a long stressful week of work the last thing I want is a bunch of kids over making a muck of my nicely organized and clean home. So finally Gabe went to take his mother to the bus stop from baby sitting and took the kids with him so I could unwind a bit (thee best husband). Chris stopped by and was waiting for Gabe to come back and I decided I NEEDED a Lychee martini. Than Holly and Toni stopped by and I made them one as well. Well one martini went to another, and another and another... Needless to say I had a few and after awhile Holly had to call it a night than Gabe after awhile went to bed and toni and I stayed up and had some serious girl heart to heart talk....I remember than waking up on my couch fully dressed shoes and all with my glasses on...Now I drink but never like this..but I was Lucky enough to have no hang over.

Saturday Was MODS MAYDAY and I pretty much stayed and hung out at home and than we went to MOds Mayday SAT night..boy let me tell you from Mods Mayday 1999 to this year (10 years later) IT SUCKED!! Nothing like it used to be in the day..if a group of my friends were not there last night..I would have left and hour in to it.
Anyways here are a few pix..

Holly drove and me and Toni rode with her while Gabe,Chris and Jesse rode their scooters...we followed in the truck behind them..I could not get the best shot though

Granted these guys all look smashed but really this was the beginning of the night.

My hubby and I

This was after a few cocktails..shortly after we got "KICKED IN" to the club..we were trying to go outside and the neighbors were complaining so they made everyone come into the club.

I like this pix of the boys

We made the most of this night and ended it 3am with Del Taco. ah yes good times.