Time to get Real

but only momentarily.

I have decided to step outside of the virtual world for a while to flag up a couple of real life mod websites that might be of interest to any readers out there who pursue the mod lifestyle beyond the confines of a computer screen.

First up is the simply majestic PopMeter, a sixties inspired masterpiece. This websites provides pod casts via I-Tunes stuffed with rare grooves and continental covers of mod and soul standards, its linked to load my I-Pod with a host of hour long gems and I advise anybody who like obscure cool mod tunes to hook up to it, its bloody amazing. Enough gushing get on your scooter and get over there. Its so awesome I'm bouncing around the room as I type listening to a podcast via I-Tunes with the sexiest most vibrant soulful version of Born to be Wild I think I have ever heard; but yell the purist that's not mod. No quite correct its not but its fecking awesome.

PopMeter

Another great web site that covers all things mod is ModCulture.com, this is a great site for those who dress and live the mod style in their everyday life. Its full of fashion news, scooter news and dates for meets. It has a healthy stream of music and can be linked to via the usual social media [MySpace, Facebook, Twitter]. Its probably one of the most complete mod web sites as it covers every aspect of the lifestyle and despite being middle aged and far too old to strut I still like to check out the clothes the music and scooters et al; and this site has it all.

ModCulture.com

Finally, a website I located through Facebook and now think as I flick through its glossy photographs how can I persuade the missus to let me splash out a grand on one of these beauties. Its a Vietnamese based Irish company, I think, and the  site illustrates how they restore classic scooters and export them world wide, its scooter porn for old geezers who have wife's that wont quite let them return to their teenage years. The machines are wonderful and definitely capable of inspire master virtual scooter builders [you know who you are] to create a few more machines. It serves no real purpose unless you are splashing the cash but just look and enjoy and think aha if only....

Scooter Centre

Well hope this wander into mod reality hasn't alienated too many people, sometimes its good to see how real life is mirroring the virtual.

ciao.