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jtm133
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 Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:48 am Post subject: Rockers v Mods in Big D March 26-28 |
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I will be riding up to this and staying at a La Quinta where some other Brit Bike type yahoos are staying...
La Quinta DALLAS EAST (I-30) TX
8303 East R. L. Thornton Freew
DALLAS, TX $49 a night plus tax
http://www.rockersvsmods.com/ |
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Redthruxton
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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I am so there. 
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jtm133
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:10 am Post subject: |
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| way to go Willie...I will be heading up that friday early afternoon I think... |
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sweatmachine
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:07 am Post subject: |
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I'll be there, man.
I went last year and it was tits.
A few pics from last year:
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sweatmachine
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:13 am Post subject: |
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$35 for a ticket is retarded. Last year it was $20 and that was a rip off.
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jj_rider
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:05 am Post subject: |
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For that price they better have a really impressive riot on the boardwalk (see the Quadrophenia movie for details).
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jtm133
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| Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:41 am Post subject: |
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| my understanding is that the 35 gets you a t shirt and into the place where the bands are and to enter your ride into show...don't have to pay if you are gonna hang out and watch... |
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sweatmachine
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| Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| jtm133 wrote: | | my understanding is that the 35 gets you a t shirt and into the place where the bands are and to enter your ride into show...don't have to pay if you are gonna hang out and watch... |
last year the $20 didn't include much. No shirt, and it didn't even cover the cover charges at all the different locations. I was pretty pissed that I bought a ticket thinking that it covered all the cover charges for the weekend, and then had to pay a cover later on...
I'd much rather spend cover charge money on beer, trust me I'd spend enough that they would make their money back. It's a cool event, but I'm a little disappointed with the way they run it.
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jtm133
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| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:56 am Post subject: |
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| yeah, the whole mods v rockers thing is getting a little weird...I actually want to try and do one here...a small one for the first time that includes a free outdoor screening of cafe society...my plan would be no ticket prices...have a band somewhere with either no cover charge or very minimal and get places like Opal Divines and Continental to do happy hour special type stuff...think the first Austin one will be kind of like a cafe run...start at LS in the morning..head south to Jos, then to Opals for lunch (at Penn Field), continental for happy hour and then maybe Jos plot for the movie if I can get everyone to agree.... |
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whoa
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| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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When enough people pitch in, a very nice event can be done grass roots. The VW group Austin Aircoolers have done fun events with a not really rally, live music, prizes for best cars etc.
I'd be curious what costs and effort the Roadrunners put out for their annual event. So far as I know, theres is a static event but several groups host rides around their show.
It'd be cool to see this in Austin.
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jj_rider
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:15 am Post subject: |
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That would be really cool, especially if you could get one of the big South Congress players (Jo's, Continental) on board. Could put a band in the Jo's parking lot, too. For music, book Ian McLagan (a Brit with roots in the Mod scene). Or Eve and the Exhiles. Or the Stones cover band. Probably a lot of other good options for local groups... assuming there was money to be paid to them.
Seems like it would be a big success here in hipsterviller. If the ball gets rolling, I promise to help--while confessing that I know nothing about how to organize such a shindig.
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jtm133
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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| sweet, thanks..I know the Jos folks pretty well...they might be game. Lot of good bands here so that should not be too hard...you are on the list as a helper...I am going to scope the dallas event for ideas...used to do a lot of this type stuff many years ago, a bit rusly now, but if we start small, we can get something done... |
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KitNYC
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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I still have no job, so I might be able to spare some time to help out with this...
Cheers,
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sweatmachine
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jtm133
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| Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| I am in f or the Dallas Mods v Rockers, have a reservation at the la quinta...get off work friday morning at 0700...go home, take a nap..head to big D early afternoon at some point/// |
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sweatmachine
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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here's some pics from the Rockers vs Mods Dallas, TX this weekend
my buddy on his Nightster
me endorsing some Hornitos Tequila
[img]http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/sweatmachine/MvR2k10012.jpg?t=1269753827[/img]
our crew hangin'
me riding my friend's Ruckus
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sweatmachine
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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some more pics:
me showing respect:
us just hangin'
me and my sweet machine
me giving the editor of Cafe Racer magazine the rundown on my bike:
some "Rockers" aka dudes in costume
clean vespa
mod'ed out
Ural + hack: it had a sticker on it that said "half Ton Up club"
some nice CBs, including a Benji's-equipped SOHC
cool little I-don't-know-what
2 stroke plus Vmax = fuck yeah!
nice lil' Beeza hardtail (saw it there last year too)
nice Guzzi with hand-formed alloy tank:
nice Norty:
me in my natural environment:
talkin' turkey with the Dallas skyline in the background:
buddy of mine on my Bonnie:
my buddy's Nightster
guess whose bike:
us guys hangin' in the garage
hope y'all enjoyed!
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whoa
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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So nice. I dig that bobbed Triumph. And I want to know more about the custom alloy tank. Need to get off the sidelines and try this.
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sweatmachine
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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here's another picture you guys might like. This, err, bike, gathered lots of attention:
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