Sep 09 2007
Episode 27 - Scooter news, blogs and taking risks
SHOWNOTES: Call the voice mail line at 206-888-6174 and tell me what you think of the show or let me know what kind of scooting activities are going on in your area. I have been looking to try to find out how Canadian Hayden Neale from Jacksoul is doing, but there hasn’t been much in the news about him and his website has not been updated. Anybody out there heard anything? Give me a call.
It has seemed that many of the scooter bloggers are slowing down a bit on posting. For me it means searching for more supplemental material and wondering each week what I will be talking about. So this morning, as a jump-start, I took off on my P200/sidecar rig for a ride into the country and some good old fashion open throttle riding. What that really means is pounding out 50 mph on a long downhill stretch. I realized that I haven’t said much lately about what is going on here at home, so in addition to this weeks news and blog reviews, we’ll do a little catching up.
Other scooter blog post that are up have very personal touches, like Honky Tonk Dragon and Ben’s plans to move from Oregon to Connecticut, with no job. How “in the moment” is that! Look at the following posts from and his starting over with his family or Little Billy’s Scooter Tales where Bill talks about his new responsibilities for helping guide their employee run business. An then there is the ever evolving and surprisingly transparent Combat Commuter, who bravely has opened up about his family and talking about what is important to him. These are people living and experiencing life as it is today and what pushes people to be better than we are or better that we were.
Marcel, my wife has been out west in Montana that past few days. Some of you may remember that she has been working in the land of ScooterDave in Cincinnati for the past few years and commuting back and forth on the weekend from here in Richmond Virginia. I think this trip has been a soul search for both of us, trying to regroup and get back to creating more of a life together. I must say that over the time we have been together, which is many years, she also has been much more the risk taker when it comes to employment, than I have ever been. But she has also helped me understand that with risk taking come the potential for great rewards and that is what I am talking about. So best of luck to Ben and Bill and the Combat Commuter and oh, yeah I guess I should say good luck to Marcel and me as it looks like she is coming home and we are embarking on a new adventure with each other and with her work.
Other scooter news and blog posts:
Piaggio continues to move forward in Vietnam
Honda announces lineup for 2008
Piaggio keeps pushing it’s MP3 “it’s fun and stable”
Crystal Waters review of “The Compete Idiot’s Guide to Scooters”
MUSIC
Podsafe Music Network
Steve Paroe from Switzerland with Mary, Mary
Girl stuff from Switzerland with a little hip hop called MI CHIEDO SE (I ask myself)
Italians from Italy of course! with Strong Enuff
Dave, Thanks for the mention! I should be back full swing now that my schedule has finally evened out.
I want to try a more creative approach in my writing to spice things up a bit. Sometimes the way I think, and what I write aren’t quite the same. The language won’t be foul, but my funky, everyday way of talk will now come out in print.
We’ll she how she goes.
Have fun,
Bill
Dave, Thanks for the mention! I should be back full swing now that my schedule has finally evened out.
I want to try a more creative approach in my writing to spice things up a bit. Sometimes the way I think, and what I write aren't quite the same. The language won't be foul, but my funky, everyday way of talk will now come out in print.
We'll she how she goes.
Have fun,
Bill
I can’t agree more with you that scooting is an in the moment experience. It is one of the main reasons I ride. It was interesting how differently the moment can manifest itself between riders. Your comment of listening to the engine, smelling the 2 stroke smoke and then your thoughts move to the engine and the possibility of loosing spark, that is a very difference moment that I embrace. Obviously there are endless choices we all have and the important part is that we show up to make them.
I was also impressed by the personal sharing that other bloggers do. I feel what makes blogging different from a magazine or newspaper is that it can be personal.
“Risk taking is an important part of life.” Amen. Without it I think we wither and die in what Thoreau would term a life of quiet desperation….
Good luck to you and Marcel in your own unfolding adventure!
Steve Williams
Scooter in the Sticks
I can't agree more with you that scooting is an in the moment experience. It is one of the main reasons I ride. It was interesting how differently the moment can manifest itself between riders. Your comment of listening to the engine, smelling the 2 stroke smoke and then your thoughts move to the engine and the possibility of loosing spark, that is a very difference moment that I embrace. Obviously there are endless choices we all have and the important part is that we show up to make them.
I was also impressed by the personal sharing that other bloggers do. I feel what makes blogging different from a magazine or newspaper is that it can be personal.
"Risk taking is an important part of life." Amen. Without it I think we wither and die in what Thoreau would term a life of quiet desperation….
Good luck to you and Marcel in your own unfolding adventure!
Steve Williams
Scooter “>http://vespalx150.blogspot.com“>Scooter in the Sticks