Has there or has there not , ALWAYS been a less - convincing faction of individuals whom where known as " Plastics"?? , whenever it may be ., in many cultures?. "States" , Tickets " Nobodies" , They existed in the 60s , I saw them in the late Seventies , we had groups of kids just out of Punk , saw " A Film" , nowt to do , HP on the Scooter from Dad , crappy ( and Scruffy in my opinion) Parka, A few badges here and there , And off ya go....yous be a Mod.. I had that all around me as Soulie back then , I spent ages trying to convince my Mod Mates that it was Original RnB , Soul , Ska the Mods coveted , not Power Pop., Played them my 45's handed- down from elders ...still weren't having it . I REALLY should have been a Mod then , but I witnessed( mostly ) a lack of understanding for it , I had 3 mates maximum who I considered true to the meaning and knowledgeable in Clothes, Music , and how to conduct yourself with any conviction. Make no mistake , this , like Northern Soul , should be taken SERIOUSLY ...sounds miserable I know , but its not a bit of fun , I'm 60 now , I AM STILL looking for Records I haven't heard , Shirts with a Great - Fit , Shoes in Continental styles , no labels , Mixing and matching styles and colours , Just making sure I thought about It with care , if you do that , you will never need to call yourself a Mod , it will be self- explanatory. People say , You weren't there in 79' we where " etc , I truly believe If I where , I wouldn't be a follower now., I would be in NEXT or FRENCH CONNECTION buying shit threads and ageing myself by 10 years .... Roll with your God whoever that may be .... 200Kid
1964 : 16-20 years old, classic scooters, original clothes 1979 : 16-20 years old, classic scooters & new PX's, Carnaby Street clothes 2023: 60-65 years old, classic scooters & blinged up autos, Ebay clown clothes plus Weller haircut if possible
Most of us will be dead or incapable in fifteen years, and It'll all be over, probably for the best. As a 58 year old, roadgoing, high mileage Scooterist, I find these clowns to be a total embarrassment.
We are the Mods We are the Mods !!!
Mad eh, by the early 2000s their parkas had become hoodies, their scoots Japanese twist n go’s, their music grime and they were now called the chavs!
It's called gear tommy our guy said gett a grip
what's the lovely first tune here?
From UA-cam music took some time to find one that works.
Has there or has there not , ALWAYS been a less - convincing faction of individuals whom where known as " Plastics"?? , whenever it may be ., in many cultures?.
"States" , Tickets " Nobodies" ,
They existed in the 60s ,
I saw them in the late Seventies , we had groups of kids just out of Punk , saw " A Film" , nowt to do , HP on the Scooter from Dad , crappy ( and Scruffy in my opinion) Parka,
A few badges here and there ,
And off ya go....yous be a Mod..
I had that all around me as Soulie back then , I spent ages trying to convince my Mod Mates that it was Original RnB , Soul , Ska the
Mods coveted , not Power Pop.,
Played them my 45's handed- down from elders ...still weren't having it .
I REALLY should have been a Mod then , but I witnessed( mostly ) a lack of understanding for it ,
I had 3 mates maximum who I considered true to the meaning and knowledgeable in Clothes,
Music , and how to conduct yourself with any conviction.
Make no mistake , this , like Northern Soul , should be taken SERIOUSLY ...sounds miserable I know , but its not a bit of fun ,
I'm 60 now , I AM STILL looking for Records I haven't heard ,
Shirts with a Great - Fit , Shoes in
Continental styles , no labels ,
Mixing and matching styles and colours ,
Just making sure I thought about
It with care , if you do that , you will never need to call yourself a Mod , it will be self- explanatory.
People say , You weren't there in 79' we where " etc , I truly believe
If I where , I wouldn't be a follower now., I would be in NEXT or
FRENCH CONNECTION buying shit threads and ageing myself by 10 years ....
Roll with your God whoever that may be ....
200Kid
5:18: the Triumph motorcycle here is NOT from the era of mods and rockas. it's ten years old max
4:49: the Triumph badge is current era - NOT from the mods n rockas era. the styling of the the word Triumph is the giveaway
@@raymondo162 That part of the vid is after. The vespa also is not of the time. The war is over time.
That part is way after the time. It is after the mess. It is them riding together. The vespa also is not from the time.
1964 : 16-20 years old, classic scooters, original clothes
1979 : 16-20 years old, classic scooters & new PX's, Carnaby Street clothes
2023: 60-65 years old, classic scooters & blinged up autos, Ebay clown clothes plus Weller haircut if possible
few comedy mods in that lot .......
Most of us will be dead or incapable in fifteen years, and It'll all be over, probably for the best. As a 58 year old, roadgoing, high mileage Scooterist, I find these clowns to be a total embarrassment.
sound a bit salty there fella
Frickin’ mods. Norton & Triumph forever.
-Matt’s dad
🤡's .... Absolute 🤡's .... Just Embarrassing.