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A candid shot taken in Littlehampton, West Sussex. Two elderly Mods chatting on a bench over coffee, next to them their Lambretta scooters. For those of you who are too young to know (or simply do not know) what a Mod is, please check out this link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod_(subculture)

There is a close up view of the scooters in the PiP.

Happy Bench Monday to you all. Thank you for all your visits, comments and yellow stars. I hope you all have an enjoyable week.

My thoughts are with the people of Ukraine who are engaged in a fight for their lives, their country and their freedom. I hope that somehow (and soon) they will succeed.

Günter Klaus, appo-fam, Frans Schols, Berny and 13 other people have particularly liked this photo


14 comments - The latest ones
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Lovely sunny place for a rest.
HBM
3 years ago.
 Petar Bojić
Petar Bojić club
HBM! Wish you a nice week!
3 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne
Love these shots Keith, especially the main one. I had a scooter for a very short time....changed it for a car!

My thoughts are also with the people of Ukraine & wholeheartedly agree with your statement.

All the best Keith & hope you have a good new week.
3 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
This brings me back to youth...
Let's hope an understanding will be found in the current meeting and peace will prevail, hope dies hard...
HBM Keith
3 years ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Eindeutig Mods, keine Rocker. Und sie haben ihre Lambrettas liebevoll restauriert und mit allerlei Zubehör ausgestattet. Ich hoffe, die vielen Scheinwerfer, Hupen und Spiegel bremsen nicht zu stark ;-)
HBM und einen guten Start in die Woche, Keith!
3 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Same scooters and clothes but less hair that's how times change ;-))
A terrific candid witl excellent detail and lovely colours Keith
Have a good week and lets hope for peace in the Ukraine
3 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
Looks like they are out-for-trouble Keith. I remember the mods & rocker days only too well. Great catch well done.

HBM, enjoy the week. Herb
3 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Herb Riddle club
Ha, ha.............yes, a right pair of troublemakers by the look of them!
3 years ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
HBM--Keith Gezellig beide op de scooter
3 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Thank you everyone.........I'm pleased you like this one! I'm grateful for all your kind comments.
3 years ago.
 Diane Putnam
Diane Putnam club
Your description under this lovely, sunny photo made me laugh at myself! Mods? Oh, I know what those are - forum moderators! - because I used to be one for Google. Yay! Wrong. it's the British word Mod, which I would have known if I'd clicked on the link first. We knew the word, but didn't generally use it. I think your early mods were the equivalent of our beatniks - who were only distantly related to later hippies and punks.

Keith, you often force me to do research. Yes, force...not inspire. ;-b
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Diane Putnam club
Ha, ha.........sorry for "forcing" you to work Diane.........but you love it really!

Glad you like the shot...........it was a perfect example of being in the right place at the right time!

I'm not sure about your comparison to beatniks........these guys could be really violent. There's another interesting article here: www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/the_war_between_mods_and_rockers-63343 if you can manage a bit more research :-))
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Da hast du ja wieder eine tolle Szene beobachtet lieber Keith,ihre Roller haben sie ja toll verkleidet,überhaupt der weiß-blaue Roller ist ein Hingucker,tolle Aufnahme hast du machen können :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,liebe Grüße Güni :))
6 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Günter Klaus club
Thanks Güni.............seeing these men and their scooters was like going back in time to the 1960s :-)))

Glad you like this one and thanks for dropping by and commenting :-). Best wishes, Keith.
6 months ago.

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