North Texas Lakes Rally: May 18-20th

The Cabana Boys SG presents the 2nd annual North Texas Lakes Rally. This is a 3-day camping rally located just outside of Dallas (Lake Waxahachie, TX). During the weekend, there will be a variety of rides through the city and countryside, Gymkhana (scooter Olympics), Bon Fire with “massive partying and shenanigans," plus more. The $25 registration fee includes: a rally bag (shirt, patch, sticker and tons of free swag), breakfast Saturday morning, and all the BBQ and beer you can consume Saturday night. This is an all makes scooter rally, so every type of scooter is welcome. Visit the North Texas Lakes Rally website for details.

Spain Colored Orange, Paris Falls, The Kimonos to Play Sandblast Rally

While March's Sandblast Rally is expected to draw scooter nerds from across the Lone Star state for a weekend of riding in Galveston, who knew that it may drag in a few indie rockers as well. It has been announced that Spain Colored Orange, Paris Falls and The Kimonos are on the bill for the Saturday night entertainment. From its perilous pier-perch over the Gulf of Mexico, The Balinese Room, whose stage was once graced by luminaries such as Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope, will soon be home to pretty much every band who might once have counted Erica Meowcifer as a member. Cover is a paltry $6.

No doubt, SCO bassist and beard farmer Stephen Burnett had something to do with their being on the bill, himself being the owner of a number of scooters over the years, some of which are even rumored to have run. Uninterestingly enough, Burnett was once the bass player for The Kimonos, whose live shows have become as rare as the sushi rolls that no doubt kept me from going to work Wednesday. Rounding out the bill is fellow Rhodes scholars Paris Falls, who are forever dear to me for a note multi-instrumentalist Jennifer Brown left in a shared practice space asking if we might do a better job of keeping the floor clean so she could walk around bare footed "ya know, tiger style." Adorable.

Rockers Vs. Mods - Dallas

Turns out that, the same weekend (March 3-4) as the Sandblast Rally in Galveston, there is a vintage Euro bike and scooter rally in Dallas. Though there aren't much details on the event's MySpace page, what is clear is this event is not intended for plastic shell (and presumably more modern metal) scoots. Truth be told, I can't even figure out how much this costs, what that includes, where the meetup is, or what activities take place during the weekend.