When We Were Mods

This is a 5 part series of articles I wrote about my experiences as a Mod back in 1982/83 in Orange Country and Los Angeles. Includes photos, fliers, buttons and other memorabilia from the time.

  • When We Were Mods - Part I Part I - My Scooter This is a machine that changed my life... This is the 1977 Vespa Rally 200 that I bought in April of 1982 for $300 when I was a senior in high school. Before I bought this scooter I had never heard of mods, but by the time I...
  • When We Were Mods - Part II Part II - Orange County Mods 1982/83 Above: Mods with scooters parked outside Pizza Pete's on the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach. Mine is the red and white one in the middle... Our group of mods in 1982 wasn't the first group of mods from Orange ...
  • When We Were Mods - Part III Part III - Clubs, Bands and Music Above: The Concert Factory on Mod Night in the Fall of 1982 when The Untouchables played - Photo by David Shelton Orange County Clubs and Bands In Orange County we had 3 places that had "Mod Nights" with bands ...
  • When We Were Mods - Part IV Part IV - The Untouchables and the LA Mods Above: The first issue of Twist with The Untouchables on the cover. Dig The New Breed The cover story* of first issue of Twist magazine was about The Untouchables and began: "The show didn't so much beg...
  • When We Were Mods - Part V Part V – Fliers, Buttons and Other Memorabilia Above: From my button collection: 3 Mod buttons Fliers Fliers were the communication lifeline for the scene. I have a collection of nearly 100 fliers from events during my time as a mod. Bands playin...