Comments on: Ramble Plan Lima: DeGidio’s via Vespa!

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:22:26 +0000

Nice scooter,am looking at that same model for my son. I appreciate the good review of my family’s restauarnt as well.

By: Harvey Binder

Harvey Binder — Thu, 17 May 2007 15:22:05 +0000

Man, that is one great looking bike! I guess I’ll see more of it soon, eh?

Harv

ps send email in case you haven’t already got the address.

By: seagullplayer

seagullplayer — Wed, 16 May 2007 13:38:33 +0000

Good looking eats, good looking scooter.
I like the red, but the black and white was the right choice here.
Sounds like a great day.
Think we got your rain, it’s a rain suit Wednesday round here.

By: Gary Charpentier

Gary Charpentier — Wed, 16 May 2007 00:47:56 +0000

Larry: Welcome aboard! The fact that Vintage Red was going away was a big motivator in my decision to purchase, rather then just doing the “Long Term Test” deal. Automatic scooters are addicting.

If you had asked me, ten years ago, whether I could ever see myself commuting on a scooter, I would have told you, “Only if I lose my legs.” – or something like that. But “The Baron in Winter” showed me what modern scooters are capable of, and testing the new generation of 250cc machines showed me that they could be very sporty as well. I’m hooked now…

AZLucky: I want to thank you for recommending DeGidio’s! I have ridden past that place more times than I can count. But the signage and black paint on the outside are so low-key that it never even registered in my vision as I negotiated heavy traffic on West 7th Street.

It will be a regular destination now. If you ever make it back up here, Lucky, I owe you a Dago.

Oh, and Yes, the b&w photo was on the High Bridge.

Buster: LeCarre (David Cornwell) is one of my favorite authors of all time. I haven’t read or seen the movie interpretation of “The Constant Gardener” yet, and I’m not sure I want to. It seems that he lost a lot of his currency after the Cold War ended. But I will work my way through everything he has written, eventually. Maybe the perspective of time and age will help me to understand his later works.

The Savoy… I’ve never eaten there. I wouldn’t dare park Rose in their lot. But Frogwing would fit right in. Maybe it’s time…

Ride well,
=gc=

By: Buster Brown

Buster Brown — Tue, 15 May 2007 23:06:55 +0000

Thumbs up on “The Honourable Schoolboy”. It was a long time ago, but I remember it as one of his best.

I can’t read about a Dago without recalling the New Yorker who happened into Red’s Savoy at Lafayette and E. 7th; when he saw it on the menu, he took offense at the ethnic slur. Trouble was, nobody in the whole state of Minnesota had any clue that some people might find “dago” offensive, or why. The Human Rights Department got involved, but eventually the New Yorker went back to New York. Red still has the Dago on his menu.

By: AZ Lucky

AZ Lucky — Tue, 15 May 2007 23:06:40 +0000

Wow, you had a good day! How did those lurking thunderstorms work out for ya? Some days I really wish I lived someplace that has weather…

Some mouthwatering photos in this post too. Is the b&w photo on the high bridge?

By: Larry Lemanski

Larry Lemanski — Tue, 15 May 2007 20:06:08 +0000

I sat on that baby at MotoPrimo! I kept wondering why no one had purchased one of the last vintage red GTSs in the country!

I’ve got to get to that restaurant. I work in Mpls but it sounds worth the ride for lunch.

Thanks for blogging!

By: Gary Charpentier

Gary Charpentier — Tue, 15 May 2007 16:28:44 +0000

D.Brent Miller: Welcome aboard! If you don’t mind, I will heretofore abbreviate your name to “DBM” in answering your comments.

You owe it to yourself to at least test-ride a Vespa, I think you will come away impressed. As for the `08 KLR, as soon as I find a dealership with a demo model, I’ll be doing a Rush Hour Road Test on it. Stay tuned…

Jim C.: The temperature is nicer today, but I wish the sun would come out. I need to get some more photos in the sunlight.

Sidewalk Dan: Now all that remains is for you to buy a scooter! As for the GTS waiting outside the FedRes… was it idling? It occurs to me that the Vespa would make a pretty decent getaway vehicle.

Ride well,
=gc=

By: Sidewalk Dan

Sidewalk Dan — Tue, 15 May 2007 15:29:56 +0000

Gary:

I ran across Rose’s twin sister last night on my ride home – parked outside the Fed. Reserve in downtown MPLS. Waiting, patiently I bet, for a playmate…

And would you believe our daughters share the same middle name too???

Two Jarheads, two KLRs, and two daughters w/ the same middle name. Man, that is just eerie.

Sidewalk Dan out.

By: Jim C.

Jim C. — Tue, 15 May 2007 14:27:22 +0000

Another great blog entry!. And yes, Rose does photograph well in black and white. She reminds me of the scooter in Roman Holiday – I guess Vespas change their body style even less often than KLRs!
I, too, braved the forecasted thunderstorms yesterday and was rewarded with a nice, but hot and sticky, ride to and from work. Today is much, much nicer.