“About five greasers pulled out of St George’s and lined up behind us. Nobody could go fast on those roads, but on a Lambretta with too many lights there was no way of escaping.”

Stoned

Dear Stan,

I hope you have a great time as editor!!

My name’s Dave Evans and I’m over 70 now. I’ve never been without a scooter since my first LD in ‘66, and have been writing short stories for a while. I don’t know if they are of interest, I attach one with a picture taken on July 5, 1969 showing us all busy on our scoots. Cliffo is the sad one in the middle with his bike on its side just before he sheared the hub bolt!!

Best regards

Dave Evans

It all started well, Cliffo and I had finished work at The Mercury Block Co at around 4pm on the Friday. It