Amerivespa!

Another long awaited update! This past month I was occupied with preparing work for my first vendor booth ever at one of the biggest international scooter rallies in America, Amerivespa. It was a little nerve-racking but also fun and I learned a lot about the logistics of operating a booth. I brought with me a lot of photography prints and handmade greeting cards, and unveiled a new t-shirt and tote bag design.

Amerivespa is an international scooter rally that typically draws in upwards of 500 scooterists to celebrate and enjoy the scooterist lifestyle. The rally is organized by Vespa Club of America usually in conjunction with local scooter clubs and moves from city to city throughout the United States every year. This year, Amerivespa was held in the soulful city of Memphis, Tennessee.

It was a whirlwind of scooters, fun, music with touches of unbearable heat, humidity and sleep deprivation. An all around good time! While I was not operating my booth, a few of the things I got to do included a tour of Graceland and Forest Hill Cemetery (where Elvis was first laid to rest) and Elmwood Cemetery.

Graceland – the front entrance of the house.

Billiards Room at Elvis’s house. That’s a lot of fabric… the same fabric… everywhere… but hey, no echoing!

Forest Hill Cemetary

We also visited Beale Street for bike night. Beale Street is generally blocked off to all but pedestrian traffic each night, but on Wednesdays, motorcycles are allowed through to park along the street. During Amerivespa, there was an extra bike night on Thursday, Scoots on Beale. A few motorcycles snuck in but it was pretty amazing to see all the different scooters gathered along the road. There were modern, vintage and crazy customizations everywhere.

Bike Night on Beale Street, Memphis

I still have a lot of photos to go through and edit, but I shared some of my favorites here. Hopefully I’ll have time to edit more this weekend!