The Hooligans SC Take Me Out For My 45th Birthday! 7/15/16

The Hooligans Birthday Party at Rumba
The Hooligans Birthday Party at Rumba

As much as I love the Tiki lifestyle, I also love riding my Vespa! This is my 1973 Rally 200…

My 1973 Vespa Rally 200
My 1973 Vespa Rally 200

Seattle has a pretty big scooter scene with rides and rallies that happen almost every weekend. There are also scooter clubs that you can join. I am proud member of The Hooligan’s Scooter Club!

The Hooligans Scooter Club
The Hooligans Scooter Club

There are only five of us, but we are really tight and support each other. For each of our birthdays, we like to take each other out for drinks. For my 45th birthday, there was only one place I wanted to go in Seattle: Rumba!

I sent the manager of Rumba an email telling her that I would like to have my birthday party at Rumba and that there was going to be about 16 people. Kate hooked me up! I arrived first to Rumba and a long row of tables and chairs were set up and ready for us…

Waiting for my party to start at Rumba Seattle
Waiting for my party to start at Rumba Seattle

Thanks Kate! Now I just had to wait for everyone to arrive.

Shortly after I sat down, the rest of the Hooligans and friends rolled in. It was time for this birthday party to start!

Let the birthday party begin!
Let the birthday party begin!

I was drinking for free tonight. The Hooligans got my tab so I went big with a rum flight…

Ray with rum flight at Rumba photo by Erika
Ray with rum flight at Rumba photo by Erika
Rum Flight at Rumba Seattle photo by Erika
Rum Flight at Rumba Seattle photo by Erika

Ray with rum flight at Rumba photo by Erika

All the rums were so good. Colin called me down to his end of the table. He had a box for me. “Happy birthday!” Colin said and I opened the box to find “Exotica 3” from Martin Denny! How cool! My Hooligan brothers know me well!

Ray and Colin at Rumba photo by Erika
Ray and Colin at Rumba photo by Erika

Here are some more pictures of the party taken by Erika Aboites…

Rumba menu and cocktails photo by Erika
Rumba menu and cocktails photo by Erika
Ray at Rumba photo by Erika
Ray at Rumba photo by Erika
Tom and Skotieono outside Rumba photo by Erika
Tom and Skotieono outside Rumba photo by Erika
Zak Ray and Tom at Rumba photo by Erika
Zak Ray and Tom at Rumba photo by Erika

This party really meant the world to me. I have great friends and the Hooligans are like my family. I want to personally thank everyone who came out to celebrate my birthday with me.

The Hooligans: Tom, Colin, Skotieono, and Yovany

Also, Christina, Erika, Regina and Tommy, Coco and Zak, and Bobby and Birgitta!

I want to thank Erika for taking such awesome pictures of the evening and Kate and the staff at Rumba for taking great care of us!

Rumba Seattle photo by Erika
Rumba Seattle photo by Erika

Want to have you own party at Rumba? Here is Rumba’s website.

And Facebook page.

This is my official write up on Rumba.

Here is the Facebook page for the Hooligans Scooter Club.