Hell's Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club
by Sonny Barger, Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman
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Author: Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman, Sonny BargerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-10-02
ISBN: 0060937548
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
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- ISBN13: 9780060937546
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Book Review: "IF YOU THINK YOU'RE TOUGH INSULT A BIKER"
Summary: 5 Stars
A first hand and personal look into the life of a Hell's Angel.Where better to find out what the Hell's Angels are all about than from a founding member ,the President for many,many years and who has been in the center of the organization for 40 years. There is nothing he doesn't know about the organization since he was there through it all,and had a hand in everything that happened.
There has been much written and much coverage in the media over the years,some of it true but a lot of it pure fiction and legend.From reading this book ,you'll come to the conclusion,that by and large ,the fiction and legend is heavily slanted towards putting the Hell's Angles in as bad a light as possible.
More often than not,when violence erupted,it was started by law enforcement,town officials or other club riders who decided to hassle or take on the Hell's Angels. These people soon found out that their actions would not be tolerated and the Hell's Angels would stand by their own,to the end and if others wanted to " take them on " it was their choice. When the smoke cleared ,the media and police would always blame the riders.
The clubs were made up of men who were independent to a fault, to everything except the loyalty to each other,and the rules of the club. You learn that you didn't decide if you wanted to join,the club decided ;and either you obeyed or you were gone.The Hell's Angel's were tough men,who lived hard ,who gave no quarter and asked for none.
In all the years I've seen groups of Riders on the highway,I have always found them very courteous and well behaved.In later years, there seems to be a lot in the media about their illegal activities such as drugs;but everyone knows there is a lot of that,it's a tough business,of territorial disputes,beatings and killings;but there are a lot of people involved other than Moror Cycle clubs.Heck! even law enforcement and other officials turn up on the wrong side on those issues.
Some people get nervous with the sight of a group of Riders ;but if you give them respect,I don't expect they will give you any trouble.
As a personal experience,several years ago,I was attending a big outdoor event of Country Music.David Allan Coe was one of the star performers and everything was going very well.There were a lot of security types around that gave the impression that they'd just love to take you on if you dare get out of line.In other words,almost hoping something would happen,so they could "move in". Well,about an hour before David Allan Coe was to appear ,a large group of Motorcycle Club members arrived.I can't remember what club they were;Hell's Angels,Satan's Choice,Outlaws or whatever. The crowd seemed to get nervous and many even moved back and probably a few left. I noticed they drove their big machines into the parking area ,all in one spot,dismounted,took off their expensive helmets and simply sat them on their bike seats ;then proceeded to the concert. I did,however, notice several uniformed police officers (not the security personnel) remained in the parking area. It was obvious,that noboby was going to mess with their "stuff". Coe came on,did his show,the Bikers and Women enjoyed the concert,and were very well behaved.A lot of them had knifes on their belts;
(but never took them out),several smoked,and many were even friendly with the crowd.When Coe finished, the Riders had seen what they had come to see,everyone enjoyed themselves,and they got up and left very orderly.The next act came on and the concert continued as if they had never been there.The only thing that changed ,was a lot of music fans obtained a different feeling for these people, than they had developed from the media.
Of course,there are a lot of people who would not like their lifestyle,but that's their problem,not the Bikers.
Of course,they break laws,so do a lot of businessmen,politicians and others.When they get caught,they pay in spades,as Sonny did,that can't be said of many other types of lawbreakers.
You will also find a lot of comments on other movies and books about the Hell's Angles but I found the contrast in what Sonny had to say about Hunter S Thompson ,and the reviewers comments on his book on the Angles ,very interesting.
A great read if you want to know what the Hell's Angles are all about.
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