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- From: gharriso@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Graeme Harrison)
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 18:42:52 GMT
- Subject: Re: FORTUNE magazine profiles Hells Angels
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- / hpcc01:rec.motorcycles / jet@boxer.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend) / 4:00 pm Nov 18, 1992 /
-
- Wait. I thought there were only 300 or so "real" Angels in the *world*.
- I suspect the "other large outlaw gangs" are *much* larger than the
- Angels...
- J. Eric Townsend -- jet@nas.nasa.gov -- 415.604.4311
- '92 R100R, DoD# 0378, BMWOA, AMA, ACLU, EFF, CPSR
- "HotHead Rules!"
- ----------
- Negative, the Angels are the biggest and baddest club with at least
- 1,000 members and 200 prospects worldwide in 70 chapters. Outlaws
- have about 40 chapters and 400 members. Bandidos 300 members in
- 22 chapters. Pagans 26 chapters and 200 members. Sons of Silence
- 150 members in 17 chapters. That doesn't include smaller outlaw
- clubs such as the Losers in Monterey Peninsula among others.
-
- I, for one, wouldn't be surprised if some Hell's Angels actually
- read usenet including rec.moto and r.m.h. among others. They are
- actually very much in tune with state-of-the-art technology and
- use PCs, walkie-talkies, mobile phones, pagers, police scanners,
- video surveillance, faxs, electronic evesdropping devices, radio-
- wave detectors, scramblers, etc. Never underestimate them and for
- more information order: Hells Angels: Three Can Keep A Secret If
- Two Are Dead. By Yves Lavigne. $9.95 (Lyle Stuart).
-
- I used to frequent Vince's on East 14th St in San Leandro which
- was owned by a HA called Doc and next door to a popular Angel
- bar plus there was a HA machine shop across the street. That was
- in early 70s. One thing I learned is to show respect to them and
- you'll be okay, but Mickey Rourke blew it when he gave them a pair
- of Sportsters which the HA consider *girl's bikes* and that was
- the end of his relationship with them.
-
- Graeme Harrison
- DoD#649
- 'Sonny Barger - A Living American Legend.' - on tanktop at Bear's
- in old Niles, CA.
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