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[ARKHE]

Yeah that's what I supposed.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=213588395659266085821.000499b6adb4f39445c01 - map of the places blown this year only. Some connected to organized crime, some not. Probably not that many MC gansters behind these; I think they had their heyday in the 90's in Sweden. http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=213588395659266085821.0004997d42b18943037c6 - places where shots have been fired at people or things. Great town.

[Niko]

Black Cobra

Read from a newspaper while ago, that they are planning to expand to Finland.
Not much gang related action in here lately but they might colour(pun intented) up the finnish street gang scene.

[Strömkarlen]

Black Cobra

Read from a newspaper while ago, that they are planning to expand to Finland.
Not much gang related action in here lately but they might colour(pun intented) up the finnish street gang scene.

Wouldn't think so. The little I've seen of them they always come across like the looser gang in Warriors that didn't get an invite to the big gang meeting.
In Swedish there is a book called Svensk Maffia (Swedish Mafia) which is pretty decent and also the most lent out book from Swedish prison libraries.
There are several books about the Danish biker war in the eighties between Hells Angels and Bullshits (one thing that I always find amusing is that both gangs started as moped gangs in Copenhagen...).
Jönke - mitt liv / Jörn Jönke Nielsen  [översättning till svenska: Dag Öhrlund] was one and maybe it be fun to own the Swedish version since it was released by Tremag which I'm sure some of you are familiar with.

[Nyodene D]

The little I've seen of them they always come across like the looser gang in Warriors that didn't get an invite to the big gang meeting.

The Orphans? haha sweet.

[Andrew McIntosh]

I found good sampling potential from this -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ala-rRmu9hU

[GEWALTMONOPOL]

Don't forget the service Hells Angels did the world when "ending the 60's" at Altamont by turning the hippie dream into a nightmare. Hells Angels and The Rolling Stones in one unholy alliance. Hail Hells Angels, Hail Altamont!

Rape, Murder...

[Andrew McIntosh]

That, and Manson - the penultimate finale to the Aquarium dream.

[cipher chris]

The History Channel had a great series about gangs. Of course, I can't remember the name but if you search their site, might be found there. Definitely worth checking out & I hope they return with a new season.

Gangland I found a little irritating, but the series on 1%ers was really good - it included the Montreal violence and a couple of undercover operations within gangs which I found quite insightful.  I can't remember the title either!

There are some local books about Australian MCs, haven't ventured too far into them yet.  Would definitely recommend Hunter S' book on the HA, as suggested above.

[Strömkarlen]

So, what's the idea behind this 1% thing?

It was a statement from a nice motorcycle rider (chairman of whatever biker organisation) in the US that 99% of the bikers were good sports and 1% where making the troubles. You shouldn't judge them all from what the 1% did. You know like not ALL football fans are fighting in the streets....

[Nyodene D]

you're damn right Gangland is irritating... what's with that "aaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHaaaa" sound as they cut between scenes?  They use it like 100 times per episode....

[tiny_tove]

I will post more regarding the subject when back home.
It has been one of my main obsessions in the past year and I plan to do a wertham release regarding their sexual habits (check the whole "wings" system).
One thing I have learnt in the past years is that once you befriend one of these, you are safe.
if you piss one off, you have all his family after you, since even those who are  not involved in criminal activities take their patches for serious.
I still can't understand how things got so out of hand in Scandinavia, Holland (check the amazing book in Dutch with details of their control of the Red Light Zone), Australia and, especially, Canada where, despite Michael Moore's documentary where every Canada sounded like a peaceful land with almost no violence, they have been going on for years with hundreds of deaths.
Check for this fella' named Apache, who confessed over 40 murders before turning a snitch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Trudeau_%28biker%29).

Under and alone is a damn good book, and describes pretty well the sense fo family.
A very good book on the subject is "BIKERS Mammooth book", that features the different sides of the coins.

I really enjoyed Lory666's books. He is the president of the Italian HA, a decent guy who described his experience in three books that alternate personal experiences, long rides that sounds like real adventures and made me one ride even if can barely drive a bike, and the time spent behind bars due to a massive confrontation between HA and Outlaws in Verona a couple of years ago.

There have been one murder (an HA killing a Bandido apparently in self defence), and some minor acts of violence, but the situation is heating up and the cops arrested a bunch of Outlaws and members of other groups recently.

I have several photobooks, one is very impressive, printed by the European HA themselves, edited by an Italian photographer.
I will post details from home.

Ganglans features great images and witnesses, but has this hype atmosphere that makes me wanna shit.
Get the Filthy few episode anyway!!! A classic.

[HONOR_IS_KING!]

you're damn right Gangland is irritating... what's with that "aaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHaaaa" sound as they cut between scenes? 

Now it makes me laugh every time I hear it.

[tiny_tove]

so, here we go with some HA books.

Hells Angels Motorcycle Club - Andrew Shaylor/Sonny Barger

Impressive b/w photobook with recent pictures of the members of the Uk chapters of the HA. Very stylish, but this does not weaken the expressions and the collection of permanent scars, stabmarks and tattoos.

There is an expensive limited edition signed by Barger and Shaylor, with hardcover, etc.

Hells angels europe through the decades



http://www.hells-angels.at/Frameset.html

The best book in my possession.Shitload of pictures of members, newsclips, merchandise of the European chapters, featuring everything you can imagine.

Despite the unattractive cover, the contents are worth your money.


DE GEVALLEN ENGEL - JHON VAN DEN HEUVEL & BERT HUISJES

As all books written by snitches I am not so sure about contents, but there are many impressive pics and a strong focus about the internal bloodshed.




Dees anybody know about the existance of similar books regarding other MC clubs??

Some interesting material can be found in this site: http://gangstersinc.tripod.com/HAHolland.html

[Ashley Choke]

There's a ton of books on the Danish 1% scene, none I remember to be very good. Last couple of years has seen HA and especially the youth division AK81 in rather harsh war with different immigrant gangs. Quite a lot of people got shot.

One of my good friends father and uncle was two of the founding members of Hells Angels Denmark, so I've had my share of crazy stories. A couple of my martial arts instructors also have some affiliation to HA, all genuine nice, charismatic, funny guys. A lot of the younger AK81 affiliates seems to be a bunch of wannabees with nowhere near the same intense attitude or intellect that made guys like Jønke, Blondie and the likes so notorious

[bitewerksMTB]

Hell's Angels: Three Can Keep a Secret If Two Are Dead' by Y. Lavigne  is good & same author has anothe rbook called something like "Hells Angels at War" (I think I've read that). And another called "Hells Angels: Into the Abyss" which I have read years ago. Search Hells Angels on amazon & alot of books come up.

The 400# biker who punched me had a bike with a  chromed bitch bar with SS on it. He wore gold SS & Swastika rings. He's been dead for a few years. The year or so before he dropped dead, he was very respectful & polite to me when he saw me in various bars.