The list of projects around the headquarters was sticking to me like fruit flies on a rotten peach, and I was enjoying it. We set up a new welding bench this weekend and you’ll be the first to see what a biker can do with a hand made steel gate. Okay so the girls are on the rag and action has been hampered for the last couple of days. Let’s get to the news.
Casino shooting signals motorcycle gang War LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — The deadly gun and knife fight in a Nevada casino last weekend was just the latest battle in an increasingly bloody turf war in which several motorcycle gangs across the country have all lined up against the Hells Angels.
The bloodshed among the outlaw bikers began several months ago with the breakdown of a truce that had largely held for about a decade.
At stake are turf and the drug trade that comes with it.
Law enforcement experts said they not sure exactly what set off the round of violence, but it has put the Pagans, Bandidos, Sons, Outlaws, Vagos and Mongols on the same side.
“You have the Hells Angels basically going up against virtually every other motorcycle club,” said Tim McKinley, a motorcycle gang expert with the FBI in San Francisco.
The rising tensions over the past few months had led Sonny Barger, the legendary founder of the Angels, to organize a “peace powwow” in the Arizona desert that was supposed to take place after the gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts in Laughlin, Nevada, last weekend, Arizona police said.
But the peace conference was scuttled by the brawl between the Hells Angels and the Mongols inside Harrah’s Casino. Three bikers _ two Hells Angels and a Mongol — died in the crowded casino and a Hells Angel was shot to death as he rode away from Laughlin.
Tensions are high because gang membership nationwide has expanded over the past decade and that has led to fights over turf, said Lt. Terry Katz, a motorcycle gang expert with the Maryland State Police.
The Hells Angels have more than 200 chapters worldwide and 1,800 to 2000 members, about double the club’s membership of 10 years ago, according to McKinley. The largest of its rival gangs is the Banditos, which has about 2,500 members.
Half of these report might just be bullshit, so I’d prefer a wait and see attitude–Bandit
JAPAN REPORT
I am in search of my American boyfriend. His name is Bandit. He said that he is a black belt Karate Do and loved me very much. He cuddled me and French kissed me for hours until we went to bed, when he suddenly jumped out of bed and said, #*&@^! my ship is leaving. I have a reward of a Million Yen for anyone out there who know where I can find Bandit.
Sayonara, Bandit Ichiban Gisha
From The One Line Files
1. It used to be only death and taxes were inevitable. Now, of course, there’s shipping and handling, too. 2. A husband is someone who after taking the trash out gives the impression he just cleaned the whole house.
3. My next house will have no kitchen—just vending machines and a large trash can.
The Blonde Legacy
A blonde goes into a Tim Horton’s and notices there’s a “peel and win” sticker on her coffee cup. So she peels it off and starts screaming, “I’ve won a motor home . . . I can’t believe it, I’ve actually won a motorhome !”
The waitress says, “That’s impossible, the biggest prize is a Tim Horton’s coffee maker.”
But the blond insists, and at the top of her lungs keeps screaming, “I’ve won a motorhome, I can’t believe that I’ve actually won a motorhome !”
Finally the Manager comes over and says, “Ma’am, I am very sorry, but you must be mistaken. We are not offering a motorhome as one of the prizes.”
The blond says, “No, it’s not a mistake, I’ve won a motorhome!” And with that statement, she hands over the winning pull tab to the Manager.
The Manager reads the tab, and a slight smile forms on her face . . .
Myrtle Beach In Harms Way
For anyone going to the Weirs in June, be advised that the Laconia PD are trying to have the event shutdown. They may even go to court to have Bike Week stopped.
They are expecting bloodshed. Anyone who goes to the Weirs knows of the strong HA presence at the event.
— This is from the Rocky Mountain News.
Secret Project Revealed
Here are some pic’s of my bike that is finally getting started, should be going in for paint next week, took awhile to get most everything, should be done in a few week’s…..Chris
Hey That’s It
I’m going nuts with projects, but I suppose it’s catch up after the voyage. Maybe I’m horny or chompin’ of a ride. Hell, I’m building a fountain in front of the headquarters using pieces of an of 1918 Indian engine with the water spilling out of Bandit made exhaust pipes. Yep, stranger than fiction. Go for a ride and have a great week.–Bandit
