When the calendar changed to a new decade in 1970 there was a changing of the guard underway in the world of films. A younger generation was taking over and audiences were responding to their celluloid messages of sex, drugs and rock n roll. The smashing success of Dennis Hopper’s “Easy Rider” had opened a ...
Howard Hughes was a famous American movie producer, director, millionaire and aviator. The story of his life is one of intrigue, adventure, seduction, lust, creativity and mental illness. With a wealth of money inherited from his parents, his good looks and charm, Howard Hughes took Hollywood by storm in the 1920’s. With his brilliance and ...
In the history of rock and roll music, alongside such luminaries as The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who and The Dave Clark Five, Eric Burdon and the Animals are widely regarded as being among the most influential and important musical acts of the 1960’s. Perhaps the most well- known song recorded by Eric Burdon and ...
Just when you thought all gangs in the world represent themselves in the way we’d expect them to be–the longtime gang/organization Hells Angels still insist that they aren’t anything more than a benign group who love motorcycles and long road trips. However, you can’t blame the international public (or law enforcement) for thinking otherwise. Just ...
My brother Larry was about 6′ 7″ tall and weighed about 280 lbs. His nickname was Tiny. When he was about 22- years old he joined the St. Louis chapter of the Saddle Tramps motorcycle club. I’ve heard stories about his initiation into the club that ranged from letting them beat you up to putting ...
Auburn – Daniel Roberts has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend Melissa Mendoza on Aug.15, 2005. Roberts who is a former Hells Angels leader told the court that he had been “deeply sorry” regarding the death of Mendoza. According to police, Roberts shot Mendoza in the head ...
A group of motorcycle riders that ride and work together are generally referred to as a Motorcycle Club as opposed to a gang or any other term. Most motorcycle clubs are legal enterprises with nothing more than fun and charity in mind when they ride. However, there is an estimated one percent of motorcycle clubs, ...
Despite a film career that started in 1918 and ran through 1955, Ben Lyon is probably best remembered for his long marriage to the equally durable Bebe Daniels and for one film: Hell’s Angels. Lyon was a highly appealing star of the 1920s and 30s. Although he never rose to major stardom, he enjoyed decades ...
In the annals of popular journalism, no one has done as much as Hunter S. Thompson to revolutionize and create controversy in this institution. His unique methodology and unorthodox stories have been generally labeled as “gonzo” journalism which is noted because it “blurs the distinction between fact and fiction,” as noted in Contemporary Literary Criticism. ...
As the Great Depression dissipated into the post-World World War II boom, the dawn of the 1960s signaled the arrival of radical social, political, and cultural change in the United States. While the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War, and emergence of the counterculture highlighted the political controversy surrounding the nation at the time, a cultural ...
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