Did the Hells Angels do good security @ Grateful Dead shows?
WILDMAN BIKER BUSTED
By IKIMULISA SOCKWELL-MASON and BILL HOFFMANN
VICIOUS CYCLER:
February 25, 2002 -- An evil-eyed member of the notorious Hells
Angels biker gang was charged last night in the vicious murder of a
member of a rival gang at a motorcycle-and-tattoo expo on Long Island.
Grunting and grimacing like a wildman, Raymond Dwyer, 38, was arraigned
on murder charges in Nassau County Court and ordered held without bail.
Cops say Dwyer, a tattoo artist from Oceanside, fired at a crowd of
arch-rival Pagan bikers in the lobby of the Vanderbilt expo center in
Plainview, where the Hells Angels were holding their annual
"Hellraiser's Ball."
Robert Rutherford, 50, a Pagan from Lancaster, Pa., was fatally hit and
died during surgery at North Shore University Hospital. Four others were
wounded.
More than 70 bikers were in custody after Saturday's melee in which
hundreds of weapons - including knives, bats, switchblades, shotguns and
an Uzi - were seized by cops and the feds.
The latest violence began when 100 Pagans in 10 vans crashed the ball,
sponsored by the Hells Angels' Long Island chapter.
A wild rumble erupted at the event and it took dozens of cops and state
troopers to restore order over a two-hour period.
Seventy-three people, all Pagans mostly from Pennsylvania and Virginia,
were charged with rioting, attempted gang assault and possession of
weapons.
Tattooists, piercers, motorcycle-shop owners and other vendors paid up
to $300 for space at the weekend event.
The Pagans "entered the lobby of the Vanderbilt and immediately start
turning over tables and engaged in a large brawl," Nassau County Chief
of Detectives Nassau Herbert Faust said.
He said as officers stormed the lobby bust-up, many gang members threw
their weapons - hundreds of them - on the ground and fled.
"The floor was literally littered with knives, blackjacks, ax handles,
handguns, brass knuckles. It was incredible," one witness told The Post.
Cops said the combination of Hells Angels and Pagans members together is
the equivalent of throwing a Molotov cocktail into a dynamite factory.
"The Pagans and the Hells Angels for many years have had an active
animosity towards each other," Faust said.
"The Pagans see Long Island being their turf, and I guess they took
umbrage to the Hells Angels having this event here."
Police said Dwyer, born and raised in West Hempstead and an employee of
Pete's Tattoo in Oceanside, recklessly fired his weapon into the crowd.
"There was no indication he was acting in self-defense," said a police
spokesman, who added they have an eyewitness to the crime.
But Dwyer's lawyer, Mike Dergarabedian, told The Post his client - who
sports on his arm a scary-looking tattoo of a man with flames shooting
out of his head - is the wrong man.
"He's adamant that he didn't pull the trigger. Anyone could have
mistaken him for the shooter because they all look alike," Dergarabedian
said.
In an eerie twist to the shooting, one of the guests at the expo was
Hells Angels founder Sonny Barger, who was present during one other
infamous murder in Hells Angel history.
That occurred in 1969, when the Hells Angels, hired to provide security
at a free Rolling Stones concert in Altamont, Calif., ended up fatally
knifing one fan.
bbb wrote:
It is amazing that these gangs are still together and everywhere. What
always amazed me throught out the whole thing was the "chapters" that
they have. Every states and other countries? I know they have done some
security at the Englishtown show and a few others. But after reading
this article I read that they did it for the Rolling Stones also.
Another band they did this for? I am not sure if I saw them at the
infamous Deer Creek show that happened. Do you think they go sometimes
in their free time just to see the show. I don't even know a Hells
Angel. I knew a guy from he Pegans but he is no longer alive.
Anyone out there know a Hells Angel?
(no not Sue Weiand ; )
What was Jerry Garcia's involvement with the Hells Angels? I think I
might feel nervous at a show with the Hells Angels present in full gear.
Maybe this is the impression they wanted at the shows.
Scarey stuff. Intimatated?
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YIKES!! My high-school prom was at the venue where this went down!!
> Did the Hells Angels do good security @ Grateful Dead shows?
Meredith Parker and I had a good laugh over this one.
J.
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--
John O'Brien
dylp...@ultranet.com http://www.ultranet.com/~dylpluck
"I can tell your future, just look what's in your hand" -R. Hunter
> Meredith Parker and I had a good laugh over this one.
er, Meredith Hunter that is...
d'oh!
On Mon, 25 Feb 2002 10:12:06 -0500 (EST), ba_ba...@webtv.net (ba ba
booie) wrote:
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>Did the Hells Angels do good security @ Grateful Dead shows?
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>http://www.jambase.com/search.asp?day=3Dtoday&dispall=3D1 (Listen to this
> I knew a guy from he Pagans but he is no longer alive.
> Anyone out there know a Hells Angel?
No, but I grew up in the midst of many of the Pagans MC. I know this
much - I would not hire them to do anything at a music festival.
Knowing individual members is one thing, having them together in "club"
form is dangerous.
One of my brothers was friends with a family that contained a prominent
member of the Pagans MC in the '70s/'early '80s. He was nice to me
because I was "Jimmy's little brother". He even told me once that if
anyone ever gave me any trouble, just tell him and he would "take care
of it". My little teenage ego swelled with pride and primal fear. In
his "colors" this guy was the scariest, most intimidating man I had ever
seen.
I never called on him for anything :~)
LP
yeah, except when they killed that guy!
steven
no. Altamont. end of thread. next!!
I used to be fairly friendly with a few from the Lynn, MA chapter back
in the mid eighties. I met them while I was a nightclub manager in
Boston. They'd come in from time to time to see a show and have some
beer.
Most of the time, their presence alone was enough to keep the drunks in
line. They were always welcome to come in and hang out anytime they
wanted. The relationship was so good that we always donated use of the
club for their annual benefit to help cover the medical costs of one of
their members, who had a degenerative bone problem that required regular
hip and knee replacements. "Mario's Madness" was always a good time for
all...usually nine or ten bands would play, lots of food (including a
roast pig), and plenty of free beer.
The only time I ever saw any trouble was when some drunken idiot would
think he was tougher than they were, and try to hassle one or two of
them. It was never a fun thing to watch, but it sure as hell was tough
to drum up any sympathy for the bozo afterward.
Ironically, the one time that an employee's car was stolen was the night
of a private benenfit for the Boston Police Dept. An off-duty detective
decided to take the house sound engineer's (mid-60s) Caddy for a drunken
joyride around town, and slammed into a pole (before fleeing the
scene). The car was totaled, but Dinky was discretely handed a nice,
fat pile of cash for his troubles...
The last time I saw any of the Angels was a bunch of years ago at the
funeral of the Lynn chapter's president, Big Al Hogan.
If you're interested in getting a good look into life w/the Angels,
check out Sonny Barger's recent autobiograhpy, "Hell's Angel." It's a
fun and interesting read. He even talks about what happened with Hunter
Thompson and Peter Fonda (both of whom are still persona non grata in
that circle).
[...]
It's a shame Mick never thanked them for saving his life that night...
> On Mon, 25 Feb 2002 10:12:06 -0500 (EST), ba_ba...@webtv.net (ba ba
> booie) wrote:
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> >Did the Hells Angels do good security @ Grateful Dead shows?
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> >WILDMAN BIKER BUSTED
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I'll keep this in mind next time I disagree with one of your posts.
JB
I went to the Pirates Ball in 76 JGB,Bo Diddley& Elephants Memory& Cheyanne it
was a benefit to Free Sonny Barger.The Angels were the hosts and security as
well ,and I'd have to say they exercised amazing restraint.As far as I know
there were no major problems,just a sense of drunken revelry throughout,as I
remember there was not a drop of anything to be had to drink toward the end of
Jerrys sets,Alot of my friends are bikers,some in clubs some non-affiliated
they all seem to get a bad rap,because of the powerful media manipulation which
portrays all bikers as outlaw thugs ....Rob
it
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>yet ANOTHER inane post from this man/child
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Come on Dave, don't be so hard on yourself!
TJ
"Gimmie Shelter" is so damn crazy. The shot of the guy with the gun is
so surreal. The entire crowd is a mish-mash of drab dusty folks until
suddenly this black guy in an electric green get-up bursts on to the
scene like a hellish version of Jim Carrey in The Mask. (The kinetic way
he moved also reminds me of The Mask.) This sweet hippy girl is hanging
on him, trying to chill him out, but instead he shakes her off and aims
his gun towards the stage. Then an Angel comes into the picture at a
dead run, grabs his arm, knifes him in the back, and corrals him towards
the side of the stage.
Those Hells Angel freaks were sickening and inexcusable, and what they
did to the guy afterwards is horrible, but that first guy who rushed the
shooter kept a hellish scene from getting a whole lot more hellish.
~Jeremy
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He he hehehe...you said "hard on" he hehehe.
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>It's a shame Mick never thanked them for saving his life that night...
Or Marty Balin on that point for getting knocking out - The boys were
the only ones who had the smarts to realize a bad scene coming!
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Did the Hells Angels do good security @ Grateful Dead shows?
cleeet...@hotmail.com (Cleeetus Gazebo) wrote:
No.
Altamont.
End of thread.
Next!!
bbb wrote:
Do I dare ask?
I am unfamiliar with this situation.
Was this a scene?
Was anybody there from this group?
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>Garcia420 wrote:
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>> You ever see "Gimme Shelter"????????
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>It's a shame Mick never thanked them for saving his life that night...
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Your joking right? Mick's life was never in danger from Meredith.
If you think that, you are just believing what the Hells Angels want
you to believe. He got that gun to take out an Angel. That hippy chick
someone spoke of was his girlfriend. He never pointed that gun at the
stage. The H.A.'s were fucking up these black guy's all day. He was
going to put an end to it. I have a couple of close friends who were
right there on the spot. they were chillin and smoking with him ealier
before he was stabbed. You a clueless fuck if you think he was going
after Mick.
Vincent
BULLSHIT!!! You have no clue man. You weren't there so StFU!
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>Those Hells Angel freaks were sickening and inexcusable, and what they
>did to the guy afterwards is horrible, but that first guy who rushed the
>shooter kept a hellish scene from getting a whole lot more hellish.
>
Your pathetic man!
Vincent
I had the same experience. I was driving East to
Michigan from Salt Lake and decided to take my
favorite road in the world... Beartooth Pass out
of the NE corner of Yellowstone. I started seeing
many, many motorcycles coming out of the mountain
and thought it was odd that so many Montanans
folks had bikes. The closer I got to Sturgis the
more concentrated they became and eventually it
dawned on even me that something was afoot. About
50 miles out I realized what was going on because
I had heard of the Sturgis rally, I just had never
given it much thought. Turns out it was the 50th
anniversary of the rally so it was a little more
crowded than usual.
The best thing was when I started to smell gas in
Friendship MN. As I was trying to find the
trouble, a friendly biker came over and diagnosed
a bad fuel pump for me. Gave me some advice,
helped me get it out and went on his way. I was
able to replace it without too much trouble but I
will always be grateful for the kindness of a
stranger. Probably saved me hours of aggravation,
worry and doubt.
Thanks, Man!
-m-
My my, Vinnie...you are an eloquent one, ain'tcha? C'mere and lemme pat
you on the head...
In the laid back California town of sunny San
Rafael...
I grew up in a little neighborhood called
SunValley. Three doors down was a house full of
bikers. I always assumed they were Angels, but I
do not recall if that was actually the case. I
don't remember anyone in the house ever
threatening me but it was a daily ordeal to go
back and forth to school. I had a fear that when
I was walking by one of the bikes would tip over
and they would all rush out to kill me. I COULD
cross the street, but then I was convinced that
would be an insult and they would kill me. I
settled for walking on that side but giving a very
wide berth to the parked bikes. Thinking back,
there was always music coming out of the house.
Maybe if I hadn't been in such a rush to get by I
might have heard the Dead 12 years earlier than I
did.
I was also witness to one of the most amazing
funeral processions of the last 50 years. Looking
out my back window across the creek I could see
5th Avenue. A moderately sized artery that led to
the cemetery at the end of our valley. Not much
traffic as a general rule but when there was a big
funeral procession I liked to watch it out my
window. One day I heard a rumble so I looked out
the window. There may have been 100? 500?
motorcycles in a long line going to the
graveside. I just remember the roar that wouldn't
quit. Somebody important had died and they were
ALL going to see him off. Rumor was he was buried
with his bike so no one else could ever ride it.
Strange days indeed...
-m-
FUCK YOU! I'll give you somthing to pat bitch!!
Themusicn...@wusb.org
http://community.webtv.net/musicnostop/THEMUSICNEVERSTOPS
Awwww, that's sweet of you, but I'm not your type (I'm over 16)...
Thanks anyway.
and bbb...go rent "Gimme Shelter" for a view into Altamont and the
Transmaniacon MC.."one way or another, this darkness got to give"
By BILL SANDERSON
February 26, 2002 --
Leaders of the Pagans motorcycle gang carefully planned Saturday's
deadly brawl with Hells Angels during the Angels' tattoo-and-motorcycle
show on Long Island, federal investigators said yesterday.
The Pagans' national organization - called the "Mother Club" - ordered
members to crash the Angels' Hellraiser Ball in a "show of force," said
an FBI affidavit filed in Brooklyn federal court.
Investigators said Pagans told them the Mother Club was in control of
the attack.
According to one Pagan who has talked, the Mother Club warned: "Get
ready for trouble - the Hells Angels will be there."
The feds say they're planning to file racketeering charges against the
73 Pagans busted after the two-hour rumble - the latest in the rival
gangs' 40-year-old war.
Ten vans filled with Pagans - mostly from Pennsylvania and Virginia -
traveled to Long Island to disrupt the event at the Vanderbilt expo
center in Plainview, police say.
Under federal racketeering laws, Pagans convicted in any of the assaults
may face 30 years in prison, while those who threatened assault may face
five years.
A Hells Angels member, Richard Dwyer, is charged with murder for
allegedly firing into a crowd of Pagans, killing Robert Rutherford, 50,
a gang member from Lancaster, Pa.
bbb wrote:
This is like the wild west.
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> Did the Hells Angels do good security @ Grateful Dead shows?
Disclaimer: the following is written by an old fart who
lived through the sixties and alleges that he remembers
it.
The Hells Angels didn't do security at Dead shows.
They came to Dead shows. The Dead grew out of
the Acid Tests, and the Angels were part of that,
plus Pigpen was connected with them somehow
(someone with more knowledge than self can fill
in that story?) During the sixties into the early
seventies, there was almost always a substantial
contingent of Angels at Dead shows in the SF
Bay Area.
Everyone got along. The Angels were outlaws but
they didn't go around looking for trouble. The Dead
were outlaws. Everyone associates them with
peace-love-hippy stereotypes, but in the sixties
they were pretty scary, Hart into martial arts, the
whole band into firearms, hung out with the Angels.
The sixties in SF weren't exactly a simple peace-love
thing, it was more looking for new ways to connect
in a creative way.
I was at Altamont, actually fairly near where the
guy got killed but I didn't see it. Obviously it is
lunacy to hire the Angels to be security. But they
were pretty cool for most of the day in a really
bad atmosphere. I saw lots of stoned idiots
messing around Angels' bikes, something that
would have quickly got them stomped in any
other environment. Even the guy that got killed
was armed and dangerous. I'm not saying the
Angels were angels, but they made an effort.
Think "scapegoat".
Jeeves
Gee, I guess I'll repost the entire thing and top-post my stupid reply!
Get a clue.
I certainly would give a little bit more room to a
security guard wearing colors.
-m-
the angels look like theyve changed, i mean, that guy looked more like a model
than a real hells angel........
Dinky Dawson??
His book "Life on the Road" has an amazing tale of four Hells Angels
making a special delivery from Bear to Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac in
December 1968. The angels apparently rode across country in winter,
arriving in NYC covered in snow and icicles, to hand deliver a personal
"welcome to usa" gift from owsley (the usual).
The one and only. =o)
> His book "Life on the Road" has an amazing tale of four Hells Angels
> making a special delivery from Bear to Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac in
> December 1968. The angels apparently rode across country in winter,
> arriving in NYC covered in snow and icicles, to hand deliver a personal
> "welcome to usa" gift from owsley (the usual).
It's a fun read. The idea for the book came about over the course of
many hazy nights hanging out, listening to him regale a bunch of us with
tales from the road. I was delighted to see that he finally got things
organized and published.
Without a doubt, he's one of the most interesting people I've met. He's
seen it all, and when it comes to live audio engineering, he's one of
the legends.
here comes the weekend and the weather's amazing out here in sf, yee haw!
be warned though, thers only maybe 9 minutes total live music in this whole
movie. And if you want to see what pathetic men these "angels" are check it
out. Quite lame excuses for men or humans in general, unless gang rape and
beating women and anyone else that doesnt dig them is cool....ive got a copy,
so im not just talking from heresay.....jerrys also only in the movie for about
30 seconds......
I'm pretty sure the "boat show" is 9/5/73. Kreutzmann played drums the next
nightat Capitol Theater, so it makes sense that he made the trip (I recall that
Kahn is on bass, but someone could correct me).
Corry
Its great to know that he actually is as cool as he seems in his memoir.
I loved the book.
Near Humboldt Street? I have wondered if my creek
is still running through there. Say Hi to the Fox
family and their neighbor Diane.
-m-