Brando and James Dean may make it look ultra cool in the movies but do we know
ultra cool in the movies but do we know
ultra cool in the movies but do we know what it’s like in real life hi I’m
what it’s like in real life hi I’m
what it’s like in real life hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with author Jerry Langdon about his
with author Jerry Langdon about his
with author Jerry Langdon about his novel by Kerr so tell us about biker
novel by Kerr so tell us about biker
novel by Kerr so tell us about biker it’s accomplished of many stories about
it’s accomplished of many stories about
it’s accomplished of many stories about la bikers both in Canada in the US and
la bikers both in Canada in the US and
la bikers both in Canada in the US and so much that Europe put together in a
so much that Europe put together in a
so much that Europe put together in a fiction book that makes it easy for
fiction book that makes it easy for
fiction book that makes it easy for people to understand who the bikers are
people to understand who the bikers are
people to understand who the bikers are what they go through and what their sort
what they go through and what their sort
what they go through and what their sort of point in life is
of point in life is
of point in life is it’s barely fictionalized the great
it’s barely fictionalized the great
it’s barely fictionalized the great thing about it being fiction is that
thing about it being fiction is that
thing about it being fiction is that things I know that happened but I can’t
things I know that happened but I can’t
things I know that happened but I can’t really say for legal reasons or for
really say for legal reasons or for
really say for legal reasons or for other reasons I can say in fiction
other reasons I can say in fiction
other reasons I can say in fiction because it’s not real people how did you
because it’s not real people how did you
because it’s not real people how did you attain accuracy what kind of research
attain accuracy what kind of research
attain accuracy what kind of research did you have to do for your book there
did you have to do for your book there
did you have to do for your book there are three kinds of research when you do
are three kinds of research when you do
are three kinds of research when you do this there’s the archival research we go
this there’s the archival research we go
this there’s the archival research we go into all newspapers and everything you
into all newspapers and everything you
into all newspapers and everything you find out the mainstream take on
find out the mainstream take on
find out the mainstream take on everything that happened and then you go
everything that happened and then you go
everything that happened and then you go and find the people who were involved –
and find the people who were involved –
and find the people who were involved – bikers themselves people were affected
bikers themselves people were affected
bikers themselves people were affected by them cops always love to talk lawyers
by them cops always love to talk lawyers
by them cops always love to talk lawyers the third phase is when you talk to
the third phase is when you talk to
the third phase is when you talk to people who are involved in it now
people who are involved in it now
people who are involved in it now when did the phenomenon of biker gangs
when did the phenomenon of biker gangs
when did the phenomenon of biker gangs start the belief is that it all happened
start the belief is that it all happened
start the belief is that it all happened after World War Two the consensus
after World War Two the consensus
after World War Two the consensus opinion amongst experts was always that
opinion amongst experts was always that
opinion amongst experts was always that these men had experienced adrenaline
these men had experienced adrenaline
these men had experienced adrenaline rushes in combat that they were trying
rushes in combat that they were trying
rushes in combat that they were trying to rematch later on in life but I found
to rematch later on in life but I found
to rematch later on in life but I found like the gangs going back as far as 1935
like the gangs going back as far as 1935
like the gangs going back as far as 1935 they took a real hit in the sixties or
they took a real hit in the sixties or
they took a real hit in the sixties or seventies and then after that it became
seventies and then after that it became
seventies and then after that it became a great way to make money she was a drug
a great way to make money she was a drug
a great way to make money she was a drug trade and by the time of the turn of the
trade and by the time of the turn of the
trade and by the time of the turn of the millennium
millennium
millennium they were dominating organized crime
they were dominating organized crime
they were dominating organized crime what is the structure of a typical biker
what is the structure of a typical biker
what is the structure of a typical biker game all bikers sort of are united by
game all bikers sort of are united by
game all bikers sort of are united by the bond of not being part of regular
the bond of not being part of regular
the bond of not being part of regular society it’s almost if you would a
society it’s almost if you would a
society it’s almost if you would a parallel society smaller gangs they get
parallel society smaller gangs they get
parallel society smaller gangs they get together and these are guys who just
together and these are guys who just
together and these are guys who just want to ride their bikes and party and
want to ride their bikes and party and
want to ride their bikes and party and have a great time and the opposite would
have a great time and the opposite would
have a great time and the opposite would be the Hells Angels which are run like a
be the Hells Angels which are run like a
be the Hells Angels which are run like a giant corporation have franchises
giant corporation have franchises
giant corporation have franchises everywhere and are frequently indicted
everywhere and are frequently indicted
everywhere and are frequently indicted rated for drug trafficking steroid
rated for drug trafficking steroid
rated for drug trafficking steroid trafficking across the
trafficking across the
trafficking across the protection rackets working for the Mafia
protection rackets working for the Mafia
protection rackets working for the Mafia loan-sharking Cato this goes on and on
loan-sharking Cato this goes on and on
loan-sharking Cato this goes on and on it how and why do biker gangs remain so
it how and why do biker gangs remain so
it how and why do biker gangs remain so powerful out of fear and acceptance
powerful out of fear and acceptance
powerful out of fear and acceptance acceptance is interesting because a lot
acceptance is interesting because a lot
acceptance is interesting because a lot of people see that sort of outlaw
of people see that sort of outlaw
of people see that sort of outlaw persona as something to be admired I
persona as something to be admired I
persona as something to be admired I mean our favorite character in Star Wars
mean our favorite character in Star Wars
mean our favorite character in Star Wars was Hansel of the smuggler you know
was Hansel of the smuggler you know
was Hansel of the smuggler you know there’s a coolness about it it’s just
there’s a coolness about it it’s just
there’s a coolness about it it’s just some people not everybody obviously but
some people not everybody obviously but
some people not everybody obviously but they have returned
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