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Originally Posted by afterburn 549
I do not know too many people that get smart by watching TV.
I have seen their minds regress into jello and drek .
Next Seattle -
used to have Gypsy Jokers
Ghost Riders
and of course the Banditoes
Have not seen the 1st two in a long long time.
Have not heard of Vince Mann or lil George in along time either.
The was a pretty god shake dwn in Bham a long long time ago, something about Sundance Saloon and a infiltrator used to hang there.......
Anyway i never ever joined up ......Some the people I knew did...Lonely or something .
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Banditos are still the top club around here. I used to run with a few guys in the Jokers in the late '70's and early '80's, but they have been all but pushed out. They still have a clubhouse in Tacoma. The Ghost Riders were never a factor.
The Angels have a Nomad chapter in Washington, with a clubhouse in Spokane. There are a bunch of them in Bellingham. They've tried to muscle their way into Seattle, and we do see prospects at some local gatherings, but they keep getting their asses handed to them, losing members, and they shrink back into the sewer.
You've been to the Oyster Run, I'm sure. It's a Bandido run event, believe it or not. Limp Lee was still the main organizer, last I heard. I went on the first couple back in the '80's, when it was just a couple dozen of us. The goal was to start in Marysville and hit every bar that served oyster shooters between there and Anacortes. Amazing how it's grown...
That was the tail end of the old biker era, when none of us thought these clubs were long for the world. It was much more "innocent" back then (if you can even use that term). Just general thuggery and low level crime, and trying not to attract undue attention. The whole game has changed, now that there is big, big money at the top. The old timers aren't so happy about that, either.