![]() ![]() ![]() Of course, these days they are most often used for creating a comic effect when a big dangerous bearded thug turns out to be really fond of puppies and wouldn’t hurt a fly. The message has always been clear – don’t step on their toes. The members of a motorcycle gang wear cut off dirt denim vest with their club colours, they drive big Harley-Davidsons, they have beards and they are scary. The symbolism of it is omnipresent it’s like a cultural picklock. ![]() It was also the book my book club was reading, so I didn’t have that much of a choice.Įven growing up in the 80s and 90s in Poland I had a good idea what a motorcycle gang was. I didn’t go for the obvious “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” but instead I read his debut, a non-fiction account of his time spent the Hell’s Angels, a motorcycle gang. They all love him, it seems, so just make a trip to some hipster café, open one if his books and wait to score. Thompson is the writer you want to read if you want to pull all those cool guys. ![]()
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