Bachman Turner Overdrive began singing “House of the Rising Sun” because of a wish not to upset Hells Angels, according to Fred Turner. Love this version! The Hells Angels were upset that Eric Burden and the Animals left out the song when they played their set. Their version remains that standard for the old folk tune.

Dean Wiwchar looks like a particularly clean-cut college basketball player, but he’s got a nasty criminal records that includes robbing McDonald’s with a baseball bat. He’s also got a rough record from inside maximum security prison. He’s the alleged gunman who killed John Raposo in Toronto’s Little Italy in a crowded cafe on Monday.

The Hells Angels in B.C. have roots deeper than anywhere in Canada, outside of Quebec. The Haney chapter just celebrated its 25th anniversary, under the watchful eye of plenty of police.

The masked Toronto gunman who killed John Raposo in a Little Italy cafe on Monday in broad daylight wasn’t trying to hit a second man, who caught a bullet in the stomach. Raposo was lucky to dodge a similar murder attempt a few years ago. His close friend Eddie (Hurricane) Melo wasn’t so lucky when a gunman attacked 11 years ago.

John Raposo, who was murdered while watching soccer’s European Championships in an outdoor cafe, wasn’t connected to Luis Manny (Chopper) Raposo, who was shot dead in the Bandido Massacre. But both men were from West Toronto and both men had ties to the Loners Motorcycle Club, although John Raposo was never a member.

There has been lots written and said about the Hells Angels and the Rolling Stones at the Altamont Festival in 1969. Things also got nasty with Grace Slick and the Jefferson Airplane, as this video shows.

I find this Internet radio world pretty fascinating. Here’s an interview on the book from Dan Zupansky’s show.

My phone died about 20 minutes in. He did a great job filling in the blank space as I ran to another phone and called back.

A Berlin biker who headed the Nomads chapter of the Hells until recently is in a comas after a shooting. Police have him under guard in case there’s another attack. Germany’s Hells Angels were propped up by American servicemen after World War II in an interesting twist of the Marshall Plan.

Manitoba police try to use peace bonds to curb Hells Angels from hunting down members of the rival Rock Machine.

The Crown has won legal battle over control of Eastern Avenue clubhouse of Downtown Toronto Hells Angels.