Lorne Campbell and I saw Steve Earle concert May 1 in Belleville. Really nice to see him backstage afterwards. He wrote a quote for the cover of my new book Unrepentant: the Strange and (sometimes) Terrible Life of Lorne Campbell, Satan’s Choice and Hells Angels Biker. He also gave an interview and permission to quote from his songs. He goes back a long ways with Lorne, to when Lorne stepped up to confess to fatally shooting rival biker to spare others in Satan’s Choice, who were innocent, from going to prison. It didn’t work, but not for lack of effort on Campbell’s part. Music was great too.

A Sherbrooke police officer is suspended with pay after being charged with leaking information to the Hells Angels. If true, it wouldn’t be the first time.

It has been seven years since the senseless and cowardly slaughter by Wayne (Weiner) Kellestine and others. I’m still so impressed by the courage of John (Boxer) Muscedere in standing up for a Jewish brother, even when this sealed Boxer’s fate. Boxer laughed at Kellestine in the face seconds before his death. I can only imagine how that haunts Kellestine. If we’re judged by how we die, then Boxer is in a special place right now.

There are only 9 members left in the East Vancouver Hells Angels, but the charter remains a force. Some former members are now with other chapters throughout B.C.

It has been a decade since the end of the Quebec biker wars and the 165 killings still haven’t completely worked through the courts. Six Quebec bikers have pleaded guilty to murder, including one who was considered the successor to Maurice (Mom) Boucher.

Daniel Landry-Hetu, a Montreal South Hells Angel who had been on the lam for 4 years, was finally arrested and now faces 29 charges, including murder.

I’m very excited that I have a new book coming out with Random House at the end of next month. It’s called Unrepentant and it’s the story of Lorne Campbell, who was in the Satan’s Choice and Hells Angels for 46 years.

Police believe John Papalia of Hamilton was part of the Joe Todaro group, before Papalia succumbed to gunshot wounds in 1997. Todaro died of natural causes, never having been convicted on anything mob-related.