2010/08/30 10:36
Every so often something happens to re-ignite my pursuit Gypsy MC history. Earlier this year I got a phone call from Greyback who told me about a chance encounter he’d had with a truck driver at a Beaumont What-a-Burger. I followed up on the lead and in the course of my conversations with the former member, Jon “Andy” Anderson, I feel I now know when Papa Jack first started the club in Corpus Christi. Andy’s account agrees with the timeline that Jack’s brother, Hap, provided but conflicts with official Gypsy histories written as early at 1976. The start-up date Andy claims was March 1968. I’m now convinced this is the date the Gypsy Motorcycle Club was established in Texas. This was the first of two epiphanies that I’ve had so far this year.
Read More... 2010/08/10 08:31
Living in Arizona has its advantages. Arizona is so close to the left coast that riding to California is much easier than making the two-day plus ride from Texas. Jammin’ to Northern California is a haul, 750 miles; So Cal is half the distance. Crossing the desert can be a challenge, especially when the long hot summers in Phoenix start to wear on you. Once across, riding the Pacific Coast Highway is a real treat.
My last trip to So Cal included a stop at the LA Calendar Motorcycle Show. The one-day event is held in Long Beach, within spitting distance of the Queen Mary … right on the ocean. Bikernet.com, who has been kind enough to publish several of my stories, is one of the sponsors of the show. Since I was already in El Lay, a friend and I spent a couple hours walking the show. I was able to visit my publisher, see some of the hot new builds that the locals are putting together and enjoy the sweet ocean breeze. Sometimes in life are better than others; this was one of the good times! Read More...
