California, Labor Day weekendearly, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists wearing chains, shades greasy Levis roll out from damp garages, all night diners cast off one night pads in Frisco, Hollywood, Berdoo East Oakland, heading for the Monterey peninsula, north of Big SurThe Menace is loose again Thus begins Hunter S Thomps California, Labor Day weekendearly, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists wearing chains, shades greasy Levis roll out from damp garages, all night diners cast off one night pads in Frisco, Hollywood, Berdoo East Oakland, heading for the Monterey peninsula, north of Big SurThe Menace is loose again Thus begins Hunter S Thompson s vivid account of his experiences with California s most notorious motorcycle gang, the Hell s Angels In the mid 60s, Thompson spent almost two years living with the controversial Angels, cycling up down the coast, reveling in the anarchic spirit of their clan, and, as befits their name, raising hell His book successfully captures a singular moment in American history, when the biker lifestyle was 1st defined, when such countercultural movements were electrifying horrifying America Thompson, the creator of Gonzo journalism, writes with his usual bravado, energy brutal honesty, with a nuanced incisive eye as The New Yorker pointed out, For all its uninhibited sardonic humor, Thompson s book is a thoughtful piece of work As illuminating now as when originally published in 67, Hell s Angels is a gripping portrait, the best account we have of the truth behind an American legend.
Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga By Hunter S. Thompson California, Labor Day weekendearly, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists wearing chains, shades greasy Levis roll out from damp garages, all night diners cast off one night pads in Frisco, Hollywood, Berdoo East Oakland, heading for the Monterey peninsula, north of Big SurThe Menace is loose again Thus begins Hunter S Thomps California, Labor Day weekendearly, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists wearing chains, shades greasy Levis roll out from damp garages, all night diners cast off one night pads in Frisco, Hollywood, Berdoo East Oakland, heading for the Monterey peninsula, north of Big SurThe Menace is loose again Thus begins Hunter S Thompson s vivid account of his experiences with California s most notorious motorcycle gang, the Hell s Angels In the mid 60s, Thompson spent almost two years living with the controversial Angels, cycling up down the coast, reveling in the anarchic spirit of their clan, and, as befits their name, raising hell His book successfully captures a singular moment in American history, when the biker lifestyle was 1st defined, when such countercultural movements were electrifying horrifying America Thompson, the creator of Gonzo journalism, writes with his usual bravado, energy brutal honesty, with a nuanced incisive eye as The New Yorker pointed out, For all its uninhibited sardonic humor, Thompson s book is a thoughtful piece of work As illuminating now as when originally published in 67, Hell s Angels is a gripping portrait, the best account we have of the truth behind an American legend.
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