Freewheelin Frank, secretary of the Angels (Evergreen black cat books)

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	Freewheelin Frank, secretary of the Angels (Evergreen black cat books) Frank Reynolds Grove Press, 1968 - 160 pages average customer review:based on 4 reviews
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Freewheelin Frank!

After having heard about and wanting to read this long out of print book for years I finally found a copy to read through the inter-library system. Really this book is everything Hunter Thompsons book about the Hells Angels wishes it was (and I like Thompsons book) Its seems somebody just turned on a tape recorder and let Freewheelin Frank start ranting, then transcribed it into this book. Wild stream of conciousness rants and stories about fights, gangbangs, police brutality, motorcycles, doing time, doing acid, shooting up speed, the Hells Angels, relationships with women, and other topics. This is actually one of the most bohemian books I've ever read. Damn I need to find an affordable copy of this because it needs to be in my home library.

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Don't touch the bike!

awesome book! read it 15 odd years ago and have been trying to get my own copy ever since.
excellent autobiography that gives an excellent viewpoint into the very secretive world of the angels. this book came out after Hunter Thomsons piece and some of the stories overlap and are clarified by Frank. Particularly memorable passage when Frank is being beaten by the police and he just lies down and takes it - until one of the policemen goes to hit his bike; then all hell broke loose!
Would strongly recommend this book to anybody wishing to learn more about subcultures and about what was really happening in California in the mid to late 60's

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Diary of a Drug Fiend

Wow . . . this book was a trip.

Frank Reynolds was a member of the San Francisco chapter of the Hell's Angels way back in '66, when this book was written (or rather, transcribed). He was the stereotypical degenerate scooter trash, and writes of mainlining speed and dropping huge doses of acid on a daily basis. As time progresses, the drugs clearly damage his brain, resulting in a psychotic break with reality. The Frank Reynolds who wrote the first chapter is different from the Frank who wrote the middle chapter, and the polar opposite of the Frank who concludes the book. This makes for a scary anti-drug message far more effective than propaganda like "Go Ask Alice."

Frank starts out as a fairly decent fellow who loves motorcycles and enjoys partying. Halfway through the book, he becomes enamoured with all these "profound" thoughts he begins having, and seems to believe that he has been specially chosen by God to spread some sort of confusing message about the importance of "Love" as opposed to "Fame & Fortune." He goes on some sort of quasi-religious tirade, then starts talking about how he loves all women, and considered having a homosexual relationship with Allen Ginsberg! A few chapters later, he's having delusions, begins acting out in a psychotic manner, states that he hates all women, and begins to embrace some confused version of Satanism. It was almost painful to read his tormented thoughts. This is why nearly every 1%er club bans hypes and pulls patches of addicts. Insanity is a liability.

There was some interesting commentary on the early history of the HAs. This was the first I'd heard about a "war" between the Frisco and Oakland chapters, prior to all Angels sharing a common California rocker. There was also a new perspective on the infamous Bass Lake "rape" incident. Book was written almost verbatim from a series of drugged rants, and it is an important historical document as well as a lesson regarding the harmful effects of drug abuse.

Deeply disturbing.

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Far Out

I am about half the way through this book. It was hard to find an original copy, but I did and I am really enjoying it. It is written in far out 60s language for sure, but its cool to hear the stories coming straight from an old Hells Angel. I think that this was a time that the Angels were trying to use PR to establish themselves. It puts you in the mindframe of a shocked citizen of the times that is just learning about these wild men called Hells Angels.

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