Sonny Barger has died at 83. He was, most famously, the leader of the Hells Angels charter at the Altamont music festival's great disaster. The culture turned against them after that -- until then, the Angels were appearing regularly in movies as they were picaresque and picturesque, and readily available in Hollywood. However, it is my judgment that they were the only ones there who acted with honor.
Barger is less well known for his more recent life, but if you followed him more recently you'd have found that in his older years he became a devout Christian and helped to publish a series of charming children's books. He continued to ride motorcycles, write books, and to advocate against smoking (which caused him a vicious bout of throat cancer in earlier years).
His final message to the world ends, "Keep your head up high, stay loyal, remain free, and always value honor."
UPDATE: Aggie says the first link bothers his antivirus, so here's a photo of the statement by Sonny announcing his death.
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Just FYI, The first link to the 'bikertrashnetwork' is being blocked by my antivirus software for being associated with 'phishing' software.
Duly noted. Mine doesn't seem to mind it, but I'll republish the important part.
A good statement for all times.
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