[blam]

"From them the Ainu don't appear much hairier than the Hell's Angels who used to pass me on the freeway in Oakland on their way to Sonny Barger's house. In fact, many of the H-A's were hairier (and much scarier!) than any of my Ainu photos! "

Yup. I lived in San Jose for years (I left in 1973). I remember those H.A. characters well.

[Bernard Marx]

I lived in San Jose for years (I left in 1973). I remember those H.A. characters well.

I lived briefly in S.J. in 1971 but ended up in San Leandro where I found work a couple of months later. It was always interesting to drive to Oakland along the 580 at 70 mph or so and watch the little specks behind you become H-A's on their choppers. They must have been traveling at least 100 mph. They always got off on Golf Links Road where H-A president Sonny Barger reputedly kept a lion chained in his back yard. It was a colorful time to live in the Bay Area!

[JudyB1938]

PS National Geographic has a nice piece in July's issue about China.