Category: Pagans
Bikers 1965-1967
Pagans in Newark 1967 (Lil Jesus far right) Biker at Marlboro Raceway Bikers, cops, and others at Marlboro Raceway
>The Riot at the 1023 Club
>The night in Anacostia in August 1966 has become legend among music historians and has been told by both Eddie Dean in the City Paper and Mark Opsasnick in his book “Capitol Rock”. On a hot night in August 1966, a rough bar called the 1023 Restaurant at 1023 Wahler Place, SE blared with the … Continue reading >The Riot at the 1023 Club
>JJ’s
> This was a famous nightclub called JJ’s during the seventies located at 501 N. Randolph. Early on the place was known for a rough clientele including Ft. Myer soldiers and bikers coming to watch strippers. The Arlington Pagans were regulars. In the mid-seventies they tried to clean it up and feature local rock bands. JJ’s closed sometime in … Continue reading >JJ’s
>The RIA Incident
> Usually I focus on Northern Virginia in this blog, but I found an incident worth writing about in NE DC. In 1973 the DC chapter of the Pagans had a club house at 3423 Eastern Ave. in Mt. Ranier, MD. A few blocks away, in the Woodridge neighborhood, they had picked RIA at 3112 … Continue reading >The RIA Incident
>John McClure
>In NOVA’s redneck past, there are many colorful figures, but few have been as colorful as John C. McClure who was a paratrooper, Nazi, Pagan MC member, and a jail breaker. McClure was born in 1939 in West Palm Beach, FL and was an imposing presence with a full beard and shaggy red hair. He … Continue reading >John McClure
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