sons of Anarchy swag

[Big_Country_vt1100]

Wow this is really still going on? thought this thread would be dead by now...

[hunnus2000]

Originally Posted by tazman1313

I watch the show and love it. I do have SOA merchandise that I wear. I have a toque, a hoodie and a t-shirt. I wear the hoodie a lot as it is comfortable and keeps me warm. Wearing these is no different then wearing a Rolling Stones or Motley Crue t-shirt... I don't think that I am in the band when I wear these just like when I wear SOA gear it doesn't give me the mentality that I am in a gang. Just like when I wear a Batman t-shirt as hard as I try... alas... I am not Batman. With that said I won't go out and buy a vest and patch it all up like the SOA. People are going to buy the merchandise of the things they like... hockey jerseys, football jerseys, band shirts etc. It doesn't mean all of that stuff is crap either.

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This right here is the winner!

While I don't like the show and wouldn't purchase the merchandise, I would wear a t-shirt, out of respect and gratitude, if someone from my family bought me one. I've seen a mix of people wearing SoA gear walking a long side 1% clubs at our local biker bar with no issues.

It's about attitide not attire......

[mlr]

This is starting to get funny. I’m not trying to be a @ss but how many people on here have had a run in with a 1%er that ended badly. I’m not asking about a friend’s brother or your brother-in-law or something you heard on the grape-vine but you, yourself. The way half of you are coming off you think a SOA shirt is a death warrant. How often do you see someone wherein “colors” aka back patches you think they all go up to a 1%ers club house and ask for permission? Do you think they get the **** kicked out of them every week? Since 2008 (when SOA started) there has been a huge increase in the amount of clubs that have been started.
I’m not saying that it has not happened BECAUSE IT HAS but it is unlikely.
I don’t where SOA clothing because I know it’s a show and I don’t where branded clothing I’m too cheap to buy it.

On top of all this some of the hells angels embrace the show. Sonny Barger along with other hells angels have been cast members even if only for a few episodes. There’s even a law suit started up agents FX calming the president. Of the Hells Angels New York chapter came up with the idea of SOA

[Hondaguy]

There is a HA Clubhouse about a couple miles from us in Socastee. A member lives in our community on the next street over. I have followed him in a few times. He is friendly enough. I have another customer I have known for a few years who is a member of another club here who support the HA club. Red Devils. He said they don't care who wears SOA gear. It's laughable really. They care about REAL MC clubs entering their turf. Not "wannabee bikers wearing TV wear". He told me something I did not know. The "Nomad President" in the show this season is played by real Hells Angel member Rusty Coones who is the founder of the Orange County chapter of the HA and served as president of the San Fernando Valley chapter.

Most of these guys are friendly when people don't get in their faces or ask too many questions. These guys don't really want to create a police action and the subsequent bad PR having a silly dust up with a civilian wearing SOA gear That brings much more unwanted heat to their clubs especially in a small town like this where people know who they are by name and face and especially now since 34 of them were arrested earlier this year in a operation called Red Harvest and had their faces and names in the local paper and Net. They have a lot more to worry about than a civilian wearing a TV show's Logos where one of their own guest stars.


BTW There is no official SOA gear with three panel rockers. FX makes sure their swag passes the "sniff test" I am sure they know despite all the disclaimers, they may still be held liable if someone got hurt because of wearing their stuff. I won't wear it because it's silly looking on a bike. If I did not own a bike I might wear a cap or something if it were given to me.

I was told at the end of the day it comes down to attitude of the wearer and the member. If a prospect wants to mess with someone wearing a replica cut, there could be issues for the wearer and the prospect bringing needless heat on the club. In a small town like this they have to be very low key. In a place like LA they probably can get away with more under the radar.

Interesting reading:

https://twitter.com/rustycoones

http://www.hdforums.com/forum/the-ge...-showdown.html
http://www.agingrebel.com/4652

Multiple Hells Angels members arrested during joint operation - WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather

[Lakota]

I frequent a local independent shop that's adjacent to a 1% clubhouse associated with HA.

I've seen guys in their SOA gear just laughed at by others who hang out there.

The guys who work in the shop are friends of mine. I want to keep it that way.

So I've seen, not violence-- that would never happen there-- but instead humiliation probably inflicted by prospects.

I don't want to be involved with that; yeah, I'm too old for that crap--from either source.

So, as far as I'm concerned, if you want to wear your SOA gear when you're out shopping at Wal-Mart, super. Just don't expect to wear it and ride with me. It may not work out too well.

I'm not responsible for how everyone behaves.



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[Bowie-]

Originally Posted by mlr

I’m not trying to be a @ss but how many people on here have had a run in with a 1%er that ended badly.

This is exactly what I'm thinking. I think a lot of people here watch gang shows and think the embellishments that the producers make are regular happenings. Some years back, when I was a scumbag, I had dealings with many different crime elements. The HA, and bikers in general, were the gentlemen of that scene. Easy to deal with, honest product, and they didn't look for trouble by doing stupid stuff like beating up guys for their fan shirts. That's the kind of thing that punk kid thugs do. I've personally never met a criminal biker who would do that sort of thing.

Now, I do see a lot of people in this thread trying to shame others by saying things like, "safety", or "you wouldn't ride with me". Whatever. If you don't like the gear, good for you. I don't wear it but I sure as hell am not going to try to ruin someone else's good time by shaming them.

[Lakota]

[Hondaguy]

Originally Posted by Bowie-

This is exactly what I'm thinking. I think a lot of people here watch gang shows and think the embellishments that the producers make are regular happenings. Some years back, when I was a scumbag, I had dealings with many different crime elements. The HA, and bikers in general, were the gentlemen of that scene. Easy to deal with, honest product, and they didn't look for trouble by doing stupid stuff like beating up guys for their fan shirts. That's the kind of thing that punk kid thugs do. I've personally never met a criminal biker who would do that sort of thing.

Now, I do see a lot of people in this thread trying to shame others by saying things like, "safety", or "you wouldn't ride with me". (well maybe the kid in the Transvestite set up scene, lol) Whatever. If you don't like the gear, good for you. I don't wear it but I sure as hell am not going to try to ruin someone else's good time by shaming them.

Agreed and I have seen every episode and do not remember one script where the the "actors" are harassing a civilian "just because" These people live in a closed loop society and prefer it that way. Like anyone, just don't cross them or test their mettle and if one is being ridiculed wearing SOA gear. Let it go. Whatever you do.............Don't remind them one of their own stars in the show as a fake 1%er president of a fake MC.

Harley Davidson is a huge sponsor of SOA, I am not sure if that is a good thing or bad thing. Will they release an SOA, SAMCRO edition and risk diluting the brand as a cartoon? Who would buy such a bike? Maybe a collector

[invalidsession]

Both my wife and myself enjoy watching SOA. Arguably, it's well written and the plot twists keep you coming back for more but it's just fantasy when all is said and done. I'm a hardcore bike rider just getting back into the scene and am a member of a local chapter. I smile when I see folks wearing SAMCRO gear but there's really nothing wrong with it and has been previously posted, is it really any different to someone wearing a "Who killed JR" sweatshirt ?


Chris.

[rb608]

Originally Posted by hunnus2000

It's about attitide not attire......

True dat, and that's been a hard thing to get across in this thread. I'm probably less likely to wear the fake gear because I have a real motorcycle; but if some guy likes the show & wants to show it, have a ball, I say. It's not about the attire.

OTOH, if somebody thinks that wearing fake MC gear makes him look like a badass, that's a wrong turn to make, kinda like thinking that wearing UFC stuff makes you a MMA fighter. If it's about being a fan, great; but if it's about pretending to be something you're not, that's laughable and potentially dangerous. It's all in the attitude.