Gangs & Patches

**HenryDorsetCase** · 16th February 2006, 11:36

Originally Posted by Shadmeister

Whats next, selling bacon sandwiches outside a synagogue? Trying to smuggle a boogie board bag full of pot into Indonesia? Wrapping yourself in copper wire and running around in a thunderstorm?

Hey can I get a couple of bacon sandwiches with extra relish and a can of Coke to go?

cheers.

**Shadows** · 16th February 2006, 23:45

Sure. Can you make me one too?

**Ixion** · 17th February 2006, 09:40

Can you do egg and cress ?

**okill** · 17th December 2006, 12:58

is it not illegal to promote a criminal organization? down here in kapiti i know they bust you for wearing anything that looks like a gang patch.

**ironhed** · 19th December 2006, 08:14

dude zakk wylde is fu#$in awsome
but unfortunatley you live in new zealand where you have no right to individualityor freedom of expression as for the gangs well u cant blame em realy it looks like a patch,if any thing you were lucky there are a people who wont act all tough and abuse you but just put a knife in ya ribs
remember not all gangs were created equal

**mitchilin** · 19th December 2006, 20:16

About ten years ago in Dargaville a guy got shot for wearing a Lion Red tee-shirt.(Some of the details may be a little off,it was a while ago)Some local Black Power thought he was Mongrel Mob and they killed him.My missus won't let me wear red if we go down the line.It's not worth the aggro.I won't even wear my Kawasaki black jersey cause of idiots looking for trouble.

**Biggles2000** · 25th December 2006, 21:18

Don't do it man. I can't see any reason why you would want to be mastaken for a gang member. Its not worth landing yourself in the kind of trouble, like Mitchilin said "its not worth the aggro".

**cynna** · 25th December 2006, 22:27

i have a few band t shirts that could be mistaken for gang affiliations - i always get some idiot wanting to have a go - especially at the blues bar

if u wear something like the bls society patch then u must expect some sort of flak. probably more so from the police.......

**SlashWylde** · 27th December 2006, 11:48

Damm...nearly a year on and this thread is still goin.

I appreciate the advise folks but rest assured, I only wear the vest a couple times a year at gigs where the other patrons know what it's all about. Like for example the BLS show a few months back. Rest of the time it has pride of place on my bedroom wall as a piece of treasured rock memorabilia.

**Aitch** · 27th December 2006, 15:12

In Aus have instructed their members not to wear their club 'patches' with the top and bottom rockers because one of the Aussie gangs has promised to do great damage to anyone seen wearing them. To the Aussies gangs (and presumably any other gangs) it is a gross transgression of their "code" to wear rockers without actually belonging to a gang!!!!!!
A sad example of how a pile of lowlife thugs can impose their will on ordinary folks.........

**woodybee** · 28th December 2006, 09:22

Cripes, just shows how much the ill-educated cant see further than the end of their handlebars eh!

What a shame that this still goes on, I am just sewin a patch on the back of my jacket, and if some of these "aggressive types" point the finger at me, then the laugh will be on them,......"Are you sitting comfortable children? as I shall explain why."

The caption "Are you stitting comfortably" comes from my past as a kid growing up in the UK, it introduced 'childrens hour' on TV and as such we'd all sit down in font of the TV and watch things like (this wont mean anything to Kiwis), Magic Roundabout, Captain Pugwash, (now I know why I have an avid interest in Priates!!)Jackanory, blimey the list goes on.

Anyway, the Magic Roundabout, must have surely been based on someones antics in the 60's (flower power etc.,) as they devised a number of whacky characters, there was the dopey (or looking back knowing what I know now!!) doped up Rabbit called Dillon, Brian the Snail, Florence a chick and my favourite this geezer with a round red face, and a moustache, who was positioned on a big coiled spring, and everytimee he said something he spring off into the distance. A rather groovy character I thought) The name of this Iconic gent is Zebedee!!

So, when I was up in Auckland recently, I saw the said Zebedee Patch sitting up in Patchwork heaven on the wall and simply had to but it, so clapped my hands, purchased the patch and theen went about the challenging task of adhering the said patch onto my jacket.

I firstly went and tried to iron it on, and stuffed (burnt a hole) on my patch (so the patch will now have another patch to disguise the burnt bit!) and nearly killed my mates iron.

I purchased a leather sewing needle and now have hands like an experiment for a student studying acupunture, but havent as yet hit any pleasure domes on my hands to release good feelings, only feeling of frustration, as its taking so long to sew the pigging thing on.

So if a big burly biker wants to act aggressive over my zebedee patch, then I shall no doubt fall off my triumph in fits of giggles, as who could get aggressive over a childrens charater.

Having said that though Zebedee has plasters on his face, which could be construed to make him look like a bruiser.

So thought you would like to share my tale on my patch!! bit of weird story but there you go.

Coi 4 now dude,

Woodybee AKA Jan. HAPPY NEW YEAR, or rather happy in between bit !!

PS wish someone would change my "Sccooterboy" thing, as I am a chcick, not a chap!

**Shadows** · 28th December 2006, 09:31

Originally Posted by woodybee

The caption "Are you sitting comfortably?" comes from my past as a kid growing up in the UK, it introduced 'childrens' hour' on TV and as such we'd all sit down in front of the TV and watch things like (this wont mean anything to Kiwis), Magic Roundabout, Captain Pugwash, (now I know why I have an avid interest in Priates!!)Jackanory, blimey the list goes on.

I think we had all of those shows. I certainly remember The Magic Roundabout. I thought it was queer even back then!

**Waylander** · 28th December 2006, 22:24

Originally Posted by SlashWylde

Damm...nearly a year on and this thread is still goin.

I appreciate the advise folks but rest assured, I only wear the vest a couple times a year at gigs where the other patrons know what it's all about. Like for example the BLS show a few months back. Rest of the time it has pride of place on my bedroom wall as a piece of treasured rock memorabilia.

I still want to wear it at some point.

**Toaster** · 29th December 2006, 13:09

Originally Posted by buellbabe

DUDE! Quite simply it looks like a Patch. Are you really that surprised? There is a rigidly adhered to ettiquette amongst the various gangs and they all "control" ( in their little worlds anyway! ) ...
BTW its a cool patch but wearing it while riding is gonna attract attention!

Agreed on all fronts. Some cop bikers looked at using blue knights patches (international police riders club), but that would have been opening a real can of worms.... you can't realistically expect gang members to not get annoyed about similar 'takeoffs' as they work damn hard at breaking the law to earn their patches.

**suzuki21** · 29th December 2006, 13:50

Its a shame how childish gangs are. I even get the evils wearing a shirt with a fiery skull on the back, yes the Metallica one. We should be able to wear what we like, as for gangs "earning" their patch, we work to EARN MONEY to pay for our clothes. Well done on the BLS jacket, I considered getting one at the concert but thought of possible repercusions from wearing it so got the doom crew top instead. Did you know Zakk won best dressed and most valuable guitarist at the recent rock gods awards?
Wanganui has problems with the Slack powa and hells onions, the power are even attacking old people on hogs as everyone riding a harley is a gang member right?