{"product_id":"9780760351970","title":"Phil Cross: Gypsy Joker to a Hells Angel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis chronicle of the life and wild times of \u003ci\u003ePhil Cross\u003c\/i\u003e explores his time as an outlaw biker; fights, jail, police chases, and that’s just the start.\u003c\/b\u003e In the early 1960s, a young Navy vet, motorcyclist and rebel named Phil Cross joined a motorcycle club called the Gypsy Jokers. He started a San Jose chapter of the Jokers and embarked on the most action-packed years of his life—the Jokers were in the midst of a \u003cb\u003eshooting war with the Hells Angels\u003c\/b\u003e. The fighting became so intense that the Jokers \u003cb\u003eposted snipers atop their clubhouse\u003c\/b\u003e. This was a rough time, but it was also the height of the free-love hippie era, and as a young man, Cross enjoyed himself to the fullest. He never let anything as minor as a little jail time stop his fun. Once, while serving time for fighting and fleeing an officer, Cross\u003cb\u003e broke out of jail\u003c\/b\u003e, entered his bike in a bike show, won, and broke back into jail before anyone discovered he was missing. Though Cross was tough, he was a certified martial arts instructor, the Angels proved a tough foe. After multiple beating-induced\u003cb\u003e emergency room visits\u003c\/b\u003e, Cross decided that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, so he and most of his club brothers became the San Jose chapter of the Hells Angels. He has been a member of the Hells Angels for 47 years. These are just a few of the stories you can expect to find in \u003ci\u003ePhil Cross\u003c\/i\u003e, Phil's complete story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Motorbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025549017328,"sku":"9780760351970","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780760351970_p0.jpg?v=1763641231","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780760351970","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}