The chief of police ended up jailing some of them. Not that Duran got to see as much as he would have liked. His father found him and chased him on home. Barger, who would go on to found the Hell's Angels, was a kid with a tendency toward car sickness and a nascent fascination with motorcycles. Keeping surprises to a minimum is what the 50th anniversary event is all about.
Planning is the antidote to pandemonium, and lots of people have been making lots of plans.
Corbin Pacific manufactures top-end motorcycle seats and body parts, and its representatives attend upward of 50 motorcycle rallies a year. In the spring of '96, Corbin was investigating locations for a new manufacturing plant and was drawn to Hollister. Then Tom got involved, and he's done a good job so far. Corbin, who has been organizing for more than a year, downplays fears that all kinds of anarchy will break out over the weekend. It looks like we can expect about 100,000 people in the region for the weekend, mostly between 45 and 60.