Exile on Front Street

My Life as a Hells Angel...and Beyond

By: George Christie

Narrated by: Joe Barrett

After 40 years in the Hells Angels, George Christie was ready to retire. As president of the high-profile Ventura charter of the club, he had been the yin to Sonny Barger's yang. Barger was the reckless figurehead and de facto world leader of the Hells Angels. Christie was the negotiator, the spokesman, the thinker, the guy who smoothed things out. He was the one who carried the Olympic torch and counted movie stars, artists, rock musicians, and police chief captains among his friends. But leaving the Hells Angels isn't easy, and within two weeks of retirement, he was told he was "out bad" - blackballed by his fellow Angels, prohibited from wearing the club patch, and even told he should remove his Death Head tattoo.

Now Christie sets out to tell his story. Exile on Front Street is the tale of how a former marine gave up a comfortable job with the Department of Defense and swore allegiance to the Hells Angels. In this revealing, hard-hitting memoir, he recounts his life as an outlaw biker with the world's most infamous motorcycle club.

©2016 George Christie (P)2017 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Christie articulately defends his outlaw code, which he adhered to at great personal cost." ( Publishers Weekly)

great book

very good book believable story did not really like the reader sonny was a real peace of work

eye opener

a real inside look of life in an outlaw club.... no sugar coating it... a must-read

Honest, informative and well done.

A wonderful read (listen). A very open and honest memoir, well written with the perfect narration. I feel like I know Mr. Christie, at least I would like to meet him. A true peace seeker in a world of those looking for anything but peace. Thank you for a great book!

ignore the negative

This book seem to have a lot of bad reviews after listening to it I would have to say that I disagree. It’s not the greatest thing that you ever listen to, but worth the credit.

Better than Sonny's book

I enjoyed the "peace maker" side of the 81 back in the day better than Barger's book based on the same time frame.