I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ROCKER ON A GREAT BOOK AND GAYLORD REUNION- BOOK PARTY. I ONLY GOT TO KNOW ROCKER JUST RECENTLY AND I WISH WE WOULD HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER DURING OUR BANGIN' DAYS. CAUSE OF ROCKER I HAD THE HONOR OF MEETING GAYLORDS I HAVE NEVER MET AND GAYLORDS I HAVN'T SEEN IN A LONG TIME. BUTCHER FROM ST.LOUIS AND ALTGELD - STONER FROM KILBOURN PARK - APE AND LIL DUCK FROM
SAYRE PARK - SKULLY, MEX, STOSH, AND NIP FROM NEWPORT STREET - WOODY FROM REINBERG SCHOOL - LIL HUSTLER, BUZZ FROM SEELEY AND AINSLIE - AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST "ROCKER L-A-G-L" WHO MADE THIS ALL POSSIBLE, HATS OFF TO YOU BROTHER.HONKEY, NONO, INSANE, GERONIMO, STICKY, SHOTGUN, AND LIL HUSTLER LIVES ON! R.I.P. S-A-G-L / CAPONE

SUP GAYLORDS I KNOW SH_T HASNT BEEN GOIN WELL AMONGST US BUT I HAVE TO COMPLIMENT USES ON THAT MEMORIAL WALK NICE TO SEE GAYLORDS IN THE OLD HOOD IT WOULD REALLY LOOK NICE WITH UR SWEATERS ON BUT MAYBE NEXT TIME TO ME THE MEMORIAL WALK IS A NOBLE CAUSE!

P.S CRAZY A_S SKULLY IN THE BACK FLASHIN AT SOME FOLKS THAT NIGGA ALWAYS CRAZY
HAHHAHAHAHAH

Wasssup GL's. First I like to give a big props to the the Memorial walk that you put up on the web page. The pictures of the street corners bring back some fun and bad memories. I'm
40 now and retired but I gangbanged well into my mid and late 20's. I remember all the fights that we use to have on Belden/Ridgeway,Centra l pk and Fullerton, RidgeWay and Fullerton, Bernard and Fullerton. Back then, we banged to protect our turfs, our colors, and our pride, not for drugs or power like the gangs today. It was like Westside story but now and days
everyone wants to be like New Jack City. It doesn't take a man to pull a trigger cause anyone can pull a trigger. A real man would march up to Fulleton and Ridgeway and try to go heads
up with an LAGL. You guys from LA put up a hell of a fight against all folks and when LAGL were all gone the excitement left too. all the folks started to fight against each other and we all know how that turned out. Much respect from Oldschool Belden/Drake AIG Ralphi "7"

I REMEMBER OLD LENNIES AS A GREASER HANG OUT, WHERE ALL WHITE STREET GANGS HANGED, LIKE THE GAYLORDS, ROYALS, C-NOTES, C-WEST, POPES, AND THE PLAYBOYS,BACK THEN WE WERE ALL TOGETHER AT LANE AND OUR ALLIANCE WAS STRONG, YES AT THE END THE ALLIANCE HAD A LOT OF BACK STABBING ON BOTH SIDES.

This book is great, makes you feel as though your right in the thick of things as if your behind him as he makes his way through all the stories. This book is must read, knowing this neighborhood make it just that much more exciting.

wat up to all my gl and jouster brothers. not many still claiming but never forgotten. rip cruzer and rip bishop and bigit.i still represent and never forgotwere and who i stand for. hop to see more brothers out for 712. im lookin forward to it. just met a jouster that did 15 years in the pen in cook county. stay up brothers and almighty till i die.newport lil chisti

THE GRAND AND NOBLE BOYS STARTED IN THE 80S AFTER THE GLs HAD DIED OUT OVER
THERE. A LOT OF THEM WERE GAYLORDS SONS. THEY WERE ALLIED WITH THE C- NOTES FOR WHILE THEN THEY DIED OUT IN THE MID 90S.

I ALSO FORGOT TO MENTION NEWPORT AND KARLOV(SORRY SKULLY) AND KILDARE AND FULLERTON WHO WERE AT THE PARTY ON SATURDAY

Sup all !St louis and Wrightwoood should not be forgottn Small corner but much
happened there with the Oas a short distance away.Anyone remember the battle we
had across Kimball avenue talk about fun.When there was nothing going on there we could always find something happening over at benard and fullerton. Anyway glad to see such memories brought online for everyone to see. Good or
bad.Rip Kato, G-Man

THIS IS FOR ANYONE WHO HAS NOT READ THE BOOK.IF YOU ARE IN A GANG NEVER BEEN IN A GANG AND WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WHITE GANGS HAD TO GO THROUGH THEN THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ. FINALY SOMEONE HAS WRITTEN A BOOK WITH A DIFFERNT POINT OF VIEW BESIDES THE HISPANIC AND BLACK POINT OF VIEW. MY THANKS TO THE AUTHOR THE TRUTH IS FINALY TOLD. "Lords of Lawndale" OLD SCHOOL Palmer Street Stoner

"This Downster and Wiz from the joint, to all the brothers wishing them much love and respect. 7-12" from Downster today on the phone.

Downster gets out two weeks from today, and what a great day that will be!!! Love you my brother and you have been missed!

whats up brothers....it was real good to see all the brothers at the book party. had a good time there.ROCKER did a great job on the book and the party.the big L goes up to him. if any one as copys of the pictures that was taken at the party please e mail them to me...Joker.com THANKS P-G-L /|\ JOKER

ANT TO GIVE IT UP TO ROCKER ON A GREAT BOOK. YOUR STORY IS OUR STORY.NO
MATTER IF YOU CAME UP IN THE 60S, 70S OR 80S,IT WAS THE SAME NEIGHBORHOODS JUST
DIFFERENT TIMES, DIFFRENT PLAYERS.WE HAVE A PROUD HISTORY AND WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD
TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF IT.ITS A BROTHERHOOD THAT CONTINUES UNTIL THIS VERY DAY.
"AINT NOTHIN BUT A MOTHER F#$%IN G-THANG"....

Just to give an up date CASPER and JEFFRO from LAGL have past on about for years ago RIP bros much luv and respect .BUGGY PGLN



I read on your site the the gaylords originated from Grand and Nobel back in the 40s or 50s. When did "The Grand and Nobel Boys" pop up?
donalogunnel







whats up,
GERONIMO R.I.P.
6 11 72 - 9 17 96
STU~PAC

THE PARTY WAS A SUCCESS, I AM VERY PROUD TO SAY. MUCH LOVE WAS GIVEN OUT TO ALL. WE WILL BE PLANNING ANOTHER EVENT ON A FUTURE DATE THAT SHOULD LAND ON 7/12/2005
WE WANT FOR THOSE WHO CAN CONTRIBUTE PICUTES, STORIES, & ARTWORK TO SEND IT TO: GAYLORDS_712@YAHOO.COM SO WE CAN START TO PLAN OUR NEXT EVENT. THANK TO ALL THAT SHOWED UP AND MADE THE GAYLORDS REUNION A SUCCESS. FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THIS REUNION NOT TO WORRY THERE WILL BE OTHERS IN THE FUTURE. SPECIAL THANKS TO THE AUTHOR OF "LORDS OF LAWNDALE" FOR MAKING THIS GATHERING POSSIBLE.

MUCH LOVE TO ALL MY
BROTHERS.

STONER KPGL / Pst.

I WANT TO THANK ROCKER FOR THROWING THE PARTY ON SATURDAY NIGHT.IT WAS THE BEST PARTY I HAVE BEEN TO IN A LONG TIME.THERE WAS ABOUT 25 GUYS IN GAYLORDS SWEATERS.AND A FEW CAPTURED SWEATERS FROM THE IGs SCRs AND UNDISPUTED PIMPS AND A CARTURED POPES SHIRT.THERE WERE GLs FROM LAWNDALE AND ALTGELD,ST.LOUIS AND ALTGELD,SAYRE PARK,SEELEY AND AINSLIE,KILBOURN PARK,PALMER AND CALIFORNIA,OHIO AND LECLAIRE,RHEINBERG SCHOOLYARD,BELDEN AND KNOX,MONTROSE AND NARRAGANSETT,SUNNYSIDE AND MAGNOLIA.THE JOUSTERS AND THE CHI. AVENUE JOKERS EVEN HAD GUYS THERE.EVRYONE HAD A GREAT TIME.THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE FOLKS EVEN THOUGH A MEMBER OF THE FREAKS HAD SET THE PARTY OUT TO THEM.SOME ALLIES.ONCE AGAIN THANKS AND THE BOOK IS GREAT.WHATS UP TO ALL THE GAYLORDS.Lil DUCK SAYRE PARK

sept 7, 1996 i lost the only brother i had, during our time together, we never spoken a bad word or fought each other, i move out of state, but we never lost contact with each other, each time iwould call home our mother would be our go between or he would give me a time to call him at the pay phone on foster and damen, and during my drinken day when he come down to see me we would party like crazy, the last time i seen my brother alive he told me that he loved me, and i never said it back to him i didn't think i had to because he knew i did andstill do, its been 8 years since Bradley passed away and i still find my self with tears in my eyes,saying to myself why didn't i tell him i loved him, i have these dream of him and meself sitting under the tree at winnemac park, with a beer in his hand and a joint in mine, just sitting unto he get up and has to go, Geronimo it is true that god only take the good young for he took you from us you are so missed by your family and your GAYLORD FAMILY R.I.P little Brother, with love your big brother Brian

HEY ROCKER, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BOOK AND ALL YOUR SUCESS.. I HOPE EVERYTHING IS GOOD

Whats up w/ my brothers big ups to my brother ROCKER!!!!!!! THANK U 4 writing that BOOK
Best BOOK I ve ever read & brothers I have read thousand's of books, I LAUGHED & I CRIED as my BROTHERS FELL & DIED. I want EVERY GAY LORD TOO READ THIS BOOK !!!!!!! 4 Thoes of U That do not know I WANT (U) YO 2 KNOW What a GAY LORD IS .A GAYLORD IS ARUSDER.LIKE THE GUYS THAT MARCHED WITH KING RICHARD AND MADE EVERY 1 BECOME A CRISTIAN OR MEET YOU'R FUKING GODS NOW. I AM
HENRY THE KING OF THE GAYLORDS. COME JOIN MY CRUSADE WANNA BE A GAYLORD ONLY HAD TO ASK ME ONCE I AM THE KING A PRIEST AND A PROPHET OF GOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!

This site kicks ass. I was a Merrimac Park Gaylord in the early 90's. The Irving & Austin area was ours for a good ten years Just wanted to let you know how great this site is and how many memories comes flooding back reading all this stuff. Are there any gaylord sets still around? Keep up the good work.
MPGLN

i dated a great guy he was well respected in the grand an d ogden area back in the early 70's
dougie fisher any one know him.sal nitti too and cozo and covellos
JLM

whats up my JOUSTER BROTHER? good to see theres still old school JOUSTERS still out there..JOKER P-G-L

BRADLY R.I.P will never be forgoten.I went to his wake and there was GAYLORDS from all sets. he was well known by every one.. LIL MAN R.I.P was good friends with him to..PALMER STREET GAYLORDS FOR LIFE!!

IF YOU'LL DONT KNOW ON SEPT. 17 IS WHEN MY BROTHER BRADLEY. WAS KILLED IN UPTOWN THOSE WHO NEED MY BROTHER KNOW HOW DOWN HE WAS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. REMEMBER GERONIMO. NEXT FRIDAY 9-17-04 .. IT'S BEEN 8 YEARS AND HE WILL ALWAYS BE MISSED MUCH LOVE FOR S/A THANKS , DEBRA

I found this web site from class mates.Com. I grew up in the Lawrence and Damen area. I remember when "Honky was shot and killed and the "Honky lives on" spray painted on the huge empty lot wall on Lawrence and Seeley. I as a young kid knew some of these guys well as they were family friends kids. It was not until I saw one of my dads best friends brother beat a guys head into the side of a city bus and the killing of Honky that I realized they were maybe not as innocent as I had once thought. I over the years watched the faces change and the gangs become more violent that I realized that the times were changing. Some that I knew from the gangs moved on to normal lives, some a life of drugs and alcohol. I now live in California and my husband and myself are firefighters for the cities of Oakland and Richmond. We see a whole different kind of gangs than when I was young. Senseless killings are a daily event. Just last week in Richmond a 18 year old star football player leaving for college (the very next day!) on a full scholarship was gunned down and killed by 15 and 17 year olds. No real motive except maybe jealousy. Gone are the days of innocence. I visit Chicago as often as I can and even the neighborhoods look different. Well, thanks for the memories. Sincerely, Evette (Amundsen H. S. Alumni)

I read on this message board that there exists a GL Social Club. Can someone send me more info? M

does any one remember the BELAIRS?they uses to be on ST.LOUIS and ARMITAGE back in the 70s is when they left. and right down the street on DRAKE and COURTLAND was SIMONs Park.the BELAIRS uses to go at it with them from Simons Park..old school PALMER ST. GAYLORDS FOR LIFE!

Keep up the great work. Just wanted to say 'hey' to all the NPGLs and KPGLs - I
was with Newport from 86-89. Hey Mex if your out there drop me a line, I'm looking for Mega (J.G) and his bro Sir.Hood from K-P , later, scarface 'NEWPORT'

would like to hear from anyone from the club or foreman h.s.in the early 70's.had an "otta sight" time back in the good old days.to all the old freaks from blackhawk pk.,lloyd pk.,schubert schoolyard and roscoe&laverne thanks for being good backup.want to hear from faulkner school and school&cicero former G/L's,history of your old sections will be of great importants for this site. chitty chitty bang bang nothin but a G-THANG.

where could i find an old school sweater like these, not anything with patches
just a plain one

BOOK UPDATE: LORDS OF LAWNDALE IS NOW AVAILBLE FOR PURCHASE THROUGH Lords of Lawndale AUTHORHOUSE.COM Anyone interested in purchasing a copy can log onto Authorhouse.com and place an order. When on Authorhouse web site click on book store on top of page, pull down scroll bar and choose title, enter Lords of Lawndale then follow their purchasing steps. It is said the book orders will be shipped within 7 days of placing order. Book will be available at book stores and other web sites in 30 days. As soon as the details are available a post will be made. As I have noted on a previous posting, I encourage everyone to read the book. Please refer to earlier posting dated July 24, 2004 for my personal comments about the book.
ENJOY!!! RLS

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