My Gasoline Rainbow

Mark "Hammer Dixon & Mark "Chopper" Read A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting and enjoying the company of Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read when he came to the Runaway Bay Tavern with his bodyguard and best mate Mark "Hammer" Dixon for their show Chopper & Hammer. Having met Hammer a few weeks earlier I knew I had absolutely nothing to be worried about but I'm not ashamed to admit that the thought of meeting the notorious criminal had left me with a few butterflies in my stomach. I'd seen the movie, i'd read his books, everyone in the country knows MARK BRANDON CHOPPER READ, there's even a comedian who makes a living pretending to be him.... But when I walked into the back room and was introduced to him, I was pleasantly surprised to be welcomed by a total gentleman who stood to his feet gave me a kiss on the cheek and hug. Whilst waiting for the Coast Confidential for an interview we chatted about their upcoming docu...

Today I had the pleasure of meeting Mark "Hammer" Dixon to discuss the details of doing some PR and to organise some ticket giveaways for his upcoming show with Chopper at Runaway Bay Tavern on 27th January 2012 . Now I have to admit, not that I knew much about Hammer but any man that was Mark "Chopper" Read's body guard had to be just a bit scary.... Well I can honestly say that Mark was a sweet, well spoken gentleman and the picture in this promotional poster does by no means do him justice at all! We chatted briefly about how he met Chopper, the fact they're best buddies (aww) and he told me a couple of cool stories, but what I do want to talk about is his book "Bash for Cash" The book is a pretty graphic, raw, revealing read about his life and experiences so it's not for the faint hearted but if you can get through Chopper's madness and his stories then i'm sure you'll really enjoy this book. Available to purc...