Comments on Paperback Writer: A Bakersfield, California literature, music and news blog: Lords of Bakersfield found at 7-11 - by N.L. Belar...

NL, you better watch your back.

2005-04-29T14:16:00.000-07:00

NL, you better watch your back.

some of these reporters cant seem to find anything...

2005-04-29T11:29:00.000-07:00

some of these reporters cant seem to find anything that wasn't already stated or have the idea of whats it like to grow up around an old boy system. where the next generation of lords are getting anything they want, getting away with murder. i've seen the kids of cops and judges and big lawyers get away with things that would have put me away for years. there are a lot of things still unheard of

Have I congratulated Nickyboy recently for writing...

2005-04-29T10:31:00.000-07:00

Have I congratulated Nickyboy recently for writing a book about those big mean men whose chile peppers were out of control for so many years? Well mama needs to tell you about his article too. Let me just rant for one moment. Nicky is a writer extraordinaire. He taught me about active verbs and I taught him about denim summer fashion. Let me just

only through accpetance will true art reach its de...

2005-04-29T09:45:00.000-07:00

only through accpetance will true art reach its destined potential to the consumers of bakersfield, good luck, we support your endeavors....karmahitlist

My friend just called me about this. Mr. Price and...

2005-04-29T09:30:00.000-07:00

My friend just called me about this. Mr. Price and Mr. Belardes, you need to leave the Lords of the 1980s alone. You will find out too many things and get yourselves in trouble and then those jerks in the Rolling Stone will be writing about two hicks who in Bakersfield who died for trying to write about mean justice. There was a cop mafia and I don't know if there is one anymore. But why risk it?

I was a victim of the Lords. Many of you won't bel...

2005-04-29T09:14:00.000-07:00

I was a victim of the Lords. Many of you won't believe this, but I was one of those kids who used to hang out with artists at the park. There was a time when all the punks and artists and gay kids didn't have anywhere to hang out. So we hung out at Beach park. And I'm sorry, but there was a time many kids were abused, and down and out, and had terrible home lives. So we turned to the Lords and

There's an old saying that "the pen is mightier th...

2005-04-28T22:10:00.000-07:00

There's an old saying that "the pen is mightier than the sword." I would certainly like to hear more from Mr. Price. Surely between Mr. Price and Mr. Belardes together you could wield a mighty powerful weapon and uncloak these people who seem to feel that they are above the rules the rest of us are bound by. Mr. Price...are you under any pressure to print certain things or more importantly, not

I'm reading through these comments and I came to t...

2005-04-28T21:50:00.000-07:00

I'm reading through these comments and I came to the last one and I can't believe my eyes. Is that a threat? It sounded like a threat to me. What's worse, it sounded like a threat from a bully. I hate bullies! The only way to disarm a bully is to fight back. Way to go Robert Price. Way to go NL Belardes. You must be hitting close to home to make "them" start threatening you. I say let's name

If you would like to do more to help Lords: Part O...

2005-04-28T17:06:00.000-07:00

If you would like to do more to help Lords: Part One hit the bookshelves throughout the San Joaquin Valley, then contact www.noveltown.net to make a donation...

It's good to see our town folk reaching out and fe...

2005-04-28T16:11:00.000-07:00

It's good to see our town folk reaching out and feeling safe talking about The Lords of Bakersfield. With all the rehash from Rolling Stone and the writing Nl Belardes is doing, I think it's about time these stories unfold. But, you people are forgetting exactly what you are dealing with. I'm sure Mr. Price never walks out to his car without looking over his shoulder and prays every time he

...and dear people of the community... won't you w...

2005-04-28T15:18:00.000-07:00

...and dear people of the community... won't you write us a few stories so we don't just pick on the Californian. This is your forum... you're the people the Californian has to dig its stories out of anyway...

But then, Mr. Price is certainly welcome to come o...

2005-04-28T15:12:00.000-07:00

But then, Mr. Price is certainly welcome to come on here and open the can of worms about the Lords of Bakersfield in the 1980s, or to just answer questions and make comments... He is the man whose work inspired me to write a novel on a Lords-related topic... Come on Mr. Price... talk to us...

That's a good question, one I haven't asked the Ca...

2005-04-28T15:03:00.000-07:00

That's a good question, one I haven't asked the Californian, but could have to do with it's just really difficult to find information on the Lords during the 1980s era. One can't just throw allegations into the wind without substantiating them. The last thing we want is for Mr. Price to end up in jail for nipping on the heels of those dastardly Lords... This is one reason why my novels focus on

I agree that we should be seeing more from the Cal...

2005-04-28T14:54:00.000-07:00

I agree that we should be seeing more from the Californian on things that affect our community. I notice that they did extensive coverage of rich, spoiled children going to the prom but nothing on the "Mean Justice" of Jagels. I was surprised by Bob Price's articles on the "Lords" but haven't seen much since. How come? Is it because they are still a "family" owned paper?

I would like to have a job writing for Rolling Sto...

2005-04-28T14:27:00.000-07:00

I would like to have a job writing for Rolling Stone where all I had to do was read old newspapers and watch Carson reruns to get my material. My compliments to Mr. Belardes on having the courage to say what we're all thinking. Question...when is the Californian going to do a more indepth series on the Lords, or for that matter Mr. Jagels? Isn't it about time?

Sorry, but I have to respond to "anonymous" who sa...

2005-04-28T14:06:00.000-07:00

Sorry, but I have to respond to "anonymous" who said the Rolling Stone article was well written and he didn't believe the Lords existed. Obviously you weren't paying attention. IT WAS ALL A REHASH! And just as obviously you need to stick your head back in the sand. Keep calling it like you see it, Belardes! It's about time someone did.

A well written article that defends Bakersfield ag...

2005-04-28T13:27:00.000-07:00

A well written article that defends Bakersfield against stereotyping and confronts the writer of the Rolling Stone article, while giving us a sneak peak at what we'll find about the Lords in your book. Can't wait for your Lords Part One book to come out!

I thought the article was well written and articul...

2005-04-28T12:03:00.000-07:00

I thought the article was well written and articulate in the Rolling Stone. I don't really want to know what the so-called Lords have done. I doubt if they really existed anyway. But I do want to know what Jagels has done to our community. He seems like a bad apple, but you don't know it's a bad apple because all you see is the shiny skin and not all that rotten stuff underneath...

I don't like any of it. I don't trust the lawmen, ...

2005-04-28T10:26:00.000-07:00

I don't like any of it. I don't trust the lawmen, and I don't even trust teachers. I am home schooling my children. There are too many news stories of teachers preying on kids. And what about the Southwest rapist? Why aren't we hearing about him?

I was let down too. Where's the truth? Where are a...

2005-04-28T10:03:00.000-07:00

I was let down too. Where's the truth? Where are all the stories the people want to hear about the Bakersfield Lords? At least people are standing up and speaking out against viewpoints that Bakersfield is a country-bumpkin mythmaking town...