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About Martin Schippert
- Martin "Tino" Schippert (1 May 1946 – 1981) was a Swiss "Halbstarker" (member of a youth subculture similar to Beatniks or Yobbo), Rocker, a so-called "68er" and is considered to be founder of the Hells Angels in Switzerland.
- Schippert grew up in an upper-class environment, at the ZĂĽrichberg.
- He suffered from various illnesses.
- Because of his health, he had to live in the Kindererholungsheim Celerina, to recover.
- After finishing school, Schippert chose an apprenticeship as a Rhine sailor. In 1965, Schippert survived a grave motorcycle accident, but he passed what is referred to as the "Biker test": He wanted to ride a motorbike again, after all the pain he suffered.
- Schippert founded the Rächer Basel, a Halbstarken group which did not persist for a long time.
- He then joined the Zürich Rächer (Revengers) and became their leader in 1966.
- The group was renamed to Lone-Stars.
- From 19 November 1966 on, he was imprisoned for four months on remand.
- Then he had to appear in court and was condemned to 18 months of prison.
- Perhaps suffering a "meaning-of-life-crisis", he relinquished his Lone-Star-leadership.
- But during a long car journey (one destination is, amongst others, the International Song Days in Essen, Germany), he got inspired again, thanks to someone reading out Freewheelin Frank, a type of autobiography and speech of a Hells Angels secretary. The Lone-Stars wanted to become real Hells Angels.
- The group began calling itself with the double name Hells Angels-Lone-Stars — without permission.
- But when that came to the attention of Cisco Valderrama, a leader of the Oakland's Hells Angels, he advised the Swiss that they have to get a permission and pass prospectship.
- Christmas 1970, Schippert received the formal acknowledgment that his club was worthy to call itself Hells Angels.
- In 1981, Schippert died in Tutilimundi, Bolivia, as "Carlos Martin Schippert".
- The exact circumstances are not clear.
- He was a source of inspiration for writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt, who was acquainted with him – Sergius Golowin brought them together.
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