I know a man who was a prison officer during the time chopper was in pentridge. And what i was told made alot sense and was quite interesting. He said that during choppers time in pentridge he was actually very tough and violent and cpuld handle himself, chopper was feared by alot of inmates. He waged war within the prison against rivals/enemies. Choppers gang/ group were out numbered by quite alot, but chopper and his crew implemented various tactics and strategies to attack the enemy. Extremely violent.... You also have to understand the priaon system was alot different back then, it wasnt regulated and as open as it is today. Back in those days things happened and was not documented, the prisom system was closed off to the outside world, so things was alot easier to keep under the rug and kept quiet.
Prefer Chopper to Roger Rogerson any day. Listening to Rogerson in those Pub tours would’ve just shit me. At least Chopper was making the best of his abilities and hand that was dealt him in life. Rogerson was a disgrace.
Havin a beer with chopper & a mate - I didn't hardly utter a word. His reputation preceded him. He was really a character with the gift of the gob. I was shittin meself for no reason! Power perceived is power achieved
I did some tine with chopper back in pentridge in the 80s..not much but some. Lets just say that he was different, had a few links missing. He only targeted the ones who highlighted themselves..
Heath Franklin packed Bendigo’s Capital Theatre in April 2012 with his Chopper show but Chopper Reid’s show was refused at a Bendigo pub because of the potential backlash. Chopper wasn’t pleased.
I am glad that I have met the real mark chopper read himself and I gotten a picture taken with me and himself standing together it was at sexpo in Melbourne
@@paddyc9653 In those books he mentions being mates some 'heavy' people. Most were buddies of mine here in Sydney. Chopper was a Melbourne boy. Most of them say that they've never met him!! Make your own conclusion.
Heavies..? My ass.. My uncle..(My mum's middle brother).. 2 tours of duty in Vietnam '66..'67.. A true fucking mad man in his day,even approached by Dennis Allen to be one of soldiers.. Gave Fuckwit Flannery a warning he would never forget either..
I knew he was a shit talker when he put shit on Raymond "Chuck" Bennett. Bennett would have turned him inside out. Easy to put shit on a dead man, real tough guy!
Chopper never persuaded the nation that he was a criminal genius, he was always straight up about his history. "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story " M B Reid. Fact is , some of it was true, some not, some exaggerated. He was a character with knack for spining a yarn. Do you honestly believe that all underbelly series are 100% accurate? Hope not.
Funny how nobody talked smack about him when he was still alive hey. And the so called gangsters he talked smack about just smiled and hid under their rocks until they got put under granite headstones. The Chopper I met on a few occasions was a great bloke and a gentleman to my mother. God bless him I say.
That's not 100% true mate, there's a few gd reasons why he got outa Dodge (Melb) and went to Tassie... They just didn't write it down and whack it in a book.
Reid was given evening therapy on a daily basis...kick ups, doors banging, screaming. Along with Mr Stinky, Paul Haigh and Peter Allan Reid, Mark Reid got revved up more often than not. He sided with the enemy and was called out for it. Oh and hid in the laundry!
I knew Mark he was 1 of many guys in the old Nik in Coburg I nor liked, or disliked, I treat ppl how they treat me the guy if you knew Prison Culture in the 90s or earlier he was just another bloke indeed. I met alot ego Binse, Maladanich, even phat Carl Williams, Mark was no different, infact took the idea of the English Crooks have been writing Biography for decades & Mark took Aussie Based approach, before his book I didn't no who he was. Someone had his book in Torana YTC that's it.
His story is sooo hectic but sooo sad. Backed into many corners, Some he did himself. Either way dead if he wasn’t skittszz But found family late in life and if he’d seen it earlier his life be Dif. Was one of craziest man in oz and even he wanted out in end after kids. His own words general public doesn’t new to fear me. The cops hater heroin and he had a free pass. I could be well wrong but I hope not cos that made it after then today!
He is nothing more than a showman, He just thought he would make a persosona of a crazy guy, He was just full of himself and that is all that mattered to him, he never killed anyone and is all a show. but He did make me laugh
R u sure about that 'that hes more famous than Ned kelly n just so u no he didnt even write the book lol but he did tell on ppl we all no that one my friend #pmsl. ( him or wat he portrays in his book isnt anything like a modern day ned kelly, u might think so but no one els does lol
Come From Possilpark Glasgow, If CHOPPER Went There, He, Would Be A Minnow, Amongst Sharks, They Pushed People Like CHOPPER Out Of The Way, To Get Into The Fight.❤😂
I know a man who was a prison officer during the time chopper was in pentridge. And what i was told made alot sense and was quite interesting. He said that during choppers time in pentridge he was actually very tough and violent and cpuld handle himself, chopper was feared by alot of inmates. He waged war within the prison against rivals/enemies. Choppers gang/ group were out numbered by quite alot, but chopper and his crew implemented various tactics and strategies to attack the enemy. Extremely violent....
You also have to understand the priaon system was alot different back then, it wasnt regulated and as open as it is today. Back in those days things happened and was not documented, the prisom system was closed off to the outside world, so things was alot easier to keep under the rug and kept quiet.
How did he punk us he said, "Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story "
He actually disposed of a serious ammount of dealers and paedophiles he couldn't exactly admit to it or he would never of got out.
Prefer Chopper to Roger Rogerson any day. Listening to Rogerson in those Pub tours would’ve just shit me. At least Chopper was making the best of his abilities and hand that was dealt him in life. Rogerson was a disgrace.
Yep. A weak gutless mouse.
@@surechautauqua1296 You're right on the money 👍
Yeah Roger was a horrid old bent copper
People paid to listen to Rogerson??!!
Havin a beer with chopper & a mate - I didn't hardly utter a word. His reputation preceded him. He was really a character with the gift of the gob. I was shittin meself for no reason! Power perceived is power achieved
From Scotland. Chopper, Ned and then whoever. Only Aussie crims most of us know off.
Well done mark,, you’re on the list ya mad bstrd yea.
I did some tine with chopper back in pentridge in the 80s..not much but some. Lets just say that he was different, had a few links missing. He only targeted the ones who highlighted themselves..
Did you meet a Bikie from a well known Club.?
He never let the truth get in the way of a good story,….
Heath Franklin packed Bendigo’s Capital Theatre in April 2012 with his Chopper show but Chopper Reid’s show was refused at a Bendigo pub because of the potential backlash. Chopper wasn’t pleased.
I am glad that I have met the real mark chopper read himself and I gotten a picture taken with me and himself standing together it was at sexpo in Melbourne
What was he like proper. Av seen his books and few others, seems a decent guy just lost looking for a pal.
@@paddyc9653
In those books he mentions being mates some 'heavy' people. Most were buddies of mine here in Sydney. Chopper was a Melbourne boy. Most of them say that they've never met him!! Make your own conclusion.
Heavies..? My ass.. My uncle..(My mum's middle brother).. 2 tours of duty in Vietnam '66..'67.. A true fucking mad man in his day,even approached by Dennis Allen to be one of soldiers.. Gave Fuckwit Flannery a warning he would never forget either..
@@geoffhipwell2198 He was full of shit.
Chopper was an absolute legend- he was a beauty
He was also Australia's biggest nark
@@jase4270and big on telling his cell mates stories as his own
Fake as 3 dollar bill he was a legend in his own mind he missed his calling as childrens fairy stories writer.
i'm from Liverpool UK so i'm hardly gonna be impressed by Chopper when i grew up knowing blokes like this
Yep. You's have Purple Aki instead
Yeah being from Glasgow with lots of family where u are I've met met lots of manics
Am from Liverpool who ?
@@kevgorry1850 ?
Clown arnt you gary 😂😂😂 big lie like old chop chop
Chopper Read is a hero to millions of people.
Thats because millions of people are dumb! Read was a psychotic liar & thug! end of story!
Just shows how stupid people are. He was a nobody criminal who informed on others to police and prison warders.
@@billyshane3804 I think he was conflicted. Some of us handle it better, that's all
Not a "hero" per se, but a charismatic larrikin.
bit of a let down to find out he was a junkie, while saying he used to bash junkies for their drugs and money, now we know where the drugs went...
Do one on Dennis Allen mate!
I'd much prefer him to the real criminals, who are in government and big corporations
He Survived and had a giggle of a shit life and made the best of it , as you do if you want to live 😂😂👍🇦🇺🤘🏼🤘🏼🍺🍺🍺💯
Yes Wright ON
What a guy. Of all the criminals in the world, I would love to have met and bought this guy a beer (VB probably) 😉
I did meet him and did in fact buy him a VB 😂
Funny guy for sure
Yeah the brain washed
VB loooooonnnnnnnggggg neck?
Melbourne bitter
Generally full of shit....and a legend in his own lunchtime 😅.
Chopper.. a jewel amongst gravel 👍
The russian roulette with the reporter was classic TV through
Omg I Miss Him...😢😢😢
Mark Read was 1% reality and 99% make believe.
I knew he was a shit talker when he put shit on Raymond "Chuck" Bennett. Bennett would have turned him inside out. Easy to put shit on a dead man, real tough guy!
He's no where near as big as Ned Kelly, about a %
Chopper," bigger than Ned Kelly"? Seriously??
Ned was only 71kgs, Chopper was 100kg +
@@willmachado1He means reputation and place in Australian history
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He says more well known, not bigger
Never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn 😂😂😂
His dogs call Ron and Reg.
great film , funny criminal ...true blue aussie nut case
Legend
Chopper never persuaded the nation that he was a criminal genius, he was always straight up about his history.
"Never let the truth get in the way of a good story " M B Reid.
Fact is , some of it was true, some not, some exaggerated. He was a character with knack for spining a yarn.
Do you honestly believe that all underbelly series are 100% accurate? Hope not.
*Read
Always the story teller . . .
Maybe that’s better ?
Only ones who grew up in that time period. Can talk about one's who grew up in that time period..
Always remember that.
Maybe he knew Wolfe Blass… or something 😮
There hasn’t been a crim like him that’s for sure
If your looking for chopper only tape of him talking it all been said before from the loneRanger bang bang
Copper Read
Funny how nobody talked smack about him when he was still alive hey. And the so called gangsters he talked smack about just smiled and hid under their rocks until they got put under granite headstones. The Chopper I met on a few occasions was a great bloke and a gentleman to my mother. God bless him I say.
That's not 100% true mate, there's a few gd reasons why he got outa Dodge (Melb) and went to Tassie...
They just didn't write it down and whack it in a book.
Reid was given evening therapy on a daily basis...kick ups, doors banging, screaming. Along with Mr Stinky, Paul Haigh and Peter Allan Reid, Mark Reid got revved up more often than not. He sided with the enemy and was called out for it. Oh and hid in the laundry!
@@baabaabaa-ElIs Tassie too far for those clowns to reach?
@@BillBlazejowski Who knows mate?
I did hear he'd upset a few high ups in a certain union..
How true?
I personally think he’s at least on par with old Ned Kelly
Loved shand's book!
So did we!
@@LiSTNRCrime He kinda ruined the Chopper myth for me which was a bit sad but I still loved it! lol
I knew Mark he was 1 of many guys in the old Nik in Coburg I nor liked, or disliked, I treat ppl how they treat me the guy if you knew Prison Culture in the 90s or earlier he was just another bloke indeed. I met alot ego Binse, Maladanich, even phat Carl Williams, Mark was no different, infact took the idea of the English Crooks have been writing Biography for decades & Mark took Aussie Based approach, before his book I didn't no who he was. Someone had his book in Torana YTC that's it.
lol it’s like Jake Paul trying to be bigger than Mike Tyson and ‘the face of boxing’ hhahaha
A wimp without a gun in his hand.
His story is sooo hectic but sooo sad. Backed into many corners,
Some he did himself. Either way dead if he wasn’t skittszz
But found family late in life and if he’d seen it earlier his life be Dif.
Was one of craziest man in oz and even he wanted out in end after kids.
His own words general public doesn’t new to fear me.
The cops hater heroin and he had a free pass.
I could be well wrong but I hope not cos that made it after then today!
Of course he was a fake
Pfft get real buddy about as fake as you
He is nothing more than a showman, He just thought he would make a persosona of a crazy guy, He was just full of himself and that is all that mattered to him, he never killed anyone and is all a show. but He did make me laugh
Chopper was a absolute clown, Nothing more then that.
Then what?
Don't care what anyone says, love the Man.
Wot about Neville Facking Bartoss
"He couldn't even knock the fluff off a cappuccino!"😆
Man or myth 🤣😂 more like, Muppet or Puppet 🤣😂
I've knocked more than 40 why ain't I famous 🤔
'ear taday, the uva one hone tomorrow
R u sure about that 'that hes more famous than Ned kelly n just so u no he didnt even write the book lol but he did tell on ppl we all no that one my friend #pmsl. ( him or wat he portrays in his book isnt anything like a modern day ned kelly, u might think so but no one els does lol
How fucking dare you talk down on uncle chop chop!
True 😂
Even if he did the winner writes history. Maybe your phunking us !
You milked Uncle Chop Chop and drank waine
who really cares! just like dave courtney take it with a pinch of salt and anyway we got a great film out of it!!!!!
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A fake
Of course he wasn't a fake!!!! Who's speaking this rubbish??
He was
He was 'full of it'.
And an extra shovel full beyond that....
Full of shit right up to his missing ears
how boring
Come From Possilpark Glasgow, If CHOPPER Went There, He, Would Be A Minnow, Amongst Sharks, They Pushed People Like CHOPPER Out Of The Way, To Get Into The Fight.❤😂
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Was that Mark Twain?