Bass Lake Beer Run
The event had already been reported by the media and police, who were warning and watching public outsiders. They set off from Oakland in the morning, and Thompson explained that he ate a peanut-butter sandwich while loading the car… sleeping bag and beer cooler in back, tape recorder in front, and under the driver’s seat, an unloaded Luger. I kept the clip in my pocket, thinking it might be useful if things got out of hand.”