November 19, 2013 4:13 PM PST
Well you can argue all day long whether they were originally actors or not, but once the show started they became actors. The show was scripted and even the people that enjoy watching the show realize it. I know the Laffing Devils were around for a few years prior to the show (since 2006 to be exact), but again the show is scripted and others were brought on to act in the show. I don't know how you can actually watch the show and even remotely think it is not scripted... just go back and read the priors posts in this forum that point out all the mistakes. Besides how do you explain the shows producers taking out a trademark on the name "Sinister Mob Syndicate" long before they were formed as a "club" on the show. (look it up on the us patent and trademark website)
So real club, fake club, real bikers, actors, or bikers turned actors... don't matter, the show is scripted and rather poorly at that.
As for Rusty, whatever he did before becoming an actor, or even continues to do, bottom line is he is also paid actor and now a regular on SOA - he even has an IMDB page (
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5670694/). Hell, look at Robert Patrick, the entire time he was starring in X-Files, T2, the Unit, Last Resort and now SOA he was patched member and even President of the Booze Fighters. But him appearing on SOA doesn't make that show real either.