MINI NE WS
Official Publication of the Mini Owners of America, Los Angeles, Inc., Sept./Oct., 2005
Mini Meet West - San Ramon, CA
July 28-30, 2005
Mini Meet West is the
highlight of the year for Mini
Owners on the West Coast -- and
even some on the East Coast and
Canada and Mexico. It is always a
difficult task for the hosting club
to put together an event that will
cater to the tastes and desires of
such far-flung and eclectic a gath-
ering of Mini Folk. Every decision
that an organizing committee
makes is put under a microscope
after the meet is over and there
are generally more than enough
“Monday morning quarterbacks”
to dish out opinions.
Well ----- my measure of a
good meet is one that asks “Did I
have a good time?” The answer in
this case is a resounding “YES! I Easily the most unusual car at the meet -- at least the one that attracted more attention
had a GREAT time.” than any other was this “Beach Car” that had a complete Rattan basketweave interior.
Very cool for driving around in a wet bathing suit, eh?
I have been involved
in the organization of enough were photo and arts and crafts now) and, of course, Mike Kimball.
MMW events to qualify myself contests, RC Racing, Concours Mike always runs a rather Loose
as “experienced” (notice -- I did and Car Show, Slot Car Racing (a ship -- but does so with an eye to-
not claim to be an “expert”). My new and most exciting event for wards the three most important
opinion weighs equally with all MMW), Kids activities and (no- things - Safety; Safety and Safe-
participants and does not carry tice I’ve saved the best for last) ty. The course was well layed out
extra weight because I am “expe- Autocross, Funkhana, Rally and and from a spectator standpoint
rienced” at being a part of orga- Awards Banquet. looked “really fast” -- but it was
nizing past meets. The Autocross and Funkha- a medium-speed, second-gear
The MOASF and NOR- na were held at historic Altamont course for the classic Mini while
CAL MINIs efforts deserve a Raceway Park - formerly known as still giving the MINI a challenge
resounding “Well Done!!”. Every- Altamont Speedway. The organi- without slanting the “tightness”
thing you could have expected zation of this event was handled of the course so much as to give
from a meet was fulfilled admira- admirably by several volunteers the classic an advantage.
bly by the hosting clubs. There (whose names I wish I had right
Continued on Page 6
The PREZ Sez:
Hello Fellow MOALA Mem- around. The city of Long our best turn out yet for
bers! Beach closes down Bel- this event. Download the
mont Shore and the entire form on MOALACHAT.com
Mini Meet West has 2nd Street for this event. and sign up. You will not be
come and gone. This was Over 1,000 cars are on sorry.
the first time I took the display along with vendors,
time off work and attend- DJ’s and live bands. What At the last meeting a
ed the event. WoW! I am make this show different vote was taken and we have
glad that I did! The event is that the entire area is agreed to give all attend-
was a blast. It was great full of shops, great resta- ees that sign up and bring
spending the time with raunts and bars. In addi- their car to the show a
fellow Mini/MINI enthu- tion over 30,000-40,000 choice of a reimbursement
siasts. We had an oppor- people attend the show. of 50% of the cost of the
tunity to spend some time entry fee or a free event
with many members of our Over the years the T-Shirt. So, don’t wait and
club, get to know them on promoters of the event put this on your calendar
a more personal level and have set aside a special of must things to do. For
develop great friendships. area for us. Imagine a city more details on this and
Many great events and all block full of Minis/MINIS other upcoming events log
of them set in beautiful with a big MOALA canopy on to MOALACHAT.com.
settings. Now I know what behind. No other club gets
all the talk was about and this treatment! Boris Tilim
if at all possible will not MOALA Prez
miss another one. We are hoping for
The month of Sep-
tember brings us another
opportunity to get togeth-
er, enjoy our cars and at
the same time give others
an opportunity to see what
a great club MOALA is.
In case some of you
do not know the Annual
Belmont Shore Car Show is
coming up on Sunday, Sep-
tember 11th. This show is
one of the best car shows
Editor’s Ramblings sure they will both do an admi-
rable job and I have promised
just about EVERYWHERE.
Really enjoyable time with my
To start with -- I know to help in whatever capacity I favorite people -- Mini people.
that all of you have been wish- can to ease the transition. Other stuff happen-
ing I would stop whining about Mini Meet West is his- ing also. The Braille Rally was
the fact that I am going to give tory again. Great meet. Lots (again) a great event that just
up writing the Mini News. And of fun things to do with our fa- seems to get better each year.
more whining about the fact vorite people. Front page news The fun and competitive spirit
that no one has shown an inter- for the Mini News, of course of the students never ceases
est in taking it over. Well -- -- and lots of photos. I had to amaze me. And -- our club
after this little paragraph -- I a great time at the meet and did admirably as far as getting
will stop whining because I do got to see some of my former trophies for the students. I
have volunteers to take over compadres from the Bay Area. think there were three tro-
my duties. Yes, you read that The weather was at times a phies out of six participants
correctly - plural - volunteers little on the hot side -- but from the club. And the best
- two of them. I am happy to most of the time it was just time of the day was turned in
announce that Rick Anderson right - in a word - beautiful. by a Mini from the SCMM club
and Ralph Carita have volun- Lots of Vans and Mokes. in San Diego. Story elsewhere
teered to share duties writ- They seem to be growing in this issue.
ing the newsletter starting in number each year. Some very So that about sums it up.
January. Thank you very much. nice examples and that ap- Two volunteers - imagine that.
All I have to say is that Rick plies to all of the cars -- very Have a great day, week, month
seems very excited to take it nice stuff. Everything from a -- talk to you all next time
over -- Ralph does not seem “Beach Buggy” Mini to a Chev- around. One more time.
quite “as excited” but a willing rolet Camaro V-6 engined se-
volunteer, nonetheless. I am dan. People, of course, from Drive Safe - Bob Amaral
The Braille Rally - July 16, 2005
The braille Rally is prob- were: Tony Swisler with navigator special to be a part of this event
ably my overall favorite event of Seong Hwan (11 years old -- Seong and the navigators are the ones
the year. I have participated in it did not know what a rally was but who make it so.
many times over the last 15 years. did a great job as navigator); Ken There really is no way to
There was the four years that I Reid with navigator Beline Sali- express in words how much en-
was up north that I did not get to nas; Willy Hugron with navigator joyment you can get participating
participate -- but every time that Cindy Ruiz who Willy says was a in this rally. Part of it is that the
I could get there it was always a very good navigator that he cred- kids are so thrilled to be “in con-
priority to do so. its with getting them a trophy; trol” for once in their lives. They
This year was the first Jack Belcher with navigator Laura take the responsibility of that
year that I did not complete the Diaz; Marilyn Egler with navigator very seriously and try to do their
rally without help from the orga- Jeffrey Brewer; Ernie Shack with very best in guiding their drivers
nizers who I had to call to find Erica Garcia and myself with J.D. through the rally. Then there
the final destination. Dont get Ferschweiler. is the feeling that you are doing
me wrong -- I certainly have been This event really leaves something truly important for
lost in the past on this rally. But you with an appreciation for the these students. Their participa-
this time took the cake. gift of sight and is one of those tion imparts to them so much con-
There were a few reasons encounters with kids that teaches fidence and it comes from taking
for that happening -- none that adults the value of doing good on a task that most of them fear
involved my navigator J.D. Fer- things for those less fortunate they cannot do. When they find
schweiler. He did a geat job but than themselves. The braille In- out that they can be successful
other distractions (which I do not stitute does great work and they at it and actually do it -- they just
need to go into here) led to my do so much to help these kids to beam. It really is something to
demise. become independent. see.
I thought that I would try I must thank Pat West and I hope to be a part of
running the rally in an open car for Anita Wright who work so hard this rally for many more years to
a change -- so I drove my Bugeye to pull this rally together. They come. Who knows -- maybe I will
“Kermit”. It was rather difficult do a great job. I would also like get one of my kids a trophy one of
to hear instructions with the wind to thank all of the navigators these days. Stranger things have
and traffic noise (usually among that have ridden with me over happened.
the reasons that I like driving the years -- great kids; and so
Kermit). Plus the wind made it competitive. It has always been Drive Safe - Bob Amaral
difficult for my navigator to read
the braille with the pages flap-
ping in the breeze. But those
amounted to minor distractions
and really just required a little
more diligence on our respective
parts.
The MOALA did great
overall. Three out of the six
drivers from our club that par-
ticipated ended up with a trophy.
The weather was perfect for the
drive; in part because the rally
was run along the coast. Prior
events were (mostly) run through
the valley -- where temperatures
were always close to triple-digit
in July.
The MOALA participants
The Braille Rally Winners -- clockwise from bottom left -
- Tony Swisler and navigator 11-year-old Seong Hwan took
Fifth Place in the Braille Division; Ken Reid with navigator
Beline Salinas took Fourth Place in the Large Print Division
and Willy Hugron with navigator Cynthia Ruiz took Third Place
in the Braille Division (this was Willy’s first trophy in his 15
years of participation in this event).
Best time of the day was turned in by Rick Ariaza in a MINI
who is a member of Southern California Mini Maniacs with
navigator Ingrid Rivera -- First Place Overall with an incred-
ible error time of just 3 minutes and 15 seconds and they also
took the Best Time in a Mini Trophy which is provided by
MOALA.
At our last MOALAmeeting those present voted to
donate $500.00 to the Braille Institute. It is a very worthy
cause and the work that they do with these kids is amazing.
Mini Meet West . . . . .Continued from Page One.
The Funkhana was or- portant part of any meet, always new event for this meet was the
ganized by Jack Holdaway and, seem to drag on - no matter what slot car racing event sponsored by
although I did not participate, I you do to shorten them. Scalextric USA and ClassicMini.us
heard that it was fun. Knowing The Rally (Rallymaster and was completely run by Alan
Jack’s sense of humor it could not - Jack Holdaway) was a straight- Smith who seemed to be “at the
have been anything else. forward run to the top of Mt. Dia- helm” about 20 hours per day. He
The highlight of the whole blo and back to the Hotel (which did a great job of organizing the
weekend (for me) was the awards was, by the way, beautiful and racers and handled the duties
banquet. It was held at the a deal at the special Mini Meet with a fair hand and a dollop of
prestigeous and world-renowned price). Heck -- I did not even get humor. There were two classes
Blackhawk Automotive Museum. lost and never “backtracked” once and the grand prize in both class-
To have it here was a stroke of during the whole rally. To some es was a collectible Scalextric
genius on the organizer’s part. “newbies” in the club that state- MINI Cooper Challenge Set. Run-
The food was great but the atmo- ment may not carry much weight. ners up won a MINI Cooper (1/32
sphere was totally incredible. To My proclivity for getting lost is scale). It was fun to watch and
be seated amongst the historic legendary and for me to have got- equally fun to participate. I hope
and, in many cases, one-of-a-kind ten through it without doing so is this continues to be an event at
automotive works of art was awe- nothing short of miraculous. I, MMWs in the future.
some. of course, give all of the credit Not a part of the “official”
I spent four years as a to my trusty navigator, my wife, events was an impromptu early-
member of MOASF living in the Dean (usually she takes the bur- morning run to San Francisco
Bay Area and the Blackhawk was den of blame when I do get lost, (affectionately known as “The
one of my favorite places to visit. of course).
I displayed my car there on sev- As I mentioned earlier -- a Continued on Page Seven
eral occasions and visited many
more times.
The tedius duty of awards
was shortened somewhat by the On the right - My trusty
fact that awards for the Friday navigator and I reached
the summit of Mt. Diablo
and Saturday events were given
with our marriage intact.
out on Saturday evening. That No - really - it was fun.
left fewer awards to be handed
out at the Blackhawk. Nonethe-
less the awards, although an im-
The interior of the quite unusual “Beach Car” complete with Rattan
floor mats and Magic Wand shifter.
Mini Meet West . . . . .Continued from Page Six
City” by local bay-area residents) about 30 miles short of the Ho- Walsh also got “greasy fingers”
headed up by Hypersprite. I did tel. It was a blown head gasket. and helped Spanky as much as he
not participate but heard that it He did manage to limp to the hotel could. Before dinner the job was
was a pretty awesome ride for parking lot on two cylinders. Well complete. New head gasket - Mini
the 15 cars that managed to hit - you might think - what now? It back in business. Mike Walsh
several well-known tourist at- has happened many times in the drove the car back to Southern
tractions and historic locations past - at every Mini Meet that I California along route 1 and 101
including the famed Lombard can think of. Mini fanatics always with a little sightseeing along the
Street known as the world’s most “come to the rescue” in time of way. No problems mate -- how
crooked street. See an article need within a gathering of Mini about those Mini people? They
written by Hypersprite elsewhere people. are pretty cool.
in this issue. Chuck Heleker (SAMOA) And so - that is my take
Examples of the kind of and Michael Spangler (MOALA) on the meet. I congratulate both
people that populate our particu- broke out the tools and the cof- the MOASF and NORCAL MINIs
lar car group always abound when fee and proceeded to change for all of the hard work that went
Mini folk get together and at Mini out the dastardly gasket -- right into staging this event. I do know
Meet there were plenty of exam- there in the parking lot. They what it takes -- I do know it is
ples. One such example, however, drew quite a crowd as Spanky not easy and I do know that every
sticks out and I really would be manned the tools and Chuck sup- year it gets more and more diffi-
remiss if I did not mention it. It plied technical data, encourage- cult and more and more expensive
seems our past president, Michael ment and “site management”. It to put such a meet together.
Walsh encountered a problem really was a sight to see. Michael Well done - Bob Amaral
These are just some of the many winners that were awarded
trophies at Saturday’s “pre-award ceremony” for events oc-
curing on Friday and Saturday and, below, the Eric Lindquist
Spirit Award was given to Claire Tallman of MOASF.
First place finishers in the concours, rally, funkhana and
autocross had preferred parking in the “Blackhawk Circle”
in front of the museum during the banquet.
“The City” Run - July 30, 2005
THANK YOU MOALA
When you think about going usually an abbreviated tour with only a I received the following
on a run that starts at 6:00 a.m. on a few interesting stops and a nice dinner note from Claire Tallman - the
Saturday, it seems a bit silly. Thoughts all while driving an SUV through unapolo-
2005 MMW Recipient of the Eric
about giving up perfectly good sleep time, getic traffic. It’s not the same, not even
close.
Lindquist Award and thought it ap-
about it still being dark when you leave,
about how much earlier than that you will Jumping back in and moving out propriate to run it here as it is
need to be awake in order to make the we took a scenic path through Golden address to all MOALA members.
start time. Who thought this was a good Gate Park through Castro and up the MOASF president Jon Becker told
idea? If that’s all the information I had twisty section of Market to the top me that Claire went well above the
to go on, I am sure I would have come to of Twin Peaks. At the top we found a call of duty while helping stage
the same conclusion and completely dis- breathtaking view of a city surrounded MMW 2005 and their committee
regarded talk of this run at Mini Meet by its unrelenting marine layer. It really unanimously agreed to bestow the
West but what is omitted from above is seemed like a crowning moment for this trophy on her.
the location of this tour. San Francisco, run that was slowly coming to an end. Even
that’s right, “The City”, one of the most with the early start, traffic down on Mar- Dear MOALA Members:
congested and convoluted cities to drive ket had been heavier than we had seen I took home my Mini three years
in at any other time, is nearly deserted at earlier and as we started back to the Bay ago. From the beginning, he proclaimed
six thirty on Saturday morning. Bridge we were suddenly in the city that his true nature by being just a bit feisty
Leaving MMW from the San I know, with all the hustle and bustle that – his bonnet flew up on the trip home – so
Ramon Marriott, a mix of 15 Minis and normally flows thought its narrow lanes I named him Pokey, after the contrary
MINIs got off to a somewhat belated and hilly drives. horse in the Gumby cartoon.
start but moved briskly to meet up with As if the gods were thinking “we Pokey changed my life in innu-
our Road Master, Mas on Treasure Island. can’t let this go without a hitch”, confu- merable ways. He helped me to see and
The weather was cool and overcast so the sion gripped our group about a block from take on new challenges, to find my inde-
Minis were running great. We all got out the end when the lead car had to pull over pendent spirit, to uncover new sources of
to take pictures of such landmarks at to wait for most of the group that got joy, and live life more fully.
Alcatraz and city skyline and then had a stuck at a signal. Traffic pressured the If this is what the Mini spirit is
drivers meeting where the route was ex- middle cars though a construction zone about, if this is what the Eric Lindquist
plained. We headed out to finish our Bay to move past the lead and we got split up award stands for, then I embrace it
Bridge crossing and zigzagged over to getting back on the freeway. Mas headed wholly.
Embarcadero. Moving through countless down 101 to catch up with a few we saw Working on Mini Meet West
intersections, crisscrossed with MUNI going the wrong way while I drove back 2005 was a massive undertaking, at times
power lines and train tracks, we eas- to San Ramon with only one other Mini. taxing, but in the end rewarding. I know
ily drove past Pier 39 with no traffic to In the end, everyone made it back safely that MOALA did not choose me for the
speak of. Then we went up the hill to the with no problems, mechanical or other- award, but I want those of you who knew
top of Lombard St. where we proceeded wise to speak of. Eric to know that I truly appreciate the
to fill this twisty stretch with Minis from award, and the spirit for which it stands.
top to bottom. What a site! What a blast!
After this we drove out to Ma- HyperSprite Happy Mini-ing to all of you, and
rina Green for a regroup, then worked our I’ll see you at future Mini Meets.
way over to the Golden Gate bridge by For More Photos of MMW 2005 go to
way of Ghirardelli Square and the Presi- Claire Tallman . . . MOASF
dio, then on down Baker Beach and by the
Legion of Honor where we did loop around
the sculpture for some action photos and
to make sure the head still knew where
the tail was. Surprisingly, we were able
to keep together pretty well thus far
and simply following the Mini taillights in
front of us was enough direction.
We followed some of Forty Nine
Mile Drive to end up at Ocean Beach
where we parked for a bit and got to
know some of our out of town guest who
where loving our version of a morning
drive. I have to tell you, I have been on
quite a few MOASF tours and even I was
excited by this adventure. Even though I
live in San Jose, a mere forty five min-
utes from San Francisco, going there is
usually left for times when I have friends
or family come to visit. With them it’s
I just had to run these two photos. The one below is to give credit to those brave and advem-
turesome souls that agreed to go on “The City” run in the first place. San Francisco is not a city
that is considered to be a “pleasure drive” by anyone short of the king of masochists. And the
photo above -- well -- do I have to explain? I have seen many photos of Lombard Street and have
even been there a time or two. But I have never seen it filled - top to bottom - with Minis. That
is inspiring. What a blast. I hope that there is a “next time” for this excursion as I have heard
how much fun it was from some of the participants -- and I want to be there next time.
Thanks hypersprite for the photos and story.
Many more photos of MMW and many other MOASF events can be found on
www.hypersprite.com
SEPTEMBER:
BELMONT SHORES CAR SHOW: Sunday, September 11. The Bay City Rodders-sponsored show is known as the largest one-day show
MOALA 2004 Calendar of Events
in Southern California. Sixteen blocks (and numerous side streets) full of cars of every description. For quite a few years now the Bay City
Rodders have reserved a spot for the Mini group - something that is not done for any other car club. So plan to join us at this incredible event.
OFFICIAL CLUB EVENTS spouses or IN BOLDFACE TYPE
Belmont Shores also offers lots of shopping; restaurants for yorLISTEDsignificant others. If you wish to avail yourself of the “special”
parking with the Mini group it is advisable to meet up at our “pre-staging” at Mark Etheridge’s Moto Guzzi shop at 1831 Redondo Avenue in Signal
Hill. so that we can get in line together. We will meet there before 6:00 a.m. to depart at 6:00 a.m. sharp for the show lineup. Fees: $25.00
pre-registration - $30.00 day of show.
September 21: Regular MOALA Meeting 7:30 p.m. at Me ‘n Ed’s Pizza Parlor, Lakewood.
OCTOBER:
SAN DIEGO BRITISH CAR DAY: Sunday, October 2; The 26th year for this show which is a favorite of many British Car Clubs
from near and far. Fees: Pre-registration is $15.00 per vehicle -- Day of Show Registration is $20.00 per vehicle. Walk-in visitors
- $2.00: Children under 15 years - Free. Trophy categories include: Best of show; Best of Marque; Long Distance; Best Beater (must
be running to quality), Founder’s Trophy; Best Club Preseentation and Best Classic Picnic. The show is held at Fairbrook Farms located
on Mission Road near State Highway 76 which connects with Interstate 5 and Interstate 15. More information:
October 19: Regular MOALA Meeting 7:30 p.m. at Me ‘n Ed’s Pizza Parlor, Lakewood
NOVEMBER:
TOPANGA TURKEY RUN: Sunday, November 20. Meet at 8:30 a.m. -- leave promptly at 9:00 a.m. Our annual trek through
the mountain environs of Topanga Canyon and surrounding area with a stop at The Rock Store for lunch. One of our most
popular runs. Meet alongside the Holiday Inn hotel at the Sunset Blvd. offramp of the 405 Freeway. Roadmaster: Willy
Hugron. For more info contact Willy directly at 714-894-8417.
November 16: Regular MOALA Meeting 7:30 p.m. at Me ‘n Ed’s Pizza Parlor, Lakewood
DECEMBER:
THE ANNUAL MOALA CHRISTMAS PARTY: December 3, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Being held once
again at “A Taste of France” restaurant which is located at 7304 Center Drive, Huntington
Beach, CA. (across from Old World & next to Del Taco). For directions call the restaurant
direct at A charge of $7.50 per person; $15.00 a couple will be collected
at the door. When the date gets closer you will receive an e-vite to this event.
CLUB
PLEASE NOTE: There will be no official MOALA meeting at OFFICERS
Me-n-Ed’s Pizza parlor in December.
President
Boris Tilim
Treasurer
Dan Dannis
Social Secretary
Events Coordinator
Debbie Gurule
Newsletter Editor
Bob Amaral
Web Master
David Haight
dhaight1@cox.net
(949) 786-0131
CLUB INFO LINE
786-948-8230
Club Fax
(714) 835-1213
CLASSIFIEDS Almost all of the coiling will
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item too small -- or too big to be listed here in the Mini News Classified section. And the best part? ITS
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for the installation.
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When the time comes
place trophy at Fallbrook Show 2003. $14,000 OBO -- Call Terri at or John at to install a new speedo
cable inside the housing,
try greasing it first. What
if the cable doesn’t want to
slide in, like pushing a rope?
Helpful Hints Try chucking the end in a
That can be applied to any car; any garage; any project variable-speed electric drill,
slowly turning the cable as
When the time comes fan belt. If the belt is it is fed into the housing.
to lift one corner of your over-tightened, the alterna- Works every time!
car, it is a pretty good idea tor bearings have to absorb When working with
to chock the wheel diagonal- the strain. How tight is just brakes, it is often necessary
ly opposite. This keep the right? You should be able to to remove things like wheel
car from moving as you lift flex the belt approximately cylinders so you can rebuild
it. 1/2 in for every 12 inches of them. If that is the case,
When you reassemble unsupported span. the brake lines and hoses
bits and pieces on your car, When you buy a new should be plugged to avoid
keep some grease as well as set of mechanical gauges, contamination. But how to
some anti-seize on the work- you will invariably find that do it? Try golf tees, the
bench, ready for use. As an the nylon tubing is tightly cheaper the better. They
example, this makes it easy coiled inside the package. fit right in the line and will
to use something like an acid Looks neat, but how in the prevent dirt from entering
brush to paint anti-seize on world do you install the cir- the now-open system. By
bolt threads. cular mess? Take it into the the way, they are also great
Do you have a prob- kitchen and turn on the tea- for temporarily plugging
lem with alternator-bearing kettle. As the kettle begins vacuum hoses.
failure? If so, the most to spout steam, draw the If you have the mis-
common cause is a too-tight tubing through the steam. fortune of getting water in
your gasoline (and conse-
quently in your carburetor)
you will find a nice collection
of alkali. This builds up in
the fuel bowls when the wa-
ter evaporates rapidly. Un-
fortunately, alkali is immune
to conventional car cleaners.
The best bet is toilet-bowl
cleaner. Soak the offending
components in the cleaner
for several minutes and
then rinse with carb cleaner.
Amazingly, the grunge will
be gone.
To:
Santa Ana, CA. 92799-6121
P.O. Box 26121
Mini Owners of America; Los Angeles
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Me & Ed’s
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Regular MOALA Meetings are held
the third Wednesday of each month at
Me ‘N Ed’s Pizza 4115 Paramount Blvd.,. Lakewood, CA