and do you have to earn those? i mean, you earn them in steps. it s a three-step process. a perspective member first earns the bottom rocker. then the center patch. and when he finally earns the top rocker, he becomes a full-fledged member. so everything is in here that i needed? the significance of these patches runs deep. can you talk about what that meaning is for you? for me it s total commitment to this club. i would be willing to take a bullet for a brother and a brother who would be willing to take a bullet for me so you get into a jam, a brother is there to help you out. people have fought and died for for the patches. for sure, right. yeah, back in the day, i mean, we win a war with another organization for that purpose. dave is talking about the hell s angels. the mongols started wearing the california bottom rocker. that s correct. and the other club wasn t happy with that. right, because they felt they were here first. it was a big war. the
you have to be a breadwinner to be in this club. that s one of the first jobs we ask, do you have a job? his family owns a street sweeping and graffiti cleanup company. you can t be a dead beat and join the club. that apt going to happen. hey, dave. just watching something that looks painful. yeah. so what exactly is that face you re tattooing? pretty much our center patch, depiction of genghis kahn? is anybody whose a mongol get a mongol head tattooed on their body? you have to ask lil dave. have to cut it off me? cut it off you. what would you do seriously? we d ask you to either remove it or cover it up nicely
business. the national president lil dave is knee-deep in preparations. we got to run. just robbed the place. just kidding. [ laughter ] just a little biker humor. going to pick up some patches for the run and be patching some brothers that earned their right to become full-fledged brothers in our club. at this national run a few perspective members will receive a patch that signifies their full acceptance into the mongols. i asked dave for more details how the patches work. can you talk about the patches on the back of the vest? the mongols top rocker and the center patch with genghis kahn rocker and identifies the state that the brother is from.
steps. it s a three-step process. a prospective member first earns the bottom rocker. then the center patch. and when he finally earns the top rocker, he becomes a full fledged member. so everything is in here that i needed? the significance of these patches runs deep. can you talk about what that meaning is for you? for me it s total commitment to this club. i would be willing to take a bullet for a brother and a brother who would be willing to take a bullet for me so you get into a jam, a brother is there to help you out. people have fought and died for right. for the patches. for sure, right. yeah, back in the day, i mean, we win a war with another organization for that purpose. dave is talking about the hell s angels. the mongols started wearing the california bottom rocker. that s correct. and the other club wasn t happy with that. right, because they felt they were here first. it was a big war. they were blowing each other up.
you can t be a deadbeat and join the club. that s not going to happen. what s up, dave? hey, dave. just watching something that looks painful. so what exactly is that face you re tattooing? pretty much our center patch, depiction of genghis khan. can anybody whose a mongol get a mongol head tattooed on their body? you have to ask lil dave. i would have to cut it off you. cut it off me? what would you do seriously? remove it or cover it up, nicely. what if i refused. nicely. [ laughter ] that s as nice as it gets right there. can you talk about how you earn them? no. that s a touchy one right there. so can you at least tell me who okayed your tattoo, sweeper?