>> hundreds of members from all over the country will ride in a pact from los angeles to palm springs. then spend the weekend partying and taking care of club 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 prospective 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? >> it's the mongols top rocker. the genghis khan that identifies the state from which the brother is from. >> and do you have to earn those? >> i mean, you earn them in