MOTA = Medicine Of The Angels [ Marijuana ]. " I don't think they were referencing the Mexican Mafia. In L.A. when we write the number 13 [in ABC = M] we are always talking about Marijuana. I think it a fun tag bragging about getting high, with a 'Beautiful Script'.”[Chaz Bojorquez].

Photo: Ben Lomas. Lomas and Weltman Collection, 1965. ©Susan Phillips.