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Frankly it looks like the people he has working for him have the know-how needed.
I suppose it's just a matter of how much Nixon is willing to spend on the web-marking side.
Hopefully he isn't being penny-wise, pound-foolish (where "pound" is the English currently).
Hm ... the plot thickens ...
That 'takiza ordering is closed' page:
https://takiza.getbento.com/online-ordering/offline
has an almost equivalent page for Kalaka:
https://www.kalakamexicankitchen.com/online-ordering/asap-offline
where Kalaka offers pickup and delivery options.
This Kalaka page appears now because the restaurants are actually closed at this moment, as I write this.
I could be getting ahead of myself, but maybe the Takiza Taco ordering framework is even more developed than it appears, but just isn't visible (or I haven't found it) yet.
No matter what, it is obviously in the works.
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Now, yes, this isn't the Form 10 or S-1 everyone wants to see, but if Nixon is going to re-file and go public, it makes sense to me that he'd want to have this new place operating at the time, and maybe even have his existing restaurant websites 'spiffed up' a bit to give them all a common -- and up-to-date -- look and feel.
A minor point - that "Now Closed" on-line order page for Takiza Taco:
https://takiza.getbento.com/online-ordering/offline
has a "BACK TO WEBSITE" button that works.
That tells me that the website developers are putting together a cohesive framework for this site, which is a good thing.
Here's a list of "I hope" items, that Nixon will:
* have them retrofit (=update) the Illegal Burger and Kalaka sites with the same, new, look-and-feel style of pages and inter-connectivity.
* associate pictures with his on-line menu items. We know he can take them, since he's been doing so for his Illegal Burger and Kalaka Facebook postings (where the pictures are also posted on Instagram).
* either delete that currently way-out-of-date "What's New" sub-page on the Illegal Burger site, or put in a real page that lists (and changes) specials and new menu items. He's already putting that work into his Facebook posts.
I'm also looking for a Takiza Taco Facebook page (using hand-entered URLS), but I haven't found one yet, although assorted URLs return a page that says that the page either doesn't exist or is 'off line for now'.
There is a Facebook page for "takiza," but that looks like its a person's page ("Jo Comber" from Australia), and is being used as a nick-name.
Takiza website updates are being worked on in the 'back room'.
This page is a placeholder:
https://takiza.getbento.com/online-ordering/offline
[It exists now; but I wonder if they will take it down now that I've posted about it.]
Changes to on-line ordering ...
I just noticed that the Facebook pages
https://www.facebook.com/illegalburgerco
https://www.facebook.com/KalakaMexicanKitchen/
both have blue "Start Order" buttons at the top of their pages. I don't know how long they have been there.
The Illegal Burger Facebook order button takes you here:
https://www.illegalburger.com/order-online/
That is the same sub-page you get to on the parent Illegal Burger site itself.
The Kalaka Facebook order button takes you here:
https://kalakamexicankitchen.getbento.com/online-ordering/
but the order button on the parent Kalaka website takes you here:
https://www.kalakamexicankitchen.com/order-online/
The one via Facebook (via bentobox) has a more robust interface for choosing delivery or pickup, and which restaurants to choose from.
Hopefully these types of changes will become more consistent everywhere.
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Funny thing, though, with a hand-edit, I see this page exists:
https://illegalburger.getbento.com/online-ordering/
However, it only shows 3 of the 4 sites. It's missing the Arvada restaurant. (Maybe that's why it isn't on-line yet.)
Takiza Taco website update - menus are back:
www.takiza.com/menus/
Menu button is on the main page.
Menus are text only. No pictures. No prices.
Nixon's last "news" was in a Denver Post article dated November 3, 2022:
https://www.denverpost.com/2022/11/03/kalaka-mexican-kitchen-evergreen-opening-denver-location/
[Note: this is now behind a pay-wall that counts visits, but if you open the link in a private window, that seems to get around those counters.]
Nixon announced his second Kalaka Mexican Kitchen as opening in 2023 (proposed in January; I didn't do the research to learn when it actually opened).
The two opening paragraphs of the article, both about Kalaka, say:
Re "New company, new name, new shareholders" ...
Not a new company; new "trade name" but not a new underlying company name; therefore same "old" shareholders, as Illegal Burger CitiSet, LLC is part of WCVC.
The last 10-Q (not including the amended one) filed in Edgar for WCVC
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551906/000146970920000069/wcvc10q_063020apg.htm
says the following about the legal relationship between West Coast Ventures Group Corp and Illegal Burger CitiSet LLC:
Re Bodega Taco & Margarita Bar "trade name" ...
Knowing how much you all love legal blather, to recap, Nixon filed a "Trade name" called Bodega Taco & Margarita Bar on 1/24/2024. The easiest way to see that is here:
https://www.bizapedia.com/co/bodega-taco-and-margarita-bar.html
You can directly see the PDF version of the filing in the Colorado State business database here:
https://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/ViewImage.do?masterFileId=20241051531&fileId=20241051531
This is a:
Statement of Trade Name of a Reporting Entity
for "Bodega Taco & Margarita Bar."
The form lists the "True name" of the business as:
Illegal Burger Citiset, LLC
Big whoop, I know, as we've talked about this before.
However, I asked Google what the difference is between a "Trade name" and a "True name" is, and got this as one of the results:
Change to https://www.takiza.com/ ...
It still says 'Coming Soon' but now in a box-banner that you can X out of. After you X-out, you see four fade-in/fade-out pictures. The single address is at the top, and there are "Jobs" and "Contact Us" click-buttons on the lower-right. A clickable "About" button is on the upper right.
So, it's looking more real. Funny how fast this was able to happen, compared to LODO (lower downtown Denver). I guess the suburbs want the business.
Here's a Takiza Taco 'update' that is really just a no-bad-news-is-good news sort of thing.
The LODO 'Good Neighbor Committee' website:
https://lodona.org/good-neighbor-committee/
has added a modest list updates about Sep, Oct, & Nov 2023, and deleted all of the earlier ones, that included reporting that Takiza Taco & Tequila Bar had received its H&R license (or whatever the initials were) sometime earlier in the year.
There is no new update on TT&TB, BUT it is still listed in the list of places to visit under this main heading;
We encourage LoDoNA members to visit these places with Good Neighbor Agreements.
and then under the sub-heading of places Near Union Station.
That is encouraging.
I've seen this word before, but ... what is "Fintwit"? (Yes, I know I can Google it ... but why not drive up this forum's post-count?)
If Nixon had thrown out an update before going dark, my bet is that HE (i.e., WCVC) would not have made any money for the company at all. Maybe a few astute retail traders would have made a few bucks on flips, but I'll bet the majority of the money would have all gone into the pockets of his financiers who were holding convertible notes.
[Remember: Nixon paid off $1.4M in convertible debt in 2019, and said he intended to pay off the rest by Q2 2020, but then COVID-19 hit, so likely at least some of that debt still existed.]
Take a look at this Google-maps result:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/TAKIZA+TACO+%26+TEQUILA+BAR/[@ userid=105].172753,20.25z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x876b8f679d56f845:0x9bdad3d4d70decef!8m2!3d39.8121198!4d-105.1726189!16s%2Fg%2F11vsppdp1s?entry=ttu
It is an enlarged version of what you get when you click on the location result that shows up in the initial company-info search-result box.
It shows that the new Takiza Taco & Tequila Bar is two units to the left of the existing Illegal Burger place.
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Given what his share price has been for 3+ years, Nixon hasn't gotten any substantial cash from retail shareholders. He's either earned it in operating profits, or gotten another (private) source of cash, or both.
I see the following new text returned as part of that Google-search result:
"Transport yourself to Mexico at TAKIZA TACO & TEQUILA BAR, Arvada's vibrant fiesta of bold flavors and lively music. Savor sizzling tacos, from carne asada classics to adventurous chile relleno creations. Each bite bursts with fresh ingredients, while handcrafted margaritas and an extensive tequila selection promise a taste of Mexico's finest. Immerse yourself in the energetic atmosphere, perfect for a fun night out with friends or a casual escape. TAKIZA is your gateway to an unforgettable Mexican experience."
I cannot find that text anywhere else, and see that the search-result box that it is in also says:
Try this Google search experiment and tell me what you see.
Into the Google search bar type:
"takiza taco" "15400 W 64th Avenue"
These are two separate quoted strings.
I am using a computer and web-browser, not a phone.
I get "0" search results, but I get a box on the right-hand side with 'stuff' in it that looks like you'd get for a real operating business. Do any of you also see that?
Chris - in this case my 'work' was mostly just writing up what someone else brought to my attention.
When I bought my WCVC shares, I intended to hold them for a year to become "long" on them. I missed a 'bump' that I could have made money on, and am now stuck like everyone else.
My options are the same as everyone else's - hold or liquidate. I've chosen to hold because the company isn't dead, and I see -- and have been surprised by -- more signs of life than imminent death. But those signs have taken some digging. Digging for the positive works better for me than just complaining (which is another form of 'digging,' if you understand that pejorative idiom).
I use the word "strategy" as a placeholder for an explanation I don't have the facts about, but which the evidence I've seen suggests exists.
One closing observation: although 'stuck-holders' in this stock have a reason to post and vent in this forum, I do NOT see expert ihub posters dropping in here to skewer Nixon and his company with the same vicious relish that they do about others in other forums, where the objects of their scorn deserve the lashings they get.
Now, maybe they don't come here because it's not any fun to kick such a dead horse, but ... it's not like other forums don't continue to dig up the bones of other bad guys and burn them again and again. But I admit that this sort of thing isn't like math, where negating a negative is a positive. (Imaginary numbers might come into play, somewhere, though.)
Hamilton watch (2/13 update) ...
A fellow WCVC-watcher pointed out to me (in private) that Hamilton is currently representing another company, helping it to remain current using the OTC alternate reporting standard.
This link:
https://www.otcmarkets.com/learn/service-providers/2928?t=3
shows that Hamilton (and her company) is or has been a "Service Provider" for only 5 OTC companies, where the new one is TCCO. The other four do not show any recent activity. (There isn't much good to say about them, either.)
This link:
https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/TCCO/disclosure
shows two recent updates under OTC Disclosure & News that are both dated 02/09/2024. The earlier one (second on the list) is the annual report. The newer (top) one is an "Attorney Letter ..." It is a PDF version of a letter submitted to the OTC by Brenda Hamilton vouching for the annual report data that is now submitted using the alternative reporting standard.
This company never stopped trading, but the news (Sep 23, 2023):
https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/TCCO/news/Technical-Communications-Corporation-Announces-Decision-to-Go-Dark?id=415216
shows that the company chose to Go "Dark" because it cost too much to keep up with the SEC's filing process, so they filed a Form 15 to de-register with the SEC.
With the 2/9/2024 filing and Attorney Letter, they have 'come back into the light' using the OTC alternate reporting standard. Basically Hamilton validated the previously posted annual report.
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The obvious thing to grouse about is that Nixon could have also 'gone dark' and filed a Form 15. BUT, he'd still have had -- at some point - to have filed using the OTC alternate standard if he wanted to keep trading and be 'in the pink' (although he'd possibly have accepted the skull and bones for who knows how long; I don't know how long the OTC allows such stocks to trade before pulling their tickers, although I know some long-dead stocks still have tickers).
Since there are no 'posted reports' at all from WCVC, if Hamilton were to submit an attorney letter, we don't know how far back her record review would go. (Dec 31 is the end of WCVC's fiscal year. Reporting companies have 90 days to submit their annual reports, at least to Edgar.)
My current opinion is that Nixon chose to be revoked for a strategic reason, so that his stock would not trade at all, but I don't have enough information to venture a guess I'm willing to believe in myself.
All we know is that Nixon's company is still alive, and he has Hamilton working for him for some reason. Oh, and we now know Hamilton's company is still submitting Attorney Letters to the OTC on a limited basis.
Maybe Nixon scooped up this unit for his new Takiza place:
Re that newest location for Takiza Taco (see www.takiza.com) ...
There are multiple units in that shopping strip, so maybe the Illegal Burger won't be replaced, but the new Takiza Taco place will move into one of the other units. However, I have not yet been able to get a better sense of which is more likely.
Takiza Taco new/change of address on the placeholder website:
www.takiza.com
15400 W 64th Ave Arvada CO 80007
However, that is the address for the Arvada Illegal Burger.
[Yes, I should be watching the Super Bowl, but I don't care who wins.]
One more guess about Hamilton working for Nixon ...
There is the whole Nixon Restaurant Group (NRG)/West Coast Ventures Group Corp (wcvc) relation, where the last statement of their relationship was that NRG was a wholly-owned subsidiary of wcvc (which happened with the reverse-merger of NRG with the original WCVC on-the-exchange empty shell).
Now West Coast Ventures Group Corp seems to be fading away as the company name (although whatever the new name might be, it could still list and trade as WCVC).
Nixon has abandoned www.westcoastventuresgroupcorp.com -- which has been claimed by and redirected to an Asia-based online gambling site -- and he has let its Florida registration expire, which has led to it being administratively revoked in Florida.
However, the foreign corporation registration of 'wcvc' in Colorado is still current.
Looking back at the services offered by Hamilton's company:
https://www.securitieslawyer101.com/2014/practice-areas-the-going-public-lawyers/
Re Super Bowl specials - both Facebook pages now have 'come see the game with us' postings dated today:
https://www.facebook.com/illegalburgerco (promotes Feb special Illegal Wings and 'National Chicken Wing Day')
https://www.facebook.com/KalakaMexicanKitchen/ (promotes 'National Chicken Wing Day')
There is no Super Bowl-specific special.
Thanks Chris.
Nixon already had a trademark attorney before he brought Hamilton back. As far as I can tell that attorney stayed on the case until it was terminated.
However, that was just for the trademark dispute itself. I can't prove that Hamilton wasn't brought in for matters related to dealing with Ilegal Mezcal independent of the trademark dispute, but I don't have enough evidence to support a guess on what that matter could be.
The services Hamilton's firm provides are listed here:
https://www.securitieslawyer101.com/2014/practice-areas-the-going-public-lawyers/
It's quite a long list, mostly of things that appear to support plans for growth. But, it also has these two items:
Re " Why didn't Nixon archive?"
I assume you mean file ("archive" means long-term storage). But to answer what you meant: I don't know.
There are two basic choices:
1) Nixon is a crook and doesn't care about his shareholders. He simply blew off the retail buyers who 'paid back' his initial investors and has given them 'the finger.' By 'going private' by getting revoked, Nixon is now a private company, although our shares still exist. (This seems to be a popular conclusion.)
2) NIxon had a strategic reason that went beyond his initial filed statement that COVID-19 restrictions slowed him up, but he does intend to file.
Since explanation 1) takes no thought, I ask you: can you think of a strategic reason Nixon stopped filing (but intends to eventually file again)?
I will accept all guesses, for that is what they'd be.
[Closing note: I still don't believe Brenda Hamilton would be working for Nixon if choice 1) is really what Nixon took. Hamilton shows no evidence of be for people who screw retail inventors, even if they are uninformed, under-informed, or just plain stupid.]
2019 news on Nixon's plan to eliminate convertible debt in 2020 (Sept. 4, 2019):
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/west-coast-ventures-has-paid-off-1-4-million-of-convertible-debt-300911252.html
I did cover that option (of denial of helping Nixon go public), but sometimes my English isn't that good either.
Facebook posts in Jan & Feb 2024 so far (scrolling through):
https://www.facebook.com/illegalburgerco (IB)
https://www.facebook.com/KalakaMexicanKitchen/ (KMK)
Jan 1 - IB, KMK
Jan 4 - IB, KMK
Jan 5 - IB, KMK
Jan 6 - IB, KMK
Jan 7 - IB, KMK
Jan 8 - KMK
Jan 10 - IB, KMK
Jan 12 - IB, KMK
Jan 13 - IB, KMK
Jan 15 - IB, KMK
Jan 17 - IB, KMK
Jan 19 - IB, KMK
Jan 22 - KMK
Jan 25 - KMK
Jan 26 - IB, KMK
Jan 27 - IB
Jan 31 - IB, KMK
Feb 1 - IB, KMK
Feb 3 - IB, KMK
Feb 4 - IB, KMK
Feb 5 - IB
Feb 6 - IB, KMK (x2)
Feb 7 - IB, KMK
Feb 9 - KMK
Feb 10 - IB, KMK
If I got them recorded correctly, overall that's pretty often, with posts about either one or both on a given day. That's 25 advertising posts in 41 days.
On the average, that's more than one every other day.
Re email response from Hamilton to Trader53:
One thing we know is that no potential -- but eventually-to-be-proven phony -- white-knight has publicly stepped forward to rescue WCVC. Other than having Brenda Hamilton working as the agent for Nixon Restaurant Group, the company is on its own. Outside of this forum, where else does it have any public profile at all?
Similarly, as far as I know, there is no "OTC sentiment" at all about WCVC, not including anyone standing at a distance observing with I-told-you-so-satisfaction the smoldering ruin of the stock itself (ignoring the fact that the company is operating and seems to show the potential for growth).
If anything does happen to WCVC, I'll bet it will be a complete surprise (plus it has nowhere to go but up, UNLESS Nixon does a reverse split; but would Hamilton be advising him to do that, to become like the scammers she hates?).
We know Nixon didn't file. We don't know what all of his reasons were (i.e., how much "fault" there was).
Nixon's filing(s) in 2020 said that COVID-19 restrictions interfered with the ability of his accountant to do what was normally an 'in person' job. That is somewhat plausible.
Nixon filed his NT 10-Q on 2020-11-17 to say he would be late. Ilegal Mezcal filed its initial notice of trademark opposition before that, on 9/9/2020, and after a typically granted 3-month extension, began its full opposition on 12/9/2020. We don't know if Nixon decided to stop filing because it would reveal details of what actually became a lengthy period of settlement negotiations, meaning it was a legitimate business decision, or whether Nixon's decision to not file was negligent in some way (which he hasn't been charged for by the SEC).
All we know now is that Nixon has Hamilton and Associates Law Group PA as the agent for Nixon Restaurant Group in FL. We know they are expert 'going public' lawyers, although they also do other securities-related lawyering. Did Nixon get in trouble that he needs expert help to get out of? We don't know. But we know that Hamilton herself doesn't have any sympathy for fraudsters, and she is a re-hire by Nixon.
None of this is meant to be an 'apology' on behalf of Nixon for keeping his shareholders in the dark, but the 'business judgment rule' actually gives CEOs a LOT of room (or slack) before a court will find fault that a CEO can be held accountable for.
[Also, I don't disagree that being revoked makes it difficult to return to trading. But it's not impossible, and companies do it. I'd be more worried if Nixon had NO operating businesses and did NOT have Hamilton working for him. But I'm not saying there's no reason to worry.]
Hamilton watching ...
https://www.securitieslawyer101.com/2024/sec-consent-judgments-speak-now-or-forever-hold-your-peace/
This is a long (boring) article of legal-speak, but one of the underlying issues is the SEC's power to strong-arm defendants into settlements (in the SEC's favor) that contain the 'neither admit or deny' guilt language (found in the revocation order for WCVC)
Hamilton summarizes a case brought by the SEC against Citigroup Global Markets that came before a judge in 2011. The SEC had already gotten Citigroup to agree to a sizeable disgorgement, but the judge (Rakoff) refused to sign off on the deal because of the 'neither admit or deny' language. He wrote that from a legal standpoint, there was no basis for a legal conclusion since there was only an unproven allegation before him.
The case was appealed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals who ruled in favor of the SEC and forced the judge to sign off in it, but the original judge's ruling caught the attention of a few critics of how the SEC continues to win against defendants when there is no actual litigation of the underlying issues.
Jumping to the end, Hamilton's last paragraph reads (emphasis added):
They have to file forms 1-9 first.
Everything that indicates signs-of-life/signs-of-growth for the company is "a good thing" for someone.
Unfortunately, I can't prove that it means that Nixon will relist. It only proves that Nixon is showing an interest in 'naming rights' for his Kalaka restaurant business, so not only must he be anticipating growth, but sufficient growth to warrant the effort to get the trademark.
[Note, however, that Nixon has sought other trademarks that he has abandoned. I just haven't had time to post about that, yet.]
If Nixon plans to relist, likely he'd want to have a good story (or two) to go along with it. [But some companies re-list without any fanfare.]
I try to post 'facts' (signs of change/signs of status) as I come across them, but how to interpret them is up to each one.
Re "Subject to trademark opposition.... What do you think Penny is up to Nixon?"
Don't focus on "subject to trademark opposition." That is standard for every prospective trademark.
Since the purpose of a trademark is to claim exclusive rights to a name or symbol (or both) -- usually, but not exclusively, for business purposes -- it's logical to conclude that Nixon has some sort of expansion plans for his Kalaka restaurant business, either more restaurants or Kalaka-branded merchandise, or both.
But wait, there's more - A new Kalaka trademark has been filed for:
https://uspto.report/TM/98261301
Jan 09 2024 - The "Illegal Brands" stylized graphic logo is now a registered trademark for Illegal Brands, IP
https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=88598662&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch
This was the trademark that Ilegal Mezcal opposed for over 2 years, and was allegedly negotiating a settlement over.
I don't have any speculation to offer about the significance of this.
However, I will reiterate that Nixon took down/gave up his www.illegalbrands.com website, which is now parked for free on GoDaddy.com .
Re What is your life path #?
I hate to admit I wasn't paying attention to something important, but I don't know what that means.
Another unrelated Tacos & Margaritas place, this time in Colorado:
https://www.tacosandmargaritasinc.com/
This is in Broomfield, CO, in the northern part of the greater Denver area.
I don't have a reason to believe this is related to Nixon's newly proposed Bodega Taco & Margarita Bar, but this shows others have made a successful connection in the region between tacos and margaritas.
At first I misread that as "The Boys in the Band," one of my favorite Gentle Giant tunes.
Here's a great youtube video of that song with music (instrumental) by the band, but with an over-head view of a drummer's cover version:
Possible reason for choosing the name Bodega Taco & Margarita Bar:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodega_(store)
Although the meaning of bodega seems a bit fluid, to me it suggests a place a little more 'down to earth' than some sniffy, expensive upscale place in Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver; and maybe "margarita" is also similarly for 'regular folks' rather than straight tequila.
In other words, Nixon may be targeting an area-specific customer base for his new Bodega Taco & Tequila Bar, that would be more attracted by that name than Takiza Taco & Tequila Bar.
However, I'm not 100% sold on my own reasoning here, since, according to this source:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=259001435598938
"takiza" means "taco feast." Why would anyone knowing what that name meant pass that up in a 'down to earth' neighborhood?
Anyone more familiar with Spanish culture/Spanish food (and how it is marketed) is invited to chip in your thoughts.
[Maybe Nixon has different price points for his menu items, hence the naming difference.]
Wouldn't it be great if Nixon would give the Denver Post another interview on this new restaurant and how Takiza Taco and Tequila Bar is coming along, now that it is in the "inspections pending" phase?
[See:
https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMjlmMzhjYTMtZWY0My00NGQ0LTlhZGMtZGYyZjk4ZWRlMzNlIiwidCI6IjM5Yzg3YWIzLTY2MTItNDJjMC05NjIwLWE2OTZkMTJkZjgwMyJ9
and type in "Takiza" where it says "All" under "Entity Name" -- then click on what is auto-filled for you.]
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I also want to clarify that there is probably not a connection with Nixon's new place in the two related "Bodega Taco Bar" restaurants in CT. But I thought it was worth pointing how that the name "Bodega Taco" already has some currency in CT, for whatever that is worth.