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Ironmen, Hermosa Style
July 5, 1997 | ALAN ABRAHAMSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Just before noon Friday, Hermosa Beach City Councilman Robert (Burgie) Benz grabbed a microphone, turned toward a sunbaked crowd on the beach and belted out a proud, passionate and incredibly off-key rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” As the councilman warbled on, finally getting to the part about this being the land of the free, many in the crowd could take it no more.