Hooray for Hollywrench!A colleague reports that her...

Hooray for Hollywrench!A colleague reports that her car suffered a flat tire in Hollywood. “Just as I stepped out to inspect the damage,” she said, “a rusty Pontiac pulled up, and out jumped two identical young men, handsome like Sam Shepard, offering help.

“Turns out they were twin brothers from New Jersey. One of them (it was either Glen or Gary) had done a Mr. Goodwrench commercial. Is it reverse method-acting when what they did on screen is then applied to real life? P.S. They changed the tire in two minutes flat, then sped away just as quickly as they’d arrived.”

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Just don’t do The Wave: No word yet on our suggestion to the L.A. Philharmonic to honor tickets for canceled Dodger games, as the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra is doing for Giants and A’s games.

But 20th Century Fox will send passes good for special screenings of the baseball comedy, “The Scout,” to fans who mail in photocopies of their unused baseball tickets. (Address: Scout Ticket

Swap, P.O. Box 900, Beverly Hills CA 90213.)

There is a catch. Isn’t there always? Viewers of the movie will see George Steinbrenner, the bombastic owner of the Yankees, portraying himself.

Mementos of the ’94 season will be valuable: So much for unused tickets. Now on to uneaten food. Der Weinerschnitzel stands in the Southland are advertising that they have Dodger Dogs for sale.

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The last straw: Robert Sharp of South Pasadena, meanwhile, came upon a fruit drink that was definitely not served before its time.

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Lending lawyers a helping hand: The L.A. Trial Lawyers Assn., tired of receiving queries about the Simpson and Menendez cases, says it wants to change its name to reflect the fact that its members handle civil (not criminal) cases. We asked readers for suggestions and offered, as first prize, a T-shirt from the Nixon Library that says: “Nixon in ’96. Tan, Rested & Ready!”

The submissions included:

* “Greater Rewards for Angeleno Barristers (GRAB)” (Wendy and Gordon Wainwright)

* “Verdict Vultures” (Marilyn Brainard)

* “L.A. Shark Pool” (Robert Shealy)

* “Torts ‘R’ Us” (Lin Schonberger, Steve Hummel)

Frankly, we were dismayed to see so many hostile replies. So we gave first prize to a more stately suggestion from Tom and Lisa Burkdall:

* “Earnest Attorneys Trying in Los Angeles.”

Has a dignified ring, doesn’t it? We also like the acronym: EAT LA.

miscelLAny The L.A. Renaissance Hotel near LAX is hosting a “Taxicab Appreciation Party” on Sept. 29 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Taxi drivers are invited to share lunch, cake and coffee. But will they turn off their meters?