Mac Meda Destruction Company

Body Whomping – WindanSea, Sea Lane, Marine St

This Whomper is just a split second from eating it at WindanSea. Photo by Brian Munoz

WindanSea’s claim to fame was its surf.  Sea Lane and Marine Street’s claim to fame is its wicked shore break otherwise known as ‘whomp,’ or what locals dubbed when you body surfed it, Bodywhomping. The term originated in the early 1960s at the three beaches due to the sound heard when the wave closed out over you like cupping your hands and a single loud “ whomp” of  air rushed out due to the  heavy blow, slap or bang that the wave gives you.  Read more... (559 words, 3 images, estimated 2:14 mins reading time)

Bill Pfanner – Athletic Ability, Beach Partying and Friend

Bill Pfanner and his Dodge truck he never got to restore

To many of La Jolla’s 60s beach crowd they  probably don’t know of Bill Pfanner, but to the early 70s WindanSea wall crowd,  he was well-known for his, athletic ability, beach life,  partying and just a good all around person. A true friend to many.   He had no enemies.

He was one of those Jack Of All Trades …  master at making a few bucks, which ever way he could. Painting, laying brick, clean-up and putting on mini-keg parties was what he was good at.

He loved playing street hockey with Beachball, Canning, Burriston, the Wyres, Paul Dougless, Little Chucky, Bill Wilhelm, Moranville, the Woods, Otter and Beaver, and many more.  Read more... (464 words, 1 image, estimated 1:51 mins reading time)

La Jolla – Car Goes Over Torrey Pines Cliff – Blacks Beach

For the locals back in the early 1960s, La Jolla’s Torrey Pines Cliff were known for three things, 1) the Glider Field, 2) Blacks Beach’s for surfing and nakedness, and 3) for pushing cars off.

Okay, the first two are still what the cliffs are known for, however the third, it is been outlawed for obviously reasons.

Back in the late  1930s Torrey Pines was a quick way to get rid of that junker, you know those white elephant Model Ts (now worth their weight in gold)  that  were a dime a dozen and taken up space in the garage. It wasn’t until old man Black built a road down to the beach was when the quick disposable dump site   discovered. At one time there was a number of Model-Ts laying at the bottom.  Read more... (624 words, 2 images, estimated 2:30 mins reading time)

Mac Meda Goes to Mars The Second Time

Back in 2000 Jack thought it was be pretty cool to let Mars know of Mac Meda. So, not knowing all the details of how he or others did it, Mac Meda joined the mission of exploration and discovery.

A compact disc bearing Mac Meda Destruction Co was included on the next Mars Exploration Rover-2003 that would search for geologic evidence for water.  Because once you find water … well you guess it, you can make beer.

One of the rumors was that there was a Mac Meda sticker placed inside the Exploration Rover by a NASA geek …  Sorry  as of this date we have not seen any evidences there was one.  But we do like the claim to fame thought, but if you do find one, please let us know.

La Jolla Beaches – Sea Lane and Marine St

Jack shows how it gets it done playing Volleyball at Marine St. Photo by Dave Osborn and taken in the late 1960s

In La Jolla, there are a number of beaches one could go to. First was the fine and dirty sand of the tourist attractions of the Shores, the Casa Pool (which is a fricken seal preserve now) and the calendar settings of the Cove. All three were relative calm and good places to take the family and very tourististy.

And now you have WindanSea, Marine Street and Sea Lane Beaches, which are probably the whitest beaches in all of San Diego. Since day one they were dominated by Meda locals. WindanSea’s “Tourist Go Home” was a common tagging on the Pumphouse in the 60 and 70s.  Read more... (584 words, 2 images, estimated 2:20 mins reading time)

La Jolla Business – Doing Business at WindanSea Lot

They say, “Out with the Old and in with the New” but Mac Meda is,  “In with the Old. ” Mac Meda is now gone into cyber space – a global computer networks that facilitate communications among individuals and organizations.

With that said, Google now has recognized Mac Meda Destruction Co as a official business, doing business at La Jolla’s, WindanSea parking lot with the official address at 6810 Neptune Pl.

Since Mac Meda’s Official launched in mid August, 2009 to Oct, 2009 (about 6 weeks) it has been seen by 13,234 people, who have viewed over 60,000 pages, or around 150,000 hits (a request for files, like photos etc).  Read more... (280 words, 1 image, estimated 1:07 mins reading time)