Mac Meda Destruction Company

Maynards by the Sea – Pacific Beach’s “Animal House”

"Maynards by the Sea" in Pacific Beach across from Crystal pier, took all that revolutionary bull shit, mixed the counter-culture by adding a zillion kegs of beer and floating the top with a army of 16-wheelers filled with hard liquor - Photo taken in 1972 by Jack Minteer

It was the 1960s, an era best described as the counter-culture with its social and sexual revolution and also a time as one of irresponsible excess and flamboyance.  Rampant drug use has become inextricably associated with the counter-culture of the era, as Jefferson Airplane co-founder Paul Kantner said: “If you can remember anything about the sixties, then you weren’t really there.”

The Red Mountain Inn – La Jolla’s Bird Rock Bar

If there was a bar designed for Mac Meda, the infamous Dave Osborn’s Red Mountain Inn would win hands down.  It was named after the screw-top, rot-gut wine, Red Mountain, which was a must if you wanted to get drunk and had little money, because it was $1.50 for a gallon.

With that said, it seemed logical that the Red Mountain Inn became Mac Meda Destruction Co. Official Headquarters!

The bar opened in 1966 at 5525  La Jolla Blvd in Bird Rock. Opening day over 17 kegs of beer was consumed.

The original bartenders were Jack Macpherson, Rick “Ricky Rocket” Johnson, Mike Wilson, Dave Schrader and later Reggie Hasley and Ron “Anchovy” Barca joined to help with the overflow of thirsty and fanatical customers.  Read more... (551 words, 1 image, estimated 2:12 mins reading time)