Mac Meda Destruction Company

Brewery Collectibles Club of Mac Meda

Jon Sarrett and Jack standing in front of Jacks beer collection - Photo by Dave Osborn

Dave Osborn comment on the Brown Derby post was correct. Jack Macpherson was one of the first people to start collecting beer cans. Frankly I believe he idolized his favorite organization, the Brewery Collectibles Club of America (BCCA).

With the early 1935 introduction of the first U.S. beer can by the Krueger Brewing Co., that was generally available to the public, there were a number of persons who had fun collecting the “new” beer cans with often colorful labels printed on the metal container rather than having an attached paper label.  Read more... (287 words, 2 images, estimated 1:09 mins reading time)

Brown Derby Cheap Beer and WindanSea Sunset

David Osborn sits between cases of Brown Derby Beer in 1963

Artist and Red Mountain Inn owner, Dave Osborn relaxes surrounded by cases of Brown Derby beer. Now I bet he wishes he kept some of the cans and/or bottles.

Brown Derby?  What the hell is that?

For those kids who have stumbled upon this website, Mac Meda (obviously experts on beer consumption), Brown Derby was a store brand, something that was more common after Prohibition than before. Once Prohibition ended in 1933 brewers looked for new markets to replace the old, discredited saloon model with saloons “tied” to specific breweries.  Read more... (551 words, 2 images, estimated 2:12 mins reading time)

Gargle and EMB Padre Game Bus Trips – CKs Bar

In the early 1970s, CKs bar in Pacific Beach continued with the infamous Gargle (My Balls)  and EMB (Eat My Butt) bus trips to the San Diego Padre Games at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium. As noted below, by Doug, the trips were first organized at La Jolla High School.

The concept was simple;  hire a bus, charge $10  for all the booze you could drink and a Padre ticket,  get a bunch of people, get them primed with massive amounts of alcohol at the bar first, and have the bus take them out to the ball game and drink all the way there and back.  Read more... (543 words, 1 image, estimated 2:10 mins reading time)

Seal Bombs – Was It The Start Of Destruction?

Were Seal Bombs Rakestraws first start?

When Kip Ives (known to his friends as Pinky) started hanging out in the Kearney Mesa Butcher Shop, he meant Joe “Smoothie” De Silva. Smoothie was a fishing legend and icon in the Portuguese community and the owner of one of the top fishing seiners that fished out of  Samoa.  With the common interest of fishing, drinking and pretty women, they both became very good friends, so much so, from that day on Pinky was invited to a lot of the Portuguese events.  At Smoothie’s funeral, he was one of the pawl bearers.  Read more... (567 words, 2 images, estimated 2:16 mins reading time)

Albert, The Silverback Gorilla, Mac Meda’s President

Look at this beastly stud, no wonder Albert is Mac Meda's President and Rackstraws hero!

Everyone knows Albert, the San Diego Zoo’s famous silverback gorilla. Albert is famous for three things.

1) He was responsible for starting the gorilla population at the San Diego Zoo, which drew world-wide attention and became the star attraction with his ability to put Viagra to shame.

2) He got a restaurant named in his honor at the San Diego Zoo.

3) He was the president of Mac Meda Destruction Company.

Besides the fact he was a total stud (screw the restaurant part),  he was Bob Rakstraw’s hero.   Bob was obsessed with Albert and spent every Monday afternoon at the gorilla house. Jack used to go with went him and all Bob did was stare at his hero and mimic his moves.  Read more... (545 words, 2 images, estimated 2:11 mins reading time)

Eric Burdon and the Animals – “When I Was Young” Back At La Jolla’s WindanSea and Sea Lane

Eric Burdon points to buy his and the Animals song,"When I Was Young" which is now back on youtube, under the Mac Meda WindanSea, Sea Lane video.

Over a year ago, Sue Olney had some old time photos of WindanSea and Sea Lane. Well, Kip “Pinky” Ives made a video out of it, and launched it on youtube. The video took off and within a couple of months it was receiving 1000s of views and hit the #1 spot under youtubes  search of “La Jolla.”

It became a RF to other La Jolla elite/snobbish videos like the cultured stuff of La Jolla Symphony and Music -  to that of nursing sweet, cute, baby seals at the cove …  Read more... (397 words, 1 image, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)