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Billy Graham – WindanSea’s Toughest Hombre Of Them All

November 16, 2022 by Albert 2 Comments

Billy Graham grew up in Bird Rock, a small community just south of La Jolla, Calif. This is Albert's favorite story of WindanSea's toughest hombra of them all. Butch Van Aersdalen pulled into WindanSea parking lot in his beat up, demolition derby sedan, sliding within inches to the car next to him. He was feeling no pain as he got out staggering and started to talk to Billy … [Read more...] about Billy Graham – WindanSea’s Toughest Hombre Of Them All

Charlie Don’t Surf, But La Jolla’s Jerry Shine Did – Mac Meda’s Decal Artist

June 22, 2020 by Albert 15 Comments

THE INFAMOUS DECAL It was one of those warm La Jolla days when Jack MacPherson, Jerry Shine (home on leave from Vietnam), and a few others were sitting in a bar (probably the Red Mountain Inn as cool, underage kids could drink there) powering down a few pitchers. Several months before, Jack had just put together a stenciled t-shirt of Mac Meda Destruction Company and he … [Read more...] about Charlie Don’t Surf, But La Jolla’s Jerry Shine Did – Mac Meda’s Decal Artist

WindanSea Welcome – Butch Van Artsdalen

January 20, 2015 by Albert 10 Comments

From "Remembering Butch: The Butch Van Artsdalen Story" by Douglas Cavanaugh: GREG NOLL-- "It was as if someone moved Bellvue Psychiatric Hospital to the beach and turned the inmates loose there at WindanSea. I remember filming there and Tiny Brain Thomas was getting rolled down the cliff in a metal trashcan. Then there was this huge pie fight. They had hijacked a pie … [Read more...] about WindanSea Welcome – Butch Van Artsdalen

La Jolla’s Psychiatric Hospital Of The Beach – WindanSea Stories

February 13, 2014 by Albert 1 Comment

This is from Doug from  Butch Van Artsdalen Facebook; stories from "Remembering Butch: The Butch Van Artsdalen Story" A little about what WindanSea was like back in the good ol' days .... La Jolla's  Psychiatric Hospital. MANONG -- "Dem WindanSea guys, dey was crazy. I nevah seen da kine games dey play. Da roads in La Jolla have one white line. One of dem would lay down in da … [Read more...] about La Jolla’s Psychiatric Hospital Of The Beach – WindanSea Stories

Police Raid WindanSea, La Jolla – Mac Meda July, 1968, Convention

May 25, 2010 by Albert 11 Comments

Brian Munoz probably summarized it best; after getting a few "to-go orders"  for a beer run, he went to the Liquor Box, filled his truck with cases, and when he started pulling out of the parking lot  heading down Nautilus St -  that’s when he slammed on his brakes. He suddenly had become the caboose of a freight train of police cars heading to WindanSea Beach. It was known … [Read more...] about Police Raid WindanSea, La Jolla – Mac Meda July, 1968, Convention

Cop Rolls Car Busting La Jolla, WindanSea Convention

March 22, 2010 by Albert 5 Comments

Here is how the story goes. Huge Mac Meda Convention at WindanSea. Cops like always were waiting out of sight, usually lined up like a fright train somewhere in Bird Rock or at the top of Nautilus St; glued to their radios, tapping fingers on the dashboard, just waiting to  bust underage drinkers. And the wishful wish of finally put the end to the La Jolla outlaw drinking … [Read more...] about Cop Rolls Car Busting La Jolla, WindanSea Convention

WindanSea Sunsets – Social Network of Beach Life

January 10, 2010 by Albert 13 Comments

In the Florida Keys, each night around two hours before sunset masses of people flock to the water's edge to experience a soul-soothing, gorgeous, spiritual happening to play homage to the sun as it sank into the Gulf of Mexico. Vendors set up little trinkets shops and  performing artists like jugglers, animal acts, high-wire artists, acrobats, and fire-eaters all began working … [Read more...] about WindanSea Sunsets – Social Network of Beach Life

La Jolla Pumphouse Crowd – Beach Life

December 2, 2009 by Albert 43 Comments

Just for starters, Tom Wolfe's book, The Pumphouse Gang," which he claimed immortalized the Mac Meda Destruction Co, " ... was a bunch of Bullshit," MacPherson said during a winter 2006 conversation he had with a San Diego Magazine writer in 2006. According to many that who was interviewed in the article, the writer misquoted and will say (even today) that Tom Wolfe was a … [Read more...] about La Jolla Pumphouse Crowd – Beach Life

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