Comments on: La Jolla’s WindanSea – Surfers, Flexy Flyer, Nazis Riding Storm Drains http://macmedadestruction.com/la-jolla-surfers-nazi-flexy-flyer La Jolla, Pacific Beach and the World Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:50:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Harry Marriner http://macmedadestruction.com/la-jolla-surfers-nazi-flexy-flyer/comment-page-1#comment-511 Harry Marriner Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:22:27 +0000 http://macmedadestruction.com/?p=1212#comment-511 In the late 1950's after Bob Kyle (who provided the Nazi uniforms), Phil Brown, Butch VanArsdalen and the Nazi-uniformed guys did the WindanSea tube on Flexi-Flyers, Bob Enns, Gary Wickham and I did a followup there to get the hang of it. Not liking going through the shit at the tube exit,Bob Enns and I began drain pipe explorations at the top of Colima St. and at the end of Archer St. using flares for light. That was a mistake and we almost died from the fumes. Going back with flashlights and Flexis we found one branch that went under LJ Blvd. and ended up between South Bird Rock and Gun Point (PB Point). Another branch ended up in a big tunnel outlet at Tourmaline Canyon on the beach. The biggest surprise was when we sped down the last section of one branch that left us hanging about 12 ft. in the air off the middle of a cliff between the stairs at Gun Point and Tourmaline Canyon. In the late 1950’s after Bob Kyle (who provided the Nazi uniforms), Phil Brown, Butch VanArsdalen and the Nazi-uniformed guys did the WindanSea tube on Flexi-Flyers, Bob Enns, Gary Wickham and I did a followup there to get the hang of it. Not liking going through the shit at the tube exit,Bob Enns and I began drain pipe explorations at the top of Colima St. and at the end of Archer St. using flares for light. That was a mistake and we almost died from the fumes. Going back with flashlights and Flexis we found one branch that went under LJ Blvd. and ended up between South Bird Rock and Gun Point (PB Point). Another branch ended up in a big tunnel outlet at Tourmaline Canyon on the beach. The biggest surprise was when we sped down the last section of one branch that left us hanging about 12 ft. in the air off the middle of a cliff between the stairs at Gun Point and Tourmaline Canyon.

]]> By: The Warden http://macmedadestruction.com/la-jolla-surfers-nazi-flexy-flyer/comment-page-1#comment-292 The Warden Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:04:15 +0000 http://macmedadestruction.com/?p=1212#comment-292 For Ronald... It's a little early, but Mac had several Thanksgiving stories he liked to tell. His top three included: 1. Black Thursday. Thanksgiving with the Dave Osborn family. 2. Big Bea and the turkey. An impromptu Thanksgiving dinner with the Wilson family and a frozen bird. 3. Ronald and the turkey. Here's the story... It was 1958. Jack had moved into an older house on Herschel, above Wall Street. Next door were several other guys...Harris Nelson, Joe Barca, the Grog, Ronald Patterson. These guys knew how to party! Sundays were reserved for Tijuana bullfights. A wire was strung across Hershel St. One Christmas, they built a Christmas tree out of Lucky Lager bottles and hung it from the ceiling. Lucky Lager came out and took a picture. Thanksgiving. Ronald Patterson was in charge of dinner. The San Diego Police chose this day to have a discussion with RP over outstanding parking tickets. (I once wrote an article for Longboard Magazine on Ronald Patterson, and every La Jolla guy I spoke to, mentioned San Diego's Finest by their first names). As the police were leading Ronald to their car, Ronald turned around and said the following: "Don't forget to baste the turkey!". Not "Come bail me out". Not "Call my lawyer". Just "Don't forget to baste the turkey,". Ronald Patterson was one of Jack's lifelong friends. He passed away June 1996 in Dana Point. His son Timmy has continued his tradition of surfboard excellence in San Clemente. If you're in the area, stop by his shop on PCH. For Ronald…

It’s a little early, but Mac had several Thanksgiving stories he liked to tell. His top three included:

1. Black Thursday. Thanksgiving with the Dave Osborn family.

2. Big Bea and the turkey. An impromptu Thanksgiving dinner with the Wilson family and a frozen bird.

3. Ronald and the turkey. Here’s the story…

It was 1958. Jack had moved into an older house on Herschel, above Wall Street. Next door were several other guys…Harris Nelson, Joe Barca, the Grog, Ronald Patterson. These guys knew how to party!

Sundays were reserved for Tijuana bullfights. A wire was strung across Hershel St. One Christmas, they built a Christmas tree out of Lucky Lager bottles and hung it from the ceiling. Lucky Lager came out and took a picture.

Thanksgiving. Ronald Patterson was in charge of dinner. The San Diego Police chose this day to have a discussion with RP over outstanding parking tickets. (I once wrote an article for Longboard Magazine on Ronald Patterson, and every La Jolla guy I spoke to, mentioned San Diego’s Finest by their first names).

As the police were leading Ronald to their car, Ronald turned around and said the following:

“Don’t forget to baste the turkey!”.

Not “Come bail me out”.
Not “Call my lawyer”.
Just “Don’t forget to baste the turkey,”.

Ronald Patterson was one of Jack’s lifelong friends. He passed away June 1996 in Dana Point. His son Timmy has continued his tradition of surfboard excellence in San Clemente. If you’re in the area, stop by his shop on PCH.

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