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Silverback Ale – Mac Meda Postcards With Albert

mac meda — Mon, 03 May 2010 17:09:32 +0000

Back when Jack MacPherson was tending bar at the West End, some dorky beer salesperson stopped in promoting a new type of Ale. Normally these people would get their asses reamed and run out. As far as Jack was concern, there were only a handful of beers worth drinking. However, this one sparked his attention for [...]

La Jolla High Alumni – Mac Meda Style Reunion

mac meda — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:45:37 +0000

When Jack took the early morning shift at the West End in Pacific Beach/La Jolla on just about any given day there would have been a bunch of La Jolla High Alumni there. Makes sense, since Jack was a La Jolla High Alumni. Many of his closest friends would stop by and shoot the shit over [...]

Brewery Collectibles Club of Mac Meda

mac meda — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:29:45 +0000

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 [...]

Gargle and EMB Padre Game Bus Trips – CKs Bar

mac meda — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:56:36 +0000

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 [...]

La Jolla’s Bird Rock Sip n Surf or Hungry Horse Bar

mac meda — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:01:28 +0000

When Maynard Heatherly was asked, “What he thought of the Sip n Surf?” all he could do was shake his head. Fact remains, he hated the joint, even though he was friends with the owner, Burt Alderson. “Its not the competition,” he said, God knows he already had a ton of customers, he hated the place [...]

Tijuana – The Long Bar – Heaven For the Underaged

mac meda — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:14:43 +0000

During the roaring twenties, Tijuana became non-stop action. Americans flooded the tiny border town during probation to gamble and drink. By the 50s and 60s its reputation was known all over for it strip joints, floor shows and cheap bars and beer. It became folklore of wide reputations and spawned many wild stories of bars [...]