The Bottom Scratchers Skin Diving Club is the most famous and most documented La Jolla dive club, but there have been others less recognized, but still … [Read More...] about La Jolla Skin Diving Clubs – Manta-Ray, Jr. Maos, Bottom Scratchers
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OCEAN FRESH SEAFOOD CAFE and MARKET – TOMMY DOYLE – LA JOLLA/BIRD ROCK
Up until 1970, San Diego had a thriving fishing industry; it was San Diego’s third-largest industry, behind the Navy and aerospace. It employed some 40,000 San Diegans in … [Read More...] about OCEAN FRESH SEAFOOD CAFE and MARKET – TOMMY DOYLE – LA JOLLA/BIRD ROCK
Ocean Fresh Photo Gallery – Construction, Reviews and Grand Opening
Back to the Story of Ocean Fresh CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW EATERY AND FISH MARKET Ocean Fresh had a schedule for between three to four months, first starting with the … [Read More...] about Ocean Fresh Photo Gallery – Construction, Reviews and Grand Opening
MAC MEDA STORIES
Little John Syvada – Conrad, Sea Lane and Tequila Sunrise
If there was ever a man that could defied the massive consumption of alcohol and chemicals it was Little John Sylvada. He would have been a medical … [Read More...] about Little John Syvada – Conrad, Sea Lane and Tequila Sunrise
La Jolla’s Bird Rock Sip n Surf or Hungry Horse Bar
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 … [Read More...] about La Jolla’s Bird Rock Sip n Surf or Hungry Horse Bar
La Jolla Pumphouse Crowd – Beach Life
Just for starters, Tom Wolfe's book, The Pumphouse Gang," which he claimed immortalized the Mac Meda Destruction Co, " ... was a bunch of Bullshit," … [Read More...] about La Jolla Pumphouse Crowd – Beach Life
WindanSea
La Jolla’s WindanSea – Surfers, Flexy Flyer, Nazis Riding Storm Drains
Back in the early 1960s, everyone in California knew there was something different about the La … [Read More...] about La Jolla’s WindanSea – Surfers, Flexy Flyer, Nazis Riding Storm Drains
Cop Rolls Car Busting La Jolla, WindanSea Convention
Here is how the story goes. Huge Mac Meda Convention at WindanSea. Cops like always were waiting out … [Read More...] about Cop Rolls Car Busting La Jolla, WindanSea Convention
Marine St and SeaLane
Little John Syvada – Conrad, Sea Lane and Tequila Sunrise
If there was ever a man that could defied the massive consumption of alcohol and chemicals it was … [Read More...] about Little John Syvada – Conrad, Sea Lane and Tequila Sunrise
Body Whomping – WindanSea, Sea Lane, Marine St
WindanSea’s claim to fame was its surf. Sea Lane and Marine Street's claim to fame is its wicked … [Read More...] about Body Whomping – WindanSea, Sea Lane, Marine St
Mac Meda Videos
La Jolla – Car Goes Over Torrey Pines Cliff – Blacks Beach
Blacks Beach's for surfing and nakedness, and 3) for pushing cars off. Okay, the first two are still what the cliffs are known for, however the … [Read More...] about La Jolla – Car Goes Over Torrey Pines Cliff – Blacks Beach
Mac Meda Mexico Convention – Kegs, Drunks and Federales
Sometime in late 1966 another Mac Meda Convention, had to happen ... and it had to be the best one to date ... but where could you go without the … [Read More...] about Mac Meda Mexico Convention – Kegs, Drunks and Federales
End of an Era in La Jolla – The Way We Were, by Tommy Carroll
I was sent a w, and even if it is a bit before Mac Media, it is a classic of what La Jolla was in the late 1940s and set the foundation for the … [Read More...] about End of an Era in La Jolla – The Way We Were, by Tommy Carroll
Police Raid WindanSea, La Jolla – Mac Meda July, 1968, Convention
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, … [Read More...] about Police Raid WindanSea, La Jolla – Mac Meda July, 1968, Convention
La Jolla’s WindanSea – Surfers, Flexy Flyer, Nazis Riding Storm Drains
Back in the early 1960s, everyone in California knew there was something different about the La Jolla's WindanSea crowd and surfers like Curren, Mike … [Read More...] about La Jolla’s WindanSea – Surfers, Flexy Flyer, Nazis Riding Storm Drains
