They say, "Out with the Old and in with the New" but Mac Meda is, "In with the Old. " Mac Meda is now gone into cyber space - a global computer networks that facilitate communications among individuals and organizations. With that said, Google now has recognized Mac Meda Destruction Co as a official business, doing business at La Jolla's, WindanSea parking lot with the … [Read more...] about La Jolla Business – Doing Business at WindanSea Lot
Archives for 2009
Brewery Collectibles Club of Mac Meda
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 … [Read more...] about Brewery Collectibles Club of Mac Meda
La Jolla Police Catch Skeleton Thief and Eber Loses Drinking Buddy
They say drinking alone is a sign of alcoholism, so if you are a Meda drinker, what do you do when you want to go on a roll and no one is around? Interesting predicament, for someone who can not find anyone to drink with. It's not like he can pick up a cell or text someone. Remember we are talking late 1960s. Hummm ... what to do? Bingo! Eber had a good thought, why not … [Read more...] about La Jolla Police Catch Skeleton Thief and Eber Loses Drinking Buddy
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 Diffenderfer (RIP) Tiny Brain Thomas, Billy Graham, and Butch Van Artsdalen (RIP)." Pat Curren and Mike Diffenderfer were known to hang at the Birds Rock's Sip and Surf and Red Mountain Inn and Tiny Brain Thomas was a bartender … [Read more...] about La Jolla’s WindanSea – Surfers, Flexy Flyer, Nazis Riding Storm Drains
Brown Derby Cheap Beer and WindanSea Sunset
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 … [Read more...] about Brown Derby Cheap Beer and WindanSea Sunset
Gargle and EMB Padre Game Bus Trips – CKs Bar
[kml_flashembed publishmethod="static" fversion="8.0.0" movie="http://macmedadestruction.com/banners/gargle.swf" width="400" height="300" targetclass="flashmovie"] [/kml_flashembed] 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 … [Read more...] about Gargle and EMB Padre Game Bus Trips – CKs Bar
Lobster Fisherman Donnie Tomlinson with Bergstrom, Eber, Tito, Percy, Jack at West End
Now if this is not a great photo of lobster fisherman extraordinaire Donnie Tomlinson towering in this classic pose taken at the West End bar that borders (or no mans land) La Jolla and Pacific Beach - many moons ago (around 1995). Donnie's got the look of, "Don't screw with me or my buddies!" And Eber, he is just having a hard time seeing. And Jack, it looks like he is … [Read more...] about Lobster Fisherman Donnie Tomlinson with Bergstrom, Eber, Tito, Percy, Jack at West End
Radio Interview – Jack MacPherson – Ultimate Beer Buddy
Mac Meda editors note: This is a strange interview - in fact we got a few emails and calls on it ... now really, how could 10,000 people show up at the West End? November 30, 2006 - This a Mac Meda radio interview by Luke Burbank, titled: Jack MacPherson, the Ultimate Beer Buddy - a Southern Californian surfer who became famous for organizing "beer orgies," recently died … [Read more...] about Radio Interview – Jack MacPherson – Ultimate Beer Buddy
