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
La Jolla, Bird Rock Sign – Sea Gulls and Pelicans Symbol
La Jolla was divided into several territories. You had the Shores, downtown La Jolla, Soladad, but none stand out better than Bird Rock. In the old days, living in Bird Rock, you were considered in the outskirts of La Jolla. Its boundary was west of La Jolla Mesa Drive, south to Turquoise and north to Via De Norta and east to the hill. And to Mac Meda it was known for its two … [Read more...] about La Jolla, Bird Rock Sign – Sea Gulls and Pelicans Symbol
Roger Johnson – La Jolla Cove, Turkey Gobbler, W.C Fields and Demons
Roger Johnson was another unique La Jolla beach character that lived on the edge and eventually fell off. His idol was W. C Field and Field's quote. "I never drink water because fish fuck in it" Roger could quote all of W.C's drinking quotes and would mimic him at times sober. He pretty much acted like W.C when he was shit-faced and it became an internal personally. His … [Read more...] about Roger Johnson – La Jolla Cove, Turkey Gobbler, W.C Fields and Demons
La Jolla’s WindanSea Wall – Social Status
We all know famous addresses, the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave and Sherlock Homes, 221b Baker St, but for the La Jolla beach-goers crowd, 4811 Neptune, otherwise known as WindanSea's "The Wall,” was thee spot to hangout at. Not all could share its space. Only the coolest of the cool hung out there ... Unlike WindanSea Shack (where it was the spot for surfers) The … [Read more...] about La Jolla’s WindanSea Wall – Social Status
Plane Crashes at WindanSea, La Jolla Killing Actor Phillip G. Bent and Folksinger Peter Sachse
I never will forget it, it was one of those cloudless, perfect La Jolla July summer days and all I could think about was doing a little bit of body whomping at WindanSea with a friend of mind. As we were walking to the pumphouse from Big Rock, a plane flew by a bit low, not uncommon for those days. Then it banked, rounded again and did some stunts, catching the attention of … [Read more...] about Plane Crashes at WindanSea, La Jolla Killing Actor Phillip G. Bent and Folksinger Peter Sachse
Showing Off a New Bike at Windansea Parking Lot
For a while there it seemed the hottest thing was a cool bike, and there was nothing like getting one, regardless of who, what and where. New was even better ... Once one was inquired about, and steps made to acquire it, it was then just a matter of showing it off to the girls at WindanSea parking lot. Now ... and without going into details of whose bike it was, well the … [Read more...] about Showing Off a New Bike at Windansea Parking Lot
La Jolla Cove Black Sea Bass – 628Lbs – Donnie Tomlinson
Nowadays if you did something "Bitchen" like catch a huge fish well, most would take a digital photo, upload it on the internet and sent it to all their friends, and of course have bragging rights for the next zillion years. But, what if that fish was a huge 628lb Black Sea Bass - and back in the 1960s things were different, like, legal to catch Black Sea Bass, no … [Read more...] about La Jolla Cove Black Sea Bass – 628Lbs – Donnie Tomlinson
La Jolla Abalone Diving – Bird Rock, Casa Pool and Cove
Back in the good old days, La Jolla abalone diving was just a matter of getting into the water and searching for these uniques creatures. Or in the area of Bird Rock, at low tide one could walk out and over turn rocks and there would be these wonder creatures. The prime spots were Bird Rock to North Bird and anywhere in the general area of the Case Pool and Cove areas (which … [Read more...] about La Jolla Abalone Diving – Bird Rock, Casa Pool and Cove
