THE INFAMOUS DECAL It was one of those warm La Jolla days when Jack MacPherson, Jerry Shine (home on leave from Vietnam), and a few others were sitting in a bar (probably the Red Mountain Inn as cool, underage kids could drink there) powering down a few pitchers. Several months before, Jack had just put together a stenciled t-shirt of Mac Meda Destruction Company and he … [Read more...] about Charlie Don’t Surf, But La Jolla’s Jerry Shine Did – Mac Meda’s Decal Artist
Mac Meda Stories – La Jolla Beach Crowd
WindanSea Welcome – Butch Van Artsdalen
From "Remembering Butch: The Butch Van Artsdalen Story" by Douglas Cavanaugh: GREG NOLL-- "It was as if someone moved Bellvue Psychiatric Hospital to the beach and turned the inmates loose there at WindanSea. I remember filming there and Tiny Brain Thomas was getting rolled down the cliff in a metal trashcan. Then there was this huge pie fight. They had hijacked a pie … [Read more...] about WindanSea Welcome – Butch Van Artsdalen
La Jolla’s Psychiatric Hospital Of The Beach – WindanSea Stories
This is from Doug from Butch Van Artsdalen Facebook; stories from "Remembering Butch: The Butch Van Artsdalen Story" A little about what WindanSea was like back in the good ol' days .... La Jolla's Psychiatric Hospital. MANONG -- "Dem WindanSea guys, dey was crazy. I nevah seen da kine games dey play. Da roads in La Jolla have one white line. One of dem would lay down in da … [Read more...] about La Jolla’s Psychiatric Hospital Of The Beach – WindanSea Stories
Long Bar – Butch Van Artsdalen
Long Bar with Butch Van Artsdalen and Friends To: Webmaster From: Bob Feigel bob(at)surfwriter.net Message: Hi - A brief note to say thanks for your blog. It's being enjoyed by quite a few people who belong to the Facebook group California Surfing Memories & Photos. Your blog came up as part of the discussion and tributes about the 38th anniversary of Butch's … [Read more...] about Long Bar – Butch Van Artsdalen
Jack in the Box Head On Top of La Jolla High’s Flagpole
Senior pranks tend to be an unofficial tradition at most high schools, similar to the unofficial senior skip day. It is crucial to find the perfect prank; one must realized the fine line between harmless and mischievous and vandalism or criminal. Some of the typical ones are TPing the school grounds or passing a beach ball (no not Steve Roel) during graduation ceremonies. Or … [Read more...] about Jack in the Box Head On Top of La Jolla High’s Flagpole
