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
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La Jolla Rough Water Drink Regulations – Albert Conforms
The Official Mac Meda Rough Drink started in 1969 but was officially dubbed Rough Drink in 1970 when t-shirts were made -- and for about 8 years it grew until lifeguards, police and the Coast Guard, banned boats from being X miles from the La Jolla Rough Water swim. Well, drinking also had a major role. The first Drink, two boats collided and sunk. The famous picture (we are … [Read more...] about La Jolla Rough Water Drink Regulations – Albert Conforms
Conventions – Keg Party – Drunken Beer Orgies and Wild Women
A Los Angeles Times reporter once wrote, “ ... drunken beer orgies and wild women” when referring to a Mac Meda Convention. No doubt, Mac Meda perfected the keg party, if not invented it. And the greatest technical advancement to the keg party was the invention of the plastic trash can. Lightweight, somewhat strong, could hold a keg perfect and most important; it provided … [Read more...] about Conventions – Keg Party – Drunken Beer Orgies and Wild Women
Hot Curl – La Jolla, WindanSea Shack Icon
The story of Hot Curl first starts like this: Hot Curl was a cartoon character created in 1963 by beatnik artist Michael Dormer and his partner Lee Teacher. In 1963, Dormer and his friend, Lee Teacher, sculpted Hot Curl, a 400-pound concrete statue, and installed it on the rocks near the surf shack at La Jolla's famed Windansea Beach in San Diego, California. The … [Read more...] about Hot Curl – La Jolla, WindanSea Shack Icon
La Jolla Christmas Parade – Hot Curl, WindanSea Shack, Albert
Usually on the first Sunday in December La Jolla's Town Council puts on the Christmas Parade. The parade begins at Girard Avenue in downtown La Jolla at 2 p.m. and finishes at Prospect near the La Jolla Recreation Center and ends with Christmas Tree Lighting at the Rec center. The La Jolla Christmas Parade attracts about 15,000 people that line the sidewalks. Some 1,200 … [Read more...] about La Jolla Christmas Parade – Hot Curl, WindanSea Shack, Albert
