It was 4am at the infamous Sip n Surf bar in La Jolla's Bird Rock. And of all things, Dean Burriston ... cough, cough ... was in charge :-). Yeah, in charge of what? Well Sandy, the owner at the time, gave him the responsibility to watch the bank ... They broke all the chairs, all the stools, all the tables, and all the potted hanging plants. They even turned the … [Read more...] about Tim Ginder’s Bachelor Party – La Jolla, Bird Rock – Sip n Surf
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Laughing Gas Kills Two in La Jolla
In 1969, La Jolla was still a sleepy beach town and pretty much unknown to the country, let alone the world. There was a 5 & 10 store, Safeway market (that everyone worked at), small hardware store, a few shoe stores, and Walker Scotts was the upper end of clothing. The average home sold for $39,000. There were no MacMansions, but small, almost cottage like homes. … [Read more...] about Laughing Gas Kills Two in La Jolla
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
Butch Van Artsdalen – Legendary Surfer – WindanSea Lot
Recently I attended a memorial service for Harry Phillips, the former owner of Flowers by Adelaide in La Jolla. I was having a conversation with some of the former delivery boys who worked for Harry over the years. Randy Miller, Harry's nephew, told a Windansea Tale. Legendary surfer Butch Van Artsdalen was holding court at the Windansea lot and Randy was with Charlie … [Read more...] about Butch Van Artsdalen – Legendary Surfer – WindanSea Lot
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
La Jolla Outrageous Parties, Drinking Beer and Wild Women
Occasionally, when reading surfing publications, there is a reference to the ‘Mac Meda Destruction Company’ of La Jolla, California. The writer often makes a reference to outrageous parties, drinking beer, wild women, tearing things up, surfing, and generally having a really bitchen time. The Mac Meda Destruction Company was started in the early 60’s by Jack Macpherson … [Read more...] about La Jolla Outrageous Parties, Drinking Beer and Wild Women
