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
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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
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
End of an Era in La Jolla – The Way We Were, by Tommy Carroll
I was sent a w, and even if it is a bit before Mac Media, it is a classic of what La Jolla was in the late 1940s and set the foundation for the craziness and bizarre times of the 1960s and 70s. Thanks, for the Tommy Carroll, many of you would have forgotten the 40's. These are the people who laid the groundwork for the surfing, diving, fishing and let's not forget partying. … [Read more...] about End of an Era in La Jolla – The Way We Were, by Tommy Carroll
La Jolla Girard Street House – Meda Clubhouse
. The stories of the La Jolla Girard Street house are infamous, the true life “Animal House,” that put together true life outrageous parties. David Olson, formal owner of the the Red Mountain Inn, probably said it best, "I recall the first time I was invited to Macpherson’s Girard Street house, and it sort of like the Yankee’s calling you up from the minors, now you’re … [Read more...] about La Jolla Girard Street House – Meda Clubhouse
Carmel Valley – Adobe House Convention
As Red Mountain Inn owner, David Osborn said in a comment, “Mac Meda's conventions had to move around a bit. The cops were always looking to bust the next one." Besides, Browns Ranch, WindanSea and Sea Lane, there was the coolest of all coolest places to have a Convention. This editor knew it as the Adobe House or Farm in Carmel Valley. The Convention was held at abandon … [Read more...] about Carmel Valley – Adobe House Convention
Long Bar, Tijuana Mexico – Bootleg Tequila and Stale Beer
If you Google search Long Bar, the first three pages are filled with some historic Old Town Irvine bar called Tia Juana's Long Bar and Grill. The website hypes that you sit under the brightly colored banners, sipping Tia Juana's famous hand-shaken Margaritas, and eating the freshly made tortillas and salsa. Now check this out, it says it restores the fun and excitement of … [Read more...] about Long Bar, Tijuana Mexico – Bootleg Tequila and Stale Beer
Nate Parrish – La Jolla Volleyball Champ, Model, and First Streaker
[kml_flashembed publishmethod="static" fversion="8.0.0" movie="banners/nate.swf" width="470" height="300" targetclass="flashmovie"] [/kml_flashembed] Some of the people pictured are, Patty Brewer Macpherson (Roman lady), Pat Shea (ballerina) Brunette on far right is Little John Sylvada's girlfriend, Jack (Roman Solder). Jack always had the photo of Pat Shea framed ...and … [Read more...] about Nate Parrish – La Jolla Volleyball Champ, Model, and First Streaker
