Home to hippies and the Spaceman

Over the decades, many groups have flocked to the town of Ocean Beach (OB): Artists, hippies, grassroots activists and small-batch brewers. 

Mike James arrived to OB in 1976. Since then he has lived in eight different spots, crisscrossing around town from Muir avenue all the way down to Del Monte avenue. At the age of twenty, James moved in with his brother; possessing no car or closed-toed shoes, just a skateboard and flip-flops. 

A year into the two living together, James’ brother came running into their apartment,

“Mike! You gotta meet this guy he calls himself the Spaceman!”