by Harrison Diamond
McLean Redinbaugh
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McLean Redinbaugh has spent years traveling the world outside
his native Australia. Of all the places he has called home,
‘Mac’ feels that Berlin is where “you’ve got more freedom of
expression than anywhere else I’ve been.”
After arriving in February
2008, Mac started to make his mark on the formerly divided city.
Working for Fat Tire Bike Tours based out of Alexanderplatz, he
is a guide for their popular Insomniac Pub Crawls. Taking
anywhere between eight and 50 patrons out on each crawl, Mac
must keep the group out of trouble and in the position to get
properly intoxicated. Still, whether he is bringing 30+ people
into the bigger clubs of Berlin-Mitte or pouring shots of
Absinthe down a dozen Americans’ throats under the U-Bahn tracks
in Prenzlauerberg, Mac is sure he has the third best job in the
world – after Hugh Hefner and Playboy photographers’ assistants.
Mac’s life, however, does not
solely revolve around abusing his liver, for his other passion
is boxing. Taking up fighting from an early age, the 29-year-old
trains with his artist girlfriend, Lynsey, at a gym at the end
of the East Side Gallery that he describes as a bit “Master
Racey.” He is set on owning his own gym upon returning to
Australia, after training in Thailand. Ideally, he will take
over one to avoid the delays and costs of a new startup. “Even
if you’re trying to avoid the incredibly complex machines…your
setup cost is still massive…all that time that you spend…is time
you’re paying for a property that you’re not making any money
from.” By taking over a failing location, he hopes to bring his
own perspective to running a successful training gym and cut out
the wasted time and money. |