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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #68 The Atomik Tiki Lounge – San Lorenzo CA

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About a decade ago, Jenny and Chad Martens had it really good. They lived in Alameda CA, a block away from Forbidden Island, and Baby Doe and Otto Von Stroheim were their neighbors. Then Jenny and Chad got some bad news, that Baby Doe and Otto were moving away. But the good news is that they gave Jenny and Chad some of the lauhala and bamboo poles from their tiki bar! Jenny and Chad used their newly acquired materials to build their very own tiki bar called The Atomik Tiki Lounge.

Jenny and Chad have since moved out of Alameda and now live in San Lorenzo. They tore down and rebuilt The Atomik Tiki Lounge in their new home and it’s bigger and better than ever! Here is their story …

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Tiki VIP #42 Jayme Blaschke – A Moment Of Tiki (A How-To Tiki Show)

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It’s not hard to find cocktail how-to videos online. But what if you’re curious about how to work with bamboo or how to renew a rattan chair? Well, I have a show for you. It’s called A Moment of Tiki and the videos are top notch! Jayme Blaschke is the host of this incredible show and I’ll let him take it from here …

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #67 The Royal Ohana Room – Cleveland OH

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Craig Donofrio grew up in So-Cal and enjoyed Disneyland, going to Hawaii, and backyard luaus as a kid, so it’s safe to say tiki has been in Craig’s blood for a long time. When Craig and his wife Paula moved to Cleveland, they decided to build their own tiki bar in their basement. They called it The Royal Ohana Room and here is their story …

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Tiki VIP #42 Kat Reeder – Tiki Artist from Honolulu

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Kat Reeder is an artist that lives in Honolulu and her artwork makes me want to get on a plane right now and head to Hawaii! Kat is a digital artist, but her work looks like it’s from the 60’s and 70’s. I could totally see Kat’s “vintage-inspired tropical glamour girls” hanging on the walls of a travel agency or in the pages of a magazine. Tiki is escapism, but it can also be a time machine. Kat’s work will take you back to a simpler time. Here is her story …

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #66 The Liki Tiki Honu Hale – Mission Viejo CA

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Having a waterfall in your tiki room is cool.

Having water falling into your tiki room from a clogged drain upstairs, not so cool.

But for Christian and Ge’Nelle, it makes for a good story of how they came up with the name of their tiki bar, The Liki Tiki Honu Hale. Here is their story …

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Tiki VIP #41 Steve Ward – Mai-Tais, Toques and Tikis

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While browsing through the video choices on Amazon Prime, I stumbled upon a documentary about the tiki scene up in Winnipeg Canada. It’s called Mai-Tais, Toques and Tikis and it is awesome! I loved this documentary so much that I bought it on Amazon immediately. It’s about thirty minutes long and it leaves me wanting more every time I watch it! The man behind this great tiki documentary is Steve Ward. Here’s his story on how Mai-Tais, Toques and Tikis became a reality …

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Love At First Tiki! – First Date At Tiki Underground And Now They’re Married!

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There’re a couple of choices when deciding where you go on a first date …

Coffee? Dinner? Movie? How about a Tiki Bar! Angela and JR have known each other since high school, but didn’t go on their first “official” date till 22 years later. They decided to meet up at Tiki Underground in Hudson Ohio. There must have been a spark because now they’re married! Here is their story …

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #65 D&L Exotic Tradewinds Paradise – Indianapolis IN

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How many bedrooms?

How big is the kitchen?

One or two car garage?

Does the master bedroom have a walk-in closet?

This is what most people ask when looking to buy a home, but for Linda and Dave Bagdade, “can we build a tiki room in it?” was the most important question! Here is their story …

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