Could an aloha shirt stand for something more than just embracing the tiki lifestyle?
Yes, it can!
Aloha/Hawaiian Shirts = Punk/Rebellion
Author: Ray
Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #46 Comrade’s Grotto – Long Beach CA
Who would have thought that having asthma as a kid would be the first step on the road to building your own home tiki bar! For Scott Parker, this is the case and this is his story …
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Talking With Leslie Eaton – Les Baxter’s Daughter
What would it be like if Les Baxter was your Dad?
I always wondered what it would be like if one of your parents was famous. If you’re into Tiki and Exotica music, you know who Les Baxter is. Leslie Eaton is his daughter and she was kind enough to answer some questions for me …
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The Fern Room – A New Rendezvous Where the Tacoma Cabana Used To Be! By Jason Craig
Well, it ain’t Tiki … but it is delightful!
Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #45 Ohana Gardens – Portland OR
Form follows function, but in the case of Jackie and Eric’s Ohana Gardens, it’s a different story. When you have a large backyard with plants, trees, bees, and chickens, you need tools and supplies, but more importantly, you need somewhere to store them. Jackie and Eric originally planned on building a storage shed …
They ended up with something way cooler …
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Puget Sound Tiki Tour 9/15/2018
2 Buses,
40 Tikiphiles,
5 Home tiki bars.
This is the Puget Sound Tiki Tour!
Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #44 Hala Kahiki Derby – Derby, England
I met Neil and his wife Carla at Tiki Kon 2018. They came all the way from England to attend Tiki Kon and visit as many tiki bars they could on their trip. That’s hardcore! Neil mentioned that he has his own tiki bar back home in Derby … I had to do a post on it! Here is Neil’s story …
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Tiki Bar Review #49 Chan’s Dragon Inn – Ridgefield NJ
It’s funny how a tiki bar can turn a town into a destination city …
I have to say that Ridgefield New Jersey is not a place I had any reason to go to, until I heard about Chan’s Dragon Inn …
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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #43 The Bamboozled Bungalow – Seattle WA
Jeanie and Tom and have been into Tiki a long time …
They were collecting tiki mugs and making tiki drinks back in the mid-90’s. If there were other people into tiki in Seattle, they wouldn’t have known. Jeanie and Tom were part of the second wave of tiki and didn’t even know it! The Bamboozled Bungalow is where Tom makes his drinks and Jeanie displays her mugs. Here’s a peak inside their piece of paradise, hidden in their basement …
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Secret Tiki Escapes Episode 5 – The Enchanted Jungle Lounge
On this episode of Secret Tiki Escape, the gang travels to Portland Oregon to visit Keith Hart’s Enchanted Jungle Lounge. It’s a home tiki bar that’s dark, classy and has a few surprises!
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