Dave Chaney has a love for punk rock, tiki and horror, especially The Creature From The Black Lagoon. I love when people combine the things they love into their home tiki bar. It really gives you a glimpse into someone’s passions why enjoying a Mai Tai or two. Dave’s home tiki bar is a perfect example of this and here is his story …
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #84 The Lagoon – St. Helens OR”
I don’t know too many people that grow pineapples in their backyard but Scott Deeter does and it’s one of many inspirations for his home tiki bar. It’s called The Hala Kahiki Hideaway and it has a Disney, Trader Sam’s, Polynesian Village vibe. Hey, Scott and Kim (Scott’s partner-in-crime) live in Orlando, so there has to be some Disney influence, right! Here is Scott’s story of The Hala Kahiki Hideaway …
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #83 The Hala Kahiki Hideaway – Orlando FL”
What is Butlin’s?
What is a Holiday Camp?
And what’s a tiki bar called The Beachcomber Bar doing there?
Continue reading “The Beachcomber Bar At Butlin’s Holiday Camp”
Some get chocolates for Valentine’s Day …
Some get roses …
Some get a romantic evening,
But for Angela Hoffmann, Her husband gave her a trailer!
And Angela themed it Tiki!
Here is the story of a tiki themed trailer called My Funny Valentine …
Continue reading “A Tiki Themed Trailer Named My Funny Valentine”
I usually like my tiki bars dark but in the case of Matt “Captain” Wittstock’s Boom Boom Room, keep the lights on! I’ve always wondered what a home tiki bar might have looked like in the 70’s and I think I found my answer. There are so many cool little details inside the Boom Boom Room that it would be a sin to turn the lights out. Here is Matt’s story …
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #82 The Boom Boom Room – Royal Oak MI”
There have been many tiki bars/restaurants that have come and gone over the years. Sometimes the building is demolished and something new is built, sometimes the building gets “repurposed” and becomes another business entirely, or the building is just abandoned and left to rot away. Sadly, when a tiki bar is gone, it’s gone for good and all that is left is the memories of the patrons who were lucky enough to go when the bar was still open …
Continue reading “Knobby’s Mai Tai Restaurant – A History In Bits And Pieces Compiled By Bob Cripe”
I love tiki bars because they are dark, mysterious and dare I say creepy?
As I’ve gotten more and more into tiki culture, I’ve learned that not everything in a tiki bar necessarily needs to be tiki. There are other elements that play well with tiki, like nautical, Disney, mid-century, atomic age and last but not least, goth and horror. No one combines the elements of goth and horror better than the artist, Devon Devereaux. He is the master of Creepy Tiki and here is his story …
Continue reading “Tiki VIP #45 Devon Devereaux – Creepy Tiki”
It’s hard to deny that World War II had a massive impact on Tiki’s popularity. Many GI’s came back from the war in the South Pacific with a new-found love for all things tropical and shared this love with the rest of their family. This would be the case with Scott Evans. Both of his grandfathers served in the South Pacific and this sparked his interest in tiki. His grandfathers inspired him so much that Scott built his own tiki bar and called it PaPa Nui in honor of his grandfather. Here is the story of PaPa Nui …
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #81 PaPa Nui – Charleston SC”
Continue reading “Tiki VIP #44 Cristian Salazar Diaz- Adventures With Alchemy”
There is nothing more beautiful than a tiki bar outside. But what do you do if you live somewhere that actually gets cold in the winter? The answer is you do what Pete Flessas did and extend your tiki bar into your basement. Pete and Kelly’s Kapu Tiki Lounge started with a tribal mask and ended with a super cool tiki escape that goes inside and out, or would it be the other way around? Here is Pete’s story about tribal masks, Dark ’n’ Stormies and graven Images …
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #80 Kapu Tiki Lounge – Milwaukee WI”
