When someone asks you if you want to come on a podcast, you say YES!
I took a small road trip from Seattle to Gig Harbor Audio in Gig Harbor to be a guest on the Harbor Gig Podcast. The Harbor Gig Podcast is hosted by JP and is a free form conversation about local topics and people. The first guest on the Harbor Gig Podcast was Kit Kuhn, the Mayor of Gig Harbor! I am number three…
I probably should state my name: Kimi Schroeder.
Quick history: Moved to Walla Walla from So Cal in 1992.
Started the roller derby league Walla Walla Sweets Rollergirls
Skated as Purl Slam in 2009.
Married to Layne for 30 years.
3 kids 14 year old at home, 22 year old in Bellingham, 20 year old in Berkeley.
Kimi, I don’t think I could write a better introduction than that!
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #39 The Pissed Mermaid Walla Walla WA”
Nothing lasts forever…
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On this episode of Secret Tiki Escapes the gang makes a special visit to tiki artist Dawn Frasier’s home, The Bamboo Bungalow Of Westwood located in Seattle Washington. Dawn doesn’t have a home tiki bar, her entire house is Tiki!
Continue reading “Secret Tiki Escapes – Episode 4: Dawn Frasier’s Bamboo Grove Of Westwood”
How do you celebrate someone’s birthday? You take them up to Canada to The Shameful Tiki Room! It was Samantha’s big day, I tagged along, and Samantha’s husband Jason Craig wrote about it…
You may know Rod Moore as the man behind The Shameful Tiki Room in Vancouver B.C. but you might not know that he also has a bar supply shop that has all your needs covered. This fine establishment is called The Modern Bartender…
Continue reading “The Modern Bartender – Bar Supply and Tiki store in Vancouver B.C.”
When Kym Wells isn’t playing bass for his 80’s retro band aptly called The Retro’s or working on pinball machines he’s relaxing in his home tiki bar with his wife Cheryl. The name of his tiki hideaway is called Kimo’s Hu-La-La Lounge and it’s truly breathtaking. I’ll let Kym take it from here…
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #38 Kimo’s Hu-La-La Lounge – Everett WA”
Your life should be filled with interests and hobbies that change constantly!
I actually met Jim along time ago back in 2004 and I didn’t realize it…
It’s one thing to borrow the name of a tiki drink to use as your home tiki bar’s name but it’s even better when you were too drunk to remember the drink you wanted to name your bar after! This is the case of The Blue Ka-Tiki. Dwayne and his wife really enjoyed their drink at Trader Sam’s. The drink was so good that they couldn’t remember what it was called! I can tell you this, it wasn’t called a Blue Ka-Tiki…
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #37 The Blue Ka-Tiki – Salida CA”
Tiki Modern…
We have all heard the term but do we really know what Tiki Modern is. Tiki Modern is the perfect combination of Tiki and Mid-Century Modern. The look is clean, streamlined and cool unlike traditional Tiki that tends to be more cluttered. If you want a great example of Tiki Modern look no further that Dawn Frasier’s home: The Bamboo Grove Of Westwood. I will let the pictures do the talking…
Continue reading “Home Sweet Tiki Home #3 Dawn Frasier’s Bamboo Grove Of Westwood – Seattle WA”
