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Secret Tiki Escapes – Episode 3: The Turkeymingo Club

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Secret Tiki Escapes behind the scenes Episode 2

Secret Tiki Escapes is a collaboration between BossaNova Life, Sveinn Photography, and yours truly, Tiki With Ray. In each episode, we visit a home Tiki bar, talk to the owner, have a Tiki drink or two, and Sveinn does a photo shoot with a pinup model.

On this episode of Secret Tiki Escapes the gang heads to Portland Oregon to visit The Turkeymingo Club. The Turkeymingo Club is hidden behind Kristy and Miguel’s home in their garage. It may be cold at first but after a couple drinks, the place warms right up!

Secret Tiki Escapes behind the scenes Episode 2

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #33 Aloha Theater and Tiki Bar Denver, CO

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Aloha Theater And Tiki Bar

It all started with some fake palm trees on sale…

John Mumford has been into the Tiki since he was in middle school. His parents actually let him build his own Tiki bar in the furnace room. Those are some cool parents! Fast-forward to 2009. John found some fake palm trees on sale for $50 at a hardware store tent sale and he couldn’t pass up them up! The rest they say is history. Here is John’s story…

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #32 The Black Lagoon Room Milwaukee, WI

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Katie and Pete in The Black Lagoon Room

The Creature from the Black Lagoon was always my favorite monster. He’s my favorite color (green) and was in 3-D! Katie Monachos and Pete Klockau are on the same page with me. They took the basement of their home in Milwaukee and converted it into a Tiki bar with a nod to the Creature from the Black Lagoon for good measure! Here is their story…

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #30 Mai Tiki Bar Indianapolis, IN

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Mai Tiki Bar

The Tiki scene in Indianapolis is alive and well in Bob Cripe’s basement. Hidden downstairs in Bob’s home is the Mai Tiki Bar and it’s truly impressive. Bob has been in construction for over twenty years and his skills are shown in the craftsmanship of this hidden Tiki escape. I’ll let Bob tell you his story…

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #28 The Drunken Monkey So-Cal, CA

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The Drunken Monkey

Jason Turnbaugh lives in the most perfect place to embrace the Tiki lifestyle: Southern California. Within a couple hours, Jason can be in Palm Springs, San Diego, or Los Angeles. Jason takes full advantage of his location and frequently visits all the cool Tiki bars So-Cal has to offer. When it came time to put together the Drunken Monkey, Jason pulled his influences from all these cool Tiki spots. Needless to say, his place is amazing! Here is how the Drunken Monkey came together…

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