Post #1067 by footman307 on Sat, Apr 27, 2002 11:53 PM

Hi folks, forgive me but I'm new to tiki, sort of. I have always liked tiki stuff since I was a kid (I'm in my 30s) I just bought The Book of Tiki by Sven Kirsten. After pouring over it all evening, I started scouring the basement, gargage, and called my siblings and came up with an unexpected small collection of family items that quality for Tiki. An old Don the Beachcomber menu from Chicago that I swiped when my family ate there in the early 70's and I was a kid (I remember stuffing it under my shirt), a tiki mug from a Benihana restaurant in Detroit, Lex Baxter and Martin Denny CD's of their exotic music, tiki masks from Disneyworld's tiki village that the family visited back in the 70's (I remember the singing tiki polls), and Ella Fitzgerald singing The Hawaiian War Chant in pretty bad Hawaiian.

So, I took a chance and searched the internet for tiki. Wow, I found all of you guys.

Since I don't have too much room for big carved tiki poles, statues, etc. I've decided to try start collecting tiki mugs. I'm not a purist yet so I wouldn't mind buying reproduced mugs to get a start. I think they are all neat. But, I need help to find out where I can find new ones to buy, old ones to collect and info about mugs.

I live in the midwest, Michigan, so access to these at flea markets is probably not going to be fruitful.

Are there any catologs or companies that I could contact?

Any of you folks sell mugs?

In other words, HELP!

Indoctrinate, educate, inspire me. Thanks folks!

My name is Pat and I welcome your thoughts and suggestions.