the Castaways- K.C., MO (a newly discovered former tiki lounge) - Locating Tiki

H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Tue, Jan 25, 2005 11:55 PM Sounds like the Castaways has a rich musical history: I just found this article about jazz drummer Tommy Ruskin, who got his start playing at the Castaways when it first opened. http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/4620157.htm Another great story. In it, he mentions that he was 17 when he started playing there, and it was new at the time. Some more searching on Ruskin turned up that he was born in 1942, so the Castaways must have opened right around 1959. Great find, 8ft Tiki!

Sounds like the Castaways has a rich musical history: I just found this article about jazz drummer Tommy Ruskin, who got his start playing at the Castaways when it first opened.

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/4620157.htm

Another great story. In it, he mentions that he was 17 when he started playing there, and it was new at the time. Some more searching on Ruskin turned up that he was born in 1942, so the Castaways must have opened right around 1959.

Great find, 8ft Tiki!

Post #137426 by Humuhumu on Tue, Jan 25, 2005 11:55 PM