Post #140072 by dangergirl299 on Tue, Feb 8, 2005 11:03 AM

I think tropical birds are VERY appropriate for a tiki bar, especially since my first exposure/lust for a tiki "bar" sprung from my many childhood experiences at Disney's Tiki Room - which is all about the tropical birds.

my tiki bar/room has, among its treasures: one fake parrot (a gift from parents); a print of a vintage Disney Tiki Room poster (birds and tikis); and a really cool funky hand-painted oil painting of tropical birds done in a wacky geometric/primitive style in oranges and yellows. I picked it up at a garage sale in the middle of bumfruck Oregon for about $1. Hand written on the back of it in permanent marker is the name and address of some woman on "telegraph ave, berkeley" but I've never looked her up.

I'd probably have real birds in there too if my cat wasn't so darn fond of them...

last time I was in Hawaii there was a flock of wild parrots hanging out near our patio; man they were noisy! But then, I just read there is a flock of wild parrots on telegraph hill in SF so that doesn't necessarily make parrots "polynesian."