Post #149590 by Traitor Vic on Sun, Mar 27, 2005 7:00 PM

Okay. Here I go with my dumb idea...

Hale Tiki seems to be working as a name in Augusta doesn't it? Start out by dilluting your original idea for a name and you may end up dilluting your cocktails to make them more like what "normal people" expect at a bar. As much as I don't mind the Swanky Tiki idea it is one step closer to Tiki Bob's Cantina or the Freaky Tiki. Maybe insterting the word Tiki (Headhunter Tiki Lounge) would be a bit more specific. Perhaps you could just add your name to the Headhunter part (Swanky's Headhunter Lounge) thereby giving name to a personality that will be attached to the establishment regardless. Much like Don the Beachcomber's or Trader Vic's the lounge would then have a human face. Customers would be excited to have the opportunity to meet Swanky. The Live365 station would add to the allure. You'd become a local celebrity of sorts.

Of course this could be more trouble that it is worth and would not be desirable if you didn't want the attention. Still... I gotta vote for stickin' with the Headhunter as opposed to anything more Tennessee sounding.

Have you thought about having The Headhunter Lounge be the bar at a restaurant called The Lagoon Room or The Aloha or something along those lines?

[ Edited by: Traitor Vic on 2005-03-27 19:11 ]