Post #184470 by Trader Woody on Mon, Sep 5, 2005 10:33 AM

On 2005-09-04 16:54, Humuhumu wrote:
In researching the Duva Den to add Trader Woody's mug to Ooga-Mooga, I came across a photo on this website:
http://www.anzwers.org/free/navyscpo4/guam_frank_lynch_2.html

Nice one Humuhumu! I'd always assumed it was from the US mainland, and now I find it's from a Tiki Bar on a US Airbase on a Pacific Island! A fascinating example of the spread of Tiki culture by forces personnel - in the UK it's known as "Selling coals to Newcastle".

I dug a little further and found some quotes about memories of the island by those Air Force guys:

"About 40 years ago Jim and I worked together on Guam ("Duva" in the local Chamorran lingo). "Duva Den" was the enlisted watering hole at the Naval Communications Station. Consumption at happy hour (10-cents-a-can "Lucky Lager", laced with formeldahyde for preservation during ocean shipment) tended to be liberal."

"Ran the NOB HILL Bowl a 5000 seat theatre where we had primiere of South Pacific"

"Working in the AFRS radio station and having fun with all the dependent girls that flocked to us announcers and DJs.
BBQ on the FAA beach with those girls.
Surfing at Telafolo beach.
Big Chinese dinners at some restaurant on the way to Agana.
Lowlights: The head-on crash we were in one day heading to Telafolo, badly injuring the other two guys in the car, which sat at the main gate for a month as an example for all about bad driving."

"The first indoor movie in Agana. Dec 25, 57, Love Me Tender with Elvis. It was better than Adak. 18 months was enough for me tho. 3 of us did take a 14 day leave to Tokyo and spent all of our money in a week. The guys back on Guam took up a collection and wired it to us for we cud spend a couple more days only if we brought back souvenirs (panties, bras etc.) The battles us ditty chasers had with the tape copiers with wooden assholes on weekends when it was slow."

"Weekly Bible studies." (?)

"Typhoons, Talofofo Falls, Merizo, Beaches, R&R Flight to Hong Kong, The opening of McDonalds and the Eve Watch trips to get 60 Big Macs, etc., San Miguel Beer Headaches, Sunsets at Piti Beach, NCS Football, Midnight softball after the Eve watch, Special Services records and tape recorders, Sergeant Sochio Yakoi (sp?) of the Imperial Japanese Army captured by pig hunters, boonie stomping, huge spiders"

"met wife there and daughter was born there. the parties, the parties! best place in the world for ocean recreation."

"Nudie bars and drinking. That pretty much summed up my 4 years in Guam"

Trader Woody