Post #212678 by Swanky on Sat, Feb 4, 2006 3:46 PM

I am working on a new project and looking for dates in Poly Pop and some actual Polynesian history. Like:

December 26th, 1956 - Mai Kai Fort Lauderdale opens.
August 26th, 2000 - Kahiki, Columbus, OH closed.
December 10th, 1902 - Victor "Trader Vic" Bergeron's birthday
????, 1944 - Trader Vic's invents his Mai Tai
October 11th, 1984 - Trader Vic dies
February 22nd, 1906 - Donn "the Beachcomber" Beach's birthday
December 5, 1933 - Don the Beachcomber opens the first tiki bar.
June 7th, 1989 - Donn Beach dies
April 10th, 1911 - Martin Denny's birthday
March 2nd, 2005 - Martin Denny dies
??? 1961 - Tiki Ti opens
June 23rd, 1963 - Enchanted Tiki Room opens
August 21, 1959 - Hawaii becomes US state
????, 2001 - "Book of Tiki" Published
April, 1959 - MArtin Denny's "Quiet Village" released.
March 14, 1922 - Les Baxter born
January 15th, 1996 - Les Baxter dies
February 2, 1933 - Arthur Lyman born in Kauai
February 24, 2004 - Arthur Lyman dies in Honolulu
November 27th, 1935 - The Tropics, Beverly Hills opens

Please post what you know.

Swank Blather- Talkin' atcha

[ Edited by: Swanky 2006-11-20 12:02 ]

[ Edited by: swanky 2006-12-16 21:13 ]