Post #259515 by khan_tiki_mon on Fri, Oct 6, 2006 9:15 PM

My moniker of choice is Khan_Tiki_Mon. When I first thought of what to call my Tiki alter ego I initially thought of Kon Tiki Man in honor of Thor Heyerdahl's adventure with the Kon Tiki. At some times during my Tiki quest I have had undeserved thoughts of grandeur and during those times ideas like King Tiki or King of Tikis would creep into my consciousness. Khan is a ruler of a tribe and it sounds like Kon so you put the two together and you would have Khan Tiki Man. Not satisfied with that I changed Man to Mon. Every summer we vacation on the Outer Banks in North Carolina. My two favorite bar /restaurants there are the Rundown Cafe and Mama Kwan's Tiki Bar. I do characterize the Rundown as a Tiki bar (not everyone would agree). It has large Tikis outside, Tiki sconces in the dining room, and the upstairs bar is called the Tsunami Lounge. It is however distinctively Jamaican inspired (the signature dish, Rundown soup, is a Jamaican fish soup with sweet potatoes - delicious!). My other favorite haunt, Mama Kwan's, describes their cuisine as Jawaiian; a blend of Jamaican and Hawaiian. So, in honor of those places I changed Man to Mon to sound a little Jamaican. Final product is Khan_Tiki_Mon.