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PTD Psycho Tiki D Tiki Socialite The river Styx, can you pay the toll? Joined: Oct 13, 2006 Posts: 1857	PTD Psycho Tiki D Posted posted on Fri, Oct 13, 2006 12:06 PM Hello, my name is Psycho Tiki D and I'm a tiki-holic! I just can't help myself and nothing I have tried will prevent me from buying and collecting tiki. Could it be because my motto is "No tiki left behind"? I have been collecting tiki for around four years or so. Ironically, my buddy got me my first mug, a green Harvey's "Sneaky Tiki" from Lake Tahoe. I was horrified, because I used to give him crap when we would be out looking for treasures and he would buy this stuff and I couldn't figure out why he would waste his money on junk. This mug sat in my kitchen window for about two years. One day, while doing some spring cleaning, it dawned on me it would be cool to have some more of these, to use for entertaining. I used to see these and others around the thrift stores and flea market for sale at about ten cents to a dollar and also thought they would work well with my other fifties and sixties collectibles, so I made a concerted effort to begin buying all I could find. This lead to purchasing not only mugs, but everything else associated with tiki. Today I have a very nice collection of tiki and Polynesian items...menus, matchbook covers, swizzle sticks, ashtrays, dinnerware, masks, mugs, bowls, carved and stone tikis, salt and pepper shakers, weapons, necklaces, records and jewelery (just to name a few). I really enjoy my tiki bar with my lighted "Primo Beer" Hawaiian Island relief map proudly standing center on the back wall. I need to thank Duke Carter for his wonderful book "Tiki Quest", I have spent hours flipping through the pages studying about what is out there. I have nearly worn out the first copy and will eventually need to replace it, since the some of the pages are falling out. I also want to thank all of you out there who have posted and discuss this genre. I have learned many interesting new things as a result of the topics displayed on this website and I look forward to learning much more and being an active participant in the future. By the way, my buddy succumbed to my collection (actually, he decided to go with a more "nautical" theme for his house (some tiki included) and was gracious enough to give me back the 6 Mark's Outrigger Cannery Row Green mugs I gave him some years back, more various mugs, as well as a "Pearls of Wisdom" print he had in his storage unit. See ya soon!

Hello, my name is Psycho Tiki D and I'm a tiki-holic! I just can't help myself and nothing I have tried will prevent me from buying and collecting tiki.

Could it be because my motto is "No tiki left behind"?

I have been collecting tiki for around four years or so. Ironically, my buddy got me my first mug, a green Harvey's "Sneaky Tiki" from Lake Tahoe. I was horrified, because I used to give him crap when we would be out looking for treasures and he would buy this stuff and I couldn't figure out why he would waste his money on junk.

This mug sat in my kitchen window for about two years. One day, while doing some spring cleaning, it dawned on me it would be cool to have some more of these, to use for entertaining. I used to see these and others around the thrift stores and flea market for sale at about ten cents to a dollar and also thought they would work well with my other fifties and sixties collectibles, so I made a concerted effort to begin buying all I could find. This lead to purchasing not only mugs, but everything else associated with tiki. Today I have a very nice collection of tiki and Polynesian items...menus, matchbook covers, swizzle sticks, ashtrays, dinnerware, masks, mugs, bowls, carved and stone tikis, salt and pepper shakers, weapons, necklaces, records and jewelery (just to name a few). I really enjoy my tiki bar with my lighted "Primo Beer" Hawaiian Island relief map proudly standing center on the back wall.

I need to thank Duke Carter for his wonderful book "Tiki Quest", I have spent hours
flipping through the pages studying about what is out there. I have nearly worn out the first copy and will eventually need to replace it, since the some of the pages are falling out.

I also want to thank all of you out there who have posted and discuss this genre. I have learned many interesting new things as a result of the topics displayed on this website and I look forward to learning much more and being an active participant in the future.

By the way, my buddy succumbed to my collection (actually, he decided to go with a more "nautical" theme for his house (some tiki included) and was gracious enough to give me back the 6 Mark's Outrigger Cannery Row Green mugs I gave him some years back, more various mugs, as well as a "Pearls of Wisdom" print he had in his storage unit. See ya soon!

Post #260594 by Psycho Tiki D on Fri, Oct 13, 2006 12:06 PM