Post #280964 by Ojaitimo on Thu, Jan 25, 2007 2:39 PM

I recieved this letter today from Phoebe Beach

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Aloha Tim...

Thank you for your e-mail. We will check out Tiki Central on the
Internet.

We are glad you enjoyed our book, HAWAII Tropical Rum Drinks & Cuisine
by Don the Beachcomber. It was fun to put together, but most of the
Don the Beachcomber story unfortunately could not be included in the
book because it was orignally supposed to be a recipe book. We were
fortunate to have even a portion of his story included, and this
happened only because the girls at Mutual Publishing were fascinated
by Donn's accomplishments and his life's story.

Donn Beach - a.k.a. Don the Beachcomber - was a remarkable man. His
career took him all around the world, and his contributions to the
tourist industry throughout the nations of the Pacific Rim were
numerous. He may be best remembered for his many exotic tropical rhum
concoctions and his tiki theme restaurants, especially his favorite,
the original Don's Beachcomber restaurant on McCadden Street in
Hollywood where be became good friends with many of Hollywood's stars,
and the place where most of those drinks were invented. But Donn was
a visionary whose many ideas were far ahead of their time, yet, today,
they can be found in use at tourist destinations all all around the
world.

We will celebrate Donn on his 100th birthday here in New Zealand where
we are vacationing.

Thanks again for your e-mail.

Aloha, Phoebe and Arnold