Don The Beachcomber Obituary - General Tiki

K Koolau Member Oahu, Hawaii Joined: Sep 23, 2006 Posts: 323	K Koolau Posted posted on Sun, Aug 5, 2007 10:03 PM To be fair to the Times, I don't know that Donn considered himself or his restaurants "Tiki" - the images he seemed to use were much more polynesian- caribbean-nautical as opposed to the tiki-heavy look of Steven Crane's Kon Tiki or even Trader Vic. I just looked at that 1941 menu currently on eBay, and not one drink has a tiki name. His drinks seem to have come in glassware or the ceramic coconut or rum barrel, not a tiki mug. So maybe Don the Beachcomber was the source of tiki, but not particularly tiki itself. Bigbro - I grew up in Rosemead, so I recognize I have a warped perspective, but tiki never disappeared for me. Tiki torches were always called tiki torches, big apartment buildings had lava rocks, bamboo and waterfalls, and there has always been a Bahooka.

To be fair to the Times, I don't know that Donn considered himself or his restaurants "Tiki" - the images he seemed to use were much more polynesian- caribbean-nautical as opposed to the tiki-heavy look of Steven Crane's Kon Tiki or even Trader Vic. I just looked at that 1941 menu currently on eBay, and not one drink has a tiki name. His drinks seem to have come in glassware or the ceramic coconut or rum barrel, not a tiki mug. So maybe Don the Beachcomber was the source of tiki, but not particularly tiki itself.

Bigbro - I grew up in Rosemead, so I recognize I have a warped perspective, but tiki never disappeared for me. Tiki torches were always called tiki torches, big apartment buildings had lava rocks, bamboo and waterfalls, and there has always been a Bahooka.

Post #323465 by Koolau on Sun, Aug 5, 2007 10:03 PM