Post #370142 by bigbrotiki on Sat, Mar 29, 2008 6:55 PM

Wow! Here is my take on what happened:

Bert Balmer, (of German descent?), had become fond of Polynesian cocktails, because:

"At that time in Liverpool, a number of Polynesian restaurants had opened, and "Tiki" food became a fad."

So he needed a good official excuse to be seen with umbrella drinks, and pretended to go "underground":"Balmer's bizarre theory was met with disbelief by junior members of the Lancashire police, but the Deputy Chief Constable began to visit Polynesian clubs and restaurants, and even listened to "Tiki music" on vinyl records."

Perhaps he even listened to Martin Denny ....backwards!!?

This statement "At that time in Liverpool, a number of Polynesian restaurants had opened, and "Tiki" food became a fad." calls for some serious research by Britiki agents, for sure!

And maybe little David Dutton, now a grown up man, remembers something about the act now. Just don't say you're from Tiki Central!

PS: Sorry, that last one was a bad taste joke!

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2008-03-29 19:11 ]