75th anniversary of the first tiki bar - General Tiki

S Swanky Tiki Socialite Hapa Haole Hideaway, Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5398	S Swanky Posted posted on Fri, Dec 5, 2008 3:22 PM On 2008-12-05 15:08, GatorRob wrote: On 2008-12-05 12:15, Swanky wrote: I bet a lot of bars opened on this day 75 years ago, Don Beach's was just one... Ummm... huh? That's a surprising comment coming from you. YOU know how it all started with Donn and moved onward from there. I'm not such a stickler for the exact date (although I am curious), but I do find it commendable to take notice of it. If nothing else, it gives us an excuse to mix some drinks hopefully in a way that Donn would approve. So, in his honor, I'm sipping a Luau Grog now. Okay, not a Donn drink, but at least based on one! FYI, this is also the 75th anniversary of the end of prohibition, that's why I say, there were likely a lot of bars that opened 75 years ago today. But none have had the impact of Ernest Baeumont Ganntt's(sp?) Happy anniversary to our Daddy as The Bum says...

On 2008-12-05 15:08, GatorRob wrote:

On 2008-12-05 12:15, Swanky wrote:
I bet a lot of bars opened on this day 75 years ago, Don Beach's was just one...

Ummm... huh? That's a surprising comment coming from you. YOU know how it all started with Donn and moved onward from there. I'm not such a stickler for the exact date (although I am curious), but I do find it commendable to take notice of it. If nothing else, it gives us an excuse to mix some drinks hopefully in a way that Donn would approve. So, in his honor, I'm sipping a Luau Grog now. Okay, not a Donn drink, but at least based on one!

FYI, this is also the 75th anniversary of the end of prohibition, that's why I say, there were likely a lot of bars that opened 75 years ago today. But none have had the impact of Ernest Baeumont Ganntt's(sp?) Happy anniversary to our Daddy as The Bum says...

Post #422343 by Swanky on Fri, Dec 5, 2008 3:22 PM