Post #431797 by ZuluMagoo on Sat, Jan 31, 2009 11:02 AM

I was in San Diego last week for a few days for a business trip and was able to spend a few hours doing some tiki research in the Central Branch of the San Diego Public Library.

I found this ad for the Bali Hai in a 1963 phonebook.

I love the fact they were playng up the cold war aspect in the current political climate.

To those unfamilar with the Bali Hai, it is located directly across the channel from the US Naval Air Station at North Island (home to the US Navy Seals). It is quite a sight to see the naval traffic coming and going thru the channel while sipping a Mai Tai at the bar. While I was there, The USS Nimitz and the USS Ronald Regan (both nuclear powered air craft carriers) were in port.

Maybe its time to dispatch Sam Gambino's Secret Tiki Agent 006 on the case.

[ Edited by: ZuluMagoo 2009-01-31 11:06 ]