A Disappointing Visit to Mai-Kai - Tiki Drinks and Food

G GatorRob Member Orlando Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 1784	G GatorRob Posted posted on Sun, Mar 14, 2010 12:41 PM On 2010-03-14 11:08, GROG wrote: So, if the Mai Kai wants to make sure their drinks taste consistently good, then they need to make sure their girls are as consistently gorgeous on a day to day basis. I know GROG meant this to be funny (and your post was, very!), but your observation is closer to reality, or at least past reality, than you might realize. Case in point, I'm going to post something here with Swanky's permission. Okay, I don't really have your permission, but you posted it yourself before so it's in the public domain now. :D This is a letter from Bob Thornton (Mai-Kai co-owner at the time) to one of his girls on the payroll. They had a "point" system on the girls' appearance! I'm sure, considering the year, they were not only scored on looks and grooming, but also how they spoke, manners, etc. I'm sure they can't get away with so overt a scoring system now, but this shows how important those girls were (and obviously still are) to the overall "show". A sub-par drink is much more easily overlooked when surrounded by all that beauty. And, honestly, who wouldn't have wanted to be in Bob Thorton's shoes in 1965! By the way, thanks Tim for uncovering that letter. It's priceless. And here, by the way, is Ann (from the cover of the long-defunct Mai-Kai Happy Talk newsletter, March 1964). Figure looks fine to me. :D

On 2010-03-14 11:08, GROG wrote:
So, if the Mai Kai wants to make sure their drinks taste consistently good, then they need to make sure their girls are as consistently gorgeous on a day to day basis.

I know GROG meant this to be funny (and your post was, very!), but your observation is closer to reality, or at least past reality, than you might realize. Case in point, I'm going to post something here with Swanky's permission. Okay, I don't really have your permission, but you posted it yourself before so it's in the public domain now. :D

This is a letter from Bob Thornton (Mai-Kai co-owner at the time) to one of his girls on the payroll. They had a "point" system on the girls' appearance! I'm sure, considering the year, they were not only scored on looks and grooming, but also how they spoke, manners, etc. I'm sure they can't get away with so overt a scoring system now, but this shows how important those girls were (and obviously still are) to the overall "show". A sub-par drink is much more easily overlooked when surrounded by all that beauty. And, honestly, who wouldn't have wanted to be in Bob Thorton's shoes in 1965!

By the way, thanks Tim for uncovering that letter. It's priceless.

And here, by the way, is Ann (from the cover of the long-defunct Mai-Kai Happy Talk newsletter, March 1964). Figure looks fine to me. :D

Post #517248 by GatorRob on Sun, Mar 14, 2010 12:41 PM