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Tiki Central / General Tiki / 1962 Lucius Beebe column on Polynesian Traps

Post #551653 by Dustycajun on Wed, Sep 1, 2010 8:20 PM

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Randy,

Nice find on that Beebe article. Here is another article featuring some text from Beebe that I had listed in my post on the Monte Proser Beachcomber chain:

Syndicated columnist Lucius Beebe seemed to think the New York Beachcomber was an extension of the original California club, which he described as "a gloomy grotto of strong waters specializing in rum toddies of paralyzing dimensions." In a 1940 article headlined "Rash of Tropical Saloons Spreads Across Nation," Beebe wrote that it would soon "be possible to cross the continent without ever emerging from a Zombie swoon."

He was not thrilled by the prospect, and predicted the Tiki fad would soon fizzle, He was only off by about 30 or 40 years, which was how long it took for the deluge of faux-Polynesia finally to dry up.

It seems that Beebe was fond of the subject for a few decades! Would be nice to see a full copy of the early article.

DC