Post #634789 by Wildsville man on Wed, May 2, 2012 6:43 PM

A fast History of this years Mug and shot glass set for Tiki Caliente 4.

Much like the first mug we produced that payed respect to the large tiki overseeing the Caliente Tropics Pool

We thought we would use the very unknown and under loved tiki torches from the Don The Beachcombers here in Palm Springs as our Muse.

relighting the torches

Many people drive by that building on North Palm Canyon and never look up to see those torches still standing proud but with no life anymore.
As the Building is a wreck most of the torches still stand. As the new owners are forced to take off the wood shingles on the roof to meet new fire code you wonder if the torches will be next.

here is a link to some old photo's from the building

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=30245&forum=5&start=120&hilite=palm%20springs%20don%20the%20beachcomber

So this is our way of keeping a part of Palm Springs History alive and putting a spot light back on the basic functional art that are these torches.

Rory "WILDSVILLE MAN" Snyder

http://www.tiki-caliente.com/

[ Edited by: wildsville man 2012-05-02 20:13 ]