Post #635230 by TikiTomD on Sun, May 6, 2012 8:17 AM

Wendy, in answer to your question from the post above, the Blowfish Bar is celebrating the arrival of two beautiful mugs from danlovestikis, as posted in your thread and recapped here...

The Zombie Torch Mug

In examining the mug topography, you’ll note that certain anatomical features of interest are highlighted (the nipples are painted)...

The Fu Manchu Bob Mug

In accordance with the designer’s intent and the instructions included on the base, an authentic Doctor Funk cocktail was prepared based on the Mystic Isles of the South Seas recipe as interpreted by TropicDrinkBoy and Porpoise, then it was carefully decanted into Fu Manchu Bob. A toast to Herr Funk followed...

Pat joined in on the toast...

Then our two Wendy mugs took their place among the Tiki art atop the Blowfish Bar...

The beautiful Aloha shirt I wore above was the gift of Jackie Zumwalt (pa`akiki), a wonderful lady introduced to Pat and I by Sven Kirsten (bigbrotiki) during Hukilau 2012. We visited Jackie in her beautiful Fort Lauderdale home where she mixed delicious Mai Tais for us in her home Tiki bar, salvaged from the former home of Ren Clark by her and her husband, Frank (bifcozz)...

Here are Sven and I (in my Sophista-Tiki custom shirt) enjoying those Mai Tais next to the Ren Clark Polynesian Village logo Tiki carved by Milan Guanko...

Here is a much better photo of the bar taken by Sven on a subsequent visit to Jackie’s home with Jackie flanked by Martin Cate and Jeff “Beachbum” Berry...

Jackie shared many tales and her home was a living Tiki museum. Here’s another Sven photo of Jackie, Pat and I adjacent to a door that came from a Trader Vic’s...

It was only July of last year that a boat explosion occurred, tragically ending the life of Frank Zumwalt and severely injuring Jackie. She has made a remarkable recovery and one would have no idea to look at her of the burns that affected even her face. She was such a gracious host, and sharing more time with her at the Mai-Kai made this Hukilau all the more special to us. Her lilting Scottish brogue was music to the ears. Here is a photo I took with Sven’s camera of the trio of Pat, Sven and Jackie in front of the Mai-Kai...

It is a small world in the sense that I met Jackie online several years ago in the Moon Islander thread where she (as pa`akiki) posted menu photos to correspond with the drink recipes I had posted from the former Moon Islander bartender’s notebook. What fun to meet the person behind those posts! We hope to reciprocate by hosting Jackie soon at the Blowfish Bar...

-Tom