Post #649528 by tiki1963 on Sat, Aug 25, 2012 12:13 PM

here's a neat thing my mom saved and gave me recently...

i was born in miami beach and have been heavily into tiki since i was a kid.

there's NO QUESTION the Castaways and the Luau on 79th St Causeway were two HUGE influences on my fragile egg-shell mind as a lifelong love of tiki.

it's funny how different times are now. our parents had no problem dropping us off at the Castaways alone for the afternoon as they had a huge indoor swimming poor right next to the Shinto Temple and Wreck Bar. it had massive "stained-glass-style" fiberglass wall panels around the pool that let in amazing colored natural light. keeping with the poly-asian theme, there were incredible chinese dragons for each panel.

between the incredible looking, no-kids-allowed, bars and the pool, you can imagine what effect that would have on a seven year old.

anyhow, here's my attempt to tell my mother what an amazing day we had! (also funny that i'm still lazy when i draw!)