Diamond Head, Washington, DC (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

J JackLord Tiki Socialite Washington, DC Joined: Jan 18, 2006 Posts: 175	J JackLord Posted posted on Tue, Jun 11, 2013 2:07 PM On 2013-06-02 10:49, Johnny Dollar wrote: ok, this is a weird one from april 21 1977. trying to sell it as an eqyptian fern bar - ??!? perhaps the graphics at the bottom are intended to evoke diamond head, but it sure looks like pyramids to me. waiiittt... i was 6 years old at the time, and i remember going to the king tut exhibit at the national gallery of art at the time... ha! zeitgeist marketing! that rules :D from wikipedia: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (November 17, 1976 – March 15, 1977) – 836,000 visitors in over 117 days http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treasures_of_Tutankhamun#Other_museums_to_host_the_exhibition_2 I think you are correct. King Tut was in town and the whole region was smitten with pyramids, mummies, and gold treasures. I myself waited for 1 1/2 hours to see it.

On 2013-06-02 10:49, Johnny Dollar wrote:
ok, this is a weird one from april 21 1977.

trying to sell it as an eqyptian fern bar - ??!?
perhaps the graphics at the bottom are intended to evoke diamond head, but it sure looks like pyramids to me.

waiiittt... i was 6 years old at the time, and i remember going to the king tut exhibit at the national gallery of art at the time... ha! zeitgeist marketing! that rules :D

from wikipedia:

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (November 17, 1976 – March 15, 1977) – 836,000 visitors in over 117 days

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treasures_of_Tutankhamun#Other_museums_to_host_the_exhibition_2

I think you are correct. King Tut was in town and the whole region was smitten with pyramids, mummies, and gold treasures.

I myself waited for 1 1/2 hours to see it.

Post #681601 by JackLord on Tue, Jun 11, 2013 2:07 PM