Tiki in S. Florida- Ft. Lauderdale/Miami - Collecting Tiki

D donhonyc Tiki Socialite The Quiet EAST Village Joined: Jan 13, 2003 Posts: 1197	D donhonyc Posted posted on Fri, Jan 9, 2004 9:45 AM McDougall- You're right. On my last trip down there just a few weeks ago I didn't find much of what I was looking for. I did find some cool stuff at some thrift stores but not much of it was Tiki. The only tiki stuff I found was a Ray Kinney record at a Salvation Army for a quarter and Arthur Lyman 'The Legend of Pele' for $3 at a bookstore in Hollywood. I was mainly looking for LPs and I thought it was gonna be a bonanza, but I guess the Tikiphiles are rampant in South Florida as well. In total I think I hit 7 or 8 thrift and record stores looking for LPs. One store on Oakland Pk. I think it's called 'Larry's' had a ton of inventory, but I could not find not one Les Baxter LP, not to mention Denny, Lyman, or Yma Sumac. When I asked the guy at the counter who looked like he was right outta 'Wayne's World' where I could find any Les Baxter in the store he said "Who is that?" When I told him, he said "hmm I don't know, look in the Vocal section". Boutiki I know that All Books & Records store that you mentioned. I had been there before years ago. On this past trip though, as I was driving west on Oakland Park seeing the giant "All Book & Record" sign on the back of the building I got really amped about going in there only to find when I pulled in the parking lot that they were....you guessed it....CLOSED! Outta bidness...gone! I think they're making way for a furniture store in that space now. I also tried that really cool record store in the Searstown plaza. When I asked the nice gentleman behind the counter about 'Exotica'/Lounge music. he was like 'nah...just don't have any at the moment. There's a couple of people that come in here and snap that stuff up all the time'. Likewise for the vintage collectible store in the same plaza. When I asked if they had any Hawaiiana their answer was the same as the guy at the record store. There was also a really great record store on State Rd. 7 in Plantation. He had some cool LPs, but they weren't really bargains. Like in the $15 to $25 range. I mean where is the thrill in buying a really cool LP unless you get it for a steal, right?? As far as flea markets I was planning on going to the one in Margate and maybe the Swap Shop, but unexpected family stuff came up, and I ran outta time. [ Edited by: donhonyc on 2004-01-09 09:50 ]

McDougall-

You're right. On my last trip down there just a few weeks ago I didn't find much of what I was looking for. I did find some cool stuff at some thrift stores but not much of it was Tiki. The only tiki stuff I found was a Ray Kinney record at a Salvation Army for a quarter and Arthur Lyman 'The Legend of Pele' for $3 at a bookstore in Hollywood. I was mainly looking for LPs and I thought it was gonna be a bonanza, but I guess the Tikiphiles are rampant in South Florida as well. In total I think I hit 7 or 8 thrift and record stores looking for LPs. One store on Oakland Pk. I think it's called 'Larry's' had a ton of inventory, but I could not find not one Les Baxter LP, not to mention Denny, Lyman, or Yma Sumac. When I asked the guy at the counter who looked like he was right outta 'Wayne's World' where I could find any Les Baxter in the store he said "Who is that?" When I told him, he said "hmm I don't know, look in the Vocal section".

Boutiki I know that All Books & Records store that you mentioned. I had been there before years ago. On this past trip though, as I was driving west on Oakland Park seeing the giant "All Book & Record" sign on the back of the building I got really amped about going in there only to find when I pulled in the parking lot that they were....you guessed it....CLOSED! Outta bidness...gone! I think they're making way for a furniture store in that space now.

I also tried that really cool record store in the Searstown plaza. When I asked the nice gentleman behind the counter about 'Exotica'/Lounge music. he was like 'nah...just don't have any at the moment. There's a couple of people that come in here and snap that stuff up all the time'. Likewise for the vintage collectible store in the same plaza. When I asked if they had any Hawaiiana their answer was the same as the guy at the record store.

There was also a really great record store on State Rd. 7 in Plantation. He had some cool LPs, but they weren't really bargains. Like in the $15 to $25 range. I mean where is the thrill in buying a really cool LP unless you get it for a steal, right??

As far as flea markets I was planning on going to the one in Margate and maybe the Swap Shop, but unexpected family stuff came up, and I ran outta time.

[ Edited by: donhonyc on 2004-01-09 09:50 ]

Post #68494 by donhonyc on Fri, Jan 9, 2004 9:45 AM