Kansas City: The Tropics - was it tiki? - General Tiki

8T 8FT Tiki Tiki Socialite Kansas City, MO Joined: Nov 30, 2003 Posts: 1411	8T 8FT Tiki Posted posted on Tue, Dec 24, 2013 7:46 AM It has been previously determined that the TROPICS was a pre-tiki era establishment. But as the search for more a specific time-line of its operation is still ongoing, I did find an interesting lot of song cards recently. Before the jukebox became a cheaper alternative to live music in many entertainment spots, there were many, many live entertainers touring the country. Small acts like these were the norm for entertainment at the TROPICS. Instead of dropping a coin in the jukebox and picking your own song selection, back then you wrote a song title on the card and passed it to the waitress or the entertainer themselves. Here are a five examples of these cards featuring entertainers that you have probably never heard of. To photo these I opened them up so photo 1 is the outside cover (front and back) and photo 2 is the inside pages. I bet they had a lot of fun there at the TROPICS back in the day! BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Don Tiff was born September 7, 1910. The pianist, composer and arranger performed in the orchestras of Jan Garber, Raymond Scott and others; as well as led his own bands. In addition, he oversaw other musical endeavors, including serving as Musical Director at the Orpheum Theatre in Kansas City. Among his original compositions are Sunburst, Carmel By The Sea, and A Million And One Pine Trees. Tiff died September 23, 1998. I once was lost.....but now I'm found..... [ Edited by: 8FT Tiki 2015-01-31 10:59 ]

It has been previously determined that the TROPICS was a pre-tiki era establishment. But as the search for more a specific time-line of its operation is still ongoing, I did find an interesting lot of song cards recently. Before the jukebox became a cheaper alternative to live music in many entertainment spots, there were many, many live entertainers touring the country. Small acts like these were the norm for entertainment at the TROPICS. Instead of dropping a coin in the jukebox and picking your own song selection, back then you wrote a song title on the card and passed it to the waitress or the entertainer themselves. Here are a five examples of these cards featuring entertainers that you have probably never heard of. To photo these I opened them up so photo 1 is the outside cover (front and back) and photo 2 is the inside pages. I bet they had a lot of fun there at the TROPICS back in the day!

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Don Tiff was born September 7, 1910. The pianist, composer and arranger performed in the orchestras of Jan Garber, Raymond Scott and others; as well as led his own bands. In addition, he oversaw other musical endeavors, including serving as Musical Director at the Orpheum Theatre in Kansas City. Among his original compositions are Sunburst, Carmel By The Sea, and A Million And One Pine Trees. Tiff died September 23, 1998.

I once was lost.....but now I'm found.....

[ Edited by: 8FT Tiki 2015-01-31 10:59 ]

Post #702942 by 8FT Tiki on Tue, Dec 24, 2013 7:46 AM