Post #761702 by AdOrAdam on Wed, Mar 30, 2016 1:34 PM

Hi all

The name The Cannibal Cove come from a few things.

Jo & I went to the UK Rumfest in 2013, we went to a Martin Cate seminar.

Martin told us about the cannibal trio that Smugglers Cove had (after the event, I believe this had been Tiki Kate's). He also told us they were going to the Tiki Pop exhibition in Paris... We (slightly drunkenly) made plans to go.

We found out we were having Rosie a short time after but kept the plans.

So the 3 of us (plus Jos father & sister Alice) went to the exhibition & had a long weekend in Paris. We all enjoyed it a lot.

Here's a few of our pics from the trip:

Rosie also came with us to the Mai Kai in Florida - the cannibal logo was used there too once upon a time.

Hands off the Jet Pilot!

It felt like cannibals just kept cropping up, even in rubbishy second hand sales we went to (but they weren't even close).

We tossed about a few names around with 'Cannibal' in it - 'Cannibal Room' was too plain, 'Cannibal Lounge' already exists on TC... Jo suggested 'Cannibal Cove' & it just felt like a good fit.

Number 1 on our bucket list is a visit to San Fran - for all the good tourist stuff like Golden Gate Bridge & Alcatraz but you can all guess where you'll find me a few nights on that trip. It's as good as 'second part of the name' as any :)

There's no getting away from the fact cannabalism is eating people - that's a savage thought incompatible with modern life. Somehow mixing the word in a 'tiki environment' makes it sounds fun.

I guess we'll explain it to Rosie as 'cannibals are people that eat you... NOM NOM!!', tickle her lots & nibble her :) she already says 'hello tiki' at some of our carvings & growls.

Also, y'know, I think there's a good 'tiki pedigree' there :)