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Post #784252 by kenbo-jitsu on Thu, Feb 22, 2018 8:59 PM

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Las Vegas bar plans party to honor the founder of Don the Beachcomber. Flaming drinks and Spam skewers will be served.
Los Angeles Times, February 21, 2018

http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-las-vegas-tiki-celebration-20180220-htmlstory.html

In honor of Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt (aka Don the Beachcomber), born February 22, 1907.

Author Sven Kirsten argues against Don being called the “Founder of Tiki Culture” in his book, The Art of Tiki (see page 87).