James Last and the great Brit-tiki beachcomber bar mystery - General Tiki

A atomictonytiki Tiki Socialite Spain Joined: May 14, 2002 Posts: 1322	A atomictonytiki Posted posted on Fri, Sep 20, 2002 8:28 PM Hurrah for google, I think I've found where the original tiki bar billy butlins stole the idea from to make his beachcomber bar. A DAY RETURN TO EASTBOURNE My first excursion on the bands bus Friday, March 26th, 1976, the James Last Orchestra arrived in London, to spend three weeks on the road, for their fourth United Kingdom & Ireland Tour. Their base for the first few days, the Mayfair Hotel, London. To relax after their journey from Hamburg, they spent the evening in the Beachcomber Nite Club at the Mayfair, relaxing until the early hours of Saturday morning. you can read the rest of this rip roaring report on james last (yawn) at here. since a butlins site mentioned that billy stole his idea from a club in mayfair we can assume that the mayfair hotel beachcomber is the one.

Hurrah for google, I think I've found where the original tiki bar billy butlins stole the idea from to make his beachcomber bar.

A DAY RETURN TO EASTBOURNE

My first excursion on the bands bus

Friday, March 26th, 1976, the James Last Orchestra arrived in London, to spend three weeks on the road, for their fourth United Kingdom & Ireland Tour. Their base for the first few days, the Mayfair Hotel, London. To relax after their journey from Hamburg, they spent the evening in the Beachcomber Nite Club at the Mayfair, relaxing until the early hours of Saturday morning.

you can read the rest of this rip roaring report on james last (yawn) at here.
since a butlins site mentioned that billy stole his idea from a club in mayfair we can assume that the mayfair hotel beachcomber is the one.

Post #8881 by atomictonytiki on Fri, Sep 20, 2002 8:28 PM