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Zeta posted on 11/18/2010

Very super cool exhibit in Galeria Vertigo ( http://www.vertigogaleria.com ) of Mitch O'connell's art. Some paintings with tiki themes in them.

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Zeta posted on 11/29/2010


Wau y los Arrrghs!!! (from Valencia Spain) live in Mexico.
They play a supercool song called "zombi"
Juanito Arrrgh!!! wears a nice (human?) bone necklace...

Picture by me.

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Zeta posted on 12/16/2010

There's a Restaurant in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, called Tangaroa. Excellent shrimp they say.

PTD
Psycho Tiki D posted on 01/11/2011

Not sure if this is the place to post these menu covers? Looks appropriate, however these lean towards Mextiki and not Mexotica?

Picked these up a few months back. The are from Sitmar Cruises 1975 and the artist is I. Pelli.

Later,

PTD

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Zeta posted on 07/01/2011


Sign from "El Tiki" In Puebla, Mexico.

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Dustycajun posted on 07/09/2011

Hola Zeta,

Some Mexotica for you since you have been blue on Tiki Shout.

Postcard of the Kon Tiki floating restaurant from Ensenada.

And one that I just discovered, the Hawaii 5-0 (Cinco Cero) in Monterrey.

Nice looking outrigger beams out front.

Carta Blanca outriggers.

Nice interior.

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Some cool Tikis, time for a road trip.

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Adios amigo,

DC

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Zeta posted on 07/22/2011

Thank you so much Dustycajun! You are great! I had no idea of Hawaii cinco - cero! Thanks for the lead! I will investigate more for sure!

Flyer for an event in Mexico City
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I have a few extras in case that anyone wants to trade. Gratis for you Dusty!

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Dustycajun posted on 11/15/2012

Here is another entry for my long lost friend Zeta's Mexotica post. I picked up this postcard from Las Playitas in Sonora, Mexico.

Nice looking Tiki bar.

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Wonder what the rest of the place looked like?

DC

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Zeta posted on 12/12/2012

Hola Dustycajun amigo! Como estas colega!
Thanks for sharing amazing lovely pictures! Always braking new Tiki territory, furthering frontiers, buen trabajo Dustycajun! Really cool dude! I will investigate your lead.
Muchas Gracias!
A modern flyer for you...
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Lost Acapulco

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PockyTiki posted on 12/13/2012

Great thread! As an enthusiastic fan of tiki, ancient mayan/aztec/olmec art and lucha libre, I support this thread whole-heartedly. Viva Mexico!

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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 01/08/2013

On 2010-09-20 11:42, GROG wrote:

On 2010-08-30 07:43, Zeta wrote:
I am super glad to meet fellow non-USA tikiphiles and specially happy to meet another Mexican. I think we are the only two around.

That's because most of the Mexicans are over here in the USA.

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Not funny Ernie.

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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 01/08/2013

Dusty, Do you know if the Kon Tiki floater in Ensenada is alive and well?
Mahalo,
David

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Zeta posted on 05/26/2013

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Tiki Mai Kai cannibal trio
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Indiana Jones Idol
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Mexico Pre Hispanic sculpture.

So, I think, the mystery of the origin of the Mai Kai three cannibals is solved.
(applause)

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GROG posted on 05/26/2013

Look to GROG like idol is depiction of female giving birth.

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GROG posted on 05/26/2013

Look to GROG like idol is depiction of female giving birth.

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Dustycajun posted on 05/26/2013

Zeta mi amigo, nice to see you back! I am going to have to go with Grog on this one, looks more child-birth than Cannibal.

DC

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bigbrotiki posted on 05/26/2013

Well, there are those that theorize that the "Cannibals" are actually "Birthers": The big belly one being pregnant, than the two others giving birth seated. Like it is done in many indigenous societies.

According to historians, the Tahitians practiced infanticide - but not cannibalism. The Marquesans did, though. These Tikis are Marquesan in design. I am sure of that.

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Dustycajun posted on 05/26/2013

Bigbro,

Never thought about the birthing theory, makes sense.

Here is a version of the three Cannibals from the Luau in Canada that seems to go with that idea.

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DC

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Zeta posted on 08/29/2016

R.I.P. Juan Gabriel. Author of The song "Noa Noa" (rose wood) about a tiki bar...

Cuando quieras tu
divertirte mas
y bailar sin fin
yo se de un lugar
que te llevare (vamos al noa)
y disfrutaras (vamos al noa)
de una noche que
nunca olvidaras

quieres bailar esta noche

vamos al noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa
noa vamos a bailar
vamos al noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa
noa vamos a bailar

este es un lugar de ambiente
donde todo es diferente
donde siempre alegremente
bailara toda la noche
alli

este es un lugar de ambiente
donde todo es diferente
donde siempre alegremente
bailaras toda la noche
alli...

...esta noche te invito a bailar esta noche mi amor...

...quieres bailar esta noche

vamos al noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa
noa vamos a bailar

vamos al noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa
noa vamos a bailar
he he!

vamos al noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa
noa vamos a bailar

vamos al noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa
noa vamos a bailar

vamos al noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa, noa-noa
noa vamos a bailar...

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[ Edited by: Zeta 2016-08-28 18:28 ]

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