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mstikiola
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09/17/2015
Hi all, and thanks Tiki Central for this cool resource. Native Californian, beach lover, born and raised in Socal, currently living in SF Bay area. Forbidden Island is my favorite local tiki hangout :) |
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09/18/2015
Aloha Tikipopoki and TikiP !! Are you coming to the Forbidden Island parking lot sale ?? http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=48194&forum=17&17 If so, please introduce yourselves. BB |
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VampiressRN
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09/19/2015
Welcome to all the new folks, so happy to have you here. If you are working on or have a Tiki Lounge at your place, don't forget to post in the Home Tiki Bars forum. We love to see everyone's spaces plus it is a great place to learn how to do things. |
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Tropicarious
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09/20/2015
Mihalo everyone! I am thrilled when I read that people are trying to restore the Kahiki fireplace, even though it is no longer in Ohio. I like to think that I cut my teeth on the pineapple slices from my parents' drinks at Georgie Rudin's Tropics restaurant here in Dayton. I was so sad when I found that the place was gone, and the same with the Kon Tiki theater. Those places were our Polynesian Pop outposts, and I was elated when the surf band I play in, The Nicky Kay Orchestra, was invited to play at The Call of the Tropics and Festiki, festivals put on here in town by the FOM to honor those places and evoke the mid century Tiki culture that inhabited them. I look forward to interacting with the cool people who are in abundance here. |
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NilePrincess
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09/22/2015
Hey y'all. I didn't even know this was a thing until today. Fail on my part. |
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09/23/2015
Hello everyone! First off, sorry for my english, i'm french-speaking te-he Soooooo, you guys can call me Bettie, i'm 24 and I live in Quebec Canada. I'm really exited to have found that forum cause here forums are not popular anymore, it's hard to find a good community online who will share with you! I love everything that's vintage, I could be called a "rockabilly girl" if you wish... I especially like the Tiki and Atomic styles of the 40-60's era. I always create stuff when I have some spair time, I like to paint, sculpt, draw, take photos or play the uke! I'm currently taking some sculpture courses (as well as woodwork but that's an other story) and I really want to make some tiki home accessories (like key holders, fridge magnets, candle holders, deco and other stuff. I think the "tiki gallery" part of this site will be my new home haha! Anywho, please to meet you all, can't wait to get some tips from the awesome artists that write here! XxxXX |
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Thurston Howell IV
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09/23/2015
Welcome Wawahine, we need more Queenslander tiki culture. We're in Hervey Bay so if I stand on my roof I could probably see you in Brisbane. That's me waving now. |
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Kumu
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09/24/2015
Good afternoon everyone from sunny Columbus, Ohio, home of the sadly-lost, but beloved Kahiki. I finally got around to signing up on Tiki Central after many years of browsing the boards. Glad to be on-board. Mid-west tiki culture is really growing....proof that you don't need to be near the Pacific to enjoy the Polynesian Pop revivial! |
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09/28/2015
Hello everyone. I'm new here, from Toronto Canada. |
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gdoliner
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09/30/2015
Hi there, my name is Gabe, I'm selling some vintage rattan furniture, so wanted to post it here, as it seems like there would be folks who would be interested. Thanks! |
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Kanapapiki
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10/01/2015
Hello all, Long time lurker, first post- and after my first Tiki Oasis this year, it's high time I did. It was a love of vinyl that brought me to this community, but I've always been an unconscious tiki-phile, Two summers ago, I became interested in Tiki drinks - which led me to seek and/or create some unusual drink ingredients (falernum, pimento dram, spiced syrups, Fassionola, Okolehao)... And more recently, I'm researching pre-Prohibition cocktails (1803-1919) and thus have been seeking a new set of ingredients I'm reading "the classics" and absorbing "vintage mixology" from many sources e.g. The bum, Victor Bergeron, David Wondrich. I'm building a liquor cabinet for “COCKTAILIAN” research and experimentation. more soon... see you at Cap City Tiki Crawl this weekend. |
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VampiressRN
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10/02/2015
Looking forward to seeing you on the crawl. CHEERS to all our new members. |
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hang10tiki
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10/03/2015
Kanap- Herbs and Rye in Vegas has a page for u |
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lighthouseman
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10/16/2015
I'm really enjoying this forum and looking at all the beautiful art work. |
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11/05/2015
Good Morning All! Just wanted to introduce myself , my names Brad and I just moved to a house with a real backyard to tiki out! For most of my adult life you could find me at the Mai Kai bar drinking their barrel o rum, dreaming of one day having my own outdoor tiki bar. I'm obsessed with tiki culture( I bought a house because it has port holes in the kitchen), noir films and guitars. Included a picture of my old tiki bar from the one room apt I just moved out of. If anyone one can direct me to some great tiki statue carving folks in the Miami area, It would be much appreciated. Now i'm off to a real nautical/polynesian scrap store, http://www.stoneage-antiques.com, to find me some rope and sea glass!! Sorry if the picture gives anyone a stiff neck!!
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AceExplorer
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11/05/2015
Brad - welcome! Nice post, and thanks for the link to Stone Age Antiques. Cool place -- I have never seen so many vintage glass floats for sale in one place! And ships telegraphs, wow, way cool... |
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11/12/2015
Hello everyone! My name is Ray and I live in the East Bay of the SF Bay Area, near Berkeley. I am a DJ, producer, and the singer / main songwriter of my band. Love spinning lounge & exotica sets! Fell in love with tiki stuff as a kid going to Trader Vic's and it never went away. Am a long time listener but a first time caller - have perused the board for a long time and figured I'd finally sign up. Cheers!! |
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tikiskip
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11/13/2015
Welcome Kumu. Eat at the bar and tell Shawn that (tiki)John sent you. |
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11/17/2015
Greetings tiki maniacs! I have just officially re-open our Hawaiian/Polynesian Tiki restaurant and tiki bar in Humble, TX heehaw! So, Aloha y'all. I've fallen in love with this tiki craze since performing at the Mai-Kai restaurant in 1986-1992. My wife, I and kids have performed there and I was their fire knife dancer hired from Oahu and my wife was the MC. We had the privilege working there when the owner and founder Bob Thornton was still around. He was a man with integrity and someone not to messed with. We both had a lot of discussion while drinking in the Molokai room with me asking all kinds of information about opening a tiki room business, when he speaks I listen and jot everything down in my notes to one day this day will come. We are excited and looking forward to business up with y'all...Mahalo! Chief Tama |
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Chieftama
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11/17/2015
Hey, looking for someone to create our own signature mugs and bowl...Please look me up. Mahalo! |
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11/17/2015
Welcome Chieftama, http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=38423&forum=18&6958 If you are looking to mass produce, you might want to contact http://www.TikiFarm.com Good luck with your bar! [ Edited by: lunavideogames 2015-11-16 18:07 ] |
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11/21/2015
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coconutmonkey
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12/16/2015
Hi All, thanks, |
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Kraken007
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12/17/2015
Hello all! (Sorry Realized I did not do this sooner) I live in Vegas with frequent trips to Washington DC. I was introduced to Tiki a few months ago, and now have re-decorated my bedroom accordingly (Much more to do) Thank you all for such inspiration and knowledge. I keep learning everyday! |
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MangoManMike
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12/28/2015
Hi! Newby here been lurking around awhile so I figure best go with the Introduction. As a Teen I got hooked on all things Tropical & while in the Military for 20 years (6 Air Force & 14 Coast Guard). |
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RevBambooBen
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12/30/2015
Aloha New Tiki Freaks! Enjoy this place. There's a TON of info here! |
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Hi all - I should have done this three years ago when I joined (and I should have joined long before that), but since I paid the dues I felt like it was time to post a few items and introduce myself. Im not selling anything, and I dont really care what anything is "worth" (Im an enthusiast of capitalism but Tiki is about escapism and this is a hobby). I adopted the name when I signed up because I also collect pinball machines and had recently scored an Aloha pinball machine by Gottleieb (circa 1963). I am from Florida, where "Tiki" is often misused to refer to anything outdoor bar, thatched roof or not. But there is still a lot of "real" and local Tiki culture in the sunshine state! But my real interest in Tiki came about when I lived in New Mexico. If somebody asks I might relate how Los Alamos came to have Aloha Shirt Fridays and a Tapa room. |
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thePorpoise
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cool- where do you live in Florida? |
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Aloha pinball
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01/13/2016
Hello again- |
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01/13/2016
Los Alamos Nat'l Labs? I'm interested - is there a story to that? -Randy |
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01/18/2016
Hello all, Aloha to all of you! |
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02/17/2016
Just got back from North Shore Oahu the other week and was bit by the Tiki bug. I've always had a love for Tiki thanks in part to Disney's parks but now I'm obsessed with Polynesian culture in general. So what does one do when they're excited after emptying out a suitcase of Tiki mugs and souvenirs? Builds a Tiki bar of course! Haha! Mahalo! |
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03/20/2016
Aloha to all-i'm Tiki Roa I have Tiki related interests in pre-Gidget era longboard surfing; retro music-surf, exotica, rockabilly, reggae/ska/dub ; fashion-straw hats, aloha shirts, baggies vintage and modern; rum drinks-mai tais, fog cutters, zombies; Coastal inspired architecture-surf shacks, rum shacks, little grass shacks, etc. Historic related interests include origins and settlement of Polynesia and the 'Americas,' origins of monolithic structures, ancient civilizations etc. Tiki Central seems really cool and i hope to provide constructive discussion-Cheers! |
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06/13/2016
Just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself; I am a long-time Tiki-lover from Akron, Ohio. My original interest sprung from a desire to create some type of “theme” for our backyard pool area; I had always liked Tiki Style, but a trip to Hawaii in 2005 and a copy of “The Book of Tiki” really sealed the deal. Over the years, I have built a tiki bar on our deck, collected tikis, mugs and other Polynesian/surf/beach items and worked to create a tropical paradise here in our backyard with whatever tropical-looking plants I can plant or preserve over the winters here in the Midwest. Like a lot of you, I find it fun to transform whatever found objects or thrift store treasures I can to help create this little fantasy. It’s still fun to invite guests to the backyard to see my “Big Woody” – the name of our big tiki who overlooks one end of the pool. As for rules, I only have a few. While most of our space is tiki/surf related, I do leave a little bit of leeway—especially regarding my wife’s tropical tastes; as a result, you may find a pink flamingo here or there or some compatible beach or nautical motif…as long as it doesn’t detract from the overall look. We want it all to be fun – and comfortable. I hope to add something useful to the conversation here, and offer some ideas on projects I’ve completed or on which I’m currently working. Summertime is here, and I’ve been running a little behind getting the outdoor spaces ready for the season—mostly due to a trip to Germany in early May. Even that paid off; we got to visit the Trader Vic’s in Munich! |
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06/14/2016
Not sure how I couldn't see this thread before... Hello, all! (belated) I only recently discovered this forum, and tiki as a subculture, but I've been in love with a lot of its aspects for a long time. Midcentury design, mixology, and most of all the music. I've taken a lot of flack from friends and family a like over my listening tastes, from Monster Kid-era tracks at Halloween, to Bossa Nova, Lounge, 50's vocal jazz, and most recently Exotica. A lot of this comes from my passion for record collecting - you never quite know what you will hear when you first audition a freshly-dug disc! I've always made it a point to grab World Music and Hawaiian records, but since I've started looking at things through the lens of Exotica, there are a surprisingly large number of albums in the genre floating around this corner of Northeast PA; there was obviously a desire for escapism here back in the day. Sadly, there seems to be little love for even the word "tiki" around these parts. Thanks to the local seedy strip club being branded as a "tiki lounge" it takes on a different connotation in the public mind. If I can but cultivate a mild appreciation for Polynesian Pop among my friends, I would not consider it a wasted effort. "Bam Bam" is a nickname my Father gave me as an infant, since I had a propensity to slam my fists against the tray of my high chair, sending the dishes - and food - flying. |
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06/28/2016
Hola Tikiholics! I love anything Tiki. This forum is awesome. I am always looking for a Tiki bar in Texas as they seem to be a rarity here. I live in Austin but there is no Tiki here except what I imagine to be in my backyard. I love looking at Bamboo Ben's creations on the forum. I have been to the Mai Tai in Fort Lauderdale. I have a feeling that the Mai Tai has spoiled me and will be hard to improve on that. I also enjoy the drink recipes I find here. Aloha, |
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As a fellow Austinite who just happened to grow up in Lauderdale I feel your pain and longing for a quality tiki bar around here. That's why I make drinks at home most every night, usually from the Mai Kai tribute section of the Atomic Grog. That's a great resource if you haven't explored it yet. Are you a member of the Texas Tikiphile group on Facebook? |
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08/23/2016
Aloha, friends. I've been lurking here for over a year but have finally decided to register now and start participating. I don't remember how I first discovered Tiki Central, but generally I stumbled into tiki as a subset of my interest in the "classics": classic cocktails, classic Hollywood, etc. Thanks to TC, I knew what I was looking at when I found a bottle of yellow label Lemon Hart 151 at my local liquor store last year, learned about a Taschen website sale and got Sven's "Tiki Pop" at a great price, and discovered and experienced San Francisco's Tonga Room this spring. One of my favorite things to do is peruse the Home Tiki Bars and covet everyone's personal little paradises. Thanks again. I look forward to spending more time with everybody. |
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Hey Tiki Central! I'm ArchTiki, Signing in from Oakland, CA. New to Tiki, I had been frequenting Smuggler's Cove, the Tonga Room, Forbidden Island, etc. And decided to try my own hand at creating some of these concoctions. I have since picked up the Smuggler's Cove cocktail book, and begun a mini tiki liquor cabinet, taking after the Author's system of rum categories. I currently have Hamilton's Jamaican Gold, Mount Gay Eclipse, Plantation 5 year, Ron Bermudez Aniversario 12 Year, Cruzan Black Strap, and Hamilton's 151. I'm a bit of a kitchen tinkerer, and fermentation enthusiast; I brew beer, bake bread (sourdough), make mead, and ferment veggies (sauerkraut, peppers, etc). Another passion of mine is ciriculture, the propagation and growing of citrus, along with the fruit/veggie/herb garden in my small backyard. I look forward to getting to know the tiki community here and locally! |
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VampiressRN
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10/31/2016
A warm welcome to all the new posters. Sounds like some of you already have a Tiki spot set up. Have fun building your paradise. |
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You had me at sourdough. Do you also make kimchee? |
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I don't, but friends of mine do. It's all in the spice mix. |
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Howdy folks! I'm Jayme, in New Braunfels (which is between San Antonio and Austin for you non-Texans). The Wife and I kind of stumbled into the whole tiki thing in recent years following the purchase of our current home, which came with a pool, palm trees and a patio area that just begged for a tiki bar. So I built one this summer (it needs a few finishing touches before I share here). Checking out the other Home Tiki threads here have inspired us, and plans are afoot. And to think that we started this before we even knew nouveau tiki was even a thing! The day job is media relations, but I'm a writer by inclination. I focus mostly on genre--science fiction, fantasy, etc.--but published a non-fiction history of the infamous Chicken Ranch brothel earlier this year. Go figure. Other interests of mine include homebrew, astronomy, photography and orchard stuff. I also have a thing for passiflora, which should dovetail nicely with tiki. |
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Welcome to TC Prikli Pear, post pictures of you tiki bar when possible, looking forward. |
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Gosh I hope this is the right place to post. Hi there, I'm brand new to this forum! I'm a recent tiki drinks fan from Bristol in the UK (somewhere with a small history of ageing the early landed styles, hence the username). The Smuggler's Cove book tipped me off about this site. I've become a real rum nut in, really, just the last 6 months, although I've been a big Scotch fan for a long time. Really looking forward to discussing and sharing tiki drinks tips with you all. The tiki bar scene is a bit weaker here than in the States, but there are a handful! E. x |
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04/19/2017
Welcome to Tiki Central Early Landed Larry, make sure you check out the Tikidrinks and food topic, I am sure you will like it. |
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Welcome, Early Landed Larry! As you are beginning your journey into the joys of rum, know that there are a number here who also appreciate good scotches and much more. But the real cool thing about you joining us here is that Tiki Central will teach, and you will drink. You win! Wishing you a great time here on TC. Cheers from Florida! |
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