Tiki in Paris?

Does anyone have the 411 on the tiki store referenced in the Tiki Road Book, apparently near the George S. Pompidu Centre in the 1st Arondisment.

My sister is going and I want a Parisian tiki souvenier.

No, I've never seen that store.
But there's a store that have some tiki mugs (mostly new), shirts, and everything in Bastille district. It's called Born Bad Exotica and is located rue Sabin, Metro station : Bastille.
PM me if you need more info on anything in Paris.

Does anyne else find it a bit weird going to Paris and getting Tiki stuff? Imagine going to Hawaii and getting eiffel tower souvenirs! Ha ha what a world we live in!

On 2005-05-16 02:36, hewey wrote:
Does anyne else find it a bit weird going to Paris and getting Tiki stuff? Imagine going to Hawaii and getting eiffel tower souvenirs! Ha ha what a world we live in!

Good point. I suppose going to Paris for Tahitian tiki would be like going to (or being in) LA and getting Hawaiian tiki - oh, never mind.

[i]On 2005-05-16 01:54, virani wrote:

But there's a store that have some tiki mugs (mostly new), shirts, and everything in Bastille district. It's called Born Bad Exotica

Mahalo, Virani.

Born Bad Exotica? Harley counter-culture meets tiki?

nice! hope you score some tiki!

I'm sending a frind to get me some tiki while he's in vegas. just as weird i guess.

"Does anyne else find it a bit weird going to Paris and getting Tiki stuff?"

Somewhat, but anything that gives the French people some taste and culture, I say it's a good thing. Medre, I'm a gonna get some letters for that one. Do send them to "Tiki Complaints" care of Koalacharms. I have a whole file of "Hey Bud, why you outbid me on this item? bitch-fests"

Tiki in non-traditional locales for that genre does interest me some, though. I just got back from Venice and found, what I believe to be, the world's most expensive Mai-Tai. If I got the currency conversion correct it sells for a bit over twenty-five U.S.

And no, they don't kiss you when they serve the drink. I asked. That costs extra.

midnite

On 2005-05-18 20:00, midnite_tiki wrote:

Tiki in non-traditional locales for that genre does interest me some, though. I just got back from Venice and found, what I believe to be, the world's most expensive Mai-Tai. If I got the currency conversion correct it sells for a bit over twenty-five U.S.

Not Harry's Bar? (The one in Venice, obv.)I sold a kidney for 2 of their martinis last December. Very tasteful & exquisite service though. They were very polite when they escorted my wife and I out the back door when a French-Canadian of 10 minutes acquaintance decided to abuse an 'Italian Businessman' who was sat with about 8 models for company. It was suddenly getting very Liam Gallgher/Trader Vic's (See previous Tiki Central posts) but they handled it superbly.

As for France, it didn't say something along the lines of 'Looked through a window and saw Tiki'? A truly ancient Parisian report of mine on Tiki Central (Yahoo) found it's way onto the Tiki bar Review webpages in bits and pieces and I think I mentioned a shop near the Pompidou Centre. It was actually an antiques shop with a huge Tiki in the window, but I expect it's been sold by now. Virani probably has the most up-to-date info regarding Paris & Tiki.

Trader Woody

On 2005-05-20 10:35, Trader Woody wrote:

On 2005-05-18 20:00, midnite_tiki wrote: Virani probably has the most up-to-date info regarding Paris & Tiki.

Trader Woody

meaning : "nothing"

Not Harry's Bar? (The one in Venice, obv.)

Nah, but I do still have two of them Harry's "Bellini" glasses from a visit my folks made there long ago. The Mai-Tai in question was at the bar in the Danieli. Great place, especially if you're into that game: "Tee hee, that bite of food was $14...have some of this champagne cocktail, that was $6 worth! Don't fall asleep, it's 70 cents a minute to stay here!!"

Fantabulous hotel, classic city... many "wet yourself at the amount of the bill" experiences. Soggy trousers and an epmty wallet: my memories of Venice. Hey, just like my usual weekend night in college.

• It was suddenly getting very Liam Gallgher/Trader Vic's (See previous Tiki Central posts) but they handled it superbly.*

Ah yes, the Champain Supernova, classic thread. Good times, good TC times. Speaking of them battlin' Gallaghers...I am going to Chicago next month and I'll miss the Oasis gig by a few days. Have to spend the money on Zombies at the Chi Vic's.