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Zeta posted on Thu, Nov 18, 2010 7:25 AM

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 Mon, Nov 29, 2010 2:47 PM


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 Thu, Dec 16, 2010 9:02 AM

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

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 Fri, Jul 1, 2011 11:53 AM


Sign from "El Tiki" In Puebla, Mexico.

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.

Some cool Tikis, time for a road trip.

Adios amigo,

DC

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Zeta posted on Fri, Jul 22, 2011 8:46 AM

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

I have a few extras in case that anyone wants to trade. Gratis for you Dusty!

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.

Wonder what the rest of the place looked like?

DC

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Zeta posted on Wed, Dec 12, 2012 11:00 AM

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...

Lost Acapulco

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

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.

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

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Zeta posted on Sun, May 26, 2013 9:26 AM


Tiki Mai Kai cannibal trio

Indiana Jones Idol

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 Sun, May 26, 2013 11:27 AM

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

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GROG posted on Sun, May 26, 2013 11:29 AM

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

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

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.

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.

DC

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Zeta posted on Sun, Aug 28, 2016 6:14 PM

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...


¡Viva Tiki! Ambassador of Tiki in Mexico. Zeta is specialized in the research, study and preservation of Tiki culture in Latin countries.

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

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