Fun Times at the Tiki Kai on Route 66

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The Tiki Kai in Albuquerque from Modern Man magazine July 1966. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to get the customers into your joint.

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Uh, yeah, where is his attention… Not on that great tiki lamp!

  

The middle image is the gals “keeping the owner happy.”

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Hey, is that a Barney West tiki? It’s definitely an OMC Surfer Girl mug!

UPDATE: I loaned these magazines to Sven Kirsten, author of the Book of Tiki a while back and he has informed me that images from the magazines (another one I have not blogged) will account for two pages in his new book coming out early next year. So, consider this a tantilizing sneak preview! When can I pre-order this new book?

UPDATE: These images are in Tiki Modern

One Reply to “Fun Times at the Tiki Kai on Route 66”

  1. Wow, what beautiful pictures. These women are stunning! How I wish the bigger woman were still the “in” thing!
    -Sylvia

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