Hale Tiki Augusta local talk
I was wandering around the Internet and came across this local Augusta message board with a post about the closing of Hale Tiki. After the middle of the second page Read More …
If it’s Swank…
The book about the penultimate Tiki establishment
I was wandering around the Internet and came across this local Augusta message board with a post about the closing of Hale Tiki. After the middle of the second page Read More …
Keeping your house clean is a lot of work. Day to day you put dirty clothes in the hamper and dishes in the dish washer and wipe up messes on Read More …
I forgot to do this mid-week, so I am playing catch up. It’s been very busy here with preparations for next Saturday’s luau. Here is a beautiful image from 1963 Read More …
Mickey Spillane passed away Monday. I don’t know how I began reading his novels, but once I started, I could not stop. I’ve never read a book that kept me Read More …
How far into summer are we? Three weeks? Two? I recall the first day of summer was not too long ago. I am planning my luau at the end of the Read More …
 This is a picture of the sign at the Sands on the day Dean Martin opened for the first time on the main stage. I had a little fun with Read More …
Target has a line of outdoor and garden stuff this year called “Mai Tiki.” I’m sure Wayne Coombs is furious! Thay sell a couple of styles of 3 foot plastic Read More …
One of the great tiki temples of the era was the Kahiki in Columbus Ohio. I keep an eye out for ephemera from the place on Ebay all the time. Read More …
Traitor Vic posted about being inspired when he saw Devo on Saturday Night Live way back when. I had a similar SNL moment when Fear played on October 31st, 1981. Read More …
Not to be confused with Tiki Gardens, the theme park in Florida. It’s a natural extension of the tiki lounge in your home, to add tiki gardens in your yard. Read More …
I got a digital camera a few years ago. Before that I had a nice 35mm camera and took a few pictures when the mood hit me. But since the Read More …
Death Star room staff greet visiting celebrities.
Ms Swanky and I were sleeping peacefully. As peacefully as possible when one of us is an incorrigable blanket thief. And then it happened. In the dark of the night Read More …