The Long Straw
If you have ever enjoyed a Mystery Bowl at the Mai Kai, or Volcano Bowl at other tiki establishments, you know that you must have a really long straw to Read More …
If it’s Swank…
The book about the penultimate Tiki establishment
If you have ever enjoyed a Mystery Bowl at the Mai Kai, or Volcano Bowl at other tiki establishments, you know that you must have a really long straw to Read More …
This menu came up on Ebay and it is a glimpse at why tiki collecting is so intriguing for me. The restaurant is simply named “The Polynesian” in Torrance. Here Read More …
 This is an image of the new bamboo blinds we got for our porch. As you can see, though they look nice, they don’t block a lot of sun and Read More …
I thought I’d share a few sound bites today. First one is a Hertz commercial from the 60’s. Ms. Swanky wondered how Capote got a car out in the plains Read More …
Lileks takes great exception to an Ang Lee comment today and it just bugs me. The first thing that comes to mind is very simple. Ang Lee has made a Read More …
I sometimes hesitate to give out my “secrets.” I am working on a luau in our newly planted tropical garden and coming up with “extra special touches” to make it memorable. In Read More …
I recall when I first came across Lileks’ site. I loved it. And then I wondered if people thought I was copying him. Well, I started my site completely independantly. Read More …
Last night I went to the Grogalizer to fetch a new cocktail to concoct. I like concocting. Sounds like something dirty and fun. I started with the “Sven Tiki” and Read More …
A few years ago, Ms. Floratina traded me a bunch of music for this incredible bottle of Trader Vic’s Flaming Rum. She found it as old stock on a shelf Read More …
I had these two images of the enigmatic “Dwarf Restaurant” in Knoxville.  It’s clear now there either were two of them or two locations. The first is clearly related to 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.
Last night we decided to take another step on the march to make every drink in Beachbum Berry’s books. So, we pulled up the Grogalizer and see what we could Read More …
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 …