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Adomono – A Night at the Beachcomber

Posted on February 9, 2009February 11, 2014 by Swanky

I got a request for this, so I am putting it out there again. I have not listened to this in maybe 6 years, so, no guess about the sound Read More …

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Vintage Islands Slide of the Week

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Swanky

These images come from Tahiti. They are from the grounds of the Beachcomber Hotel, which is apparently still there, but is now the Beachcomber Intercontinental. Yeah, that’s some tikis.

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