{"id":187,"date":"2006-11-02T20:58:06","date_gmt":"2006-11-03T01:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2006\/11\/02\/fun-times-at-the-tiki-kai-on-route-66\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T14:13:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T21:13:02","slug":"fun-times-at-the-tiki-kai-on-route-66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2006\/11\/02\/fun-times-at-the-tiki-kai-on-route-66\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Times at the Tiki Kai on Route 66"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Tiki Kai in Albuquerque<\/a> from Modern Man magazine July 1966. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to get the customers into your joint.<\/p>\n

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Uh, yeah, where is his attention… Not on that great tiki lamp!<\/p>\n

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The middle image is the gals “keeping the owner happy.”<\/p>\n

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Hey, is that a Barney West tiki? It’s definitely an OMC\u00c2\u00a0Surfer Girl mug<\/a>!<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong> I loaned these magazines to Sven Kirsten, author of the Book of Tiki<\/a> 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?<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong> These images are in Tiki Modern<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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