{"id":199,"date":"2006-11-27T20:38:31","date_gmt":"2006-11-28T01:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2006\/11\/27\/the-basement-kahuna-collection\/"},"modified":"2018-02-17T07:09:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T14:09:58","slug":"the-basement-kahuna-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2006\/11\/27\/the-basement-kahuna-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Basement Kahuna Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Basement Kahuna is a top big game hunter in the tiki world. The collection of artifacts he uncovered in just a few months was astounding. He has sold off his mugs and many other things and these days is only keeping postcards. While he was visiting last weekend, I asked to scan his most rare items, and here they are:<\/p>\n

\"Busch\"<\/p>\n

The tikis at Busch Gardens<\/p>\n

\"B-Hive\"<\/p>\n

Witco Fountain in situ at the B-Hive in Sanibel Island, FL.<\/p>\n

\"Akua<\/p>\n

Akua Motor Hotel, Anaheim.<\/p>\n

\"Bahia\"<\/p>\n

Bahia Motel Anaheim<\/p>\n

\"Hawaiian<\/p>\n

Hawaiian Cottage – NJ<\/p>\n

\"Mon<\/p>\n

Mon Tiki – Quebec Canada<\/p>\n

\"Mon<\/p>\n

Mon Tiki – Quebec<\/p>\n

\"Palmer<\/p>\n

Palmer House Trader Vic’s – Chicago with a nice big Barney West carving\u00c2\u00a0in back on the right.<\/p>\n

\"Tan<\/p>\n

Tan Tar A Ski Lodge – Osage Beach, MO?<\/p>\n

\"Tan<\/p>\n

Yes! Tan Tar A!<\/p>\n

\"Quality<\/p>\n

Quality Inn Bahia Beach – Ruskin, FL with Witco<\/p>\n

\"Sheraton<\/p>\n

A great carving at the Sheraton Gibson Hotel – Cinncinati, OH<\/p>\n

\"Tiki<\/p>\n

Tiki Gardens at night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Basement Kahuna is a top big game hunter in the tiki world. The collection of artifacts he uncovered in just a few months was astounding. 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