{"id":448,"date":"2008-11-08T19:20:08","date_gmt":"2008-11-09T02:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/?p=448"},"modified":"2008-11-08T19:20:08","modified_gmt":"2008-11-09T02:20:08","slug":"hawaii-kai-goddess-of-love-skull-mug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2008\/11\/08\/hawaii-kai-goddess-of-love-skull-mug\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii Kai – Goddess of Love – Skull Mug"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve always loved this mug. Such a nice sentiment to have “Goddess of Love” tattooed across the top of a skull mug. A wonderful image for a drink. The Hawaii Kai is a legendary tiki bar from New York, best known as the location of Joe Pesci’s famous “Do I amuse you” scene in Goodfellas. I was very pleased to add this one to my collection.<\/p>\n

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I’ve always loved this mug. Such a nice sentiment to have “Goddess of Love” tattooed across the top of a skull mug. A wonderful image for a drink. 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