Randy Avon & the Mossman Family
Randy will join me in my Tiki Oasis presentation to share his first hand stories of the Mai-Kai, Rum, and
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Ephemera
Tiki Oasis Presentation and Book Signing
Join me at the oldest, biggest, and grandest Tiki event in the world, Tiki Oasis, for a special Mai-Kai history
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Two New Postcards in the Collection
They may not be the most exciting pieces in the collection, but when you have been searching for years for
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Video Preview for Book and Presentation
A video preview of images from the book and my presentation set to a song by Toti, founder of the
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South Pacific Hollandale Florida Video
An interesting bit about the history of one of the Mai-Kai’s rivals, the South Pacific in Hollandale Florida. None of
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Blue Ribbon Tiki video
Video link In 2005 I worked with the Mind Flow Media making this Turner South TV show to highlight Southern
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Woody Woodbury – BITOA
Woody Woodbury was a comedian who was a regular at the Mai-Kai. In fact, I think he still lives strolling
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Model in the Gardens
March 1964 image from the Mai-Kai’s “Happy Talk” newsletter. The Mai-Kai was the backdrop to many ad campaigns.
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Barwick Mills ad at the Mai-Kai
The gal standing is Mystery Girl Lita. She was Miss June in the 1963 calendar. This ad was shot in
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Rare Mai-Kai 8mm Movie
Thanks to this ad that appeared in The Book of Tiki back in 2001, we knew it existed. The ad
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