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History & Mystery of The Iconic Tiki Restaurant

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Atlanta Tiki Weekender

January 18, 2019January 6, 2020 swanky 0 Comments

I’ll be sharing the incredible history of the Mai-Kai Mystery Drink February 16th at Inuhele, the Atlanta Tiki Tour Weekender.

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Tiki Oasis 2017 Interview

January 18, 2019January 6, 2020 swanky 0 Comments

We had a great time at Tiki Oasis in 2017. This interview with Sassy Stiletto was much fun. I love

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Herb Kane and Bob Van Dorpe

May 31, 2018May 31, 2018 swanky 0 Comments

First general manager of the Mai-Kai Bob Van Dorpe was friends with Herb Kane since their time together at the

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Mystery of the Fiji Room

May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 swanky 0 Comments

I had never heard of the Fiji dining room at the Mai-Kai. No one I talked to ever mentioned it.

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Happy Talk Winter 1967

May 10, 2018 swanky 0 Comments deep sea diver, free dive, robert croft

Girl of the month was none other than Carol Sparkman, who was good friends with Johnny Carson and was on

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2018 Molokai Bar 60th Anniversary

May 7, 2018 swanky 2 Comments hukilau, molokai bar

Reserve your place for my presentation at the Hukilau HERE. We all know today’s Molokai Bar with it’s nautical theme

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Polynesian Pop-In at The Hukilau

April 19, 2018 swanky 0 Comments

Join Swanky for an afternoon of Mai-Kai history with ephemera, images, video, Mai-Kai veterans and stories free at The Hukilau!

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Swanky’s Tiki Pecha Kucha

March 20, 2018 swanky 0 Comments

Pecha Kucha is a worldwide series of presentation all with the same format: 20 images which each displaying for 20

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Inside the Desert Oasis Room Podcast

August 29, 2017August 29, 2017 swanky 0 Comments

During the west coast book tour, and actually during Tiki Oasis, I stepped away for an hour with Adrian “Polynesian

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West Coast Tour August 2017

June 23, 2017June 24, 2017 swanky 0 Comments book, history, la, los angeles, Mai-Kai, oceanic arts, palm springs, san diego, san francisco, seattle, sfo, smuggler's cove, tacoma, tacoma cabana, tiki, tiki oasis, tiki ti, tonga hut, whittier

It’s happening again… I’ll be touring the west coast starting August 5th in Tacoma and ending August 13th in Palm

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