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History & Mystery of The Iconic Tiki Restaurant

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1979 Mai-Kai Calendar

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1962 Bunny Yeager Nude Photos of Chris Darling
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1962 Bunny Yeager Nude Photos of Chris Darling

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Leonce Picot 1932-2018
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Leonce Picot 1932-2018

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Remembering the Surfboard Bar
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Remembering the Surfboard Bar

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Happy Talk Winter 1967
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Happy Talk Winter 1967

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Donna – Happy Talk January 1963
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Donna – Happy Talk January 1963

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Ann Campbell – Mai-Kai Mystery Girl and Model
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Ann Campbell – Mai-Kai Mystery Girl and Model

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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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Leonce Picot 1932-2018

August 27, 2018 swanky 5 Comments leonce picot

Leonce Picot 1932 – 2018 When I began researching the Mai-Kai book in earnest, the first person I tracked down

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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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Remembering the Surfboard Bar

May 18, 2018May 18, 2018 swanky 0 Comments

The original bar at the Mai-Kai was not the Molokai Bar, but the Surfboard Bar. It was made from real,

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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 1 Comment 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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Derby Daiquiri Ads

March 29, 2018 swanky 0 Comments derby daiquri, rum, rums of puerto rico

“The $100,000 drink” managed a bit of advertisement amazingness by having the Mai-Kai mentioned in the ads by Rums of

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