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Mariano Licudine – “The Houdini of the Liquids”

July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 swanky 9 Comments cokctails, filipino, florida, fort lauderdale, Mai-Kai, mariano licudine, mixologist, tiki

Mariano Licudine didn’t get the coverage I wanted in the book. I just was too pressed for time. I hope

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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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Donna – Happy Talk January 1963

December 1, 2016 swanky 0 Comments calendar, Mai-Kai, pimms, tiki

The Mai-Kai created the Happy Talk newsletter to send out to the snowbirds back home to help keep them in

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The History, Mystery and Community of Tiki Bar Loyalty Clubs

August 27, 2016 swanky 1 Comment Mai-Kai, okole maluna, tales of the cocktail, tiki

A nice article on Tales of the Cocktail about drinking clubs at Tiki establishments. There is a chapter in my

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Explore the Mai-Kai in 3-D

August 24, 2016August 24, 2016 swanky 14 Comments 3d, explore, goole maps, inside, Mai-Kai, tiki

Via Google maps you can now explore inside the Mai-Kai and through the gardens in 3-D. Click here. 

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Nani Maka – Tropical Maiden

August 7, 2016 swanky 0 Comments bunny yeager, hula, Mai-Kai, nani maka, pagan island, tiki, yankee clipper

The true “island maiden” of our dreams, Nani Maka started as a trained Hawaiian hula dancer in Wailuku and performer

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Randy Avon & the Mossman Family

August 7, 2016August 8, 2016 swanky 0 Comments alfred apaka, derby daiquiri, george kainapau, hawaii, lalani village, Mai-Kai, matson lines, pualani avon, pualani mossman, randy avon, rum, rums of puerto rico, sterling mossman, tiki oasis

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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Tiki Oasis Presentation and Book Signing

June 29, 2016June 30, 2016 swanky 0 Comments b movie, don the beachcomber, Mai-Kai, monster movie, nani maka, pagan island, san diego, tiki, tiki oasis

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

June 1, 2016 swanky 0 Comments don q rum, history, Mai-Kai, postcards, rum, tiki

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

May 21, 2016May 22, 2016 swanky 1 Comment hukilau, Mai-Kai, tiki, video

A video preview of images from the book and my presentation set to a song by Toti, founder of the

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