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South Pacific – Hollandale FL

February 12, 2020February 13, 2020 swanky 3 Comments florida, florida tiki, hollandale fl, lewis vandercar, postcard, tiki, vintage postcard

This is what excites me: a long postcard of a Florida Tiki place that I had not seen before. The

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Mariano Licudine – “The Houdini of the Liquids”

July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 swanky 13 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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Mai-Kai Shirt From 1959

March 30, 2017March 30, 2017 swanky 0 Comments aloha, shirt, tiki, vintage

I have talked to many people who worked at the Mai-Kai over the years. When asked about the old uniforms,

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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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Swanky’s Headshrinker Recipe

August 24, 2016August 24, 2016 swanky 0 Comments cocktail recipe, recipe, tiki, tiki oasis

For those who attended my presentation on the Mai-Kai and Don the Beachcomber at Tiki Oasis 2016, here is the

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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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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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