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Description: Tiki culture is a celebration of tropical escapism. It's a longing for the time when Pacific islands were still exotic locales that inspired Donn Beach and Trader Vic to create their own versions back home. It all started in 1934 with the first Don the Beachcomber tiki restaurant, and was rejuvenated in the mid-90's with the printing of The Book of Tiki by Sven Kirsten. Pull up a chair, sip your Mai Tai, and study the tsantsa-covered ceiling while listening to the sounds of the Hukilau.
What is tiki: Things that are tiki: Tiki mugs. Tiki bars. Tiki cocktails. Aloha shirts. Luaus. Witco. Oceanic Arts. South Pacific culture. Trader Vic's. Don The Beachcomber. Martin Denny. Les Baxter. Mai Tais.
Things that arent tiki: Hot rods. Lowbrow Art (Rat Fink et al). Surf music. Jimmy Buffet. Margaritas. Science Fiction.
GENERAL RULES of the community: -Remember the Aloha -Trolls will be sacrificed to Pele -A basic difference of opinion is not a good reason for a downvote -Spam: the canned meat product = Good Spam: the repeated self-promotion without interaction = Bad -No political discussion
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Just an FYI for anyone putting together a tiki event on a budget: solid-color inflatable balls from Dollar Tree work great as ad hoc glass floats for a party.
We had some LED puck lights from a past event that were simple to hide in the top rope (with a layer of electrical tape to block any other light leakage). They illuminate through the ball for fantastic ambience.
You can follow Batjakknots to weave the rope, or just improvise with cuts of cheap netting/simple knots like I did, it all ends up capturing the effect pretty well for ~$3 per light
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I was in Vegas for one night and had to choose what tiki bar to go to. My go to is usually Golden Tiki but I chose to hit up Frankie's, it did not disappoint. It was crazy slow which is super rare, but it allowed us to chat with the bartender and she was great, fun conversation, super good drinks, and lots of knowledge of tiki culture.
My wife and I ordered three drinks in total the Kahiki Kai, Lapu Lapu, and the Mai Tai. The drinks where delicious, and strong. I had the lapu lapu and the mai tai and was feeling it.
The ambiance was cool as well, the original design was created by Bamboo Ben, who also created the decor inside Disney's Enchanted TIki Room.
I recommend checking it out if your in town.
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Hello everyone, as a member of the r/tiki subreddit for quite a long time, and after the Reddit drama, I figured why not give the tiki folks a place to share in the fediverse. This community is unapologetically inspired by r/tiki as you may have noticed from the description and guidelines. I can only hope for those who jump ship from Reddit can feel they have a safe harbor here.
Aloha Ohana
