SFCocktailWeek

Pabo Picasso Meets the Bikini in the South of France – Vintage European Beaches – Photo Gallery

Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand’s South Island

Drift Lounge

A while ago I posted a link to the work in progress, here it is now filled to the brim.

200 Exotica Music Videos on YouTube

Hurley Longboarderly Klitm0ller

Off the Radar by The Aquamarines – Download Off the Radar on iTunes

Sounding The Pacific: Musical Instruments of Oceania

Spaghetti Western – Daily Awesome Impression

Godaddy: Don’t Buy dot-TV Domains, The Island is Sinking

Andrej Belic / Undersea Photography / Unterwasserfotografie

Google Fight: longboard VS shortboard

Rock’n’Roll Rockabilly Doo-Wop Tonight in Barcelona

Neuseeland: Rattenverbot auf der Vogelinsel

Nicht der Süden YouTube Playlist

Music – Cincinnati Rallies to Rock Its R&B Cradle

Hula Girls at movie Lava Lounge

50s Times

Aussie surfers hang 10 in all 50 states in the U.S.

Shifting sands swell the cost of UK’s first artificial surf reef

Little Hokum Rag: Dreamgirls and Ukes Sneak Peeks

BB Video: Glen E. Friedman, Skate + Hardcore Punk Photo-History

Pulp Fiction Ceramic Kangaroo Caddy

Tribe says beaches will stay open to all – National – NZ Herald News

Handbemaltes Porzellan – Die Geisha bittet zu Tisch – fem.com

Tiki art by Moritz R (Berlin)

1. Velvet Glass Ernie Menehune Recordings
2. www.maitaionline.com
3. Tikiland
4. Tikiblog
5. TIKI SHARK
6. Tiki Talk
7. Sala Thai Restaurant
8. ooga-mooga.com
9. critiki.com
10. humuhumu.com
11. Tiki Bar TV
12. Arkiva Tropika
13. Eye of the Goof
14. Forbidden-Paradise
15. Gecko’s South Sea Arts
16. Hawaiian Host
17. Hawaiian Tikis
18. tikieurope.com
19. Chongolio’s Lost-Island
20. Polynesien – Wikipedia
21. RealKava.com
22. TIKI LINKS
23. tikiroom.com

1. Koo Mei – Movie MV
2. Jungle Book Opening
3. Arthur Lyman Clip
4. Arthur Lyman at the Makai Bar
5. Connie Francis – Misirlou (1965)
6. Debra Paget: Beauty and Glory in the South Pacific
7. Afro Mood
8. Desi Arnaz – Similau
9. Desi Arnaz – Tabu
10. Efialths (voodoo dance)
11. Hoton me aisi baat- Jewel Thief
12. Karle pyar karle
13. Korla Pandit
14. Leon Berry – Beast in the Basement
15. Criborn plays Polynesian Village disc
16. Ethel Smith Live The Breeze and I
17. Three Caballeros – Baía
18. Mambo Brazilero
19. 1954 (Mambo)
20. Josephine Siao movie 1/4-dance
21. clip 5/5
22. not in current char set
23. Thelonious Moog – Take 5, 6 &7 The Long Version!
24. Ukulele – After the Fox
25. Ukulele & Melodica – Tequila
26. The Raymond Scott Quintette – War Dance For Wooden Indians
27. Soy Cuba clip: floorshow
28. Setsuo Ohashi – Ebb Tide
29. Santo & Johnny- Moonlight Serenade
30. Stranger in Paradise – Violin Solo in stereo
31. Keroncong
32. Raquel Welch: Space-Girl Dance
33. Exotica in Space
34. Pagan Love Song
35. Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens
36. The Lawrence Welk Show: Hindustan
37. 196x
38. (not in current char set)
39. Misora Hibari in Shichihenge Tanukigoten (clip 2)
40. Nat King Cole – Caravan
41. Miserlou: an Egyptian girl conquers America, Greek Song Music
42. Martin Denny – Quiet Village (from Hawaii Calls)
43. Les Baxter Music of the 60’s
44. Les Baxter – Tahiti A Summer Night At Sea
45. The Tikiyaki Orchestra – Exotique
46. Movie MV
47. GeLan / Grace Chang
48. 1950s Dancing Hillbilly Boys – Vintage 8mm Home Movie
49. Blue Bossa vibes solo
50. KTown Heroes ft. Jake Shimabukuro – Bodysurfing (cover)
    
51. Ernie Kovacs Nairobi Trio (original music)

The place is called Frankie’s Tiki Room. On Otto von Stroheim’s Tiki Events mailing list I read it’s an authenticly styled bar with lots of bamboo, tapa and contemporary Tiki art. Reportedly the drinks are very good!

Here’s a quote from the newsletter:

Frankie’s Tiki Room, the only authentic tiki bar in Las Vegas, invites guests to experience the one-of-a-kind tiki environment complemented by traditional carvings, original Polynesian art, a full bar and gaming.

Frankie’s Tiki Room is a unique combination of South Seas exotica and modern primitivism, with just a hint of Las Vegas kitsch.  Frankie’s was founded by P Moss, the creator of the infamous Double Down Saloon, located in Las Vegas and New York City.  One hundred percent original and deeply rooted in tiki tradition, Frankie’s is the place where guests can escape to the fantasy any hour of the day or night.  Whether it’s ordering from the menu of exotic rum drinks and traditional cocktails in the tiki lounge, gambling at the bar, admiring the carvings or enjoying the music, Frankie’s Tiki Room does it in classic Las Vegas style.

The interior of Frankie’s was built by Bamboo Ben, the world’s foremost tiki bar designer and grandson of Eli Hedley, who created the décor for the legendary Aku Aku at the Stardust.  Frankie’s link to Las Vegas’ tiki past also includes original carvings by Tiki Bosko, who created exotic works of art not only at the Tropicana, but also the short lived but greatly missed Taboo Cove at the Venetian.  Frankie’s signature tiki is a monstrous island warrior by Crazy Al Evans, surrounded by extraordinary carvings by Tiki Ray and the much revered godfather of all tiki carvers, Leroy Schmaltz.

For additional information, visit www.frankiestikiroom.com

Frankie’s Tiki Room
1712 W. Charleston Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89102