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[Link: 1972 Drinks of Hawaii cocktail recipe book]
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June 28, 2007
June 26, 2007
The Grog Made Him Do It
Beachbum Berry tells you how to make your very own Trader Vic's Navy Grog, accused murderer and Hanna Barbara Hair Bear wannabe Phil Spector's libation of choice. I've been saving a rock-candy swizzle stick or two for just such an occasion.
June 25, 2007
Let There Be Uke Light!
June 21, 2007
Yma and the Incas
A gloriously Technicolored Yma Sumac trills across multiple octaves in the closing scene of the 1954 film, Secret of the Incas. Filmed on location in Macchu Picchu.
[Link: Secret of the Incas]
Shameless Panditry
Dig these gorgeous images of exotic organista and turbanic trendsetter, Korla Pandit, from Neato Coolville.
[Link: KORLA PANDIT]
June 14, 2007
This Is the Chant That Never Ends...
...It goes on and on, my friends.
I'm Learning to Share! demonstrates once again why it's my favoritist 'blog of the next 15 minutes with this excellent post featuring the swingin' jazz stylings of Dave Lambert's cover of that evergreen (or is it everpalm?) staple of Exotica, Hawaiian War Chant. He also turns our earbuds on to the completely over-the-top 2-hour Hawaiian War Chant Extravaganza by New York Public Radio's Dave Garland, featuring every conceivable version ever recorded: punk, Klezmer, electronica, surf, lounge, vintage Hapa Haole, and too many more to list here. I'm just miffed that the link to the commemorative Spinning On Air diploma is broken. How else am I supposed to prove I survived listened to the whole thing?
My favorite version of HWC? Spike Jones', of course.
[Link: 78s fRom HeLL: Dave Lambert - Hawaiian War Chant]
[Link: Spike Jones - Hawaiian War Chant]
UPDATE: I sent an e-mail to WNYC asking, nay beseeching, them to fix the broken link to the Spinning On Air diploma. It took a while, but they graciously informed me today that the link is now up and running again, so those of you who listened to the program in its entirety may now download the reward you so richly deserve.
June 10, 2007
Twin Cities Tiki Treasure
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Mrs. BH and I celebrated our anniversary by spending the day thrifting and antiquing in Minneapolis/St. Paul yesterday, and we came back with quite a haul. From left to right in the photo above, you can see our barware finds: a vintage Paul Marshall Mr. Peanut mug, a souvenir Hurricane glass with original box from the Kapok Tree Inn in Florida, and a souvenir Old Fashioned glass from Hawaii. You can view large scans of the Kapok Tree glass box here and here.
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Our purchases in the realm of native art included this wonderful Australian aboriginal painting on eucalyptus bark, done sometime in the 1950s by Bob Berarangu of the Wulaki tribe. The scene depicts a frog and 2 freshwater turtles. The mask is of unknown provenance, but it'll look cool hanging on the wall of the Hai'deaway.
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Finally, I couldn't pass up this souvenir LP from a Polynesian floorshow at the Bora Bora Room of the Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel. The music is great, and I'd be happy to rip it, if anyone's interested.
After all that digging around, we were exhausted and decided to dine at Moscow on the Hill in St. Paul. We shared a plate of chicken blinis, followed by delicious bowls of chilled Borscht. For our entrees, I had the peasant Pelmeni with cheese and mushrooms, and Mrs. BH had smoked chicken marinated in tea. For dessert, we split a Tiramisu.
It's a gorgeous day out, so I'm going to hit the bike trails and try to work off some of that meal. See ya later!
June 9, 2007
Beehives In Paradise
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Meet the retro-exotic 1966 calendar girls of the legendary Mai Kai Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. One Mystery Bowl please, and make it a double!
[Link: Mai Kai Calendar - 1966][via Swanky]
June 7, 2007
Tiki London
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I know I've been slacking off in the Tiki Department lately, but allow me to rectify that by pointing you to Tiki Chris' great series of posts covering London's 10 Most Tiki Landmarks, and the fabulous map that goes with it, by Tiki Racer, designer of the Mahiki's cocktail menu.
I've seen everything on his list except for South London Pacific and the Cuming Museum. Guess I'll have to make a trek to visit both when I head over to London again in September. Wish I could be there this weekend for the London Luau...[pouts].
June 6, 2007
Humpday Skull Mug Score
Seems like a long time since I've made any cool thrift-store scores, so I was pretty happy when I found this beautiful Norcrest skull mug today, tucked away in the corner of the local junque shoppe. No restaurant markings, but it's nicely detailed, and appears to be vintage, if the extremely crisp molding is any indication. Norcrest made at least one other type of skull mug that was a bit smaller and more abstract.