Tiki Tuesday Question Lounge for 4/22

Aloha E komo mai! Please ask your questions in the thread to be answered during our twitch livestream on the 22nd! Welcome to the South Pacific Polynesian Restaurant This Florida restaurant was a competitor to the Mai Kai (previously showcased) and survived until the mid-1970s. For this week’s album, Annette Funicello’s Hawaiianette! The Mickey Mouse Club alum goes tropical with this great 60s album of Island inspired songs, including the Sherman Brothers written Pineapple Princess. When you visit the excellent Trader Sam’s Tiki Bar at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, one of the songs they have on in the background … Continue reading Tiki Tuesday Question Lounge for 4/22

Tiki Tuesday Question Lounge for 4/15

Crossposted from my blog This is the place to ask questions about RO, or life in general. We answer these questions during the Tiki Tuesday live show at 3pm (on tuesdays) As this is the place to share Tiki culture I thought I’d expand the section to include artwork and other ephemera For this week’s album, this is an incredible collection of rare tracks that touches on the different types of music that you’d find playing at your tiki bar. The Hawaiian songs, Latin Rythmns, and lots of stranger stuff (Pieces of Eight being my favorite track on this collection). … Continue reading Tiki Tuesday Question Lounge for 4/15

Tiki Tuesday Question Lounge for 4/8

Testing out posting Tiki Tuesday on the CM blog and having it auto-carry the stuff over this way. This will appear on the forums and here on the blog, so you can see it wherever is most convenient for you. This week we have a cocktail from the Legendary Trader Vic Begeron, the Trader Vic Grog This is a pretty simple to make cocktail, with a little juice and two shots of rum. Juice of 1 lemon 1 oz unsweetened pineapple juice 1 oz passion fruit syrup 1 dash Angostura bitters 2 oz dark Jamaican rum Shake with plenty of … Continue reading Tiki Tuesday Question Lounge for 4/8