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Friday, August 2, 2024

Big Kahuna Bash 2024 Part 5

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Dale and I had a fun time and talked to some really nice people.

I picked up this really cool print from one of the vendors...

...and also this Red Owl sticker. So retro.

Can't wait for next year.

Dale and I found a nice spot to sit at the bar. Where we were getting a little breeze as were were close to some air conditioning vents. The bar was pretty hot and humid cuz they were keeping the back door open for access to the patio.

For my second drink I had the Mai Tai which the menu described as: "A classic exotic cocktail that is quintessential in tiki culture. Fresh lime, orgeat, orange curacao, dark rum, and Hart & Son 1804!

Big Kahuna Bash 2024 Part 1

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Dale and I headed out for Grumpy's Northeast for the Big Kahuna Bash #6. It was a hot AND humid day.

Dale and I got to Grumpy's around 3:30. It was hot and humid in the bar as well due to having the back door open allowing access to the patiio.

Dale ordered beer. For my first drink I ordered the Grumpy's Grog. This drink was desribed on the menu as: "A drink inspired by the founder of tiki - Donn Beach. A Demerara rum, lime juice, Donn's Mix and your transported to the islands."

Monday, January 1, 2024

Happy New Year

Sunday, July 19, 2020

Quarantiki - Psycho Suzi's

Thursday, July 16, 2020

My chauffeur takes me to all the best places.

Hot but not oppressively so. Beautiful evening none-the-less.

Mom took the following picture of me and Dale once we got home:

Monday, April 6, 2020

Quarantiki - Magnum Monday

Monday, April 6, 2020

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

7th Psycho Suzi's Visit for 2019

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Lovely night out for dinner at Psycho Suzi's. Cindi and Maggie scored us a lovely table on the patio.

I wore one of the pin's I bought at the Black Lagoon Room booth at the Big Kahuna Bash this past Saturday. I felt so cool.

I started with a Psychotic Suzi. Cindi got the Crummy Scoundrel and Dale got beer.

Dinner was lovely and Cindi and I had another round of the same drinks.

Cindi brought me a lovely pink lei to wear. It went really well with my light blue aloha shirt.

If Dale and Maggie don't look quite as merry as Cindi and I it's only because they weren't drinking tiki drinks.

Saturday, July 27, 2019

Big Kahuna Bash at Grumpy's in Roseville

Saturday, July 27, 2019

This afternoon Dale and I checked out the Big Kahuna Bash at Grumpy's in Roseville. We had quite a great time. We started out with dinner in the restaurant.

Dale started with a beer.

The Tilted Tiki in Stillwater did the tiki drinks for the event. I started with The Surfin' Bird which the menu described as: "A wave of exotic flavors in dark rum, herbs, fresh pineapple and lime juices. Named after the Minnesota Surf Legends - The Trashmen!" Very tasty.

For my second drink I went with the Big Kahuna which the menu described as: "The big, bold tiki favorite. A tasty blend of rum, citrus, honey and passion fruit!" A little too sweet for my taste. Odd because the Tilted Tiki's drinks are generally really well made and NOT over-sweet. I'm wondering if they did them in large batches just for this event.

There was also a Mai-Tai on the tiki drink menu which I didn't have a chance to try. For dinner Dale had the Impossible Burger which was actually meatless. He loved it and said it would have otherwise fooled him! I went with the Bangkok Chicken Sammy. It was a chicken sandwich with BBQ sauce and pineapple. Very yummy. Shag walked by our booth as we were eating and I said hello.

Hot Pastrami

After dinner we had a chance to walk around and check things out. We listened to the band Hot Pastrami play. They were quite fun.

Works by Shag on display upstairs at Grumpy's

Shag was the host of the whole event and had an art show going on upstairs.

Out side we found the vendor's booths so I had a chance to shop for souvenirs. Dale caught me looking around The Black Lagoon's Room's booth in the above photo.

After my shopping I took this photo of Dale with some images by Shag in the patio windows. He mentioned to me a few different times during our visit what a good time he was having. I'm glad!

I brought home some souvenirs including a pint glass and also two enamel pins by Artis Pete Klockau of Milwaukee, Wisconsin whom I follow on Instagram as The Black Lagoon Room. The pin on the right is also shown below.

This pin was designed exclusively for The Big Kahuna Bash and only 100 were made!

I also picked up a couple of posters. One looks just like the image above but without the date across it.

I also picked up this poster as well.

The folks from The Black Lagoon Room. Such friendly folks! Photo not mine but from Instagram.

The Black Lagoon Room's wares. Photo also from Instagram.

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Great Afternoon for a Cigar

Monday, July 24, 2019

Aloha shirt, exotica music, an Asylum 13 cigar, and a Hula Hula cocktail.

Sat out in the backyard on a gorgeous summer afternoon. Dale and Athena joined me once Dale was back from a bike ride.

Cigar Time & Exotica Moderne

Friday, July 21, 2019

Within the last year or so a new magazine called Exotica Moderne has appeared on the polynesian pop scene.

The following is from their Facebook page:

"Exotica Moderne is a quarterly publication showcasing the new tiki and lowbrow art and artists, exotic cocktails, kustom kulture, music and more. Focusing on where these genres have been and where they are heading, Exotica Moderne features emerging artists as well as those spearheading these movements. Where all of these subcultures meet and intersect, Exotica Moderne covers next wave of tiki and lowbrow art."

The above just pretty much sums it all up. My take is that although it's a very fun magazine, the editing could be tightened up a bit. The design, on the other hand, is simply top drawer.

The magazine is published by House of Tabu. Issue # 4 includes a feature on Tiki Cat tiki bar in Kansas City, Missouri in addition to a nice article on Lowbrow artist Ken Ruzic.