Tiki Mug Collection in the Mermaid Lounge

I started setting out some of the tiki mugs lately. I usually use this table on the porch for a big display but Sylvester's grown quite fond of it as a perch to watch bird, rabbits, and squirells. 

So I left him a little room. 

Here are some other things I set on the porch. 

I've also have some set up in the house although not the collection this year.

Jojo Bartlesby

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Irv asked what I wanted to name my new tiki mug from Undertow. 

Naming it hadn't really crossed my mind. 

Dale thought I should go with Bartlesby. Irv thought it should be Jojo. 

We'll go with Jojo Bartlesby.

The picture on the box includes a brain on the monkey which has an Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom vibe. Dale asked if the brain came with the mug as a cover. It didn't.

Tiki Mug Inventory 2019

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Here's what I got:

Yes, I realize that a few of the things pictured here are not tiki mugs so, obviously, they are not being counted in the inventory.

I found the above guy in the basement. He's a double of another mug also pictured. 

All totaled I counted 52! Three more than last year...

Hula Hula Cocktails

Thursday, January 31, 2019

This week I experienced something I've never experienced before. Four days in a row off of school due to weather. We had Monday off due to snow although it was only six inches and I don't think they really needed to call it off but I'm just not gonna complain. Tuesday thru today was due to cold and that was justified because it was really COLD AS HELL FROZEN OVER. Above shows the temperature yesterday morning. 

Anyway I've tried to go from this (see above). 

To this (see above). With the help of mixing some Hula Hula Cocktails. 

The above version is a rum Hula Hula with one part rum (El Dorado) one part orange curacao (dry curacao by Pierre Ferrand) and one part orange juice. 

I'm trying to develop a signature version of this cocktail and I've gone with lots of different variations. Pictured above is one part orange curacao (dry curacao by Pierre Ferrand), one part orange juice, and one part vodka (Three Olives).

Here's a Hula Hula with all the original ingredients of the recipe. One part OJ, one part gin (I used Beefeater), and one part orange curacao (dry curacao by Pierre Ferrand). Note the fish tiki mug which I purchased at my last visit to Psycho Suzi's. 

Finally, I think what's pictured above could be a different signature cocktail. It's got OJ, orange curacao, Cointreau, and brandy. It's probably more a variation on a Sidecar. I'll keep on working on it and maybe call it a Joey's Surfin' Sidecar. [Please note: the above cocktails were not consumed on the same day. I'm not that bad.]

Lunch with Dale at Psycho Suzi's Part 5 - The New Mugs!

Friday, October 19, 2018

New mugs from Psycho Suzi's. The first mug is a cup. Part of it is not glazed and features three different tiki mask. 

The second mug futures a wahine.

Birthday Week - Exotik-A-GoGo

Friday, August 17, 2018

Can't believe I started my birthday week celebration a week ago. When Dale got home from work today I asked him if he was interested in going to Psycho Suzi's to hear Exotik-A-GoGo play. He was into it! So, after getting Athena fed and walked we headed Nordeast and got a table with a window onto the patio. Our server told us the band would be playing on the patio rather than upstairs. Shortly thereafter I  saw the band setting up outside. The began playing promptly at 6:30 and you could hear the music inside as the doors were open to the outdoor area. They played most of the songs from their new album Vibralicous! 

I drank Crummy Scoundrels and Dale had beer. 

We shared the poutine tots to start and then we each had spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. All quite delicious.

After dinner we headed out to the patio and sat down to listen to the band for awhile. They were great. 

After a bit, the band went on break so Dale and I headed down to the Psycho Suzi's dock. You wouldn't know it from the pictures below but the skies are actually cloud-free. The whiteness is the haze of the wildfires out in California. They are particularly bad this year. 

We headed back to the restaurant to check out the gift shop. I wasn't planning on it but I ended up going home with one big ol' tiki mug. The fellow in the gift shop pointed out that the one I got was one made especially for Psycho Suzi's. I photographed it upon our arrival back home.

As we headed back to the car I noticed someone had set up a little tiki house on one of the retainers for the gardens in the parking lot. Cute.

Awesome evening, Dale. Thanks for indulging me!

A few more photos from the evening:

Birthday Weekend - Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge Part 8

Monday, August 13, 2018

Before departing I stopped by the gift shop and picked up a few new tiki mugs for my collection. As stated in an earlier post, I believe I'm now at 49 mugs in all.

Tiki Mug Monday - Inventory

Monday, August 13, 2018

Time for my yearly inventory of tiki mugs. I have 49 of them. Quite a few more than last year (22 more to be exact) and quite a bit more difficult to fit in one picture.

Note: The above three were purchased at Psycho Suzi's today. I already have the green Suffering Bastard mug but damned if it didn't look light blue in the overhead lighting used in the Psycho Suzi's gift shop. Oh well, the more the merrier.