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. 

Birthday Weekend - Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge Part 4

Friday, August 10, 2018

Taken in the Psycho Suzi's gift shop.

After exploring the patio I headed back inside to the gift shop for a couple more birthday presents.

I have a couple of other bird mugs like this one. One is green and one is yellow. Now I can add this nice blue one to the collection.

This coconut mug is what the Crummy Scoundrel come in. It's not the most exciting looking tiki mug but it's weighty and the full shape of it feel really good in one's hand.

Birthday Weekend - Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge Part 3

Friday, August 10, 2018

I sat at the bar just a seat over from the drink station where the servers pick up cocktails for patrons. One server asked the bartenders for a drink called and Irish Hand Grenade. Neither of the two bartenders knew how to make it. The server asked them if they could google it and find a youTube video for instructions as she really wanted to make sure her customer on the patio had a pleasant experience. In the end, they were able to fix one up. It looked something like what's pictured above. The "Irish" in the name refers to the drinks Irish ingredients: typically Guinness stout, Bailey's Irish Cream, and Jameson Irish whiskey. The drink was originally referred to as the Irish Car Bomb but the name has changed as some find the original designation offensive. I can see why. I just have a hard time understanding why someone would come to a tiki bar and not order a tiki drink. But that's just me.

Speaking of the patio I got some cool pictures of tikis out there. 

Birthday Weekend - Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge Part 2

Friday, August 10, 2018

After the Crummy Scoundrel I ordered the Hawaiian Surf pizza and for my second tiki cocktail I went with the Evil Headhunter which the drink menu describes as follows, "Lured into the jungle by wafts of dark rum, pineapple, fresh line, almonds, and mysterious drums, you trip head first into a hole. You know what happens next.  Circa 1959." 

Birthday Weekend - Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge Part 1

Friday, August 10, 2018

As part of my birthday weekend I took myself to lunch at Psycho Suzi's. I started out with one of my favorite drinks there, the Crummy Scoundrel. The drink menu describes it as follows, "An absurd blend of amusing flavors and pirate-like fun... but with no pirates. Blackberry, hibiscus, banana, fresh lime. Circa 1972." The drink also has something carbonated in it which makes it especially refreshing.

I heard some cool surf music playing and when I Shazamed it it turned out to be an awesome surf medley titled, what else, Surf Medley by Junior Brown. Of course I downloaded it and added it to my surf playlist on iTunes. 

Birthday Weekend - Pagan Festival by Dominic Frontiere and His Orchestra

My birthday weekend has begun. The first present to myself is the album Pagan Festival by Dominic Frontiere and His Orchestra. Over the last few years my interest in Exotica and other music associated with tiki culture has grown.

Hawaii

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Dale and I stopped by a Colorado Barnes & Noble today where I picked up an Insights Guide to Hawaii. The cashier asked if I am planning a trip to Hawaii soon. I told her no, not soon but that it is on my list for the near future. Actually Dale and I were in Hawaii back in 2001 for my brother Pete's wedding to my sister-in-law, Stephanie. I've always wanted to go back.