Some time on Friday night one of our Stone* Tiki Guardians disappeared into the night from atop our stairs.  Although it is not uncommon to see Moai statues roaming the streets of Richmond during the weekend, this one needs to come home!

Here is a photo of one of his brother statues (the one that went missing was a little longer of face).  If you happen to see a statue in a similar style, about a foot and a half tall and somewhere on the streets of Richmond please bring him home!

*more like some sort of plaster or resin.

Hi Guys,

You may remember me posting a little while ago about a very clever t-shirt featuring a member of the undead with very specific dietary requirements.  Well, the man responsible for that great t-shirt design, cartoonist and illustrator Dennis Culver has emailed to let us know that threadless.com in their endless quest for world domination have decided not to print this most excellent t-shirt.  Boo-urns to threadless.com!  Never fear though dear readers, Dennis has arranged for the shirt to be available through redbubble.com.  Be sure to go and check it out!

Hi all,

Instrumental Asylum have sent us this cute comic-slash-flyer for their upcoming gig (Saturday September 6th!  Don’t forget!)  I thought it only right that I share it here with you all…  enjoy!  (Click on the image to embiggen)

Hey!

We’ve just created a Flickr group for those of you artistic types who have taken photos in, of and around the Tiki Bar!

Feel free to join up and share your photos - it’s free - http://www.flickr.com/groups/tikiloungeandbar/

Also remember if you have an awesome shot of your best mates’ “Zombie Face”, or any other photo you’d like included in our Gallery, you can shoot them through to photos@tikiloungeandbar.com.

To help the creative juices start to flow, here are some awesome photos that were sent to us by a recent customer Eliza:

Hi Gang,

Just a quickie - This coming Friday (August 22nd) sees cutesy-horror arrtist Megz Majewski (whom we have mentioned before) opening a gallery exhibition at Ruban Rat (described as a “Designer Toy Store and Gallery“) at 423 King Street, Newtown in Sydney.  If you’re in olde Sydney town, I highly recommend popping in and checking out Megz’ innocently evil artwork. Details are in the flyer below.

Cheers,

Kev

Hi there Tiki fans!

Ben Roger’s amazing surf rock band, Instrumental Asylum returns to the Tiki Bar. Instrumental Asylum plays surf guitar music inspired by the likes of Dick Dale and Duane Eddy. Instrumental Asylum will again be joined by vocalist Jasmine Mahon, so expect a sultry rendition of a classic 007 theme song or two.

Catch a sneak preview at http://www.myspace.com/benrogers39instrumentalasylum

Band starts some time after 8pm, so get in early to guarantee a seat! Don’t forget our happy hour between 6-7pm for $10 Cocktails!

Call 9428 4336 for more information. $8 CC.

Cheers,

Kev

I came across some very sad news recently.  The owner of the La Mariana Sailing Club, Annette Nahinu passed away on the 19th of July at age 96.  Annette’s contribution to the preservation of Hawaii’s recent Tiki Bar heritage is immeasurable.

The La Mariana was opened over 50 years ago in Honolulu in Hawaii.  Hawaii had recently become the 50th state of the United States of America, and Tiki fever was gripping the country.  Entrepreneurs (Don the Beachcomber amongst them) began opening enormous Tiki resorts and restaurants throughout the islands.  As the Tiki trend began to cool and the venues started to close down, Annette would be there to collect what was left of the decor and furniture that was being disposed of.  Over the decades the collection of Tiki artifacts that have amassed at La Mariana is impressive.  It’s like a shrine to the great Tiki Bars of the Islands.

La Mariana is on my short list of about 5 Tiki “must-sees” in the world today.  I was lucky enough to be able to visit there at the start of this year, but sadly did not get an opportunity to meet Annette.  The La Mariana is an absolutely wonderful place.  The atmosphere is thick with history and has a great organic “hand-made” vibe.  It is what I imagine our bar will feel like in 50 years time.

I hope La Mariana is taken over by the “right” person.  Annette’s legacy is an American treasure, and it deserves to be looked after.

I’ve attached an album of photos I took at La Mariana so you can see how special the place is - click on the image below to see more.

Cheers,

Kev

Click for photos of La Mariana Sailing Club