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howlinowl
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jul 20, 2008
Posts: 67 |  Posted: 2011-11-17 6:58 pm Permalink
The name of the bar sounded familar....
http://www.tikitaco.com/
...or maybe its a variation of this....
http://www.tacotico.com
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naugatiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 02, 2004
Posts: 809
From: Port Angeles, Wa
| Posted: 2011-12-21 6:19 pm Permalink
A sketch from the Rich Little Show in 1976 with Rich & Charlotte Rae as lounge act in the Orchid Room between two Milan Guanko tikis. Nice tikis but singing Love Will Keep Us Together in a tiki bar is a deevolution moment.
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10600
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2011-12-21 6:32 pm Permalink
Hey, is that the Sahara Las Vegas Beachcomber !? 
Those are not Milan Guankos, but the trusty PeeWee's Playhouse prop Tikis that have seen many shows over the years.
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10600
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2011-12-21 6:39 pm Permalink
Follow the link in this link:
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=38875&forum=1&vpost=572219
...to see them. I believe there were several of these, made from the same mold.
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10600
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2011-12-21 7:08 pm Permalink
And here is another moment in Tiki Devolution:
Digging around the web, I found out that the "South Seas" Apartments on 19223 Saticoy Street in Reseda had been the location home of the 1984 classic "Karate Kid" (even though CheekyGirl had mentioned this here before)
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=28779&forum=2
Very appropriately for the state of Tiki in 1984, the place is characterized as a "dump" in the movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDi3an8WgN4
When I found and photographed the place for the BOT (page 218/19) in the early 90's, it didn't look that bad, the pool was fixed, but except for the cool font there was nothing left worthy of documentation. I wonder if it is still up. Has anybody been by there recently?
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hiltiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 10, 2004
Posts: 2792
From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 2011-12-21 7:51 pm Permalink
As far as I know this is what it looks like still.
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=28779&forum=2&vpost=387764
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PockyTiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
Posts: 556
From: central MA
| Posted: 2011-12-21 8:16 pm Permalink
Saw this being aired after the new season of Beavis and Butthead. Not my favorite show, but I'm sad I missed this episode.
EDIT: I'm talking about the "Good Vibes" episode listed on Page 1. D'oh!
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Vince Martini
Grand Member (2 years) 
Joined: May 02, 2010
Posts: 269
From: Iki Pohaku, Arkansas
| Posted: 2011-12-25 3:35 pm Permalink
Has anyone noticed the killer tikis festooning Peter Gunn's pad...when he is home, that is?
I have actually noticed quite a bit of tiki on old TV programs while goofing on ME TV!!! If you don't have this channel, call your cable company and demand it!
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atomictonytiki
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: May 14, 2002
Posts: 1272
From: Bangkok
| Posted: 2012-01-07 8:40 pm Permalink
On the latest episode of Absolutely Fabulous (01-01-2012) Job Patsy (Joanna Lumley)mentions going to the Mahiki just at the end of the episode.
Nice to hear tiki/celebrity reference in popular culture.
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MrBaliHai
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2002
Posts: 776 | Posted: 2012-01-08 09:34 am Permalink
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On 2012-01-07 20:40, atomictonytiki wrote:
On the latest episode of Absolutely Fabulous (01-01-2012) Job Patsy (Joanna Lumley)mentions going to the Mahiki just at the end of the episode.
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I was wondering how long it would take for the Mahiki to completely jump the proverbial shark.
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10600
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2012-01-08 7:31 pm Permalink
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On 2011-12-25 15:35, Vince Martini wrote:
Has anyone noticed the killer tikis festooning Peter Gunn's pad...when he is home, that is?
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Visual depictions of such findings are always appreciated on this forum 
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Chuck Tatum is Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: May 12, 2011
Posts: 1674
From: Southern Cailifornia
| Posted: 2012-01-08 9:05 pm Permalink
Don't forget tomorrow on "The Layover" (Travel channel)
Anthony Bourdain heads to San Francisco & the Tonga Room!
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WaikikianMoeKele
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 25, 2008
Posts: 390
From: West Leroy, Pennsylvania
| Posted: 2012-01-08 9:12 pm Permalink
Have it set to dvr
~kele
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CarvingBike
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 14, 2011
Posts: 13
From: Jacksonville Beach, Fl
| Posted: 2012-01-16 8:45 pm Permalink
The Tonga Room in San Francisco was the location for a group date on The Bachelor tonight. Did anyone else happen to see it? or would anyone else admit it if they did?
They are at the bar from the 42 minute mark until the 51 minute mark and have a few good shot of the place in the background. The Bachelor is being re-aired this Sunday at 4:00 on the east coast. As 'they' like to say, check your local listings and set your DVR's
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Big Kahuna
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 11, 2007
Posts: 1923
From: SoMass
| Posted: 2012-01-17 7:59 pm Permalink
Just saw Bamboo Ben on Storage Wars at Oceanic Arts.
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