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McTiki
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Joined: Aug 22, 2004
Posts: 1935
From: Sunny Florida
|  Posted: 2008-05-08 08:44 am Permalink
I beleive that the Samoa (Cocoa Beach) is now the Wakulla Suites. It is literally ~100 ft South of SR 520.
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Jeff Central
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Joined: Jul 23, 2002
Posts: 1528
From: Columbus, Ohio
| Posted: 2008-05-08 09:00 am Permalink
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On 2008-05-04 13:30, bigbrotiki wrote:
I know someone who has the original rendering to that brochure cover. 
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Do tell......
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GatorRob
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Joined: Aug 20, 2004
Posts: 1766
From: 3 hrs 33 mins to paradise
| Posted: 2008-05-08 4:01 pm Permalink
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On 2008-05-08 08:44, McTiki wrote:
I beleive that the Samoa (Cocoa Beach) is now the Wakulla Suites. It is literally ~100 ft South of SR 520.
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Could be. I've passed by that place many times going to the beach at the pier.
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Dustycajun
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Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3923
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2008-05-09 07:03 am Permalink
McTiki,
Thanks for the info on the Samoa. I also posted your thread on the Samoa post I started in the Locating Tiki forum.
Did it look like the original restaurant building was still there and just remodeled with the hotel built next door?
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McTiki
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Joined: Aug 22, 2004
Posts: 1935
From: Sunny Florida
| Posted: 2008-05-09 07:11 am Permalink
I'll have to do some archeology this week. I'll update in Finding Tiki thread.
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Swanky
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Joined: Apr 03, 2002
Posts: 4806
From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2008-05-19 4:36 pm Permalink
Recently aquired server gals:
More HERE
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10561
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2008-05-20 1:16 pm Permalink
Cool card, Have not heard about the one in Filey much...and the fact they called it ButlinLAND !
That African carving is rad, and the gals look like they're naked, which is certainly more appropriate than the look of the server in this Butlins's Beachcomber photo:
I like the white lines on the floor though, so the drunks can find their way out, I guess.
[ This Message was edited by: bigbrotiki 2008-05-20 13:17 ]
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Dustycajun
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Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3923
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2008-06-30 1:13 pm Permalink
Spotted this interesting add for outdoor carpet that was shot at the Mai Kai. The carpet is stated to be "Poi Proof"! More of the great Mai Kai serving gals in action. Who could that lucky guy in the chair be??
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10561
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2008-06-30 2:08 pm Permalink
A classic. I am still bummed that that kneeling girl's head fell into the crease between page 80 and 81 in Tiki Modern (...and I still hate those unreadable page numbers, the 8 just looked like a 5 to me!)
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GatorRob
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Joined: Aug 20, 2004
Posts: 1766
From: 3 hrs 33 mins to paradise
| Posted: 2008-07-01 3:56 pm Permalink
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On 2008-06-30 13:13, Dustycajun wrote:
Who could that lucky guy in the chair be??
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Don't know who the guy is, but the dancing girl is Lita from Hawaii. She was featured in the 1963 Mai-Kai calendar. Here she is in some other luscious photos from that time:
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Dustycajun
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3923
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2008-07-01 5:28 pm Permalink
GatorRob,
Thanks for sharing, we've now gone from Swanky's Awesome Annie to your Lovely Lita! Nice transition man.
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1961surf
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: May 03, 2007
Posts: 1894
From: Newport Beach, Ca .
| Posted: 2008-07-02 12:00 pm Permalink
Absolutely great pics from all of you.Nice info on this thread.
Great job from all of you.I learn something new every time I
check out TC.I think I was born in the wrong era.
Everything looks so damn cool back then, its amazing !
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Dustycajun
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Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3923
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2008-07-05 11:31 am Permalink
Here's a Mai Kai Mystery Girl painting that just sold on ebay. This one is also in Tiki Modern on page 63. Cheers
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10561
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2008-07-05 12:51 pm Permalink
You sure it was a painting? Looks more like a color copy/blow up of that photo in Tiki Modern to me...maybe printed on giclee/canvassy material to make it look more painted? In any case, I bet they got it from my book, the original is a slide that Tiki Kiliki provided, and I doubt there are any copies of it. How much did it fetch?
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Tiki-Kate
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Joined: Sep 21, 2003
Posts: 1700
From: Yucaipa, CA
| Posted: 2008-07-05 1:00 pm Permalink
It went for $161.61. It says in the description that it is a canvas print.
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