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Blowfish Bar – Flagler Beach, FL |
TikiTomD
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: Sep 20, 2009
Posts: 649
From: Flagler Beach, FL
|  Posted: 2012-08-05 06:46 am Permalink
Mahalo for your visits and kind feedback, Wendy, Marlene, Jesse and hang10tiki.
Yesterday afternoon, husband and wife Tiki aficionados TikiHardBop (George Jenkins) and TornadoTiki (Chris Kridler) visited the Blowfish Bar, to our absolute delight. They had just come from the nearby Flagler County Library at Palm Coast, where Chris had given a presentation on her storm chasing experiences and talked about her new book, Funnel Vision.
After plying them with rum cocktails, they regaled us with their New Orleans adventures at Tales of the Cocktail. George recently posted web links on Tiki Central to news stories and video clips of the event reported by Chris on behalf of the The Times-Picayune.
Our rum cocktails were simplified Zombies prepared to the recipe on page 169 of Beachbum Berry’s Remixed, except we doubled the specified amount of the dark Jamaican rum. We used B.G. Reynolds’ Don’s Mix, Myers’s Original Dark Rum, Cruzan 151 Proof Aged Rum (no local availability of Lemon Hart 151), fresh limes and fresh mint sprigs. Our featured appetizer was Shrimp Avocado Salsa, served with tortilla chips. Our “happy factor” climbed right to the top of the meter after a few cocktails...
-Tom
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TikiHardBop
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 21, 2009
Posts: 385
From: Rockledge, FL
| Posted: 2012-08-06 09:44 am Permalink
We both had a really great time and are really looking forward to the next opportunity to visit the bar, hopefully without the tropical disturbance!
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TikiTomD
Grand Member (3 years)
Joined: Sep 20, 2009
Posts: 649
From: Flagler Beach, FL
| Posted: 2012-08-12 06:45 am Permalink
The local news posted the following article after TornadoTiki’s (Chris Kridler’s) presentation last weekend at the Palm Coast library...
Palm Coast Observer August 8, 2012
Tikification of the Blowfish Bar’s new head continues with the addition of “Tangaroa and the Sea” by zerostreet (Robert Jimenez)...
I expect that Nick Camara is grateful I didn’t submit an entry in response to the “Do you read your Tiki Magazine in interesting places” column...
Florida’s tropical weather season is in full swing right now. After a late afternoon thunderstorm yesterday, we were able enjoy our sundowners while gazing at a rainbow on the oceanfront deck outside the Blowfish Bar...
-Tom
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hang10tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 2816
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2012-08-12 08:21 am Permalink
Lookin good Tom
We need to sign up for a tour on our next Fl trip
Keep up the fun
Jon
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zerostreet
Grand Member (3 years)
Joined: Feb 06, 2010
Posts: 1830
From: http://www.zerostreet.com
| Posted: 2012-08-12 08:46 am Permalink
Hey Tom! Thanks for posting the pic, including the remodeling ones! Lots of fun to look at! And I gotta say that Shrimp Avocado Salad sounds awesome! 
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VampiressRN
Grand Member (7 years) 
Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 5314
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2012-08-12 3:47 pm Permalink
Fun to read about the awesome guests at your lounge. Storm chasing is certainly not for the average Joe...what an interesting career. The art looks great in the new bathroom.
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TikiTomD
Grand Member (3 years)
Joined: Sep 20, 2009
Posts: 649
From: Flagler Beach, FL
| Posted: 2012-09-02 10:29 am Permalink
Jon, please do add us to your next Florida tour. The bar is open on your arrival.
Robert and Marlene, appreciate your visits and comments.
The Blowfish Bar celebrates the arrival of two new mugs from the Land Down Under. These are the creations of Melbourne, Australia artist Robbie Toth (Swizzle). They are variations of his “General Ra Ra” line of mugs, named for a military character...
When I asked Robbie on how he came to name the mugs, he related the story...
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General Ra Ra is a drunken story. I was out with a friend at a bar, where I knew the bartender, and I ask him if they had any DEMERARA rum, and he said 'What? General Ra Ra', so naturally we all had a good laugh and that's where it comes from. If/when I make some more mugs they will have military names, the next one will be called Corporal Punishment because I like having shots of a particular OP rum and making friends have it without telling them. |
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It pains me to no end to report that Ben Charred/Chard, the Blowfish Bar yard Tiki carved by Ramay “Keylo” Lewis, has been heisted. Sadly, Ben, we only knew you for a short time. You always had that beautiful smile...
-Tom
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TikiHardBop
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 21, 2009
Posts: 385
From: Rockledge, FL
| Posted: 2012-09-02 11:00 am Permalink
Man, that is soo wrong! Bad, bad mana!
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GabeTaylor
Member
Joined: Jul 06, 2012
Posts: 5 | Posted: 2012-09-02 7:04 pm Permalink
That's unfortunate! Hope the thieves get theirs & that you guys recoup in tiki at least ten fold!
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komohana
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 08, 2010
Posts: 386
From: western australia
| Posted: 2012-09-02 7:28 pm Permalink
NOOO!! Very sorry to hear that Tom.
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Professor G
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 03, 2011
Posts: 321
From: the Tiki Wastelands
| Posted: 2012-09-02 8:14 pm Permalink
It's a huge drag about the stolen Tiki, but, as always, thanks for giving us a look at all the work that goes into your beautiful home.
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tigertail777
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 25, 2004
Posts: 624
From: Oregon
| Posted: 2012-09-03 02:05 am Permalink
I hope that tiki comes to life and bites the thieves in the butt. Great stuff, thanks for the peak into the further progress. 
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zerostreet
Grand Member (3 years)
Joined: Feb 06, 2010
Posts: 1830
From: http://www.zerostreet.com
| Posted: 2012-09-03 6:29 pm Permalink
Sorry to hear of the theft Tom! The new mugs are very cool though!
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danlovestikis
Grand Member (6 years) 
Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 4198 | Posted: 2012-09-12 10:57 pm Permalink
It is so sad that people steal. We have had so many parties/crawls at our home without ever an incident. It wasn't a real tiki collector that took it just an opportunist. So Sorry ): Wendy
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Alfie the Moai
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Sep 06, 2012
Posts: 11 | Posted: 2012-09-16 10:19 am Permalink
Great job on the space! Well done! Looking forward to seeing you booth soon!
Alfie
"dean Martin"
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