Baby Lu-Lu Brings You Jesus
This is Baby Lu-Lu. Don’t be fooled, she’s only 3 1/2 years old. This record is hard to listen to. You should get a patch for your jacket for making Read More …
If it’s Swank…
The book about the penultimate Tiki establishment
This is Baby Lu-Lu. Don’t be fooled, she’s only 3 1/2 years old. This record is hard to listen to. You should get a patch for your jacket for making Read More …
While collecting way too many things related to the Mai-Kai as part of my book research, I bought this great 1959 weekly tourist magazine for the Mai-Kai ad. I got Read More …
Only the mastery of Crazy Al could recreate this amazing carving from the Mai-Kai. The latest piece in the Mai-Kai Memories Series is the Molokai Maiden. An unreal smaller version Read More …
Gay Head. Just sayin’.
A little NSFW image for you. Ukukeles, leis…
Seen at the Maryville BBQ festival. Um… No thanks…
Bamboo Ben is a true original. An old punk like myself, you just never quite know what to expect from him. He’s made a lot of art in various mediums. Read More …
What can you say? Buck naked gals in front of something vaguely tiki-ish and some matting and maybe a grass skirt on the wall. Gotta love it. (NSFW)
I had come across this cover many years ago, and this week, I finally found the magazine. As best as I can tell, it is from 1966. Maybe a bit Read More …
I am proud that I was able to contribute images for the “Sexy Tiki” portion of Sven’s newest book, “Tiki Modern“. I just got a bit of new naughty hula Read More …
Duke Carter, author of “Tiki Quest” and organizer of “Exotica” posted a swell review he found in a Chicago rag of a small event he put together recently. Way too Read More …
Warning, NSFW. The 1966 issue of Nylon Jungle. I have been looking for this for years. Nice tiki, nice, um, gal. This carving must be in the photographer’s home. This Read More …
Kiki in NYC reports on seeing this film and Mr. Waters himself recently. Sounds like a fun way to spend an evening. She says the video is to be released through Read More …
This article makes more sense than any. Terrorists want to cause terror. We go nuts over every little thing and thus, they succeed, even when they fail i.e. the London Read More …
I’ve been reading the Bleat for years now and he has gone further and further into the business of being a grumpy guy and less and less being an amusing Read More …