Show us your Tiki/Polynesian Pop collections: rooms, bars, mugs, etc.

[foamy]

Your talented foamy, I especially like the "Bitten" piece but can't quite make out the little bugger under the drink umbrella

Thanks fellas, I've had a lot of fun with tiki—still do, but I don't have as much free time these days. I have to say, the late fifties and early sixties; the whole atomic modern/cocktail/tiki life style appeals to me in a big way. I'm a confirmed retro-grouch.

Mike, it's a little devil in a beach chair saying "...and life is good."

 

[mikespens]

Thanks fellas, I've had a lot of fun with tiki—still do, but I don't have as much free time these days. I have to say, the late fifties and early sixties; the whole atomic modern/cocktail/tiki life style appeals to me in a big way. I'm a confirmed retro-grouch.

Mike, it's a little devil in a beach chair saying "...and life is good."

Perfect. I actually had a retro-grouch tee shirt from Rivendell Cycles. Wore it out.

 

[foamy]

Perfect. I actually had a retro-grouch tee shirt from Rivendell Cycles. Wore it out.

Ah, Rivendell. Grant Peterson, one of the original retro-grouches. I have a Bridgestone RB-2 from his time with them. Seroiusly considered a Riv when I was shopping for a bike to do the cross-country tour. Sweet bikes. Ended-up going with a Bilenky.

 

[mikespens]

Ah, Rivendell. Grant Peterson, one of the original retro-grouches. I have a Bridgestone RB-2 from his time with them. Seroiusly considered a Riv when I was shopping for a bike to do the cross-country tour. Sweet bikes. Ended-up going with a Bilenky.

Still have my Readers. I have a lugged MB-2 that's been roadified. Hope you went with lugged steel.

 

[foamy]

Still have my Readers. I have a lugged MB-2 that's been roadified. Hope you went with lugged steel.

MB's are very nice—classic, IMO. Would love to have had lugged, but went instead with Columbus Spirit light weight chromo, brazed and a chromo fork. The bike did real well, but didn't like much more than 35 lbs. on it—which, it turns out, was about all I needed or wanted.


Staying on topic here, Six of my collection that I rendered in Illustrator and Photoshop.

And a bad photo of No. 5

 

[mikespens]

The Columbus looks up to it.

Still searching for my Suffering ba***rd but most impressed with the full size totem. WOW!

 

[foamy]

The Columbus looks up to it.

Still searching for my Suffering ba***rd but most impressed with the full size totem. WOW!

Yeah, Ben does exceptional work. One of the, if not thee best (I'm biased) , tiki carvers I know of. He carved all of the original tiki's and tiki/tropical ornamentation at the Tropicana when they went tiki-themed back in the day. He's been at it for a good, long while.

A good, un-chipped Suffering ba***rd is hard to come by these days without paying an outrageous price. I got lucky when I found mine. Now, if I could just find some affordable vintage hats that please me.

 

[dh66]

Great illustratin' there Foamy! Some classic mug shots in that line-up.

And I'm with Mike on the big guy. Very impressive!

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[1mach1]

Tiki drinks.

 

[dh66]

Hell yes!!

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[mikespens]

Kool Harv. Must admit the decor looks a bit confusing though, what kind of place is it?

 

[1mach1]

Kool Harv. Must admit the decor looks a bit confusing though, what kind of place is it?

Haha!
Its a Polynesian/Chinese joint that has been there since 1974, and has never been remodeled.

 

[mikespens]

Sounds fun. That wallpaper looks country kitchen to me but I could be seeing it out of context

 

[BobHufford]

Looks like mug values could go up (if anyone reads this stuff) ... this was linked in a Kovels Komments newsletter.

http://bottomlinepersonal.com/your-coffee-mug-could-be-worth-1000/

 

[1mach1]

Not sure if this belongs here, but found this in a consignment store. Looks to be an original watercolor. It sends a certain message, and I like it. [emoji14]

 

[dh66]

The message is loud and clear!! That thing is sweeeeet Harv!



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[mikespens]

Classic Harv!

 

[1mach1]

Dale, Mike, thanks!

 

[dh66]

Not mine.....

but I spotted this in a park down in Montevallo, a small college town about 35 miles south of me. Figured it would get some appreciation here.

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[Kahuna]

The guy in the middle is my most recent tiki find. I found him for 50 cents in a pile of junk at a yard sale with his foot broken off and missing. As you can imagine authentic old tikis are hard to come by here in the wilds of Idaho so I took him home, glued a new piece of wood where the foot was, and sanded it down till it looked like a foot. He's a nice size - 11" so had to grab him.

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