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[Archived November 9, 2003]
This little gem was sent to me by Lili Chin who is involved in the production
of "Super Mahi Tiki, Defender of Bikini", intended for the Saturday Morning Cereal Set but I'm
sure it will appeal to Tiki culture fans of all ages.
The pilot episode is called
"Lava Palaver"
and looks like it will be a lot of fun. I'm especially fond of the entire premise of the show of a
Tiki god being brought to life by atomic bomb testing on the Bikini Atoll in 1946. It's also a riot
seeing Mahi Tiki in his disguise as Bikini exporter, Walt Waxline, his green Tiki countenance hidden
only by an eyepatch.
[Archived November 23, 2002]
Tiki's are alive and well in... Belgium!
"Slim Jim Kontiki" sent me a link to his site last month and I thought
I'd share it with you. He seems to be a full-on Tiki Geek with a good dose of American
Rockabilly thrown in. I don't know what the rest of Belgium is like, but this site will give
you a taste of how time and place mean nothing to Tiki Culture. I imagine we could all
travel to the heart of Europe, step inside Slim Jim's place and feel like we were in the
South Seas. [Archived July 18, 2002]
This is one of the first Tiki sites I found on the web a couple
of years back when I learned there was a Tiki movement. Although I liked the original
site design better with it's lava rock background, bright lettering and dancing Tiki gods
animation (oomba-chaka oomba-chaka oomba-chaka) the new site has one thing that
makes it worth visiting: full length online music!
Their album "Idol Pleasures" is now out of print but they've been so kind as to make
the songs available over the web. The Tiki Tones are purely an instrumental set in the
best Ventures tradition with solid rhythms
and atmospheric guitar work - music that will set the proper tone for any tiki party.
[Archived March 29, 2002]
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