Pretty nifty.
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Showing posts with label tiki. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tiki. Show all posts
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Monday, April 24, 2023
Tiki
The word tiki comes from Māori mythology, where it refers to the first man. The Māori and other Polynesian cultures carved images of their gods into wood and stone, known as tiki statues. The term “tiki” was then used in American culture in the mid 20th century to describe style and decor from Polynesia and the South Pacific.
- KegWorks
Admittedly, I didn't know very much about Tiki. I didn't realize the Tiki "bar" culture that I had seen on TV or in the form of strange ceramic monster-faced mugs originated in the United States back in the 30's. I knew there was a connection to the past and to the South Pacific (as I recall being spooked by the massive carvings on Easter Island (Thanks, Leonard Nimoy and In Search Of...). Adding to the creep factor in my brain was a particular episode of The Brady Bunch, of all things.
Tiki designs are spooky, and to this sheltered guy - they were mysterious. And tiki mugs, oddly enough, always seemed to be where Halloween stuff was. There were mugs and similar tiki designs at horror conventions. They'd always pop up in my searches for Halloween and horror merchandise. You'd see tiki designs at the shore in the summer, on the boardwalk and in shops.
Strangely, I never owned a tiki mug, despite being into weird designs and odd stuff. And despite always wanting one. That changed this past weekend when we went to a cool Tiki event at a local brewing company. Vendors were selling food, beer, bottled spirits, and mixed cocktails (I had my first Zombie). There were tables with small shop owners offering tiki-designed mugs, clothing, and jewelry (at really great prices).
And the music. Being extremely new to psychobilly and all the related forms of the rockabilly/punk genre offshoots, I was thrilled to hear similar-sounding tunes as we approached the venue and started to see people wearing Hawaiian shirts and colorful leis. There was a record label there called Hi-Tide Recordings and the music they were playing was absolutely perfect (apparently, there's a genre called Surfabilly [apparently, I'm a square]).
We walked out of there with two tiki mugs, a sugar cane liqueur called Falernum (made with lime, ginger, and cloves), and a pair of coffin skull earrings from a cool shop called Retro-Verte.
This will definitely be an annual tradition (and my quest for a haunted tiki idol necklace has officially begun).
Below are some photos and music links...
Click below for Surfin' Spooks:
Click below to hear Cha Cha Challoween:
Click below to hear Cemetery Beach:
Some more Tiki information at the always-awesome KegWorks blog.
Monday, May 2, 2022
Propane Fire Torches
Very cool (and wildly expensive) gas fire torches (don't call them tiki torches) for all your Haunt Flame needs.
Friday, March 18, 2022
Cobwebs And Candlesticks: Skull Tikis
Easily the best Skull Tikis I have ever seen. Amazing work.
Love this guy's how-to's.
Click below...
Monday, February 14, 2022
Artifact Pottery
It's been a while since I featured this cool shop (though currently there are no items for sale on their Etsy store). But it's great eye candy.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Lantern Jack Test Run
A quick flame test. Looks crazy dangerous, but it's just a regular tiki torch in his brain. You can hear the neighborhood owl as the video begins. A big juicy Halloween owl.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Witch Torches
I built a torch prototype for my Skull Witches. I'll have three of these placed safely near the display. I'm thinking most of the detail will be lost in the shadows, so I kept the coloring pretty light.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Art Show At The Tonga Hut
To me, Tiki and Halloween have always gone together incredibly well.
More at the Tiki Chick blog.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Tiki Lounge & Bar
It'd be a neat way to spend an evening right before Halloween.
From their menu:
Zombie (Limit 2 per Customer)
Don the Beachcomber’s classic Zombie represents all that is great about Tiki Drinks – heaps of great Rum, fresh fruit juices, bold flavours and a bit of showmanship, our Zombie is good old-fashioned fun. Full of four premium Rums, Lime, Lemon, Passionfruit and pineapple, our Zombie is brought to life with a bit of fire and some Voodoo magic… Don’t singe your eyebrows!
Blood and Sand
One of the few Scotch cocktails worth a sniff, the Blood and Sand is a recently rediscovered classic from the heyday of cocktails. Made with Scotch, orange juice, cherry Brandy and sweet Vermouth. Finished with a flamed orange zest.
Death in the Afternoon
The Death in the Afternoon was, by all accounts invented by Ernest Hemingway. Although basically a Champagne cocktail with Absinthe, the “Death” is an elegant way to experience life the way Hemingway did… under the influence.
Too bad it's in Australia.
TikiLoungeAndBar.com
Monday, May 11, 2009
Porch Atmosphere
Such wonderful lighting. The black light bulb reminded me of those few houses you see during the Halloween season that do nothing by way of decorations except a single red or green bulb screwed into the porch light. I love that look. The green is especially creepy. Shadows seem darker and longer, and it's always unnerving in the most incredible of ways.
Image source.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
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