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06/26/2026

Aloha! Haven’t made a Tiki post in a while… not a whole lot of Tiki events happening in Eastern Iowa even though I now live a block away from the oldest known home Tiki bar in the country. April and I walked over, the grounds are amazing!! They had a Mansion Mixer at the Brucemore mansion tonight and gave a small lecture on Tiki culture in the Tahitian Room and how Iowa came to have the oldest existing home bar in the nation. The host did a great job with the history of the room and quick dive into Tiki Culture. They gave you a canned beverage with admission, I had never had a Cutwater Mai Tai, not something I would probably get again, but if you can have a real cocktail… it wet the whistle. Made for a fun evening and I ran into an old school friend which was rad! I posted about Brucemore a couple years ago, if you find yourself in Cedar Rapids… do yourself a favor and check it out!!
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02/16/2025

Dreaming of some warmer weather!! Also, super stoked I found someone in the Midwest that carries about 4-5 minutes from my house and is ordering me a case for me!!! time for some 😲😋

10/14/2024

My good buddy and I hit up tonight while we’re in town for the this weekend!! I finally got to check it out!! I’ve been looking fwd to getting here since came and bartended at my home bar for in 2022.
The decor is amazing and I was stoked to see all the shrunken heads! I found yours 😊

08/24/2024

Whoooo Hooo!! Been wanting to post this!! It is a gorgeous book!! I did the kickstarter thing and I just want to say the authors are stand up dudes. I had up dated my address in Kickstarter a while back and Kickstarter didn’t update it for this project for whatever reason and it was shipped to my old address and .fassionola took care of me and got me my book… and I love it!! Thank you so much!! Please support these guys, the book is super rad!

08/15/2024

This is so rad!!! I’ve been trying to get my hands on this for a while!! While I was in Illinois last month for work, I went to a liquor store that carries and they did not have but I asked if they could order it. They said no guarantees… but… It came in late last week and my manager brought it to me while he was working at our site today and yesterday.
Time to start checking out all the recipes!!🍹🍹🍹

08/03/2024

Had to get the new Sven Kirsten book and mug!! It’s been sitting in a box unopened for what seems like a few months. Another great edition to the !!
I arrange my books on the shelf by height, so it’s nice that can sit next to his brother

07/25/2024

Went on a work trip out of town… and score!! Some bottles I’ve been wanting for a while. Not sure why, but I haven’t been able to find the in over a year in multiple states. I use to see it in Portland and never bought it, then when I wanted to buy some it was gone… but here we are.. back in business so I doubled up! 😋. The Diamond 151 was a bonus!!

07/21/2024

Haven’t made a collecting post in awhile! I have 2 more books coming so figured I’d better get on it. 😊 One new book I’ve been waiting 2 years for was delivered to the wrong address so hopefully it arrives. 🤞I have some other finds to share soon too and a decent new record haul I acquired.

05/27/2024

Went to Brucemore Mansion in Cedar Rapids close about 10 miles from my hometown today. I remember going here a few times as a kid on school tour in the 80s and 90s and I have no doubt it helped spark and shape my love for Tiki. The Tahitian Room was built in the basement of the mansion in 1937 and is arguably one of the first home tiki bars, the owner at the time had to be inspired by Don the beachcomber because the ceiling of the Tahitian room has a tin ceiling and they have a sprinkler that still work and creates a rain sound effect. It has been preserved in its original condition since the 30’s, it actually predates Tiki and there are Hula girls but no tiki figures. I’ve been wanting to revisit again for a few years and it’s exactly as I remember from 30+ years ago.
If you’re in Cedar Rapids IA I strongly recommend visiting.
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10/30/2023

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