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Tiki Kiliki

Yee-Haw & Aloha!

About Me

I am a lover of all things vintage but mostly Tiki and vinyl. I travel to odd destinations and exotic places whenever possible. Other delights are hot dogs, vintage clothing, 50's lamps, vintage hawaiian swimsuits, post modern furnishings, mid century architecture, thrift stores and antique stores that do not sell tube socks or decorate in mauve, any and all asian cuisine especially thai and vietnamese.I am also the Co-Creator & Co-Founder of The Hukilau - an annual Polynesian Pop event held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Other events I produce are Tiki Torch Nights once held in Atlanta held at Trader Vic's in the Downtown Hilton Hotel and a short lived Florida chapter at the Mai Kai. You can always find out more info www.TheHukilau.com You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor !

My Interests

Tiki, vinyl, rockabilly culture, diners/retaurants from the classic era that are still in their original condition or close to it, collecting various items including: old restaurant menus, old postcards, wacky stuffed animals from the 50's and 60's. Mid-Century furniture and photographing the remnants of the Space Age era here in South Florida.Artists and photographers such as Jim Flora, Bernard Buffett, Tretchikoff, Shag, Flounder, Mark Ryden, Tyson MacAdoo, The Clayton Brothers, Ron English, Stanley Stubenberg, Daniel Johnston, Weegee, Diane Arbus, Eric Stanton, Alec Yuill Thorton, Skot Olsen, Bosko, Heather Watts, Flounder aka Scott Scheidly, Derek Yaniger, Man Ray, Pollock, David Lynch

I'd like to meet:

Romantics, lovers, circus freaks, tiki collectors, poets, musicians, artists and interesting people!

Music:

Rockabilly (current and classic), loungey tunes, Hawaiiana, Frank Sinatra, cocktail capers, classic country and western swing, bossa nova, classic R&B, Julie London, Tipsy, Dave Brubeck, Buck Owens, Bebel Gilberto, Bossa Cubana, Johnny Cash, The Rounders, The Spam Allstars, Martin Denny, Yma Sumac, Esquivel, Jackie Gleason records (highly underated), Ray Kinney, Alfred Apaka, Don Tiki, Combustible Edison, Echo and the Bunnymen, Cocteau Twins, Ann-Margret, June Christy, Ella, Frank Sinatra, Belle & Sebastian, Air, Koop, Waitiki, Dean Martin, Robert Drasnin, Lalo Schiffrin, Ennio Morricone, Ursula1000, Dimitri from Paris, Alfred Apaka

Movies:

Favorites are Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man, Fire Walk With Me, Brazil, La Dolce Vita, Imitation of Life, The Naked Kiss (if you've never seen this movie get it just for the opening scene - you'll thank me), Rope, Faster Pussycat Kill Kill!, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, The Birds, Lipstick & Dynamite, Diner, American Graffiti, She Gods of Shark Reef, Super Fly, Viva Las Vegas, Fingered with Lydia Lunch, Henry and June, anything by Jim Jarmusch - there are far too many to mention more

Television:

two words: Mad Men

Books:

Book of Tiki, Dorothy Parker poetry, David Lynch, Tiki Art Now, Weirdo Deluxe, The Sinister Art of Jim Flora,

Heroes:

Sven Kirsten!, Anais Nin, Dorothy Parker, WEEGEE

My Blog

Check out this event: Arthouse Cinema

Hosted By: Harold Golen Gallery & Tiki KilikiWhen: Saturday Feb 23, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere: Harold Golen Gallery (temporary location) 314 NW 24th StreetMiami, FL 33127United StatesDescription:Harold Gol...
Posted by Tiki Kiliki on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:05:00 PST

Viva Las Vegas ’08 here I come!

It's official - I've just made the plans to attend VLV in '08 - my very first one.  I'm sure lookin' forward to it.  Stayin' with Cara at Rio. Hope to see most of you there!  ...
Posted by Tiki Kiliki on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:10:00 PST

Flickr - my new obsession

Uploading these photos to Flickr took quite some time today and the inspiration from a very special friend.  Take a look, I'll be adding more as the days go by... www.flickr.com/photos/tiki_kilik...
Posted by Tiki Kiliki on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:27:00 PST

Naughty Secretary Club

Well, it's not quite as naughty as everyone had hoped to read but I have discovered this *JEM* of a website and completely marvelous creations.  The name and the women behind: Naughty Secretary C...
Posted by Tiki Kiliki on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:35:00 PST

Jim Flora article in Juxtapoz August Issue

If you are a fellow lover of Jim Flora then do yourself a favor and pick up the latest issue of Juxtapoz. The article quotes the man himself and shows off his amazing works - not just the album covers...
Posted by Tiki Kiliki on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:22:00 PST