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Cherry Capri

Who wants cocktails? I do! I do!

About Me

To add me - my last name is Capri
My life is a world of vintage and neo-retro inspired fashion, tikis and exotica music, low-brow art, classic cars, and Las Vegas Rat Pack era shenanigans.
I was born in the late 1960s on an uncharted desert isle somewhere near Hawaii. I am the daughter of the brilliant chemist and teacher Professor Roy Hinkley, Jr. and movie star Ginger Grant who were stranded on this island for fourteen years. Everyone suspected that after living together so many years marooned on an island, something was bound to happen and I'm the living proof! And with such great genes, I inherited a mix of brains, beauty and talent.
I have since served as the Queen of the infamous Pasadena Doo Dah Parade and had 5 seconds of fame on the Tonight Show (4:55 to go!). I love to paint and have been featured in group shows alongside my good friend Shag. I also write a Modern Lifestyle advice column for Tiki Magazine, Java's Bachelor Pad Magazine and CA Modern Magazine.
PLEASE write me Advice Questions!!!
Visit my website and BE SURE TO JOIN MY MAILING LIST.
I have sung with the Mai Kai Gents, King Kukulele and the Thurston Howlies. I was the headliner for Mondo Tiki at the Hard Rock Hotel and performed at the recent Mondo Lounge Atomic Frolic.
Please join my MUSIC profile
and download songs off the new album!!!

My Interests


VISIT
CherryCapri.com

A kiss from "Frank Sinatra" at NATPE the show

Cocktail Culture
cherry martinis, music, modernism, tikis, tiki bars, cocktails, mai tais, olives, flirting, friends, road trips, hula girls, bongos, shaking my maracas
Kitsch Culture
collecting matches and matchbooks, googie, gogo boots, vintage pantsuits, retro mumus, classic cars, my 1964 convertible, Shag, Las Vegas, history, Old Hollywood haunts
Creative Culture
painting, cooking wih 7up, cake decorating, food coloring, crafts, paper mache volcanos, travel, girl groups, singing, parties, entertaining
These are a Few of my Favorite Things on MySpace Toast Cookie Stroopwafel Grilled Vegetables Googie Signage 76 Ball Bud the Puna Gnome

I'd like to meet:

I want to meet fellow fans of lounge, exotica, vintage lifestyle, Les Baxter, Burt Bacharach, Sinatra, Henry Mancini, girl groups, Shag, monkeys, cherries and such... And anyone with a cool RETRO profile picture :-)

And if you like Mid Century Modernism too, check out...

MySpace has MILLIONS of profiles and thousands of friends! So how do you find out the most interesting profiles? Let Cherry help you explore MySpace!
Save Cherry's page to your favorites today!


IF YOU CONNECT WITH SOMEONE through this page,
Please tell them Cherry Capri sent you!!!


Fellow Style Mavens and Girls to Watch Brini Maxwell Material Girl Naughty Secretary Club The Impatient Beader Britt Savage Ester GoldbergUnusually Entertaining Friends
Count Smokula Gorilla X The Great Zamora MY El Vez Atomic Lounge Show Charles Phoenix
DJs, Producers and Promoters
Java's Bachelor Pad Maxwell de Mille Camp Burlesque Swanky of Swank Pad Forces of Good Luxuria Music
Places to Go, Things to See
Mai Kai JetSetter Lounge Retropia World's Largest Catsup Bottle Lortondale Lollipop Shoppe Canter's Deli Pete's Kitchen Casa Bonita World's Largest Things Stuff O Rama Isadora's Vintage
M Modern Gallery Copro Nason Gallery Shooting Gallery Kitchen Klutter Kooky Kitsch Donnaland
Things to Do
Mondo Lounge Lucha VaVoom Miss Exotic World Teasorama Atomic Age Alliance 1947 Project
Artists and Creatives
Shag Ewik Suzanna Anna Lance Wagner Loki Tom Wilson
Burlesque Beauties and Glamour Gals
Erochica Bamboo Kay O'Hara Kitten de Ville Bernie Dexter Barbie That Tom Girl!
Dudes I Dig
Captain Vegetable Doctor Tiki Rat Fink Ice Cream Man Atom Retro The Great CNR
Mom and Dad
Ginger Grant Roy Hinkley
Funny Animal Friends
Ralph Wellington Pirate Kittens Ralphy (the sock monkey) Bunny Pirate Super Monkey Sea Monkeys
See ALL of my SWANKY friends!
(and more cool links on my Blog)

About Comments
Thank you for visiting my page and for your kind comments. I am sorry, but "Thanks for the add", Self Promotion or ANY kind of Advertisements will be deleted.

Music:


Headlining Mondo Tiki at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas!

Exotica
Cherry Capri and the Thurston Howlies of course! Ape, Mai Kai Gents, Lushy, Clouseax, Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, Les Baxter
Classics
Julie London, Peggy Lee, Henry Mancini, Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Astrud Gilberto, Nancy Sinatra, Annette Funicello
and I have a huge crush on Vargas from Las Vegas!Please say hello to him for me
MySpace Music You Might Enjoy
Cherry Capri!!! Martini Kings Hollywood Combo Clouseaux Mellocads Project Pimento Lounge Clash Lushy Martin Denny Combo Spy Fi Dean Martin Wayne Newton Esquivel Les BaxterDel Rubio Triplets Mariachi Seranade

Movies:


Serving a drink AND a plastic monkey to Paul Reubens. (Yes, it was a thrill to meet him!)

AIP (American International Pictures) and early Disney films
Muscle Beach Party, Bikini Beach, Pajama Party, Beach Blanket Bingo, How to Stuff a Wild Bikini, The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini, Back to the Beach, Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine, Ski Party, Palm Springs Weekend, Shaggy Dog, Monkey's Uncle, Summer Place and othersGentlemen Flicks
Thunder Alley, Fireball 500, Our Man Flint, James Bond, and of course... Pee Wee's Big Adventure
MySpace Celebrities You Might Enjoy
TRON Russ Meyer

Will the REAL Pee Wee PLEASE Tell Me the Secret Word?
Pee Wee Fruit Bowl Pee Wee 3

Television:


Handing out t-shirts at the Tonight Show taping!

I love TVLAND and other classic era TV:
Gilligan's Island (so I can see my parents), I Dream of Jeanie, Bewitched, That Girl, The Avengers, Lawrence Welk
Shows about Hawaii or tiki:
Hawaiian Eye, Hawaii 5-0, Surfside 6, BUT NOT Magnum P.I.,
Educational Shows:
Pee Wee's Playhouse, Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, Martha Stewart Living, Martha's Kitchen, Donna Reed Show
MySpace TV Celebrities
Jeannie Paul Lynde The Swedish Chef Charles Nelson Reilly Rankin Bass Fans Steve Allen Theater Heat Miser Snow Miser

Books:


With delightful humorist, author and good friend Charles Phoenix (myspace link) at Viva Las Vegas

Any how-to book by Martha Stewart! PAD, PAD Parties, Kate Spade Books, Brini Maxwell guide, Googie, Book of Tiki, Highballs and High Heels, Tiki Road Trip, Palm Springs Weekend, L.A. Lost and Found, Gilligan's Wake, Close Cover Before Striking, Juxtapoz, Baracuda Magazine, Charles Phoenix books

Visual Aids on MySpace
Tiki Magazine Barracuda Magazine
Juxtapoz Magazine Author James TikiBars The Atomic Age Untamed Highway

Heroes:


Mixing a 'Shag With a Twist 'cocktail for my talented pal, Josh Agle, SHAG

GIRLS
Annette Funicello, Ginger Grant, Martha Stewart, Brini Maxwell, Emma Peel, Ann Margret, Wonder Woman, Sandra Dee, Connie Francis, Audrey Hepburn, Catwoman, Bat Girl, Nancy Sinatra, Shirley Partridge, THAT GIRL!
BOYS
The Professor, John Steed, Derek Flint, Tab Hunter, Big Lunk, The Great Kahuna, Liberace
Personal Inspirations on MySpace
Yma Sumac Agent 99 Endora Lawrence Welk
Samantha Stevens
Sandra Dee Andy Warhol
Walt Disney Cherry Capri [the Thurston Howlies and Waikiki 3] name, photos, likenesses and images herein are copyrighted. © 2000-2006 All rights reserved. Used on Myspace with permission.

My Blog

Thank you so much!

Although I cannot respond to each and every email. I do read every single one. And I am so overwhelmed by all the wonderful birthday wishes. Thank you all for the kind thoughts and have a wonderful w...
Posted by Cherry Capri on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:08:00 PST

Will the real Snow Meiser Please Stand Up?

I am soooo confused. I have been virtual friends with Mr. Snow Miser on myspace for years now... We go wayyyy back.http://www.myspace.com/684327 He is truly from the white wilds of the north, authenti...
Posted by Cherry Capri on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 01:31:00 PST

COOL PROFILES - Will the REAL Elvis Please Stand Up?

I have noticed over and over the proliferation of repetitive profiles here on MySpace. The biggest culprit is Elvis. Will The Real Elvis Rock My Hula Baby? Elvis Presley Taking Care of Business El...
Posted by Cherry Capri on Thu, 05 Jan 2006 05:59:00 PST

ASK CHERRY for advice!!!

I am so excited to be writing the "Dear Cherry" advice column for Tiki Magazine. It's a Question & Answer column ALA "DEAR ABBY" focussed on Retro culture /  Mid Century Modern lifestyle...
Posted by Cherry Capri on Tue, 15 Nov 2005 07:28:00 PST

TOP TEN FAVORITE THINGS in Las Vegas

Top ten things I like about Vegas: 1) Taboo Cove at the Venetian. 2) 1950s and 1960s Boulder Highway Googie motels 3) Vargas!!! see him whenever you see he's playing. 4) The Neon Sign Museum at ...
Posted by Cherry Capri on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Doo Dah! Doo Dah! QUEEN!!!

After many evenings imbibing fancy dancy cocktails with lots of fringe on top, I finally got myself out to do something totally different. Many of you already know about my aversion to Beauty Contests...
Posted by Cherry Capri on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST