Post #57157 by Sneakytiki on Mon, Oct 27, 2003 11:00 AM

I think it's 6 hours at least, from Boise to Sparks, Nevada and Trader Dicks, and 8 hours, at least to Portland, Oregon. No tiki bars in the Mt. State. I find a pretty decent amount of tiki mugs etc.. thrifting here. My first find that really opened my eyes and got me into tiki was 14 vintage mugs from various locales such as disneyland, Trader Dicks, The Islands in Phoenix etc.. this along with a couple pairs of salt and pepper shakers. I've always loved primitive art and kitsch and when I saw this collection I felt I had to preserve it and not let the mana be divided. It seemed sad that some old kat's prizes were probably tossed out by unappreciating heirs. I was caught up in their spell and decided to learn all about them and this was how I found this site. Eventually learning of the tiki bar and travelling to a few of them whenever vacation time lets me. I do the Luau parties that only I and the converted wahine understand and the friends are pretty cool except about the music. I always have a good bar going here and can pull out my vintage cocktail books and peruse the BOT for pseudo-camraderie.