Thursday, January 9, 2014

Huh, When I Picked These Up At A Thrift Store In New Orleans Over The Holidays I Figured They Were Contemporary And That The Huki Lau In Metairie La. Might Still Be Around. Not So Much. It's Been Gone For Decades! Status Vintage Tiki Mugs!

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While crashing with Mom-tomic in New Orleans the Girlfriend and I got a little tour of the surrounding area including a pretty nice, if somewhat pricey, thrift store.  For realz, most of the prices made us all laugh out loud...but that 'cuz we come from the land of plenty - St. Louis.  Still, this lot of Tiki mugs managed to find their way into both my basket...and my heart.  Awe...


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Do you buy / collect Tiki Mugs?  Which do you prefer; buying a single or a set?  See, I'm torn

between offering up a single and keeping four for myself or, well...the other way 'round.  I've got a

great collection of Tiki mugs and related items but I don't have many sets of tiki mugs.  Then again,

do I need sets of Tiki mugs?  Dunno.  Never gave it this much thought!

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I looked up the Huki Lau Metairie La to see where it is located and the only thing I found out was

that it closed either in the late '70s or early '80s.  Dang, I thought I might have found a cool Tiki

Lounge to hang out in while hanging out in New Orleans!  You know...there just aren't enough Tiki

bars around any more.  Something MUST be done!

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The closest I've found in St. Louis (so far) to a Tiki Lounge is the bar at The King And I Thai

restaurant.  They've got good Tiki style drinks served in authentic (?) Tiki mugs like these.  It's a

nice bar but the decor is very contemporary and not Tiki at all.   Still, on a nice spring evening or cool

summer night, it's nice to sit outside on their patio and sip an intoxicating beverage with your sweety!

5 comments:

  1. I think it's better to sell them individually vs as a set. If someone wants to buy the set you can always accommodate that, but by doing them one at a time you can make many people happy! What a great find Mr. ModT - great way to start the new year!

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    1. Hi Mod Betty

      Actually I'm just on the fence as to whether I should keep just one or keep four. If I make the four available I would make each available individually, of course! They are pretty cool, huh. Maybe I'll keep the four.

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  2. Might be a business opportunity there. I'm quite often in the mood for a tiki drink but have to make them myself at home. Speaking of that, let's go grab a drink downtown once the weather warms up a bit.

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    1. Hi Nick.

      Just found a place down in The Grove called Tahaa Twisted Tiki Bar! We gotta check that joint out! Maybe Saturday night?

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    2. I'm down. Hit me up and we'll give it a test run.

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