Tiki Ti 54Th Anniversary Mug In Dark Brown 149/150
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This is an auction for the Tiki Ti 54th anniversary mug in the dark brown glaze made by Tiki Diablo.Insured Shipping is $25"Many people think that Tropical Drinks started in Hawaii, but they really started right here in Hollywood, California."- Michael BuhenThe Tiki-Ti building was not only a violin repair shop at one time but also rented out as a Meat Pie factory and Republican Headquarters in the 50's!TIKI-TI HISTORY- A short history of the Tiki-Ti by Jeff "Beachbum" BerryIn 1937, Don The Beachcomber's tropical drinks were the toast of the town. And Ray Buhen was mixing them. For the next 24 years, Ray would ply his trade in many of L.A.'s other legendary tiki bars. There was the Seven Seas in Hollywood, which featured the sound of "rain on the roof" courtesy a long-playing sound-effects LP; the Luau in Beverly Hills, where movie Tarzan Johnny Weismuller was known to dive into the waterfall lagoon; and the Palms in Anaheim, which featured a mini-zoo of exotic animals -- inside the dining area.Customers in all these places couldn't get enough of Ray's mixing skills ... but Ray couldn't get the credit he deserved from his employers. So in 1961, instead of having others exploit his knowledge, Ray decided to exploit it for himself and open a bartending school.Fortunately for Los Angeles, Ray's father-in-law convinced him to open a
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