Episodes
Tuesday Mar 05, 2019
125 "A Rum Story" Crew
Tuesday Mar 05, 2019
Tuesday Mar 05, 2019
Recently I was privileged with a part in A Rum Story, a docuseries that follows the adventures of Ed Gamester, master of The Guild, as he travels the world in a quest for knowledge about the origins, history and progression of Rum! Join us as we chat with the crew behind this project; Kevin Marcus, the producer, Keith Lancaster, the director and of course, Ed Gamester, the host of the series!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Feb 18, 2019
124 Aloha Friday from Inside the Desert Oasis Room
Monday Feb 18, 2019
Monday Feb 18, 2019
On this episode we welcome back the Tiki Boss and the Tiki Addicts! Join us Inside the Desert Oasis Room in another one of our fun hangout episodes on an Aloha Friday night as we chat with the Tiki Boss and the Tiki Addicts! We talk about scary movies, singles at Disneyland, real stuff vs fake stuff, travel tales, Texas BBQ and more!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Feb 04, 2019
123 Miss Mooneyes aka Deedee Cupcake
Monday Feb 04, 2019
Monday Feb 04, 2019
On this episode we chat with Miss Mooneyes aka Deedee Cupcake! I'd been wanting to have Miss Deedee Cupcake on the podcast for quite some time now because she's got such an interesting background. Raised in Chicago and having lived in Las Vegas and now Los Angeles, she's been a mid-westerner, a desert dweller and now a Southern California Angelino. She competed on Food Network's Cupcake Wars (hence the name Deedee Cupcake), performed stand up comedy and most recently won the title of Miss Mooneyes! We thought it would be fun to do a Cupcakes & Cocktails episode and for that this episode was born!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Jan 28, 2019
122 Coco Cruz
Monday Jan 28, 2019
Monday Jan 28, 2019
On this episode we hang out with Coco Cruz! Join us Inside the Desert Oasis Room with our friend Coco Cruz! Coco is someone I met from the Hawaiian Reggae Music scene, namely a local show with CRSB when they were performing at Bruddah's Bar & Grill here in Southern California. We mix up 4 rounds of rum and whiskey based cocktails and are even joined with a cameo appearance by Chris Ramos from CRSB!
This episode is sponsored by the Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Jan 21, 2019
121 Jaymee Mandeville & Boris Hamilton
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Today we chat with Jaymee Mandeville & Boris Hamilton! Jaymee Mandeville is a former career mixologist and current Senior Brand Ambassador for Bacardi USA and joining us for our chat is our old friend Boris Hamilton. We recorded this episode live and direct from DAMA, located in the fashion district of Los Angeles, California. Learn about Bacardi's lineage, their rich history, their product portfolio and what the future holds for their aged spirits!
This episode is sponsored by the Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Jan 14, 2019
120 Repeal Day & Prohibition
Monday Jan 14, 2019
Monday Jan 14, 2019
On this episode with are joined by the Tiki Boss and the Tiki Addicts! Our friends, Ross Aliotti, Randall Wilson and Sarah May joined us to record this special episode a few weeks ago on Repeal Day. We chat about the history of Prohibition in the United States historically and currently and the cultures and sub-cultures it created then and now. We even mix and share the recipes to a couple of tasty prohibition era cocktails!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Sapporo Beer, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Jan 07, 2019
119 Zombie Village VIP Sneak Peek
Monday Jan 07, 2019
Monday Jan 07, 2019
On this episode, we travel to San Francisco, California to attend the Zombie Village VIP Sneak Peek Soft Opening Party. Zombie Village is California's newest tiki bar and lounge curated by Daniel "Doc" Parks built in conjuction with Bamboo Ben, Crazy Al, Bosko Hrnjak, Ivan Mora, Woody Miller and Mikel Parton. We start the episode in the middle of our journey to Northern California, joined by Tim Walters of Tanduay Rum followed by a chat with Doc Parks about his vision for Zombie Village and what it took to bring it to life!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Sapporo Beer, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Sunday Dec 30, 2018
118 Mandatory Mug Monday from False Idol
Sunday Dec 30, 2018
Sunday Dec 30, 2018
On this episode we recorded LIVE from False Idol in San Diego, California at their Mandatory Mug Monday holiday party! We wrap up 2018 with our last episode of the season from Mandatory Mug Monday with a pair of Martins - Martin Cate (of Smuggler's Cove, Hale Pele, False Idol and more) and Martin S Lindsay (historian, author and curator of ClassicSanDiego.com) in addition, we are joined by our friends from the local San Diego tiki scene and organizers of Mandatory Mug Monday, Dottie Deville and Matt Koken!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Sapporo Beer, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Sunday Dec 23, 2018
117 Tiki Wonderland 13 at the Tonga Hut
Sunday Dec 23, 2018
Sunday Dec 23, 2018
Mele Kalikimaka! For this holiday season we are back at the Tonga Hut's Tiki Wonderland holiday event and on this episode we chat with an allstar lineup about spirits and beer! First up we are joined by Sven Kirsten (author of the Book of Tiki, Tiki Modern, Tiki Pop and The Art of Tiki), Jeff "Beachbum" Berry (Owner/Founder of Latitude 29 and author of the Grog Log, Intoxica, Sippin' Safari, Potions of the Carribean and more), Greg Bansuelo (career bartender and historic first employee of the world famous Tiki-Ti) and Kevin Murphy (Owner/Partner of the Tonga Hut in both North Hollywood and Palm Springs). We chat about craft cocktails in the modern day tiki movement, the process of finding a lost drink recipe and other fun stories from the frontlines of the tiki bar, old and new. Following this, we chat with Philip Marte, Director of National Accounts for Sapporo Beer, our newest sponsor, to learn about the history of beer in Japan, the process of brewing a world class beer, his thoughts on today's craft beer movement and it's influence on the modern beer drinker!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Sapporo Beer, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Tuesday Dec 18, 2018
116 Phoenix Speakeasy Bar Crawl
Tuesday Dec 18, 2018
Tuesday Dec 18, 2018
So a couple weekends ago, Boris Hamilton and I drove out to Phoenix, Arizona to crawl some of their craft cocktail and speakeasy bars. We were joined by our friends Ross "Tiki Boss" Aliotti, Odd Rodney McLellan and Southern California transplant Brian Schaub to tackle 7 bars in the span of one night. We recorded this episode on the road trip out, leading up to the crawl, followed by a recap of each spot we visited. Find out which bar we liked best and hear about some odd things that happened along the way!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Sapporo Beer, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Dec 10, 2018
115 Desert Oasis Room Hot Wings Challenge
Monday Dec 10, 2018
Monday Dec 10, 2018
Today we host our first ever food challenge inside the Desert Oasis Room! As fans of spicy foods and the show Hot Ones by First We Feast, we thought it would be fun to try a hot wings challenge of our own and so we threw out the challenge on our social media pages and welcomed a group of brave souls to run the gauntlet with us. Starting from a mild Frank's Red Hot at 2,000 scovilles to the insane Last Dab at over 2,000,000 scovilles, listen and hear what it was like as each wing went from, "mmmm that's good" to, "holy hell that's f*ckn' HOT" and learn who threw in the towel and who made it all the way through to the end!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Dec 03, 2018
114 Squeezed Up Movie Crew
Monday Dec 03, 2018
Monday Dec 03, 2018
On this episode we chat with the team behind the upcoming hot rodding documentary, "Squeezed Up!" Join us inside the Desert Oasis Room as we chat with the director, Dirk Behlau, executive producer, Stefan Immke and the rest of their crew including Andy Schmidt, Shane Bagnall and more. To check out a sneak preview of their project, follow them on Instagram @squeezedupmovie or go to www.squeezed-up.com. This episode was recorded on the podcast's 2-year anniversary and it was an honor having these guys over to celebrate our anniversary with us!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Tuesday Nov 27, 2018
113 Tonga Hut 60th Anniversary
Tuesday Nov 27, 2018
Tuesday Nov 27, 2018
In 1958 a little bar in North Hollywood opened on Victory Blvd named "Tonga Hut." Back then, a gallon of gas was a quarter, the average cost of a new house was $12,000, Dwight D. Eisenhower was president of the United States and The Beatles hadn't even formed yet. Since the Tonga Hut has been open, the Berlin Wall was raised (and demolished), Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, television went from black and white to color to high-definition digital, reggae was born, disco was born, hip-hop was born, new wave was born, grunge was born and the United States has had 11 different presidents. And all that time, the Tonga Hut had it's doors open, welcoming visitors from near and close, far and wide. On this episode we chat with drunken revelers, fans and supporters from the Tonga Hut's back lot as we fondly celebrate 60 years of Tonga Hut good-ness!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Nov 19, 2018
112 Orange County US Bartenders Guild - part 2 of 2
Monday Nov 19, 2018
Monday Nov 19, 2018
Today we return with part 2 of the Orange County US Bartenders Guild's Tiki Night! As I mentioned in part 1 of this series, a couple weeks ago I was graciously invited by Amin Benny to attend the Orange County US Bartenders Guild's "Tiki Night" being held at Tiki Farm. The event was sponsored by Plantation Rum with a Hawaiian BBQ Buffet and cocktails crafted by the Blind Rabbit. This episode is the second segment in this 2 part series and in this segment we chat with the team from The Blind Rabbit themselves about what it takes to run an award winning bar followed by a presentation on Polynesian Pop and the birth of Tiki Style on mainland America by the one and only Sven Kirsten!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Nov 12, 2018
111 Orange County US Bartenders Guild - part 1 of 2
Monday Nov 12, 2018
Monday Nov 12, 2018
So a couple weeks ago I was graciously invited by Amin Benny to attend the Orange County US Bartenders Guild's "Tiki Night" being held at Tiki Farm. The event was sponsored by Plantation Rum with a Hawaiian BBQ Buffet and cocktails crafted by the Blind Rabbit. This episode is the first segment in a 2 part series and in this segment we chat with Amin Benny and his counterpart Mariah Tatham to learn what USBG is all about followed by a detailed symposium on Plantation Rum by Larry Steitz, their Western US Regional Manager!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Sunday Nov 04, 2018
110 Lea Love
Sunday Nov 04, 2018
Sunday Nov 04, 2018
Today we chat with musical guest Lea Love! Lea Love is a Southern California born and raised, singer-songwriter with a rich Hawaiian, Japanese and Samoan heritage. Lea graciously joins me over a cup of coffee to chat about her performance background and the future of her music. Check out her new single, "No Feels" on all music platforms and give her a follow on Facebook or Instagram @lealovemusic!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
109 Jason Lee's Fright Factory
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
Today we go behind the scenes during the making for Jason Lee and the RIP-Tides new video, Fright Factory! Inside the Desert Oasis Room got the honor of being involved with this production and so we brought my mics and recorder along to chat with the players involved with making and bringing this video to life!
Director: Jason Lee, Director of Photography: Arak Bernal, Art Director: Matt Reese, Production Assistant: David Nelms.
If you haven't seen the video yet, click here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm8mE1m0wfo
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Friday Oct 26, 2018
108 Sammy Johnson (Sammy J)
Friday Oct 26, 2018
Friday Oct 26, 2018
Sammy J is a born and raised Maori from New Zealand who found his way into the Island Reggae pop charts quite by accident. He's since performed venues all over the world from The Roxy and House of Blues to even sold out stadiums to crowds as large as 25,000 or more! We talk about how he got his start in music, his song writing process and his upcoming Sleepwalker Tour beginning next month. As a huge fan of his work, this session was a real treat. He even shared loads of new material with me after the microphones were off and let me tell you, I think each one is a future hit single!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Oct 22, 2018
107 Jan & Dean's Tiki Lounge
Monday Oct 22, 2018
Monday Oct 22, 2018
Today we are joined by Dean Torrence, Doug Cavanaugh and Bamboo Ben from the private debut of Jan & Dean's Tiki Lounge in Huntington Beach, California. Jan & Dean's Tiki Lounge is a fun tiki and surf themed dining space located in Ruby's Diner at the end of the Huntington Beach Pier built by our friend, Bamboo Ben. We chat with Ben about the build of this special space along with Doug Cavanaugh, the son of Ruby herself and of course, Dean Torrence from the iconic musical group Jan & Dean, from which the room is named!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Oct 15, 2018
106 Battle for the Island of the Gargantuas!
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Monday Oct 15, 2018
On this episode, we drop in on the Battle for the Island of the Gargantuas art show to chat with Tom Laura, Ken Ruzic and Suzy Mosher, 3 of the featured artists from that show. We learn more about their respective art backgrounds, their work in the show, and engage in a spirited debate about the current and previous states of controversial art and artists in both the past and present. Make sure you stop by Made by Millworks in Long Beach, California to catch this exhibition before it wraps on November 2nd, 2018. If you're a fan of lowbrow and pop culture surrealism I think you'll enjoy it!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
105 Music and Booze with Mo
Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
On this episode we are joined by Mo Herms and Stephen Mitchell! Mo is a radio industry veteran who hosts and produces Music and Booze with Mo and Stephen is her partner in crime who also happens to dabble in a little art having done pieces for The Tiki-Ti and the Dresden among others and if that isn't enough, we are treated with a cameo by Voodoo Jorge from Frankie's Tiki Oasis!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
104 Medusirena the Fire Eating Mermaid
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
On this episode we chat with Medusirena the Fire Eating Mermaid recorded live from The Mermaid in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles! If you're not already familiar with our friend Marina, she's an underwater aquatic performer at The Wreck Bar in Fort Lauderdale who's also a Taiko Drummer, Polynesian Dancer, Fire Dancer, Belly Dancer and former Mystery Girl at the world famous Mai Kai! And for this session we are joined by Crazy Al and our old friend Boris Hamilton! We chat about how Marina's Aquaticat Mermaid Show at the Wreck Bar got started, what it takes to be an Aquaticat and a bunch of other fun stuff like Spam pizza, celebrity impressions, Crazy Al's diet secrets, failed attempts at spreading ashes and more!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Sep 24, 2018
103 Ukulena (Live from Tiki Island Expo)
Monday Sep 24, 2018
Monday Sep 24, 2018
On this episode we chat with musical performer, Ukulena! Ukulena performs Tiki, Soul and Rock & Roll music with her ukulele all over Southern California. We chat about her music video for "Sway, Sway, Sway Ukulena" written by Tony Marsico of the Martini Kings as well as chat about her new full length album, "Don't Let Go" which becomes available this Friday, September 28th! To get it go to her website ukulena.com and make sure to check out her Instagram page @ukulena and give her a follow!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, the world's largest rum producer and winner of over 170 international medals in the past 4 decades. Check out their webpage at TanduayUSA.com or follow them on Facebook or Instagram @TanduayUSA.
Additional sponsors include Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
102 Scott "Tikipop" Taylor
Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
On this episode we chat with Scott Taylor, live from his Manini Bar in Maui, Hawaii! Scott relocated from Southern California to Maui about 30 years ago and has since built a name for himself with his brand Beachbumz! Scott produces one of a kind tiki mugs direct from his studio in Kihei. We chat about how he got his start and more!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, the world's largest rum producer and winner of over 170 international medals in the past 4 decades. Check out their webpage at TanduayUSA.com or follow them on Facebook or Instagram @TanduayUSA.
Additional sponsors include Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Thursday Sep 06, 2018
101 Rums of Puerto Rico
Thursday Sep 06, 2018
Thursday Sep 06, 2018
Today we bring you a special, sponsored episode with Alexandra Salgado Colon, Director of the Rums of Puerto Rico program! Learn about this unique program that unifies rum brands from Puerto Rico and creates a standard that elevates the quality of each of their products. For more information, check out their websites www.itsrumtime.com or www.rumcapital.com!
Monday Sep 03, 2018
100 Martin Cate
Monday Sep 03, 2018
Monday Sep 03, 2018
Today we release our 100th episode!
In October of 2016, we launched this podcast from Inside the Desert Oasis Room, hence the name. For those that don't know, this podcast was started as a fluke. I actually had a different type of project in mind and when the first episode hit a couple of snafus, I temporarily launched it as a podcast and never looked back. Since that initial launch, we've released a new episode every week without fail and fast forward to today, we now bring to you episode number 100. I honestly, never expected to still be podcasting 2 years later! I never envisioned sponsorship, merch, mugs, event appearances and room parties or even doing this full-time as a profession but here we are today! None of this would be possible without our sponsors, guests and patrons of the show. So for that I offer my humblest gratitude to all of you. THANK YOU!
And because of the unexpected origin of this show, I thought it would be fitting to have the esteemed Martin Cate, tiki and cocktail authority, be our guest on this milestone of an episode. Why? Because when I met Martin almost 20 years ago, he was a sales rep for a logistics company. Never did he ever think he would not only open a bar but end up owning, co-owning and running 5 of the world's premiere tiki bars including Smuggler's Cove, False Idol, Hale Pele, Lost Lake and Whitechapel. We recorded this episode from my suite balcony at this year's Tiki Oasis where we won Best Decor and Best Suite Party in conjunction with our sponsors Tanduay Rum, Tonga Hut, Bahooka Underground and John-O.
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tonga Hut, The Rum Lab, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Aug 27, 2018
99 Mark Hooper
Monday Aug 27, 2018
Monday Aug 27, 2018
Today we chat with mixologist, Mark Hooper. I first met Mark at Tiki Kon in Portland, Oregon as a competitor in this year's Iron Tikitender challenge. Among several topics, we chat about what his strategy and experience was like for this competition as well as the tiki bar he is opening in the near future.
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, the world's largest rum producer and winner of over 170 international medals in the past 4 decades. Check out their webpage at TanduayUSA.com or follow them on Facebook or Instagram @TanduayUSA.
Additional sponsors include Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Steadfast Pomade, Tiki-Ti and Tiki Island Expo. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Aug 20, 2018
98 Room Ramblings with Moai Mark, Tiki Boss and DJ Clulow - part 2
Monday Aug 20, 2018
Monday Aug 20, 2018
Today we bring you even more room ramblings with "Moai Mark" Giacin, Ross "Tiki Boss" Aliotti and Deejay Clulow. On this episode we continue the session we started with Moai Mark and Tiki Boss as heard in episode 97 but this time we add Deejay Clulow to the mix, who shares some fun stories about his time as a Jungle Boat skipper at Disneyland and joins our spirited debates on hot dogs, pizza, bucket lists and more!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, the world's largest rum producer and winner of over 170 international medals in the past 4 decades. Check out their webpage at TanduayUSA.com or follow them on Facebook or Instagram @TanduayUSA.
Additional sponsors include The Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Music & Booze with Mo, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
97 Room Ramblings with Moai Mark & Tiki Boss - part 1
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
On this episode we bring you room ramblings with "Moai Mark" Giacin and Ross "Tiki Boss" Aliotti. This episode was recorded during a break in the madness of setting up for our suite party at Tiki Oasis. We recorded this from an adjoining room and just had a fun "hang out" session around a couple of beers.
I'd like to send a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone involved in helping with the build, assembly, participation and breakdown of our Fleet Officers Club Room Suite and Party at and for Tiki Oasis 2018. Your efforts helped bring us the prize of Best Suite Party and Best Suite Decor! Shout out to the Tonga Hut, Tanduay Rum, Bahooka Underground and John-O for co-sponsoring this effort, to Eric October for his awesome (and now award winning) design, to all our volunteers who busted their butts every weekend in 100+ degree heat every weekend the month before Tiki Oasis at out build parties, to all our volunteers who sacrificed leisure time Tiki Oasis to help us set up and build the room over the course of 2 days, to all our volunteers who helped break it down in time before check out and to all our volunteers who helped us run the party over the course of the weekend, our room bouncers, door men, bartenders, bar backs, greeters and more! You know who you are and so do we! Last but not least, thank you to the Ding Dong Devils and the Atomic Cherry Bombs for entertaining our guests! As you can all see, this win was a GROUP effort and every one of you helped make it possible!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, the world's largest rum producer and winner of over 170 international medals in the past 4 decades. Check out their webpage at TanduayUSA.com or follow them on Facebook or Instagram @TanduayUSA.
Additional sponsors include The Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Music & Booze with Mo, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Shipwrecked Marina Del Rey, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Aug 06, 2018
96 John Philbin
Monday Aug 06, 2018
Monday Aug 06, 2018
On this episode we chat with John Philbin! You may know John from some of the movies he's starred in including Point Break, Tombstone, Return of the Living Dead or Children of the Corn among others, but he's probably most notably recognized for his role as Turtle in the iconic surf movie, North Shore. As someone who's seen North Shore dozens and dozens of times, I was so excited and honored to get to know more about his life on and off screen. John was gracious, friendly and accomodating and I can't express how appreciative I am that he took the time to hang out with me for the podcast.
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, the world's largest rum producer and winner of over 170 international medals in the past 4 decades. Check out their webpage at TanduayUSA.com or follow them on Facebook or Instagram @TanduayUSA.
Additional sponsors include The Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Music & Booze with Mo, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Shipwrecked Marina Del Rey, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Jul 30, 2018
95 Kelly Merrell (Live at Tiki Kon)
Monday Jul 30, 2018
Monday Jul 30, 2018
On today's episode we speak with Kelly Merrell. You may know Kelly as one of the main bartenders/mixologists at Disney's Trader Sam's Adventure Bar. We recorded this episode at this year's Tiki Kon event as he was gearing up for the Iron Tikitender Competition later that evening. Kelly talks about the process and creative mindset that went behind crafting his strategy for that competition. The competition was close between Kelly and his fellow competitors Jeanie and Mark and as a first hand witness to the process that weekend I really enjoyed watching the friendly camaraderie that developed between all 3 of those competitors!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, the world's largest rum producer and winner of over 170 international medals in the past 4 decades. Check out their webpage at TanduayUSA.com or follow them on Facebook or Instagram @TanduayUSA.
Additional sponsors include Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Music & Booze with Mo, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Tuesday Jul 17, 2018
93 The Tiki Creeps
Tuesday Jul 17, 2018
Tuesday Jul 17, 2018
On this episode we chat with The Tiki Creeps! A couple weeks ago I was invited to a recording to watch the Tiki Creeps record their upcoming full length album. While I was there we squeezed in this recording that you are listening to now. We're also treated to a cameo chat with Dave Klein from Agent Orange, The Bomboras and The Ghastly Ones!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, the world's largest rum producer and winner of over 170 international medals in the past 4 decades. Check out their webpage at TanduayUSA.com or follow them on Facebook or Instagram @TanduayUSA.
Additional sponsors include Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Music & Booze with Mo, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Jul 09, 2018
92 Trad'r Nic Morton & Dave Anderson
Monday Jul 09, 2018
Monday Jul 09, 2018
Today we are joined by Trad'r Nic Morton & our old friend Dave Anderson. I always love these hang out episodes where we talk about anything and everything and just lose track of time. Lots of fun stuff in this one - ghost stories, aquarium fish theft, what it's like to work at Disneyland and more!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, the world's largest rum producer and winner of over 170 international medals in the past 4 decades. Check out their webpage at TanduayUSA.com or follow them on Facebook or Instagram @TanduayUSA.
Additional sponsors include Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Music & Booze with Mo, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday Jul 02, 2018
91 TikiTronic Live at The Riviera
Monday Jul 02, 2018
Monday Jul 02, 2018
Today we chat with Andy Tolley (Captain Coconut) and Rick Roessler (Freddy Canoe) better known as the band TikiTronic! TikiTronic is a fixture in the So Cal Tiki scene so you may have seen them at a local Tiki bar or event in or around LA, OC, PS or SD. On this episode we catch dinner with the guys before a gig at the Riviera Supper Club in San Diego and get to know a little more about their musical roots and how they create their unique, space age inspired sound!
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, the world's largest rum producer and winner of over 170 international medals in the past 4 decades. Check out their webpage at TanduayUSA.com or follow them on Facebook or Instagram @TanduayUSA.
Additional sponsors include The Tonga Hut, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Music & Booze with Mo, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Tuesday Jun 19, 2018
89 Jeff Berry's Sippin' Safari 10th Anniversary with Mike Buhen Sr
Tuesday Jun 19, 2018
Tuesday Jun 19, 2018
So a couple weeks ago Jeff "Beachbum" Berry came down to the Tiki-Ti for a book signing for his recently released re-issue of Sippin' Safari. Jeff was once a regular at Tiki-Ti back when he was living in LA and so it was great getting to chat with him and Tiki-Ti owner, Mike Buhen Sr, about the old days and what's happened since then with Jeff's journey from becoming a cocktail recipe sleuth to growing into a world reknown author, mixologist and owner of one of the planet's premiere cocktail bars.
This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, the world's largest rum producer and winner of over 170 international medals in the past 4 decades. Check out their webpage at TanduayUSA.com or follow them on Facebook or Instagram @TanduayUSA.
Additional sponsors include Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Music & Booze with Mo, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!
Monday May 07, 2018
83 Violetta Beretta
Monday May 07, 2018
Monday May 07, 2018
On this episode we chat with the lovely Violetta Beretta. Violetta Beretta is a burlesque performer, producer, director and dancer from the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. We chat about living in Hawaii, the history of burlesque in Hawaii, Don Tiki and answer some fun, thought provoking questions that I guarantee you'll be answering to yourself as you listen along! This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, the world's largest rum producer and winner of over 170 international medals in the past 4 decades. Check out their webpage at TanduayUSA.com or follow them on Facebook or Instagram @TanduayUSA.
Additional sponsors include The Tonga Hut, BG Reynolds Cocktail Provisions, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Jason's Tiki Adventures, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!