Polynesiac. Author. Photographer. Artist. Sewist. Educator. Musician. Wanderer. Pics and prose for people who love Tiki. My photographs of Polynesiacs’ places, bars, and creations. Visit www.polynesiacs.com for my book, or tikipassports.com for passports.https://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lmpo7oye522vWe took a collective breath. Alo-ha. https://polynesiacs.com/2025/04/13/we-took-a-collective-breath/ #lei #polynesiacs #tikiculture13 Apr 2025 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmpo7oye522vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lmkbayyifc2lThere’s no need to get seasick. Join in my moment with the Tikiyaki Orchestra at Tiki a GoGo. https://polynesiacs.com/2025/04/11/theres-no-need-to-get-seasick/ #tikiyakiorchestra #tiki #polynesiacs11 Apr 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkbayyifc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lltkaywpsc2uChoose a passion you love - and create community. Read how David turned passion into Lowbrow Aloha. It’s my 97th visit to a home Tiki bar. https://polynesiacs.com/2025/04/02/choose-a-passion-you-love-and-create-community/ #tiki #tikiartists #hometikibar02 Apr 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lltkaywpsc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3ljvwfvj4qc2mRoland Remington, the extraordinary master of vintage melody percussion instruments, plays at Mai Tai Mayhem. #exotica #tiki #polynesiacs #maitaimayhem202509 Mar 2025 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljvwfvj4qc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3ljn3znjxb226Just a goat, with pie, and plumeria, and a Tiki drink. ;-) Black Velvet Painting by MakikoMoe, routed frame by Tiki Tom-Tom at Queequeg’s Coffin. www.instagram.com/makikomoe #FOM #tiki #tikieyecandy #polynesiacs #blackvelvetpainting05 Mar 2025 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljn3znjxb226https://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3ljagkctmes2pKim’s Tiki Gardens collection, featuring mugs by Eekum Bookum, photographed at the Nauga Hydaway, Orlando, Florida. www.eekumbookum.com #tikimugs #tiki #tikieyecandy28 Feb 2025 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljagkctmes2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lj6iuwu2c22uMeet me at Mai Tai Mayhem! I’m honored to speak at Mai Tai Mayhem next Friday, March 7, at 4:30 pm! I’ll share my travel tips, talk about tiki photography and passport stamps, and suggest a couple of regional Tiki itineraries. See you there! #maitaimayhem2025 #tikitomtom #polynesiacs #tiki27 Feb 2025 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6iuwu2c22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lizfnyftfc2r“If we’re gonna do it, now’s the time.” Take a look and read the story about Duke and Amy’s lifelong passion for collecting vintage Tiki. I’m honored to have visited them at their Tabu Tiki, my 96th visit to a home Tiki space. https://polynesiacs.com/2025/02/25/if-were-gonna-do-it-nows-the-time/ #tiki #hometikibars #polynesiacs25 Feb 2025 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lizfnyftfc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3liouxhlbes2aOceanic Arts, during the closing ceremonies. Whittier, California https://polynesiacs.com/2022/04/11/for-a-brief-moment-i-was-the-quiet-birdmans-brother/ #oceanicarts #tikieyecandy #tiki #polynesiacs21 Feb 2025 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3liouxhlbes2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3limg6egks22oThe Fuzzy Smudge, Olalla, Washington, Debbie and Mark’s home Tiki bar, https://polynesiacs.com/2022/04/15/in-between-the-geoduck-and-geocaching-youll-find-the-smudge/ #Tiki #hometikibar #tikieyecandy #polynesiacs20 Feb 2025 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3limg6egks22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3li7osvw5lc2l“With all my love … Yma Sumac” A treasured, signed headshot from the famous exotica singer to Formikahini (Alice) at her Almost Always Lounge in Houston, Texas. https://polynesiacs.com/2021/06/18/je-suis-formikahini/ #tikieyecandy #exotica #ymasumac #polynesiacs15 Feb 2025 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3li7osvw5lc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3li5k7dizbk2jThe Flora Lounge, Kansas City, Missouri, Corey’s home Tiki bar https://polynesiacs.com/2021/08/20/the-mystery-of-the-tiki-and-the-peace-sign/ #tikihomebar #tiki #polynesiacs #tikieyecandy14 Feb 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5k7dizbk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3li2rngccy22w“Let me know when you’re ten minutes away. I’m making seven cocktails all at once.” The Monkey Room, Roswell, Georgia, Mick’s home Tiki bar. https://polynesiacs.com/2021/06/12/my-daughter-hides-drawings-of-zombies/ #tikicocktails #tiki #tikieyecandy13 Feb 2025 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3li2rngccy22whttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lhob4uv4gc2rNui Maka Mug by D. Cerva (c. 2011) photographed at the Chi Chi Lounge, Riverside, California, part of Caren and Fabio’s extensive collection at their home Tiki bar. https://polynesiacs.com/2021/07/01/father-knows-best/ #tikimugs #tiki #tikihomebar #polynesiacs08 Feb 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhob4uv4gc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lhj57gsdhk2a“A murder of crows is smarter than a potation of polynesiacs.” The Crows Nest Lounge, home Tiki bar in Tacoma, Washington https://polynesiacs.com/2022/04/27/crows-of-a-feather-drink-together/ #tiki #hometikibar #polynesiacs #tikieyecandy06 Feb 2025 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhj57gsdhk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lhgmdsfejk2iAs we were asked by our gracious hosts, Alain and Regina, we offered our fresh flower leis back to the guardian Tiki when we left Orama Lodge in Bora Bora. #borabora #polynesiacs #tikiculture05 Feb 2025 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhgmdsfejk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lhe6taj3fk2tRobert at The River Kai, his home Tiki bar, in Riverside, California https://polynesiacs.com/2022/07/07/sit-back-relax-and-enjoy-the-fragrance/ #hometikibar #tiki #polynesiacs04 Feb 2025 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhe6taj3fk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lh2k5ea3ck2jPele Tiki Mug and Skull, handcrafted by MadDog Mike, Photographed at Pele Bar at Barefoot Bay (his home Tiki bar) https://polynesiacs.com/2021/06/29/go-barefoot-but-beware-of-bacon/ #tikihomebar #tiki #hometikibar #tikieyecandy #polynesiacs #tikicocktails31 Jan 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh2k5ea3ck2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lgxkgz376c2hTiki Underground, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio www.tikiunderground.com/about #tikibars #tikieyecandy #tiki30 Jan 2025 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgxkgz376c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lgv7c53sek2gMax’s South Seas Hideaway, Grand Rapids, Michigan www.maxstiki.com #tikieyecandy #tiki #tikibars29 Jan 2025 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgv7c53sek2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lgb372wy6c2nI’m looking forward Inuhele 2025! Bosko is speaking three times! Need a book? Message me! Need a passport? Go to the website - tikipassports.com - order, and choose “Arrange a pickup” and mention Inuhele in the notes. Want a stamp? Bring your Polynesiacs Passport, and I’ll stamp it! #inuhele21 Jan 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgb372wy6c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lg6izrlgx22kBlack Velvet Painting by Jason Straughan, aka The Boozy Doodler, at Max’s South Seas Hideaway, Grand Rapids, Michigan https://www.instagram.com/the_boozy_doodler #blackvelvetpaintings #maxssouthseashideaway #tiki20 Jan 2025 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6izrlgx22khttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lg2c5oenfs2vThe Formosa Cafe, West Hollywood, California theformosacafe.com #tikibars #tiki #polynesiacs #tikieyecandy #formosacafe18 Jan 2025 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg2c5oenfs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lfugldsylk2t“Life points you in the right direction sometimes.” Read my latest story about Ken Holewcznski’s (Designer and Publisher of Exotica Moderne) home tiki bar. There are a lot more pictures! This is my 95th visit to a home Tiki space. https://polynesiacs.com/2025/01/16/life-points-you-in-the-right-direction-sometimes/ #tiki #tikihomebar #polynesiacs16 Jan 2025 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfugldsylk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lfsb6dl72c2iThe Rincon Room, Camarillo, California https://polynesiacs.com/2022/07/21/keeper-of-the-flame/ #tiki #tikihomebar #tikistyle #tikieyecandy15 Jan 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfsb6dl72c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lfpdvgats227Handmade Ceramic Tiles by LuRu, Artist, at The Hammerhead Hideaway, Hollywood, Florida (LuRu and Don’s home tiki bar) https://polynesiacs.com/2022/01/17/a-spirit-may-have-been-born-in-the-back-of-a-miata/ #tiki #tikihomebar #tikiartist14 Jan 2025 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpdvgats227https://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lfke2iwshc2pPapua New Guinea Masks inside Polynesian Pop’s Desert Oasis Room, Corona, California www.desertoasisroom.com #tikistyle #tikiculture #tikihomebar #polynesiacs12 Jan 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfke2iwshc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lfhytmzpqc2pDon the Beachcomber’s, Madeira Beach, Florida (hopefully opening again soon!) donbeachcomber.com #tikibars #tiki #polynesiacs11 Jan 2025 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfhytmzpqc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lfdhilkvw22oHappy Birthday, Elvis! From VELVIS: The Black Velvet Elvis Experience at Inuhele 2024 #elvis #blackvelvet #tikiculture #polynesiacs09 Jan 2025 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfdhilkvw22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tiki-tom-tom.bsky.social/post/3lfcv4hjo6s2oHala Kahiki Lounge, River Grove, Illinois #tikibar #tiki #polynesiacs09 Jan 2025 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:gbdr65e6kwolprbdakdthhp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfcv4hjo6s2o