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Happy New Year from Trad’r Don & Garb Safari . . . #happynewyear #tiki #r2d2 #instagood #newyearseve #newyearseveparty #tradrdon #garbsafari #ourbigluauski

Here is the "Croix de Luauski", button swag given to all who imbibe on our lanai, Our Big Luauski. It debuted yesterday during our hosting on the South SF Bay Area Home Tiki Bar Crawl and features 4 languages on its modest 1.25" diameter. The concept may seem familiar to longtime SF Giants fans though the acquisition is far less arduous. I may update the design on a yearly basis. If you were among the fifty+ crawlers who earned theirs yesterday post a pic wearing your award here on IG and give us a tag, willya? Mahalo! . . . #tiki #ssfbahtbc #tradrdon #ourbigluauski #croixdeluauski #tikibar #homebartender #tikidrinks #croixdecandlestick #buttonart #buttongame #buttongamestrong (at San Jose, California)

Aloha Friday! My lanai, Our Big Luauski, is the third stop tomorrow on this weekend's South SF Bay Area Home Tiki Bar Crawl (our 5th year hosting). Here's this evening's outrigger inspection; each of these three prows are more than 10' off the ground and open the lanai into the backyard. . . . #tiki #lanai #ourbigluauski #ssfbahtbc #tradrdon #nauticaldecor #polynesianpop #hometikibar (at Trad'r Don's Grog Tai Grotto)

Our side enterprise, Trad'r Don Mercantile, created this tribute to 6 tiki cocktail icons (Beach & Bergeron & Crane & Buhen & Berry & Cate). We're super excited for Peter from @thefloatingrumshack who got the perfect photo op at @ukrumfest, sandwiched by the two latter icons while wearing our shirt! Get yours at www.tradrdon.com or by selecting the item button nested within the linktree found in our IG bio. This tribute concept is absolutely a reductive representation that in no way diminishes the contributions of those not listed. For lyrical and aesthetic reasons the names depicted are owner-operator cocktail icons and have last names beginning with Bs and Cs (and just so happen to be of West Coast origin). . . . #tiki #tikibar #icons #cocktails #tikidrinks #helvetica #ampersands #graphicdesign #shibboleth #rum #donthebeachcomber #tradervics #stephencrane #kontiki #tikiti #raybuhen #smugglerscove #martincate #latitude29 #beachbumberry #tradrdon #garbsafari #typography #bartender #ukrumfest

Aloha, Friday! Here's my first piece of aloha wear bought last decade after a certain enlightenment. Admittedly, I don't wear this Nui Nalu very often nowadays as it's not as colorful or bold as other Hawaiian shirts to which I've become better accustomed. I wore it again last night, hence this reflection. I like wardrobe staples with a good origin story. At summer's end 2009, in the city of Hilo on Hawaii's Big Island, I purchased this shirt where the locals do much of their shopping: Sears. This came about only after walking across a mall parking lot upon exiting (the Hilo) Hilo Hattie's empty handed. I was bewildered by their ample shirt selection's lack of any which featured a tiki god. The Sears solution was unexpected and yet completely obvious (in hindsight), made all the more satisfying with an accompanying tale. Plus, it was marked down for end of season clearance. . . . #NFS #personalstash #hawaiianshirt #mensfashion #tradrdon #tiki (at Sears)

This thrifting cult which I belong to has made a bold showing at #ebayopen2017 with our canary colored shirts and tiki accessories. t's a Facebook group run by @tikipugmusic called The Thrifting Board and is over 30k members strong. . . . #thethriftingboard #ebay #ebayseller #garbsafari #onlineseller #entrepreneur #topratedseller #ebaypowerseller #onlinereseller #resellerlife #tradrdon #weareebay #webay (at MGM Grand Las Vegas)

Patronized a landlocked beachcomber today and acquired additional flotsam for the lanai. Our Big Luauski will host its first guests of the year next week after a long, wet winter. Spring officially begins next Monday. . . #crabpotbuoy #beachcomber #flotsam #tikidecor #nautical #tradrdon

No surprise that my best liked Instagram images involve tiki, tiki mugs and cocktails. Appearing as the only person is my good pal @christinebeee (wearing our tiki cocktail icons tribute t-shirt), mugs by @topnotchkustoms and Squid, a print by Eric October, a cocktail by @jeffcleveland, @junglebird916 only a few days ago and a @tongahut shirt purchased by one of our followers (mahalo @thelber!). . #tiki #tikimug #tikibar #tikimuglife #cultoftiki #tradrdon #garbsafari #tbt