Flash Gordon

This post goes out to a friend who has been waiting for something special for a while. I stumbled on the LP version in a thrift shop and have burned it digitally and one day i'll post it up here for all you Flash fans... Queen did the mucic score for this film. I remember going to see the movie with my dad when I was 8. I loved it then, and still remember the scene with the wood beast. Scarry stuff. Enjoy it Eric.

If you live in the Columbus Ohio area come check out the Hot Rod Hula Hop...Cool cars, Tikis, Surf music and great food...I'll be there with all my Fellow Fraternal Order of Moai Brothers and Sister.

http://fraternalorderofmoai.org/hotrodhulahop/2007/index.html

Muppet Hawaiian War Chant

If you grew up with Jim Hensen's Muppet Show and like Hawaiian music you will love this version of the Hawaiian War Chant. Mahalo!

Mai Kai Coffee Grog

coffee grog in the making...Rick is Da Man!
Originally uploaded by Lokis world

I hope some of you get a chance to visit the Mai Kai restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale. It is one of the last remaining Polynesian Mecca’s in existence. It really celebrates American Poly pop in all its glory years.

When you visit, you must order the Coffee Grog as dessert. The server prepares the drink before your eyes in spectacular fashion. The drink is so wonderful...creamy, buttery, and served with a cinnamon stick.

Noa Noa

Noa Noa
Originally uploaded by Lokis world

1 oz. fresh lime juice
Tablespoon brown sugar ( substitute Demerara Sugar if you like)
Dash of Angostura Bitters
4-6 mint leaves
3 oz. Demerara Rum

Dissolve sugar in lime juice, swizzle everything in an old fashioned filled with curshed ice. Add ice to fill. Swizzle again until the glass frosts with ice. Garnish with mint sprig and lime shell

Lowenbrau Porsche 962

Al Holbert Porsche 962
Originally uploaded by Lokis world

I've been uploading tons of old pictures to Flickr and when I stumbled on a shot of the Lowenbrau Porsche 962 I had to post my love for this car. During the glory years of IMSA in the mid 80's The Porsche 962 dominated the racing circuits. For whatever reason, I always loved the livery of this paticular car. Be it my German blood or the fact that it just looked cool, this was my favorite. If memory serves me, the 1986 12 Hours of Sebring race featured a classic showdown of the 962. The late Al Hobert and Derek Bell were the pilots of the Lowenbrau and had lead the entire race. Down to the last hour, the Lowenbrau had to make an unexpected pit stop to cure a mechanical problem. The time in the pits allowed that pesky 962 of AJ Foyt to sneak past for a dramatic win in the last few minutes of the race. Needless to say this only made the Lowenbrau car more famous and it continued to place well in the remaining races of the season. I'll have to check my facts but I believe it won Le Mans later in the year. Correct me if I'm wrong race fans.

The White Out

My liver wanted a break from the rum so we decided on Vodka tonight. This is a very simple drink to make and tastes great.

2 oz. Vodka

1 oz. Creme De Cocao (white)

1 oz. heavy whipping cream

Shake like hell with ice and serve in a cocktail glass. Dont expect sweet...the creme de cocao is subtle and does not create an over bearing chocolate taste. I added a few dashes of grated nutmeg to change the flavor on the second round. Give it a try.

Blog update and things to come

Finally another update.

I'm in the process of burning a ton of LP's to digital and I will be uploading them as soon as i figure it out. Look for lots of Hawaiian, weird far out stuff.

A shaving update. I've been using Crabtree and Evelyn products for a while. I find that the cream is especially wonderful. It makes great lather and the sents are fantastic if your looking for a real gentleman shave. I suggest Sienna.

The super badger brush from C&E is also a beauty. It's designed by Edwin Jager and it's a monster. The super badger soaks up tons of water and creates the best lather you could hope for. I admit the brush is big, and sometimes I just dont like to use it, but when you really want some super lather this brush wins hands down.

Remember to be good to yourself sometimes and take the time for a really good shave...it can make your day.

Coming up: More drinks and music soon.

The Polynesian Paralysis

Nothing beats a refreshing adult libation shared with the Ohana during a weekend. In this drink presentation is everything. The volcano bowl to be exact.

This fine party drink comes from esential Grog Log by Jeff "Beachbum Berry". You must buy this fine book as it is a must for making the finest old skool drinks from the past. Check out the Bums blog. http://www.beachbum.com/

3 oz. Orange Juice

3 oz. Pineapple Juice

1 oz. sweet and sour

1/2 oz. orgeat syrup

3 oz. Martinique rum (St. James if you can find it)

Blend with 12 oz. ice, serve in volcano bowl. Use long straws, and add 151 rum to the volcano top, light and enjoy with friends.

Star Wars Sears Wishlist from 1978

I stumbled on this great scan of the 1978 Sears Wish list catalog. I remember thumbing over these pages and ear marking the pages as a kid. Star Wars was released in May of 1977 and the toys hit stores soon after the release of the film that same year. In fact, the Cantina Adventure Set in the picture labeled 1, could be pre ordered before the toys came out. Well it seems that Hasbro made an error when desiging one of the characters. Snaggletooth, the tall blue character standing next to Greedo was actually in the movie as the one seen as item #3, the small red guy. The story goes like this. The toy designer only had an onscreen image from the movie to use as his template. He had no idea how tall ole' snaggletooth was so he designed him full size. This as it turns out was incorrect, snaggletooth was really only about 3 to 4 feet tall and thus Hasbro made a new sculpt to fix this problem. The cool thing to collectors, was the short release of the blue snaggletooth in the Cantina Adventure set. He only came in the set and as you could imagine, the set was soon fixed to include the small red one.

The last time I looked the blue snaggletooth was commanding prices around $200 USD. I have one that I actually traded for because my friend didn't like him. I never did get the Cantina set, but I'm glad as hell, old Happy decided to make the trade. Anyway, it is a cool story. And, May the Force Be With You. Always.