All things tiki, mid century pop culture and urban archeology, kitsch, cultures and subcultures and the way they express themselves, retro-art, aquariums, ethnic dances, water performances, tarantulas...
Cartoon artist Hammerson has created a pretty good idea of me & what I'm into.
THE WRECK WRECK BAR- YANKEE CLIPPER~
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~~~~~~~My interest is to help take part in trying to preserve a little mid-century "Floridiana".
Many places that were well known and visited frequently for their uniqueness at one time are either neglected, forgotten or torn down entirely, no longer being considered "today". The Wreck Bar is my labor of love- Live Mermaid shows took place here back in the 1950's, ending in the early to mid-60's. My hope is that the Wreck Bar, along with the Yankee Clipper will again be known- more for it's unique significance in Ft. Lauderdale's history rather than only being known (by the few these days that even know this place even or still exists!) as a location used in the films 'Where the Boys Are' & 'Analyze This' (though that exposure certainly benefited the Wreck Bar for a brief time). Hopefully those that visit the Bar these days may still get a little dose of what made Florida so unique back in those days. The Yankee Clipper will be closed for renovations June 1st, reopening in 2010. It is my sincere hope is that the Wreck Bar will remain intact after the renovation~
Don't Miss this:Hukilau 2009!!!
音樂
電影
Too many; Old Martial Arts movies, Hollywood Glamour films, those great secret agent films from the 1960's From Bond to Flint to their greater parodies - you name it. Gotta hand it to QT and UT for Kill Bill. If either 1 or 2 is on, I can't keep myself from watching and enjoying it every time. Just watched Star Wars (A New Hope) That movie sure was terrific before it was "enhanced". Jaws-Brilliant. I'm enjoying Death Proof more & more every time I see it - Kurt Russel was great in that. Don't even get me started on Tony Jaa in Ong Bak-woah! Then of course-any weird cult classic-"Mommie Dearest" to "The Forbidden Zone"- just too many to name.
I'll just post a vid here from time to time to see what I'm watching (or re-watching) currently. HERE YOU GO~ MARINA'S FLAVOR OF THE WEEK!!
Here is some swell footage from the Disneyland's Tahitian Terrace in Adventureland,
built in 1962. After about 30 years, It was replaced with a different dinner show: Aladdin's Oasis. It only lasted about two seasons~ now the area has no dinner shows at all. I would love to see the Tahitian Terrace re-materialize there...*sigh*
~~~Yeah, you know I nearly passed out when I saw this at Hukilau 2007! 'Hookah Lau Bubble Bar' by THOR now available at the www.thorstor.com, among many other fanTIKIka~ SUCH AS....THIS!!!
MEW RELEASE!!!'Perils & Pearls'! (starring a "certain" FIRE EATING MERMAID"!!!)
Go visit the www.ThorStor.com!!!
The Book of Tiki- of course...
That and the 2nd Edition of TIKI ROAD TRIP.
TIKI MODERN by Sven A. Kirsten. Any book on roadside attractions- love 'em.
Can't resist books on Polynesian art, history & culture (ancient, contemporary or romanticized). The collection hopefully will continue to grow...
偶像
Unique humans with the gift of showmanship~~~~~~~~~~~~~More influences than "heroes" I guess~
Annette Kellerman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Esther Williams,
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~Eartha Kitt,Freddie Mercury, Gene Kelly, Bill Irwin, Liberace, LaWanda Page (see blog), Ziegfeld, um... Pen and Teller,~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shemp Howard (The original third Stooge-never got enough credit for his work) Viva Shemp! There's also Tamasaburo Bando, Groucho Marx, Newt Perry-Bruce Lee- For thinking out of the box. Iris Chacon definitely must have had some impact-I watched her show a lot as a kid and now see some of her visual influence in my own stuff. Christopher Reeve-
GET A MARINA THE FIRE EATING MERMAID T-SHIRT!!!
~Art by Mark Gerardi~
VISIT PINUPSHOTRODS.COM AND ORDER ONE- REALLY!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~IN MEMORY OF:
"DAVY JONES LOCKER" AT THE OUTRIGGER WAIKIKI HOTEL.
IN MEMORY OF...
AQUARENA SPRINGS, San Marcos Texas.
Another aquatic oasis no longer featuring lovely mermaids- I believe was changed from an amusement park to an environmental learning center and dubbed~ "Aquarena Center" now...
關於我： Underwater Mermaid and Water Ballet artist, Polynesian retro-pop style (tiki) and stunt implement bellydancer (fire dancing & eating, laying on a bed of nails, dance balanced on glasses or a ladder of swords, even dancing on broken plates~ you get the idea...) Yup; I'm an aqua-dancer as well. Polynesian dance background with several Polynesian groups including Teauilla's Hawaii (Hawaiian Inn) & at the Mai-Kai for several years.
WORK DESCRIPTION: Professional Exoticat!
"Regular" WEBSITE: WWW.MEDUSIRENA.COM
a "Virtual" Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid Swimming in the "Virtual Aquarium", now playing at the City of Dreams, Macau, China. (Marina as the Lionfish Mermaid-Kami is the Orca Mermaid!)
我想認識： Anyone who can sit down with me for breakfast and tell me about some of the magnificent tourist spots and hotels that existed throughout the U.S. & particularly in Florida in pre-Disney days. I could listen to them for hours. It would be splendid to get a tour of Grabowski's Gothic Garden (in Edgewater, FL) by none other than Joe Grabowski himself.
It would be AMAZING to meet Esther Williams, Jane Russel, Lauren Bacall or Sophia Loren for dinner~ they all seem like real no nonsense women, old Hollywood survivors.
I'll have to settle for the rest for after I've passed away, as they are on the other side.
(Dessert Menu Exclusively!)
Oh yeah, and...Eartha Kitt... any meal, any time.
CHANGE OF TOPIC~
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Mr. Cousteau liked it so much, he bought a T-shirt-
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Hey sweet loving gorgeous somewhere from the sea, I just want to give a aloha and how are you doing since you're still pretty busy as usual since I never heard anything from you for a while but oh well, I just want to give out my holiday love & big loving hugs, squeezes & kisses to you Kami and the lovely mermaids you're swimming and performing with in the medusirena pool. Well, Gotta go now, I hope to hear from you pretty soon. Luv ya fishies very much in the pool.
Hello Marina- Just droppin in to say hello!! It's cold up here in Dallas now so the water in Florida sounds really really good right now!! Have a great week hon!!
Hello Marina- Just droppin in to say hello!! It's cold up here in Dallas now so the water in Florida sounds really really good right now!! Have a great week hon!!
THE WRECK WRECK BAR- YANKEE CLIPPER~
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..
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~~~~~~~My interest is to help take part in trying to preserve a little mid-century "Floridiana".
Many places that were well known and visited frequently for their uniqueness at one time are either neglected, forgotten or torn down entirely, no longer being considered "today". The Wreck Bar is my labor of love- Live Mermaid shows took place here back in the 1950's, ending in the early to mid-60's. My hope is that the Wreck Bar, along with the Yankee Clipper will again be known- more for it's unique significance in Ft. Lauderdale's history rather than only being known (by the few these days that even know this place even or still exists!) as a location used in the films 'Where the Boys Are' & 'Analyze This' (though that exposure certainly benefited the Wreck Bar for a brief time). Hopefully those that visit the Bar these days may still get a little dose of what made Florida so unique back in those days. The Yankee Clipper will be closed for renovations June 1st, reopening in 2010. It is my sincere hope is that the Wreck Bar will remain intact after the renovation~
Don't Miss this:Hukilau 2009!!!
~~~Yeah, you know I nearly passed out when I saw this at Hukilau 2007! 'Hookah Lau Bubble Bar' by THOR now available at the www.thorstor.com, among many other fanTIKIka~ SUCH AS....THIS!!!
MEW RELEASE!!!'Perils & Pearls'! (starring a "certain" FIRE EATING MERMAID"!!!) 
Go visit the www.ThorStor.com!!!
..
The Book of Tiki- of course...
That and the 2nd Edition of TIKI ROAD TRIP.
TIKI MODERN by Sven A. Kirsten. Any book on roadside attractions- love 'em.
Can't resist books on Polynesian art, history & culture (ancient, contemporary or romanticized). The collection hopefully will continue to grow...
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~Eartha Kitt,
Freddie Mercury, Gene Kelly, Bill Irwin, Liberace, LaWanda Page (see blog), Ziegfeld, um... Pen and Teller,~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bruce Lee- For thinking out of the box. Iris Chacon definitely must have had some impact-I watched her show a lot as a kid and now see some of her visual influence in my own stuff. 
Christopher Reeve- 
GET A MARINA THE FIRE EATING MERMAID T-SHIRT!!!
~Art by Mark Gerardi~
VISIT PINUPSHOTRODS.COM AND ORDER ONE- REALLY!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~IN MEMORY OF:
"DAVY JONES LOCKER" AT THE OUTRIGGER WAIKIKI HOTEL.
IN MEMORY OF...
AQUARENA SPRINGS, San Marcos Texas.
Another aquatic oasis no longer featuring lovely mermaids- I believe was changed from an amusement park to an environmental learning center and dubbed~ "Aquarena Center" now...
a "Virtual" Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid Swimming in the "Virtual Aquarium", now playing at the City of Dreams, Macau, China. (Marina as the Lionfish Mermaid-Kami is the Orca Mermaid!)
It would be AMAZING to meet Esther Williams, Jane Russel, Lauren Bacall or Sophia Loren for dinner~ they all seem like real no nonsense women, old Hollywood survivors.
I'll have to settle for the rest for after I've passed away, as they are on the other side.
(Dessert Menu Exclusively!)
Oh yeah, and...Eartha Kitt... any meal, any time.
CHANGE OF TOPIC~
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Hello Marina- Just droppin in to say hello!! It's cold up here in Dallas now so the water in Florida sounds really really good right now!! Have a great week hon!!
