Author: James Frye

Bars Culture Podcasts

Adrian Eustaquio (Inside the Desert Oasis Room) Gets His Head Shrunk at The Golden Tiki

November 15, 2024
James Frye

Shrunken heads in Vegas! This week at the Freaks Tiki Bar, our special guest is Adrian…

Events News Podcasts

THE ROAST OF SVEN KIRSTEN at EXOTIKON 2024!

June 14, 2024
James Frye

Exotikon 2 in Los Angeles held a special roast of the godfather of tiki himself, SVEN…

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A Wrap-Up of Tiki Caliente 15

May 10, 2024
James Frye

It’s our Tiki Caliente 15 After-show. The Tiki Freaks visit the Palm Springs tiki festival organized…

Events Hotels Podcasts

THE TIKI FREAKS Get a Preview of TIKI CALIENTE 15 with RORY SNYDER

April 24, 2024
James Frye

Just ahead of TIKI CALIENTE 15, head-honcho RORY SNYDER makes some big announcements and gives us…

Bars Places Podcasts Videos & Podcasts

Our Favorite Tiki Bars in the U.S. from Coast to Coast

April 10, 2024
James Frye

With our hosts in Los Angeles, Orlando, and Columbus, Ohio, we feature photos and stories from…

Home Bars Podcasts Travel

Conversation with Tiki Tom-Tom, Author and Photographer of “POLYNESIACS: Tiki at Home”

February 20, 2024
James Frye

A free-wheeling discussion with renowned author and photographer Tom Jaynes, aka Tiki Tom-Tom, about his awesome…

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Inside All the Cool Craziness That Happened at This Year’s Tiki Caliente 14

May 20, 2023
James Frye

We survived TIKI CALIENTE 14, the wildest tiki celebration ever to hit Palm Springs (so far!).…

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The Ultimate Preview of Tiki Caliente 14 With Special Guest Rory Snyder

May 2, 2023
James Frye

It’s time for TIKI CALIENTE 14! For an official insider’s preview of what to expect, we…

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The Tiki Freaks Show Episode 2 – Mixing Drinks in a Hurricane!

January 20, 2023
James Frye

Hurricane Ian hit Florida Sept. 28, 2022, followed a couple weeks later by Tropical Storm Nicole,…

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THE DEATH OF CRITIKI — AND THE CONTINUING ARGUMENT ABOUT ‘APPROPRIATION’

September 27, 2022
James Frye

Last week, I discovered that the super-popular Tiki website critiki.com had ceased operations. Long known for…