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KOOP KOOPER PRESENTS JIMMY VARGAS
Looks like our great buddy Koop Kooper of Cocktail Nation fame has moved into the world of event promotion.
This just in from the man himself…
‘ Hi There! l will be spinning Lounge and Exotica on Wednesday nights at Blue Beat in Double Bay. Swing by for a Martini and a chat. Also the super talented Jimmy Vargas will be crooning and various guests will be stopping by. It easy to park near the venue and Double Bay has such a cool vibe.”
RUB IT ON YOUR GUMS… IAN McCAUSLAND RETROSPECTIVE
This slightly off the Tiki track
… but on the 21st of August the Careless Navigator with help from our good friend Ilona Kincses will be running a retrospective showing of Ian McCausland’s work at the Dancing Dog in Footscray. (Victoria, Australia).
Ian, in my opinion is Australia’s greatest living Graphic Artist.
Here is the Info…
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HORI SMOKU SAILOR JERRY DOCO. AT TIKI LOUNGE AND BAR
We are in luck
…the Tiki Lounge and Bar is showing the Sailor Jerry doco.“Hori Smoku” on the big screen. It’s Free Entry but you must RSVP to get in. The details are at the bottom of the page.
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THE ROBBIE RAT TOTH TIKI MUG IN PROGRESS
He’s into it and he’s rockin’
…Robbie “RAT” Toth or Swizzle, what ever you would like to call him has started makin’ Tiki mugs…and the first design will be called “General Ra Ra”.
Fez-bruary at the Tiki Lounge and Bar
If you are in Melbourne
… at the end of Feb, you will want to come and check out Kev Clark’s Fez night at the Tiki Lounge and Bar. It is the first and hopefully the start of something good. So grab a funny large felt covered cone with the pointy bit cut off, put it on your head and come down for a night of cocktails and fun.
Koop Kooper Cocktail Nation Pod Cast 157 Is on the Air.
Mod Miami
This week we talk to Mike Jones who is running the Mod Miami event this year. We have our new segment “Swank Advice”, our look at the world of swank and our regular segment “Ask Koop”…we have news about the Ratpack, Zsa Zsa Gabor and the best lounge and exotica.
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Koop Kooper Cocktail Nation Podcast 148 is on the Air
Save The Tonga Room
This week we talk to Brad Parker from Tiki Shark with our regular catch up. Mr Ho is very busy with the sneak peak releases coming out once again. We have our look at the world of swank. “Ask Koop” this week talking about people who abuse taking happy snaps and we’ll head into the blogoshere with a good site all about cocktails.
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Koop Kooper Cocktail Nation Podcast 144 Is On The Air
Sin City Spy
This week on the Cocktail Nation Koop Kooper checks out the latest book from good buddy of the show Bill Raetz, as we hear about the latest adventures of Bryce Attewelle and the World Espoinage Bureau.
There’s our segment “Ask Koop” as we tackle the English language and some confusion in plurals!
If you are at a loose end for entertainment then Koopers look at the world of swank is just right for you as he has the lowdown on plenty of great parties and events to attend… and for the book worms we have got the news about a brand new book out about Ms Monroe from the early fifties. Sad news on the death of another icon. We’ll head into the blogosphere again with a cool blog on beatniks and their cool jazz.
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Koop Kooper Cocktail Nation Podcast 143
A message from the Careless Navigator…
Our “Hawaii Home Movies from the 1950′s, 60′s and 70′s” rates a mention on Koop’s show this week. Thanks Koop!!!!
The best ways to get it is from the Careless Navigator SHIPS STORE and EBAY
Koop Kooper Cocktail Nation Podcast 140
Cocktail Nation 140-Tiki Shark at the Mai Tai Festival
On the show this week I catch up with Brad Parker to talk about his time at the Mai Tai Festival. I’ve got some news of a re release of a Sinatra album out of 1965. A cool book on mad men and the sixties and a fantastic movie to see. ln our segment “Ask Koop” we tackling the issue of physically getting stuck on public transport. Our look at the world of swank and the Cocktail Nation blogosphere with another cool retro blog to dig.