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TIKI OBJECTS BY BOSKO: Purveyors of unique, stylish, hand-made tiki mugs and carvings. Plus tiki bar supplies, luau kits, and other Polynesiana. If the Bum ever got a job, this is where his paycheck would go.
THE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN COCKTAIL: What were they thinking? This august institution has added to Bum to its Board Of Advisors. Hopefully the duties will not include any duties.
CRITIKI: An up-to-the-minute guide to Tiki bars and Polynesian restaurants around the world — new ones, old ones, and the ones that are no longer with us.
TIKI CENTRAL: The place to go for conversation with like-minded Polynesiacs. Check out the always lively "Drinks Forum."
MRS. BUM'S FLIKR STREAM: For all of you who just can't live without looking at what we ate yesterday.
KEVIN KIDNEY: Sippin' Safari cover artist Kevin Kidney now has a blog. Packed with mouth-watering midcentury commercial art, plus Kevin's own original work.
AND A BOTTLE OF RUM: A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN TEN COCKTAILS: Wayne Curtis's book is not just the definitive story of rum, but a tour de force of social history, urban anthropology, and cocktail "alcohology."
KAISER PENGUIN: Rick Stutz explains the name of his highly addictive drink blog thusly: "It is a well-known fact that penguins are members of high society and enjoy fine cocktails."
THE COCKTAIL CHRONICLES: We regularly visit Paul Clarke's well-written site for new recipes and product reviews.
MINISTRY OF RUM: The Minister, a.k.a. Ed Hamilton, sails the rum-producing regions of the world in his sloop, seeking out, tasting, and filing reports on new brands. Hey, someone's got to do it...
ART OF DRINK: Darcy O'Neil is not only a bartender but has a background in chemistry. Go here to see what happens when hard liquor meets hard science.
OFF THE PRESSES: New York is the beat of Robert Simonson's sagacious booze blog, which covers Gotham's Tiki bars and other cocktailian concerns.
ARKIVA TROPIKA: A treasure-trove of Polynesian Pop-era drink menus, cocktail napkins, postcards, and other eye candy. There goes your weekend.
THE GROGALIZER: A labor-saving device programmed by Tim "Swanky" Glazner. You tell the Grogalizer which ingredients you have on hand, and it tells you which drinks you can make out of the Bum books.
DRINKBOY.COM: A fount of free wisdom presented by expert epicurean Robert Hess.
THE INTERNET COCKTAIL DATABASE: An on-line encyclopedia of mixed-drink recipes, reference work, barware and ingredients. Try your hand at the Mixilator, a "random cocktail generator."
THE THIRSTIN' HOWL: Just what we've always wanted: Drink writing that's equal parts Samuel Beckett and Sherwood Schwartz, with a Ginsberg garnish.
MISS CHARMING: Dispatches filed regularly from the trenches of the cocktail world.
THE GUMBO PAGES: Don The Beachcomber was born in New Orleans, and some say the cocktail was too. This site covers the drinking scene in America's drinkingest city.
THE BOOK OF TIKI: Sven Kirsten literally wrote the book on Polynesian Pop. An essential volume (and not just because the Bum penned the drink chapter).
TIKI-TI: When the Bum isn't avoiding work, he's avoiding being tossed out of his favorite bar. A must when visiting Los Angeles.
VINTAGE SPIRITS & FORGOTTEN COCKTAILS: The author, renowned hooch historian Dr. Cocktail, makes the Bum look like, well, a bum. His rediscovered recipes and the stories behind them are equally delectable; the photos alone could turn Carrie Nation into a souse.
CLUB TIKI: The virtual lounge of Slave Labor Graphics, the only publishing company that could sober up the Bum long enough to get a book out of him.
TIKI NEWS: Otto Von Stroheim's influential magazine almost single-handedly created the tiki revival, and now his webservice gives you up-to-the-minute reports on tiki-themed events around the world.
ARMCHAIR TRAVELLING: Armchair Travelling In The World Of Tiki is a documentary by Jochen & Tanja Hirschfeld, who travelled the Pacific for 101 days "to capture both authentic Polynesia and its pop culture re-invention." They also managed to capture the Bum in a rare on-camera interview.
OCEANIC ARTS: In the 1960s, Oceanic Arts outfitted all of the major Polynesian restaurant chains, from Don The Beachcomber's to Trader Vic's. And now they'll outfit your home bar or backyard luau. A pilgrimage to their warehouse is like entering a veritable museum of Polynesian Pop.
FEE BROTHERS: The place to go for your falernum, vanilla, coffee, and rock candy syrups.
TIKI MAGAZINE: A quarterly compendium of all things exotic, with international correspondents (including your humble Bum).
KEGWORKS: For all your bar supply needs (including the Bum books).