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Along with being the author of the book “Mai-Kai: History & mystery of the Iconic Tiki Restaurant and forthcoming “Searching for Don the Beachcomber”,” Tim “Swanky” Glazner is co-founder and organizer of the Hukilau, the second largest and second oldest Tiki event in the world. He is associate producer of the documentary film about Donn’s like “The Donn of Tiki” to be released in early 2024. He created the first Tiki carving seminar “Coon Tiki” located in the Smoky Mountains. He is an expert in Tiki drinks and the creator of the Grogalizer, a popular Tiki cocktail website/app which helps people make recipes from various books. He has produced a line of Tiki mugs under license with the Mai-Kai, and he is the official historian of the Mai-Kai ...more

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Tim Glazner I am finishing an illustrated biography of Donn Beach, aka Don the Beachcomber to be published by Korero Press in 2025, and a documentary in 2025 as w…moreI am finishing an illustrated biography of Donn Beach, aka Don the Beachcomber to be published by Korero Press in 2025, and a documentary in 2025 as weell.(less)
Tim Glazner It got me. My interests and passion and research was just a hobby, and it got bigger and bigger. Once I had so many great stories I had to share it.
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Upcoming Appearances 2026

Join me at Nor’easter Island February 5th weekend as I get into the history of Don the Beachcomber in LA in the 1930s and the mob, and then the next day I’ll cover Donn’s life in the 1940s.

Donn Beach’s Wars at Home and Abroad:

For Donn, the 1940s was a time of tremendous struggle and the ultimate realization of a decade’s long desire. Donn lost everything, again and again, and fled from the men

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The Gardiners and the Skeltons at Donn’s Full Moon party 1946

The Gardiners and the Skeltons at Donn’s Full Moon party 1946
Mai-Kai by Tim Glazner
"I'm getting more and more specific in my tiki obsession. Smuggler's Cove gave a pretty comprehensive overview of the big names and deep history of the movement. Sippin' Safari got a little more granular, giving stories of the lives of the bartenders " Read more of this review »
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“We are all escapists at heart. The way of the islands is conducive to good living. Ninety-five percent of us are really beachcombers, and I just supply the ingredients and atmosphere.”
Donn Beach

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