Comments on: Mr. Bali Hai’s Tiki Pinball Fortune

By: Humu Kon Tiki » Vintage Oceania at The Eye of the Goof

Humu Kon Tiki » Vintage Oceania at The Eye of the Goof — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 09:04:44 +0000

[...] Mr. Bali Hai has also recently finished his home tiki bar (though we all know a home tiki bar is never truly finished, which is part of the fun of it). Balis’ Hai’deaway is a labor of love that includes furnishings and decor from Oceanic Arts, and Mr. Bali Hai’s alcohol ephemera collection was put to good use. It also features, naturally, his Bali Hi pinball machine. [...]

By: Humuhumu

Humuhumu — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 20:08:16 +0000

Fantastic! Thank you for opening my eyes to a whole new style of art! There’s some great stuff there, I’m going to have a great time going through it.

By: MrBaliHai

MrBaliHai — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 19:26:41 +0000

That angular backglass artwork is typical of Bally pins from the 60s and 70s. Jerry Kelley and Ted Zale are some of the better-known artists.

By: Humuhumu

Humuhumu — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:44:22 +0000

Nooooo! Well, it’s uncanny how finely his image and the Bali Hi image work together.

By: MrBaliHai

MrBaliHai — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:39:16 +0000

As it turns out, Wolf created that image a few years ago, not specifically for me. I’m devastated, of course…;-)

Thanks!