THE WEEKNIGHTER: Laughing with strangers -- and trying not to black out -- at Trad'r Sam
Colorful drinks come in punch bowls at Trad'r Sam
GUARDIAN PHOTO BY JOSEPH SCHELLWEEKNIGHTER The best tiki bar I've ever been to is Smith's Union Bar in Honolulu's Chinatown. It's a shitty little tiki dive bar with even shittier karaoke. It's also the oldest bar on the island. The night I was there it was full of Navy dudes, punk chicks, gay guys, and a big hulking, transgendered Pacific Islander. I had the crowd arm-in-arm singing "Tiny Dancer" and "Don't Let Me Down" while cheering me on and buying me drinks after I sang. It was pretty much what I wish happened every night of my life.Read more »