2014 Tiki Fest Palm Springs; Lizard Ricky meets Shag!

I couldn't be more excited. Biggest surprise in a long time. Hooters and I were in PS for the final hurrah of the Palm Springs Follies, and to our extreme amazement we passed the Curve Hotel only to see the 2014 Tiki Caliente fest in full swing.We were on a tight schedule so I pulled in for a quick
pic of me poolside then off again. 

However I spotted a Cocktail party in the Hotel Lobby,and in true Lizard Ricky form I crash it! Sooooo glad I did! Turns out It was a meet and greet for "Shag" the artist! Shag is my all time favorite artist and the inspiration for the Lizard Ricky cartoon of myself. 


To my pleasure and the pleasure of all who attended the meet and greet were the many pieces of Shags artwork.
You may think you have never heard of him, however you most likely have. His foot print is all over Disneyland. I posted a couple of samples of his work here on my blog. I believe Shag to be the Grand pooh bah of the mid century modern art movement that is so popular now. He really owns this style. 

I so love his work and was very excited to get my picture taken with him. He has a wonderful gallery in Palm Springs and it is a must see when visiting the desert. 

Next time your in the desert cities or visiting Disneyland seek out the the artwork of Shag. You'll be glad you did.

Please take time to visit the lizard Ricky resort wear on storenvy. And may you always have sweet suntanned cash filled dreams. 

Paradise Isle Pool Club at Lorick Manor is Open

"Lorick Manor" is our home. Mama Hooters and I came up with the name when we bought the home. Its a combination of both our first names. Paradise Isle is the name of our pool. We start heating the pool in May and through September. The Pool is our baby,for Hooters and I the pool is just another room in the house. 

My pride and joy is this pool I love it like a child. Hooters and I don't have children so the pool takes the place of a child. I give it all my love and attention as if it were my only beloved. I lift its diapers and wash its tiles, I wipe out the leaves. I feed it chlorine to clean its waters. I add water when its thirsty. "ITS NOT WEIRD" 

OK its weird. I'm being funny, my point is I love this pool. Truly its outdoor living at its best. Its true Southern California living. You may notice that there are chairs facing almost all directions. East,West,North and South. I want to be able to be is the sun at anytime through out the day. As the sun moves so can I to maximize my tanning. 

Four umbrellas cover each point of the yard. As I have stated before an umbrella is very important to the overall Suntanning experience. Please take note that the chairs are in the direct sun but the tables are covered by the umbrellas. I enjoy a cool beverage when taking in the sun. The umbrella is to keep my drink sheltered from the harmful rays of the sun. the harmful UV rays of the sun melt my ice cubes. 

Sooooo you can see the how the umbrella plays a very important part in the tanning process.

This past month I've been working the landscaping. Planting flowers and trimming dead branches to get the yard ready for a long hot summer full of wonderful sun filled days in the pool.

As T shirt weather and vacations start, stop by the Lizard Ricky Resort Wear store and check out the new Larger sizes in the Lizard Ricky Tee,s.

Mama  Hooters and I wish you a Happy summer filled the friends and family.

And as always I wish you Sweet Suntanned Cash Filled Dreams.

Lizard Ricky; The sage of sun, The sultan of tan, The liege of leisure.

Pool party at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs

Once an old Howard Johnson is now the hip chic Ace Hotel and Swim Club. This is a young hip crowd. We,re talking kardashian hip. I was on celebrity watch. Very crowded not an empty Chaise lounge to be had by mid day. 

Although the Hotel and pool decor didn't appeal to me,Two things stand out that I really enjoyed. First the people! the conversations around the pool were fun to listen too. And visually it was a good looking crowd, and well behaved. 

Something you may not know is the lizard  detests vulgar language and salty talk. It offends my delicate nature. And I'm not big on around the pool horse play.  As you know I like a pleasant surroundings. No loud people 

Second was the food, It was fantastic I had the best burger and fries I have ever had.
If you don't stay at the Ace do stop in and eat. 

You can buy and day pass  through the Feel Good Spa for $30.00 I enjoyed my day at the Ace and recommend that you visit soon.



Visit the Lizard Ricky Resort Wear store and pick up  a shirt before your visit to the Ace.


Thanks for taking time to read my blog and invite your friends to follow the lizard on his pool side adventures. And as always may your life be filled with Sweet suntanned cash filled dreams.

Friends of Rick

Its "Friends of Rick"  month March 7th is the lizards birthday so all the world CELEBRATES. My amazingly wonderful and very creative sister in law Melanie wrote a song just for the Lizards birthday party.  

So join the fun and sing along and show the lizard you love him. Mama hooters pulled out all the stops and threw the lizard two great parties. A big shout out to all the people that made my birthday so special. A big THANK YOU to Steve and Mo for the great dinner at Roscoes   

The dangerous life of the lounge lizard

 Yes! I'm a man of leisure. Danger is out of the question. I lounge poolside! the most  dangerous thing that could happen is getting sunscreen in my eyes. 

However this last trip to the desert found the lizard in pain. 
I don't climb mountains, I don't sky dive, race mountain bikes. I sit in a lounge chair read magazines and drink coke zero and dip in the hot tub. I'm not a thrill seeker. I purposely live a safe lifestyle to avoid danger. 

I don't like pain! I avoid all unpleasantness. I lounge in the sun and take in the pleasantness of the day. On purpose I carefully avoid look around the pool just to make sure I don't accidentally see people who might be unattractive just to make sure I'm not visually disturb. 

What I'm trying to say is I just want a nice pleasant day,
No drama. Mama hooters and I were spending a few days out in Desert Hot Springs Taking in the therapeutic benefits of the mineral water at the Miracle Springs Resort. This is were the hideous incident happened. 

I stood up quickly from my chair and turned to greet Hooters and as I did I jammed my toes right into the solid pink metal chair next to mine. It was a lovely chair, sturdy and well made. My toes were no match for the "Made in the USA" cast iron chase lounger. 

Its a horror!  The whole toe went black my foot swelled, small children ran from me in fear. The toe was black all the way around and pain ran down the entire foot. The trip was ruined, I couldn't walk. But on a light note my manny peddi I got from the spa the day before never looked better. I digress.

 So a strong word of caution! even the casual laid back lifestyle of the lounge lizard can have its troubled moments. Its not just sunscreen and bad poolside food/drink service you have to be watchful of. 

Yes even the Lizard can have a bad day every now and then. here are some fun pictures of our trip and as always May your life be filled with sweet suntanned cash filled dreams.

The Lounge Lizard Ricky

Licensed To Lounge

Are you a card carrying Lounge Lizard? are you "licensed to lounge" 
even licensed to thrill.  Oh yes, you are! Your all three with your very first purchase of a Lizard Ricky shirt.


Your a lizard and your proud of it. Why not show it off ! Hit the town with a V-neck Dress T, sophisticated black color, the lizard Ricky dress T is the mans version of the little black dress. Throw on a sport coat and a pair of slacks and make an entrance.

Confidence and Performance isn't that what its all about. When you feel good about your appearance you have the confidence to own the room.  All eyes are on you. Be the guy that's the envy of party. Pictured here is one of my Bowling Style shirts.

See the entire Lizard Ricky Shirt Collection by hitting the about button and scrolling down the page to the Lizard Ricky Resort Wear Store link and But a T shirt today.

All shirts come with this Official "Licensed to Lounge" 
membership card.  Be the first on the block to own one. Its your time to shine. Get yours today. 

And remember the Lizards motto "May you always have sweet sun tanned cash filled dreams"

"Selfies" a dangerous practice

There is a great story behind this picture. I was spending a day at Lake Gregory. It was another great day at the North Shore Beach. Warm sun, cool clean lake water and plenty of Coke Zero to keep me hydrated.  

 I was in heaven, I was just taking it all in.  It was a Picture perfect day! So I took a picture, or two, or three, of my self. I was just trying to get a good picture of me with the lake in the background and hopefully a picture of me without someone bending over with their butt in my pix. 

After a few shots of myself I stopped to look at my pictures to review what I taken to find the best picture to post. It was a fairly busy day at the lake and the beach was full of beach goers. I was reviewing my pix  when a young lifeguard approached me. " excuse me sir, you are not allowed to take pictures of other people" 

I was so taken off guard I just looked at him totally confused and said "OTHER PEOPLE" "Yes" he said "It  very much looked like to me that you were taking a picture of those people over there" I told him that I had reversed the lens on my phone camera and  was photographing myself. "Oh sorry" he said then went to the group of people to my right to tell them of the misunderstanding. 

My first thought was CONCEDED MUCH! as I looked over at the group of beach goers who were complaining. Believe me they were no work of art. I felt like some kind of pervert photographing babes at the beach. I myself have a tendency to not pay much attention to the goings on of the other people around me. Someone could be taking my picture and I  would even be aware of it or care. 

So a word to the wise be careful when doing a Selfie. And If you ever find yourself with nothing to do and lots of time to do it in. Go visit Lake Gregory in Crestline CA.

Away from the lake as I now look at the picture in question the real crime in this picture are the wrinkled rings around my turkey neck. You could cut my head off and count the rings to find out how old I am.

I give the Lake 5 lizard tails up and as always I hope your life is filled with Sweet Suntanned Cash Filled Dreams.