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H hanford_lemoore Tiki Socialite Tiki Central Joined: Mar 23, 2002 Posts: 1899	H hanford_lemoore Posted posted on Sun, Mar 24, 2002 4:10 AM This is the thread to post introductions. [ Edited by: Hakalugi 2015-12-03 16:59 ]
T tulsatv Member Tulsa, Oklahoma Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 35	T tulsatv Posted posted on Sun, Mar 24, 2002 5:32 PM I was tulsatv1 on Yahoo, startling new name of tulsatv here.
T TikiGardener Member 1st website dedicated to Tiki Gardens Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1368	T TikiGardener Posted posted on Sun, Mar 24, 2002 5:41 PM Was tikigardener, but now wtih new and improved caps ability, I am TikiGardener
T theandrewssister Member London, England Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 75	T theandrewssister Posted posted on Mon, Mar 25, 2002 1:46 AM Wonderful! Hanford, thanks a million. No more JC Penney... I'm one of the Tiki Teabags, from London, England, and will be reporting later today (work permitting) on London's wonderful :tiki: NEW TIKI BAR :tiki: that opened yesterday.
TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Mon, Mar 25, 2002 5:18 AM It opened YESTERDAY? Awww, you beat me to it!!! And you told me it didn't seem to be getting sorted....trying to throw me off the scent, huh? :wink: Trader Woody (Ditched the UK bit)
E emmceedee11 Member Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 14	E emmceedee11 Posted posted on Mon, Mar 25, 2002 7:38 AM Hanford, I was just wondering if there was a way to get to the forum without being routed through Yahoo. I am probably just overlooking it, being that it is still early and I haven't quite woken up yet. Thanks. -Matt
HH hula hula Member da 9th island/ vegas Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 407	HH hula hula Posted posted on Mon, Mar 25, 2002 10:04 AM Aloha! Im hula hula from the great sin city Las Vegas. On groups I was Ventura_dj (my email/yahoo/ real name id) Im very glad there Are not just one but 2 BBboards for all things tiki. Cheers :drink: [ Edited by: hula hula on 2002-03-25 10:05 ]
P PiPhiRho Tiki Socialite San Diego Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 1032	P PiPhiRho Posted posted on Mon, Mar 25, 2002 11:27 AM Hello to the new Tiki Central! This is Paul. I kept the old screen name, even though it confused most people. Perhaps the capitalization here will help. Ashame about the Yahoo club/group. Serious problems there. I can't access it at all right now. I was afraid that might happen and I certainly hope that Tiki Central can stay together, either here or back at Yahoo - assuming Yahoo ever fixes all the bugs in Groups (which I kind of doubt).
T TikiMaxton Member Portland, OR Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 559	T TikiMaxton Posted posted on Mon, Mar 25, 2002 12:05 PM I was maxton1 on the old list. I'm excited about this new frontier!
M MonkeyGod Member Monkey Island (L.A.) Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 47	M MonkeyGod Posted posted on Mon, Mar 25, 2002 3:57 PM Hi, I'm a relatively new member referred here by the fabulous Tikifish. Was known for a short time as TTenenbaum on the other board. Grew up 5 miles from the Kahiki and I miss it so. I live in L.A. now and would love to take part in a tiki bar crawl anytime! Monkey God (Teddy T.) [ Edited by: MonkeyGod on 2002-03-29 09:20 ]
J johnnievelour Member LongBeach Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 446	J johnnievelour Posted posted on Mon, Mar 25, 2002 9:26 PM johnnievelour then, johnnievelour now.
D dogbytes Tiki Socialite seattle, wa Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 2243	D dogbytes Posted posted on Mon, Mar 25, 2002 11:25 PM gads, just realized, im using a different name here! i was etamburine, now im dogbytes ~ and im glad to be here! elicia
T TikiMama Tiki Socialite Portland, Oregon Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 123	T TikiMama Posted posted on Tue, Mar 26, 2002 11:49 AM Was Aelfgifu, now TikiMama, still Heather. :)
W weirduncletiki Member Grape Town, California Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 756	W weirduncletiki Posted posted on Tue, Mar 26, 2002 11:50 AM Aloooooha! Hey, gang! Glad to be here where it's nice and comfy. Thanks, Hanford. May this continue to be a fine source of info, entertainment, and commraderie. -Weird Uncle Tiki
K kingslod Member Portland, OR Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 173	K kingslod Posted posted on Tue, Mar 26, 2002 2:43 PM Was kingslod: am kingslod: always kingslod, at least for now. It's bigger than big, it's huge! http://www.hugemagazine.com Cool Tiki Desktop Patterns: http://www.hugemagazine.com/mac/desktiki.html [ Edited by: kingslod on 2002-03-26 21:12 ]
K Kawentzmann Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Mar 28, 2002 Posts: 254	K Kawentzmann Posted posted on Thu, Mar 28, 2002 7:05 AM I am kawentzmann, just like before. This is really good. Luxuriamusic moved away from yahoo! too, a while back. [ Edited by: Kawentzmann on 2002-03-28 07:06 ]
DM Daisy May Member Joined: Mar 27, 2002 Posts: 4	DM Daisy May Posted posted on Thu, Mar 28, 2002 3:20 PM Good job Hanford, the site looks great! Cheers! :drink: ~Jen
H hanford_lemoore Tiki Socialite Tiki Central Joined: Mar 23, 2002 Posts: 1899	H hanford_lemoore Posted posted on Thu, Mar 28, 2002 11:56 PM Hey Daisy May, thanks for the kind words. Of course the whole reason this is here is because you did such a great job at getting new members signed up on the club in the early days! I think this new site holds up to our original vision of the club! :sheckymug: ~Hanford [ Edited by: hanford_lemoore on 2002-03-28 23:57 ]
D dean_martini Member Washington Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 1	D dean_martini Posted posted on Fri, Mar 29, 2002 12:23 AM Howdy folks, been a long time since I've been to the old yahoo group but now I'm hypnotically drawn to the new flashing tiki sign. Looks good! DM
H hanford_lemoore Tiki Socialite Tiki Central Joined: Mar 23, 2002 Posts: 1899	H hanford_lemoore Posted posted on Fri, Mar 29, 2002 12:58 AM hey dean, it's been like, 6000 messages since we last saw you, isn't it? :wink: ~hanford :tiki:
F Fonduie Member San Carlos (San Francisco Bay Area) Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 80	F Fonduie Posted posted on Fri, Mar 29, 2002 9:14 AM I-yie-yie did I miss this club! I didn't even bother when the switch to "groups" was made. But I missed you knuckle-heads! I Was Fonduie_For_Youie back in the "clubs". Now have the shorter, sleeker, more mysterious name of Fonduie.
M martiki Official Mixologist http://www.smugglerscovesf.com Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 3059	M martiki Posted posted on Fri, Mar 29, 2002 10:17 AM Nicely done Hanford. Good to get away from Yahoo. -Martin still "martiki6"
K9 Karasu 99 Member Edgewood, MD Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 14	K9 Karasu 99 Posted posted on Fri, Mar 29, 2002 12:32 PM Hello everyone. I'm karasu99. I've been a member for a few months now, but due to my incredible shyness, I've yet to post more than a few times... Okay, I confess, it's really because I'm lazy. Sorry.
G gidget_goes_hawaiian Member Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 1	G gidget_goes_hawaiian Posted posted on Sat, Mar 30, 2002 7:40 AM Greetings from the sunny shores of northern Indiana. I've been lurking for a long time at Yahoo, but this new site is so great that I'm really looking forward to posting here.
T tikifish Member Toronto,Canada Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2720	T tikifish Posted posted on Sat, Mar 30, 2002 12:43 PM I wasn't going to post in this thread cause it's pretty obvious Im just tikifishdotcom without the 'dot com' but you know, now the folder has flames on it, how could I resist? Tikifish/Fishstick/Jane/Fishstique If you like good times, listening to good music, candle lit dinners, and long walks on the beach, you're sure to love http://www.tikifish.com! [ Edited by: tikifish on 2002-03-30 12:44 ]
T thetikiboy Member Tucson Joined: Mar 30, 2002 Posts: 5	T thetikiboy Posted posted on Sat, Mar 30, 2002 9:06 PM Hanford, you are the man! I haven't looked at the Yahoo Groups site for months. Thought I'd look tonight and am quite impressed with your devotion to putting this group back in business! -Bryan
C cmcguinness Member Central Florida Joined: Mar 31, 2002 Posts: 4	C cmcguinness Posted posted on Sun, Mar 31, 2002 8:45 PM Hi! I was "mr_tech" over in Yahoo (well, still am), but prefer to use my email address (minus the @mindspring.com part) here. I'm glad to see Tiki Central move -- I got tired of seeing message 1 - 40 over and over again :(
J johntiki Member MD Joined: Mar 31, 2002 Posts: 1528	J johntiki Posted posted on Sun, Mar 31, 2002 10:59 PM Hello all! I was away in Vegas last week and come back to see the Tiki Central as I knew it improved and unshackled from the bonds of Yahoo slavery!! I was johnknottjr on Yahoo - now I'm Johntiki... Just Cool, Johnknottjr aka Johntiki
T tiki_kiliki Member Birmingham, AL Joined: Apr 01, 2002 Posts: 1046	T tiki_kiliki Posted posted on Mon, Apr 1, 2002 8:42 AM Aloha to everyone! Glad to be a member and to be once again united together. Tiki Kiliki
T tikimug Member 1217 mi. North of the Mai Kai Joined: Apr 01, 2002 Posts: 752	T tikimug Posted posted on Mon, Apr 1, 2002 10:09 AM Aloha to all! I was a semi-lurker on the Yahoo list. I was very disappointed with the migration to "groups" I am happy to be back with some fine folks! Much mahalo to Hanford for making all things in the world better :D :drink: CHEERS! [ Edited by: tikimug on 2002-04-01 10:10 ]
K kahukini Member Joined: Mar 28, 2002 Posts: 555	K kahukini Posted posted on Mon, Apr 1, 2002 6:57 PM http://www.tiki.info shortcut still applies!
FT friki tiki Member Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 2	FT friki tiki Posted posted on Wed, Apr 3, 2002 11:38 AM Hellloooooo! Thought I would pop in and introduce myself! I lurked a bit on the club...I like the set-up here...much better that that awful Yahoo group set-up. Honestly, I'm sort of a novice Tikiphile, so I don't really know quite as much as you guys, but I enjoy reading! I've learned a bunch from you! Right now I am working on redecorating the "swingin' bachelorette pad", and my living room is going to have a tropical/tiki/50's type theme happenin'. Cheers! :drink:
M mrsmiley Tiki Socialite Las Vegas, NV Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 3197	M mrsmiley Posted posted on Wed, Apr 3, 2002 7:05 PM i used to be mrsmileyus, now i am just mrsmiley!
H hanford_lemoore Tiki Socialite Tiki Central Joined: Mar 23, 2002 Posts: 1899	H hanford_lemoore Posted posted on Wed, Apr 3, 2002 7:06 PM Hey Mr Smiley! So glad you could make it! I was worried there for a while! ~Hanford
K kah706 Member San Francisco, CA Joined: Apr 04, 2002 Posts: 17	K kah706 Posted posted on Thu, Apr 4, 2002 5:28 AM Hello all, Being a native San Franciscan, I took places like the Tonga Room and Trad'r Sam's for granted. All it took was one freezing winter after my husband and I moved to Rotterdam, The Netherlands, to make us pine for the faux tropical warmth of a good Tiki bar. Glad to have found this group (more so here than on Yahoo) to remind me that there is more than beer and tulips out there. If anyone has some Tiki tips for northern Europe, I sure would appreciate it. Cheers, Kelly
L luau63 Member texas Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 14	L luau63 Posted posted on Sat, Apr 6, 2002 6:06 PM hey everybody, still luau63 here in texas. planning to visit oceans11 in austin soon. tiki central rocks and who needs yahoo anyway? many thanks! luau63
FP Frenchy Polynesia Member Joined: Apr 05, 2002 Posts: 166	FP Frenchy Polynesia Posted posted on Sun, Apr 7, 2002 9:28 AM Hi all! I was Frenchy_Hercules, Now just Frenchy. I'm Mig's Portland connection. :wink: http://www.integraonline.com/~missyvonne/index.html
I itsatallboy Member Los Feliz...yeah yeah I know Joined: May 11, 2002 Posts: 1	I itsatallboy Posted posted on Sat, May 11, 2002 5:56 PM HI everyone. Lost lurker touch for a while, until I found out about the new boards here..then lost touch again because I was in the process of moving. BUT NOW!!! I'm here!! Just moving from Arlington, VA to L.A. Walking distance to the Tiki Ti, I'm damn excited about that. Hoping all I've heard and read about the place is still true. Looking forward to finding out about L.A. gatherings. The Atlanta gig sounds cool too...I love Atlanta!
T tikiboy Member Brentwood CA Joined: May 11, 2002 Posts: 77	T tikiboy Posted posted on Sun, May 12, 2002 12:16 AM Aloha Everyone, I'm new at Tiki Central. I've been interested Tiki Bars since I was a kid. Was stationed in Hawaii in the 60's; used to start my pub crawl at Davy Jone's Locker at the Reef Hotel, they made great Bloody Marys there. The place looked like a sunken sailing ship inside and over the bar was a window with a view into the hotel pool. Sometimes we would start at the Okolehau Bar located in the tower of the Honolulu Airport with a Mai Tai with several layers of rums and a spear of fresh sugar cane. My Dad and Skipper Kent were old sailing buddies. Skipper Kent's was located on the west end of Columbus Avenue in S.F. Anyway glad to be aboard and I hope people won't confuse me "tikiboy" with the guy from Tucson "thetikiboy". Sorry about that: I guess I had too many missionary downfalls tonite. Okole Maluna Tikiboy Alameda,CA
W Wrath_of_Tiki Member Walnut Creek, CA Joined: May 14, 2002 Posts: 13	W Wrath_of_Tiki Posted posted on Tue, May 14, 2002 4:43 PM New here. been facinated with Tiki Bars and faux Polynesian Restaurants ever since watching Hawaii five-0 and other TV shows as a kid. Since that time everything Tiki started to rapidly dissappear - which of course only made me more interested. Luckily, I now live only a few miles from the original Trader Vics... David
M mig Official Man-About-Town Sunnycupertoga, CA Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 323	M mig Posted posted on Tue, May 14, 2002 6:51 PM It's Mig here... known variously as Mig, mponce29, Nuttmig, "Hey Jackass", etc. Hey Tikiboy: you're in Alameda, eh? The Bay Area tiki contingent is strong... and of that, the East Bay is a powerhouse. You're in very good company over there! Frequent events (or even just small gatherings) so keep your eyes/ears open.
MTH Mr Tiki Himself Member Joined: May 13, 2002 Posts: 2	MTH Mr Tiki Himself Posted posted on Tue, May 14, 2002 11:21 PM Hi, just wanted to introduce myself and let everyone know there is a tiki head in South Beach, Miami just waiting to hear about any events in the area!
A atomictonytiki Tiki Socialite Spain Joined: May 14, 2002 Posts: 1322	A atomictonytiki Posted posted on Wed, May 15, 2002 6:58 AM Hi I'm atomictonytiki a tiki-freak animator/nightclub manager living in the wilds of scotland (well edinburgh) and I've been into tiki ever since my childhood introduction to bars, at the tender age of seven my parents took me to the Butlins holiday camp in Ayr and allowed me and my brothers to join them in the Beachcomber bar, since this was in the early 80's the bar had a faded tiki charm with dusty fake plants and fiberglass tiki's. I also run my own tiki themed animation site at http://www.atomictonytiki.com and am very happy to find such a busy tiki forum.
B Biotron2000 Tiki Socialite Bakersfield, California Joined: Apr 13, 2002 Posts: 383	B Biotron2000 Posted posted on Wed, May 15, 2002 9:12 AM I'm Patrick McNeal, from Bakersfield, CA. I started with Hawaiian shirts, my first as graduation presents from my grandmother in 1986. After several years of drought, I was thrilled to see decent Hawaiian shirts in stores 4-5 years ago, and started my collection with vigor. My wife introduced me to the Tiki Room at Disneyland in '96, and I've been a fan ever since.
HMD Hawaiian Mad Dog Member Paradise Joined: May 01, 2002 Posts: 11	HMD Hawaiian Mad Dog Posted posted on Wed, May 15, 2002 10:42 AM I'm the Hawaiian Mad Dog. I'm totally obsessed with Hawaii and everything Tiki. I'm currently collecting Tiki Mugs and planning on converting my basement into a Tiki Bar/Lounge. I love exotica music and I'm glad to be a part of Tiki Central! -Aloha to All! :drink:
J jtiki Member Joined: May 06, 2002 Posts: 111	J jtiki Posted posted on Wed, May 15, 2002 3:06 PM momma called me jimmy, but attempting to stay thematic, I've adopted the sadly lame name of jtiki for this forum. Can't claim to have a childhood obsession with the Polynesia, nor affiliation with the Yahoo boards. Instead, my compulsion grows out of a joke made recently about opening a tiki bar in retirement. With my future in mind, I have been studying, collecting and sometimes trading the appropriate accouterments, trappings and accessories; mostly with an eye towards cool-looking island deities preserved as drinking vessels for ritual worship. I was very happy to find you guys last week. I’m on the Virginia side of DC and can attest to the fact that Politiki survives, but in a reduced-to-the-basement condition. Also Honolulu hangs on, a delightful, surprising find beside the highway. j
D Dave-o-rama Member Long Beach, CA Joined: May 22, 2002 Posts: 1	D Dave-o-rama Posted posted on Thu, May 23, 2002 4:46 PM Greetings to all fellow tiki fans! My name is David, I live in Long Beach, Calif. and I just cant believe there are so many people into this stuff...I thought I was all alone in my love of tikidom....but nay! I am a musician (saxophone/flute) and can often be heard playing in jazz and rock bands, inappropriately making bird calls or playing lines from old Les Baxter tunes. Nothing goes over with a crowd like a disco band playing "Brick House", and the horn section playing the melody of "Space Capades". Guess I just march to the beat of a different tiki drum :)
MML Miss Mauna Loa Member The Enchanted Isles Joined: May 23, 2002 Posts: 23	MML Miss Mauna Loa Posted posted on Thu, May 23, 2002 5:30 PM Alooooha! All my coolest friends have been telling me about Tiki Central so I figured I'd better get in on the act. Tiki AND Hawaiiana are my passions and so here I am. What fun! http://www.geocities.com/theamakuas [ Edited by: miss mauna loa on 2002-05-23 17:31 ]