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H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Tue, Aug 24, 2004 3:39 PM On 2004-08-24 04:38, crazy al wrote: finally got away from my booth to enjoy my self and danced with Humuhumu till every joint hurt. My calves are so sore they are absolutely screaming... but you know what they're screaming? TAKE US DANCING MORE OFTEN! It may not have been a strictly tiki band, but I find personally to reach that same state of savage abandon that our midcentury compatriots did with a backyard luau, I require a Latin rhythym! I had a great time at the beach, it was way more fun than I thought it would be. Number One reason it was a blast: 2QueerTikis were there! They need to post more often. The middle part of the day I must admit is a bit of a blurry whirlwind to me (I lost my flip flops and wound up driving home barefoot--it was just like being in Hawaii! :) ) Shell in the Pacific: Mean Gene and his swell shirt: Bamboo Ben and his troupe of marauding hottentots: The Smokin' Menehunes (with Crazy Al): 2QueerTikis, floratina, Shelley & I took a break at this bar midday... 2QueerTikis thought it was a gay bar, until I pointed out that it had this picture with all these lovely ladies out front! Clearly, this joint was for the het-er-ohs! After the bar, we stopped by our favorite vendor at the Fest: (Sure made those pineapples happier!) Alnshely: Manhandling the tikis: I think this same carver (Zachary?) did the poles in front of the Royal Hawaiian in Laguna Beach--I think someone told me that, or I just recognized the style, or I'm completely incorrect: Is the dog guarding the tiki? Or is the tiki guarding the dog? Enjoying a happy pineapple while chatting with the carvers: 2QueerTikis: Polynesian Pop & Al: King Kukulele hanging out at Danny's booth: Me with my latest Crazy Al acquisition: Even Bamboo Handbag got a sandy bottom: Crazy Al goes bananas during the King's act: Tiki Diablo (begging for some Photoshopped horns): Sunset Shelley: Sunset Crazy Al: Mean Gene's booth: The naughty kids take a breather in the parking lot: Wowzers! What a great event! Can't wait til next year. The rest of my Long Beach Tiki Fest photos: http://public.fotki.com/Humuhumu/long_beach_tiki_fest/

On 2004-08-24 04:38, crazy al wrote:
finally got away from my booth to enjoy my self and danced with Humuhumu till every joint hurt.

My calves are so sore they are absolutely screaming... but you know what they're screaming? TAKE US DANCING MORE OFTEN! It may not have been a strictly tiki band, but I find personally to reach that same state of savage abandon that our midcentury compatriots did with a backyard luau, I require a Latin rhythym!

I had a great time at the beach, it was way more fun than I thought it would be. Number One reason it was a blast: 2QueerTikis were there! They need to post more often. The middle part of the day I must admit is a bit of a blurry whirlwind to me (I lost my flip flops and wound up driving home barefoot--it was just like being in Hawaii! :) )

Shell in the Pacific:

Mean Gene and his swell shirt:

Bamboo Ben and his troupe of marauding hottentots:

The Smokin' Menehunes (with Crazy Al):

2QueerTikis, floratina, Shelley & I took a break at this bar midday... 2QueerTikis thought it was a gay bar, until I pointed out that it had this picture with all these lovely ladies out front! Clearly, this joint was for the het-er-ohs!

After the bar, we stopped by our favorite vendor at the Fest:

(Sure made those pineapples happier!)

Alnshely:

Manhandling the tikis:

I think this same carver (Zachary?) did the poles in front of the Royal Hawaiian in Laguna Beach--I think someone told me that, or I just recognized the style, or I'm completely incorrect: